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Photo shows political protest by members of the Ad Hoc Committee. Police officers appear to be in the process of arresting a protester. The protester is centered in a small crowd of police officers, reporters, and photographers. Directly behind the protester is a police paddy wagon (number 1141) with its back doors open. A second paddy wagon (1140) is parked next to it. In the background part of the facade of the Tribune building is visible. The photograph is out of focus. In 1964 the Ad Hoc Committee to End Discrimination organized a number of demonstrations to protest racial discrimination in hiring practices, including protests against Sheraton-Palace, Auto Row, Mel's Drive-in, and the Oakland Tribune. The Ad Hoc Committee to End Discrimination picketed The Tribune building after William F. Knowland, editor and general manager of The Tribune, rejected hiring demands of the Ad Hoc Committee. The Ad Hoc Committee charged that the percentage of minority racial group employment is inadequate, and demanded that minority racial group employment on The Tribune be increased to between 15 and 20 percent of the total employment by Decmeber 15, 1964.