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"You Can't Eat the Shaw"

Newspaper clipping with portrait of Ralph J. Banks, and African American man.

While speaking to a Legislative Committee at the Massachusetts State House, Banks notably said "You Can't Eat the Shaw Memorial" when arguing in favor of the Fair Employment Practice Act. This act would combat discrimination in the work force.

Credit Boston Globe

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Boston African American National Historic Site, Code: BOAF

Boston African American National Historic Site, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Latitude: 42.3578987121582, Longitude: -71.0706024169922

March, 1945

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Organization: Boston African American National Historic Site

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