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Photo shows political protest by members of Ad Hoc Committee. Five demonstrators, one white male and four white females, are picketing in front of the Oakland Tribune building. Two of the female demonstrators are carrying large signs. One reads in part, "Let's See Your Negro..." The women are wearing heavy coats and two are carrying purses. The male demonstrator has his back to the photographer and is wearing an armband which reads, "Adhoc Committee Captain." The male in the photograph is identified with a numbered sticker (#7), but I did not find master key of names with numbers. Written in pencil on the back of photograph is, "Except for "7" - no ID." There is a crease on along the right-hand side of the photo. 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 was 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.