Chiefs Stops KKK--Charlotte Police Chief Frank Littlejohn stops robed Klansmen picketing a theater showing "Island In The Sun" here today. Film, set in West Indies, has as part of its plot a racial theme. Chief, back to camera, ordered picketing stopped.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Chiefs Stops KKK--Charlotte Police Chief Frank Littlejohn stops robed Klansmen picketing a theater showing "Island In The Sun" here today. Film, set in West Indies, has as part of its plot a racial theme. Chief, back to camera, ordered picketing stopped.

Associated Press · [ca. September 1957]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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