Name/Title
Beshears: NAACP PamphletEntry/Object ID
2022.40.68Scope and Content
A single folded pamphlet for the 'ENLISTMENT FOR LIFE IN THE NAACP', dated March, 1957. The front page has a photograph of Kivie Kaplan, co-chairman of the NAACP Life Membership Committee giving a plaque to Sammy Davis, Jr. The back page, top is a list of the Life Membership Committee, while the bottom section is a fill in and mail coupon to enlist for Life Membership in the NAACP.Context
ENLISTMENT FOR LIFE IN THE NAACP
An opportunity to enlist for life in a crusade for human rights awaits . . . .
The NAACP, the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization . . . .
Noteworthy advances have been through the efforts of the NAACP during its almost half-century of existence. . . . . additional life members are being sought to provide necessary financial resources . . . . . .
An NAACP life membership entails an expenditure of $500, but this amount may be paid on an annual subscription basis. . . . . over a five-year or a ten-year period.
Many world-famous persons have indicated their support . . . . . included statesmen, artists, writers, clergymen, labor leaders, business men and others. . . . . .
Various organizations and institutions have likewise enrolled . . . .
The NAACP needs and merits support of these individuals and organizations. . . . .
You are cordially invited to join the ranks of those who want to affirm positively their faith in the democratic ideal . . . express your confidence in the Association's program for expanding the frontiers of democratic living.Collection
Beshears, KelseyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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PamphletNomenclature Sub-Class
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Category 08: Communication Objects
