Justice for All: The Activism And Advocacy Of Lloyd A. Barbee
Large group of protesters in the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda, many carrying signs in favor of Civil Rights for African-Americans. One man holds a sign for the Racine Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Isaac Coggs of Milwaukee stands in front at center and Lloyd Barbee is to the left of him beneath a sign reading “Democracy Not Hypocrisy.”Image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI 84375An Assembly bill to establish a full-time Equal Opportunity Commission got 5 1/2 hours of pro and con testimony at a public hearing before the Assembly Judiciary committee. Inside the Capitol, Attorney Lloyd Barbee led the parade of witnesses in favor of the bill.” Image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI 118812.Several men and women watch as Governor Patrick Lucey signs the Equal Rights Amendment. Lloyd A. Barbee (left), Marlin Schneider, two unidentified people, Midge Miller (center), Mary Lou Munts (right), David Clarenbach (far right). Governor Lucey is seated at the desk in the middle. Image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI 97430.Marchers carrying signs bearing the names of Milwaukee suburbs during a CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) march for fair housing in Milwaukee. They are passing in front of the Coach House Motor Inn. Image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI 48138.March for fair housing in Milwaukee. Father James Groppi is on the right. Image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI 48077.Group of people, probably including NAACP Youth Council members, picketing outside Marc’s Big Boy restaurant. Lloyd Barbee is second from the left. Image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI 83435.Lloyd Barbee and others gathered in front of the Milwaukee County Courthouse for a rally addressing Civil Rights, education, housing, and police brutality. They are gathered in front of a pediment bearing the word “Justice.” Image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI 49044.Lloyd Barbee, NAACP state president, walking out of a Milwaukee Public School Board meeting when Chairman Harold W. Story refused to allow the participation of other education representatives of civil rights groups. Image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI 5763.Lloyd Barbee in a somber crowd at a memorial gathering for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI 48141.Stanley Zuckerman, Lloyd Barbee, Jackie Robinson, and David Obey are photographed as they are having a conversation. Zuckerman holds a cup, spoon and saucer. They are all wearing suits. Barbee is wearing a topcoat and Zuckerman, a scarf. Image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI 108739.Five people admire a book entitled “Go South To Sorrow” which will be given as a prize for the NAACP’s Madison branch membership drive at the annual freedom fund dinner. They are (L-R) Mabel Styles, Gretchen Pfankuchen, Eunice Guy, Lloyd Barbee, and Bettylu Anderson. The book’s author, ‘Carl T. Rowan, reporter for the “Minneapolis Tribune,” spoke at the dinner. Image courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society, WHI 99134.
