Flier for "Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom" meeting at Enon Baptist Church
date: label: Date
content: 1957
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Enon Baptist Church, American, founded ca. 1889
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Thomas Kilgore, American, 1913 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Dr. David Nathaniel Licorish, Barbadian American, 1904 - 1999
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.14.11
objectType: label: Type
content: ephemera
label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
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: 13 1/8 × 8 in. (33.3 × 20.3 cm)