Salute and Support the Heroes of the South

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Flyer for civil rights rally held at Madison Square Garden on May 24, 1956, sponsored by Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and NAACP. Names on the flyer include: Autherine Lucy, T.R.M. Howard, Martin Luther King Jr (did not attend), Gus Courts, Eleanor Roosevelt, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, Adam Clayton Powell, and James H. Robinson.

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Title

Salute and Support the Heroes of the South

Creator

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

Date Created

1956

Description

Flyer for civil rights rally held at Madison Square Garden on May 24, 1956, sponsored by Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and NAACP. Names on the flyer include: Autherine Lucy, T.R.M. Howard, Martin Luther King Jr (did not attend), Gus Courts, Eleanor Roosevelt, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, Adam Clayton Powell, and James H. Robinson.

Topical Subject(s)

Civil rights demonstrations--New York--New York
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

Geographical Subject(s)

New York (N.Y.)

Publisher

Amistad Research Center

Language

eng

Notes (Physical)

Flyer, 8.5 x 11 inches

Type of Resource

text

Source

Eric Steele Wells Papers, Box 3, Folder 8, http://www.amistadresearchcenter.org/archon/index.php?p=collections/cont...

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