Handbill advertising a Prayer Meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr.
date: label: Date
content: March 23, 1956
name: label: Created by
content: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Union Methodist Church, American, founded 1796
notes: label: Description
content: Printed handbill annoucing a "Prayer Meeting and Song Fest" with Martin Luther King, Jr. at the United Methodist Church of Boston, MA on March 23, 1956. The meeting was sponsored by the Sigma Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the Interdenominational Ministers' Alliance of Boston.
label: Description
content: The flier is printed in black ink on white paper. At the top is printed [REV. MARTIN L. KING, Jr. / of MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA / Reports to Boston] followed by the event date, time, location and sponsors. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Fraternities
label: Topic
content: Interfaith communities
label: Topic
content: Methodist
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2012.46.34.11
objectType: label: Type
content: handbills
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: 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.9 cm)