- Created by
- NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
- Subject of
- Freedom House, American, founded 1949
- Transition Records, American, 1955 - 1957
- Metronome, American, 1885 - 1961
- Belgrave, Cynthia, American, died 1997
- Date
- ca. 1955
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm)
- Description
- Printed handbill advertising Negro History Week programming at the Freedom House in Boston. The flier is on beige paper with printed black text reading [NEGRO HISTORY WEEK / Jazz Program / FREEDOM HOUSE] at the top. The programming includes lectures on "The Negro In American Music" and "The Negro In American Drama," an exhibition of "American and African Craft," an exhibition of African dance, and a stage performance of 'Call to the Whippoorwill.' These activities were sponsored by the Boston NAACP Youth Council. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.
- Place used
- Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- handbills
- Topic
- Africa
- Art
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Music
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.34.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




