Resolution presented at the Greater Boston Civil Rights Rally: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A printed resolution presented at the Greater Boston Civil Rights Rally on December 15, 1955 at Faneuil Hall. This resolution was drawn by the Resolutions Committee of the Sponsoring Organizations of the Greater Boston Civil Rights Rally and defines seven (7) demands for the Senators and Representatives of Massachusetts to take the lead in urging the Congress of the United States to execute. The resolution is printed in black ink on white paper. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: December 15, 1955
• Created by: Resolutions Committee of the Greater Boston Civil Rights Rally, American, founded 1955
• Subject of: United States Congress, American, founded 1789
• Type: resolutions
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 6 in. (27.9 x 15.2 cm)
• Place made: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Government
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Suffrage
• Object number: 2012.46.34.23
• 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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