Beshears: Freedom Call

Name/Title

Beshears: Freedom Call

Entry/Object ID

2022.40.44

Scope and Content

A four-page, tri-folded newsletter FREEDOM CALL published by of the Chicago Branch of the NAACP Fight For Freedom. It is VOL. 1, NO. 1 dated March 1958.

Context

In the first column of the first page is an outlined box showing the date, day, time and location of the next MEMBERSHIP MEETING. To the right is a photo and caption of Cecilia Tang being crowned "Miss NAACP of 1958" by Theodore A. Jones, president of the Chicago Branch at the 18th Benefit Tea on March 16th. Other articles on the page are 'SCHOOL SEGREGATION TOPIC FOR MEMBERSHIP MEETING' (continued on page 2) and 'CALL FOR INTEGRATION PLEDGE' Page 2 presents: 'Local NAACP Endorses Nominees for Board of Education'; 'Blames Segregation for Fire Deaths' relays the Branch Presidents four point program for building code violations; and NAACP VIEWS HYDE PARK PLAN'. Page 3. an Editorial Note - ' Committees at Work' as well as articles: 'Hundreds Attend 18th NAACP Tea' and 'NAACP Urges All Citizens to Vote'. Page 4. contains short articles: 'RAP POLICE BRUTALITY; OFFER AID TO VICTIMS' and 'Here And There'. The last article if 'NAACP Points Up School Bias; Maps Program to End Inequality'.

Collection

Beshears, Kelsey

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newsletter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

8½" x 11"