The Lincoln Trust Co., built in 1890, still standing at 712 Chestnut St., is remodeled to conform with the Title Guaranty Bldg., which was the main part of the Lincoln Trust Co. the small building shown was the safe deposit department. The building is now the Lawyer's Title Company of Missouri.
Demonstrators protest against the arrest of twelve protesters. The protesters were arrested for blocking the entrance to the Jefferson Bank which was a violation to the restraining order obtained by the bank.
Demonstrators inside the bank are listening to Joseph McDonnell, executive vice president of the bank, as her reads the injunction issued by Circuit Judge Michael J. Scott.
Customers and employees walk over demonstrators as they sit and block the doorway in protest of the racist hiring practices of the Jefferson Bank and Trust.
Three demonstrators lie in front of a police department truck as it pulls away from the curb with a load of persons arrested during a resumption of civil rights demonstrations at the Jefferson Bank and Trust Company.
The demonstrators were members of CORE and other civil rights groups that joined together to protest alleged racial employment discrimination exhibited by the bank.
