Flier announcing the NAACP National Youth Legislative Conference: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A printed flier in various fonts announcing the NAACP National Youth Legislative Conference at American University in Washington, DC from February 3rd to 6th, 1955 sponsored by the NAACP. Participants will meet to discuss issues surrounding the challenges of integration and what the role of youth is and how they can approach Congress about their concerns.

The flier is printed in black ink on white paper. In a decorative font at the top is [can youth meet.... / THE CHALLENGE OF INTEGRATION?]. At center is a picture of the U.S. Capitol building with [NAACP NATIONAL YOUTH / Legislative Conference] around it. Speakers include President Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, and Thurgood Marshall. Towards the bottom of the page is a rectangular section announcing conference attendees can attend a dance to meet Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Primus and Harry Belefonte. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: February 1955
• Created by: NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
• Subject of: President Dwight D. Eisenhower, American, 1890 - 1969
• Subject of: Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965
• Subject of: Pearl Primus, Trinidadian, 1919 - 1994
• Subject of: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
• Subject of: Thurgood Marshall, American, 1908 - 1993
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Government
• Topic: Law
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Segregation
• Object number: 2012.46.34.20
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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