Democracy and the Negro People Today: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pamphlet of a speech written and delivered by Max Yergan. The cover consists of white text on black background. At center, there is a black-and-white photograph of Max Yergan. The upper right corner of the image has a handwritten inscription that reads: [DY]. The interior of the pamphlet contains fifteen pages. The back cover lists the [Aims Of The National Negro Congress] in black ink on a white background.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1940
• Published by: National Negro Congress, American, founded 1935
• Written by: Max Yergan, American, 1892 - 1975
• Type: pamphlets
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (19 x 13 cm)
• Place depicted: Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Political organizations
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1933-1945
• Object number: 2010.55.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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