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Photo shows political protest by members of the Ad Hoc Committee. Two white male protesters are standing in front the Oakland Tribune building. They are both carrying large signs with protest slogans. One sign reads, "We Demand Equal Job Opportunity" and the other reads, "Black and White Together for Freedom ...". One of the demonstrators is shouting/chanting/singing(?). The other man is carrying a file folder with papers under the crook of his arm. Behind the protesters is the facade of the Tribune building with the name "Oakland Tribune". The phrase "Around the Clock With the Tribune" is printed on a small awning. The words "date? Sept 4 '64?" are written in pencil on the back of the photograph. In 1964 the Ad Hoc Committee to End Discrimination organized a number of demonstrations to protest racial discrimination in hiring procedures, including protests against Sheraton-Palace, Auto Row, Mel's Drive-in, and the Oakland Tribune. The Ad Hoc Committee 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.