News clipping of a photo of women and children with voter registration signs

Object Details

Created by

San Francisco Independent, founded 1955

Photograph by

Cox Studio, American, founded 1957

Subject of

Ida Mae Hughes, American

Gertrude B. Gumbs, American, 1912 - 2004

Joan Blalock, American

Gloria Mitchell, American

Yvette Hammond, American, born 1941

Frances M. Albrier, American, 1898 - 1987

San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945

National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935

Caption

This document is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.

Description

This newspaper clipping from the San Francisco Independent of a photograph and accompanying caption depicts young children and members of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women holding placards and standing next to a car that took part in the Citizenship Education Project motorcade on September 8, 1956. The clipping is adhered to the bottom half of page twelve (12) in Frances Albriers scrapbook (2010.60.1).

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection

September 13, 1956

Object number

2010.60.1.14.2

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

Type

clippings

Medium

ink on newsprint

Dimensions

H x W: 5 × 6 in. (12.7 × 15.2 cm)

Place depicted

San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Education

Politics (Practical)

Social reform

Suffrage

Women

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.60.1.14.2

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd538217d58-1266-4c3b-a48f-cef7fce3393c