Poster for a concert to aid sit-in movements and the Martin Luther King Defense
date: label: Date
content: 1960
name: label: Printed by
content: E. J. Warner Poster Corp., American
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
label: Subject of
content: Mahalia Jackson, American, 1911 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
label: Subject of
content: Shelley Winters, American, 1920 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Diahann Carroll, American, 1935 - 2019
label: Subject of
content: Ossie Davis, American, 1917 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Lorraine Hansberry, American, 1930 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: John Oliver Killens, American, 1916 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: George Tabori, Hungarian, 1914 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A poster for a concert. Across the top is [TO AID / SOUTHERN STATES SIT IN MOVEMENT / MARTIN LUTHER KING DEFENSE]. The poster consists of black and red text against a white background, with some of the text highlighted with yellow. The left side of the poster features black and white images of Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier and Diahann Carroll. Bold text at the center of the poster reads [AN EVENING OF / MUSIC AND DRAMA / FOR FREEDOM NOW / STARRING IN PERSON / HARRY BELAFONTE / MAHALIA JACKSON / SIDNEY POITIER / SHELLEY WINTERS / (1960 ACADEMY AWARD WINNER) / DIAHANN CARROLL / PRODUCTION SUPERVISED by / OSSIE DAVIS and RUBY DEE / FREEDOM DRAM WRITTEN by / Lorraine Hansbury John Killens George Tabori / Author of ‘Raisin In The Sun’.] The right side of the poster features black and white images of Mahalia Jackson and Shelley Winters. A yellow box with black and red text at the bottom left of the poster reads [TUES. / MAY 17 / 8 P.M. to 11 P. M.] A yellow box with black and red text at the bottom right of the poster reads [369th / ARMORY / 142nd St. & 5th Ave., NYC.] The bottom of the poster has a list of places tickets can be purchased.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
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: 2019.28.22
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 24 3/16 × 18 1/16 in. (61.5 × 45.9 cm)