Brochure for the National Council for Black Studies: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Membership brochure that also doubles as a poster for the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS). It outlines the mission and history of the NCBS, member services, institutional benefits and the types of memberships available. The cover features a drawing of a man and a woman on the left and red and black text that reads: [National Council For Black Studies].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: late 20th Century
• Created by: National Council for Black Studies, American, founded 1975
• Type: brochures
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 5 x 10 7/8 in. (12.7 x 27.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 20 x 10 7/8 in. (50.8 x 27.6 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Education
• Object number: 2012.22.18.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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