Flier announcing the NAACP National Youth Legislative Conference
date: label: Date
content: February 1955
name: label: Created by
content: NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
label: Subject of
content: President Dwight D. Eisenhower, American, 1890 - 1969
label: Subject of
content: Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Pearl Primus, Trinidadian, 1919 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
label: Subject of
content: Thurgood Marshall, American, 1908 - 1993
notes: label: Description
content: A printed flier in various fonts announcing the NAACP National Youth Legislative Conference at American University in Washington, DC from February 3rd to 6th, 1955 sponsored by the NAACP. Participants will meet to discuss issues surrounding the challenges of integration and what the role of youth is and how they can approach Congress about their concerns.
label: Description
content: The flier is printed in black ink on white paper. In a decorative font at the top is [can youth meet.... / THE CHALLENGE OF INTEGRATION?]. At center is a picture of the U.S. Capitol building with [NAACP NATIONAL YOUTH / Legislative Conference] around it. Speakers include President Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, and Thurgood Marshall. Towards the bottom of the page is a rectangular section announcing conference attendees can attend a dance to meet Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Primus and Harry Belefonte. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Youth
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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: 2012.46.34.20
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
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 (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)