On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Recorded by
United States Army, American, founded 1775
Used by
Beasley, Louis J., American, 1907 - 2001
Date
ca. 1958
Medium
vinyl
Dimensions
Diameter (.1-.4): 6 3/8
Depth (.1-.4): 1/16 in. (16.2 × 0.2 cm)
Description
Vinyl records of recorded sermons and poems used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley. The top half of the label on each record has blue printed text on a white ground and reads "THE VOICE OF/ [blank line]/ YOUR MAN IN SERVICE." The names of each of the specific recordings is hand-written on the blank line on the recto and verso sides of the record as follows:
.1) Recto: "Message [illegible] / [illegible]"; Verso: "Church Call / and Chaplain's March"
.2) Recto: "Sermon B"; Verso: "8 / America and Lord / I Want to be a Christian"
.3) Recto: "Poem I"; Verso: "Poem II"
.4) Recto: "Sermon I"; Verso: "Sermon II"
The bottom half of the record labels is a blue ground with white and red printed text that reads "COURTESY... / PEPSI-COLA / RECORDS BY THE RECORDISC CORP., 395 BROADWAY, N. Y."
The records do not have jackets or sleeves.
Place made
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Record Albums
Type
45 rpm records
Topic
Catholicism
Men
Military
Religion
Segregation
Worship services
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Louis J. Beasley Family
Object number
2013.205.2.1-.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd522808be1-b988-4b29-84b6-ba45c7403796

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