Created by
Zion Baptist Church, American, founded 1842
Date
1956-1957
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 12 1/8 × 9 1/16 in. (30.8 × 23 cm)
Description
Newsletter of “The Nation’s Prayer Call” from the Zion Baptist Church. The newsletter has two pages total with black printed text on both sides. The paper is yellowed and creased. The header of the front cover begins with [THE NATION’S PRAYER CALL / PRAYER-FELLOWSHIP-SERVICE] with a quote from the biblical Book of Chronicles. The front page article is titled [Will Baptists Vote Against Integration?] A second article about the Baptist World Alliance with an image of Dr. Arnold T. Ohrn is on the right. Articles by Benjamin E. Mays and L. V. Booth and an invocation for a NAACP meeting are included in the newsletter. The reverse has additional prayers, articles, and an advertisement for careful driving by the National Prayer League.
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place made
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials
Type
newsletters
Topic
Baptist
Communication
Mass media
Religion
Segregation
U.S. History, 1953-1961
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
Object number
2017.14.10a
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5931eeaf7-fe48-4b0f-b5f5-87fda7a59514

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