Beshears: Pamphlet

Name/Title

Beshears: Pamphlet

Entry/Object ID

2022.40.63

Scope and Content

A folded non-dated pamphlet of the NAACP. It is an announcement and request for 'The NEW Junior Life Membership'. The front page is light blue and shows a young African American girl and reads 'Insure her Future'. The back page, top lists those who make up the LIFE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE, while the bottom section includes a coupon for NCAAP Junior Life Membership.

Context

(Opening up the pamphlet is a two-page spread) The NEW Junior Life Membership (left side) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has established a new membership classification -- . . . . for children under 13 years of age. The Association's Board of DIrectors approved this new $100 membership in order to - give parents, parents and friends . . . . - give the child an opportunity . . . . -help the NAACP assure . . . . - help the NAACP build . . . . -enlist children in support of . . . . If you agree with these objectives and want your child in this crusade, give a Junior Life Membership for . . . . The cost is only $100. (right side) A GIFT OF ENDURING VALUE Such a gift will be one of enduring value for your son or daughter . . . . The NAACP goal is one which should appeal to every liberty loving American irrespective of race. . . . . . The NAACP wants to make it possible for Negro youths to grow up and make their maximum contribution to the national welfare. . . . A START DOWN FREEDOM ROAD The Junior Life Membership starts young p eople down the road to freedom . . . . The Junior Life Membership gives you an opportunity to aid the youth of the nation . . . Purchase of this $100 membership for your child is a form of insurance for his future. Fill in the coupon on the back, . . . .

Collection

Beshears, Kelsey

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

5½" x 8½"