Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Enon Baptist Church, American, founded ca. 1889
Rev. Kilgore, Thomas, American, 1913 - 1998
Dr. Licorish, David Nathaniel, Barbadian American, 1904 - 1999
Date
1957
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 13 1/8 × 8 in. (33.3 × 20.3 cm)
Description
Flier for a meeting in Baltimore for the “Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom.” The yellowed flier has black printed text. The top of the flier reads [ON TO WASHINGTON - / JOIN THE / PRAYER PILGRIMAGE FOR FREEDOM / to WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 17th, 1957]. Larger text below a line break reads [MASS MEETING / Tuesday, May 14, - 8 p.m.]. The location for the meeting is listed as Enon Baptist Church where attendees will [Hear the National Director, Dr. Thomas Kilgore Jr. / of New York City and Dr. David Licorish.] There is contact information for Rev. Luke G. Reynolds and Rev. Theodore Jackson. There are four (4) churches listed at the bottom where busses will depart for Washington, D.C. for the "prayer pilgrimage" to commemorate the third anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling. The round trip fare is $1.25. Printer information for [Wells Printers, 601-03 Dolphin Street, VErnon [sic]] is in small text at the bottom. The back is blank.
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place made
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
ephemera
fliers (printed matter)
Topic
Activism
Baptist
Civil rights
Communication
Freedom
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
2017.14.11
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5025f3f30-5ff8-45fa-92db-e6232e9f066f

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