Created by:

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906  Search this

Subject of:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this

Union Methodist Church, American, founded 1796  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.9 cm)

Type:

handbills

Place depicted:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date:

March 23, 1956

Description:

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.

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.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Fraternities  Search this

Interfaith communities  Search this

Methodist  Search this

Music  Search this

The Black Church  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2012.46.34.11

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Second Floor, 2 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f1f72a49-535c-4b35-b20d-d0145c313162

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.34.11