Photographs of Louis Mercado, principal of P.S. 75 on the Upper West Side in New York City, taken for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF).

Mercado and Boston Chance were plaintiffs in Chance v. Board of Examiners, a court case related to discrimination in examination and appointment of principals and supervisors in New York City schools. These photographs were taken by Jim Peppler, who worked as a photographer for the LDF from about 19...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/35640