Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
- Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
- Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
- Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008
- Marlon Brando, American, 1924 - 2004
- Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster, American, 1913 - 1994
- Description
- 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".
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- 1966
- Object number
- 2011.109.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- fliers (printed matter)
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Place depicted
- Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Actors
- American South
- Civil Rights
- Entertainers
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Musicians
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.109.5
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0f55d83-62e6-4869-a2fe-417d29883641
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