Handbill advertising a Prayer Meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr.
- On View
- CAAMA Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Union Methodist Church, American, founded 1796
- Date
- March 23, 1956
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.9 cm)
- Description
- Printed handbill annoucing a "Prayer Meeting and Song Fest" with Martin Luther King, Jr. at the United Methodist Church of Boston, MA on March 23, 1956. The meeting was sponsored by the Sigma Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the Interdenominational Ministers' Alliance of Boston.
- The flier is printed in black ink on white paper. At the top is printed [REV. MARTIN L. KING, Jr. / of MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA / Reports to Boston] followed by the event date, time, location and sponsors. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- handbills
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Fraternities
- Interfaith communities
- Methodist
- Music
- The Black Church
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.34.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.