Smith, Henry

Authoritative Name:

Smith, Henry

Biography:

Long active in the NAACP, he chaired the Pittsburgh Branch's Legal Redress Committee when it sued the City of Pittsburgh to integrate the Highland Park swimming pool in 1951. Elected to the Court of Common Pleas in 1968. -- Urban League of Pittsburgh WWW site.

Associated Subjects:

Smith, Henry

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Group of protesters outside of U.S. Steel building, including Byrd Brown with sign reading "NAACP PGH Branch," and Judge Henry Smith with sign reading "US Steel still has segregated facilities in 1966"

Creator:: Harris, Teenie, 1908-1998
Date of Original:: 1966
Collection:: Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project
Contributing Institution:: Carnegie Museum of Art

Members of the Greater Pittsburgh Improvement League and NAACP, including Judge Henry Smith to the right wearing a trench coat, and Louis "Hop" Kendrick, gathered in and around a truck parked outside of the Civic Arena with large sign reading "Wake up Negroes, Democrats allow these conditions to exist"

Creator:: Harris, Teenie, 1908-1998
Date of Original:: 1961/1965
Collection:: Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project
Contributing Institution:: Carnegie Museum of Art

Protesters, including Robert Lavelle and Judge Henry Smith in center, wearing and carrying small banners reading "Let's March," marching on street in downtown Pittsburgh

Creator:: Harris, Teenie, 1908-1998
Date of Original:: 1950/1970
Collection:: Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project
Contributing Institution:: Carnegie Museum of Art

Smith, Henry

Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project