<I>SCLC Handbook for Freedom Army Recruits</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1964
name: label: Created by
content: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
label: Attributed to
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
notes: label: Description
content: A first edition of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's (SCLC) Handbook for Freedom Army Recruits. The handbook consists of twelve pages of ink on white paper. The front cover has a blue SCLC logo and the title of the handbook at center. The interior cover has a black and white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr., and a prefatory message written by King. The interior pages include information such as: "Code of Discipline," "Rules for Prison," "Clothing & Equipment To Bring With You When You Report For Duty," "Suggested Reading," and "Freedom Songs." The back exterior cover has two commitment cards to be filled out and mailed to the recruitment center.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.53
objectType: label: Type
content: manuals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (22.2 × 14.6 cm)