Black and white negative image taken inside a courthouse during a hearing related to a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The hearing was held at the same time the civil rights protest was still ongoing. The image shows an unknown white woman in glasses holding a bag that reads "White Only" standing in front of an open door inside a courthouse. A sign on one of the doors reads "Dallas A. Blankenship Judge; Inez T. Steed Reporter." Piccadilly Cafeteria management tried to stop the ongoing protest through legal action. Lawyers on both sides argued over a restraining order that forced protestors to stay fifty feet away from the cafeteria entrance. Over the course of twenty-eight days, a total of seventeen demonstrators were arrested, although all charges were dropped when the dispute was settled by an independent mediator out of court. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.

Black and white negative image taken inside a courthouse during a hearing related to a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The hearing was being held at the same time the civil rights protest was still ongoing. The image shows an unknown African American man in a hallway of the courthouse. While the identity of the man is unknown, based on another image in this collection, the identity of the man with his back to the viewer is likely Reverend Earl Allen, a local leader with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). An unknown white man in glasses is turned to look at the two men. Piccadilly Cafeteria management tried to stop the ongoing protest through legal action. Lawyers on both sides argued over a restraining order that forced protestors to stay fifty feet away from the cafeteria entrance. Over the course of twenty-eight days, a total of seventeen demonstrators were arrested, although all charges were dropped when the dispute was settled by an independent mediator out of court. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the …

Black and white negative image taken inside a courthouse during a hearing related to a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The hearing was being held at the same time the civil rights protest was still ongoing. The image shows several individuals in a crowded hallway of the courthouse. The identities of the figures are unknown, even though several can also be seen in other images from this collection. Piccadilly Cafeteria management tried to stop the ongoing protest through legal action. Lawyers on both sides argued over a restraining order that forced protestors to stay fifty feet away from the cafeteria entrance. Over the course of twenty-eight days, a total of seventeen demonstrators were arrested, although all charges were dropped when the dispute was settled by an independent mediator out of court. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.

Black and white negative image taken inside a courthouse during a hearing related to a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The hearing was being held at the same time the civil rights protest was still ongoing. The image shows several individuals in a crowded hallway of the courthouse. The identities of the figures are unknown, even though several can also be seen in other images from this collection. Piccadilly Cafeteria management tried to stop the ongoing protest through legal action. Lawyers on both sides argued over a restraining order that forced protestors to stay fifty feet away from the cafeteria entrance. Over the course of twenty-eight days, a total of seventeen demonstrators were arrested, although all charges were dropped when the dispute was settled by an independent mediator out of court. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.

Black and white negative image taken inside a courthouse during a hearing related to a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The hearing was being held at the same time the civil rights protest was still ongoing. The image shows several individuals in a crowded hallway of the courthouse. The white man in glasses at the far right of the image is protestor Frederick Charles Schulze. The identities of the other figures are unknown, even though several can also be seen in other images from this collection. Piccadilly Cafeteria management tried to stop the ongoing protest through legal action. Lawyers on both sides argued over a restraining order that forced protestors to stay fifty feet away from the cafeteria entrance. Over the course of twenty-eight days, a total of seventeen demonstrators were arrested, although all charges were dropped when the dispute was settled by an independent mediator out of court. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.

Black and white negative image taken inside a courthouse during a hearing related to a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The hearing was being held at the same time the civil rights protest was still ongoing. The image shows several individuals in a crowded hallway of the courthouse. The identities of the figures are unknown, even though several can also be seen in other images from this collection. Piccadilly Cafeteria management tried to stop the ongoing protest through legal action. Lawyers on both sides argued over a restraining order that forced protestors to stay fifty feet away from the cafeteria entrance. Over the course of twenty-eight days, a total of seventeen demonstrators were arrested, although all charges were dropped when the dispute was settled by an independent mediator out of court. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.

Black and white negative image taken inside a courthouse during a hearing related to a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The hearing was being held at the same time the civil rights protest was still ongoing. The image shows several individuals in a crowded hallway of the courthouse leading into the courtroom. The white woman whose back is towards the viewer and the white man in glasses standing next to her are likely protestors Maya Alderson Schulze and Frederick Charles Schulze. The African American man positioned behind Maya Alderson Schulze, partially blocked by her form, is possibly identified as Reverend Earl Allen, a local leader with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). The identities of the other figures are unknown, even though several can also be seen in other images from this collection. Piccadilly Cafeteria management tried to stop the ongoing protest through legal action. Lawyers on both sides argued over a restraining order that forced protestors to stay fifty feet away from the cafeteria entrance. Over the course of twenty-eight days, a total of seventeen demonstrators were arrested, although all charges were dropped when the dispute was settled by …

Black and white negative image taken inside a courthouse during a hearing related to a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The hearing was being held at the same time the civil rights protest was still ongoing. The image shows an unknown white man smiling at the camera. He is wearing a bowtie and a barely visible badge on the front of his shirt, likely representing member of the Dallas County Sheriff's Office serving as a guard for the protestors. Piccadilly Cafeteria management tried to stop the ongoing protest through legal action. Lawyers on both sides argued over a restraining order that forced protestors to stay fifty feet away from the cafeteria entrance. Over the course of twenty-eight days, a total of seventeen demonstrators were arrested, although all charges were dropped when the dispute was settled by an independent mediator out of court. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.