Handbill advertising Negro History Week at Freedom House, Boston
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1955
name: label: Created by
content: NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
label: Subject of
content: Freedom House, American, founded 1949
label: Subject of
content: Transition Records, American, 1955 - 1957
label: Subject of
content: Metronome, American, 1885 - 1961
label: Subject of
content: Cynthia Belgrave, American, died 1997
notes: label: Description
content: Printed handbill advertising Negro History Week programming at the Freedom House in Boston. The flier is on beige paper with printed black text reading [NEGRO HISTORY WEEK / Jazz Program / FREEDOM HOUSE] at the top. The programming includes lectures on "The Negro In American Music" and "The Negro In American Drama," an exhibition of "American and African Craft," an exhibition of African dance, and a stage performance of 'Call to the Whippoorwill.' These activities were sponsored by the Boston NAACP Youth Council. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.
place: label: Place used
content: Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Theatre
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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: 2012.46.34.8
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 (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm)