Flier for a pre-march Freedom Rally for the Meredith Marchers
date: label: Date
content: 1966
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
label: Subject of
content: Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008
label: Subject of
content: Marlon Brando, American, 1924 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster, American, 1913 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: An off-white flier with black ink that announces a: "Pre-March Freedom Rally" for the Meredith Marchers. The flier states: "Come to Tougaloo Campus Sat., June 25th, 8:00 P.M. to welcome the Meredith Marchers to Jackson". The flier advertises: "See!! / Hear!! / Sammy Davis / James Brown/ Nina Simone / Eartha Kitt / Marlon Brando / Burt Lancaster / and others".
place: label: Place depicted
content: Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.109.5
objectType: 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: L x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)