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Civil rights handouts

1963-1965

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A collection of handouts, distributed in the Boston, Mass. area, advocating for the civil rights of African Americans living in the Southern United States. Two items concern the segregation of Woolworth's lunch counters; two of the handouts are advertisements for freedom rallies to be held on Aug. 24, 1963, both to benefit sharecroppers, attending the March on Washington; one handout, addressed to President Johnson, details the disappearance of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in June of 1964; another handout entitled, President Johnson and the right to vote, documents the 1965 demonstrations in Selma and Montgomery, Ala.; one handout advertises a freedom vigil, sponsored by a number of organizations, to be held in May of 1965; the final two concern the assassination of Martin Luther King, and memorial march in his honor to be held on Apr. 5, 1968.

9 items (1 folder)

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Boston Athenaeum

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SNAC Resource ID: 8185815

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