Beshears: they did . . . you can too!

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Beshears: they did . . . you can too!

Entry/Object ID

2022.40.92

Scope and Content

Two copies of the booklet 'they did . . . you can too' put out by The Greyhound Corporation, with a preface from Joe Black, Vice-President - Special Markets, there is no date nor numbered pages. The outside cover is red and black with outlines of individuals of various cultures and occupations. The inside cover is the same figures only in black and White. The body of the booklet contains inspirational biographies of African-Americans. It is dedicated to Jackie Robinson, Baseball Hall of Famer. The message of the booklet is ". . . Greyhound's way of telling Black youth that even though the road to success is frequently filled with stumbling blocks, there are many living examples of Black people who have overcome these barriers." and ". . . to stimulate Black youth to work harder to make the American Dream a reality in their own lives."

Context

Thomas D. Jarrett, President, Atlanta University J. Edward Atkinson, Senior Public Relations Supervisor, Carnation Corporation Charles B. Rangel, Member of House of Representative Hank Aaron, Outfielder, Atlanta Braves Barbara J. Dyce, Instructor at University of Southern Calif., School of Medicine Charles A. Davis, President, Charles A. Davis and Associates, Inc. Frank W. Hale, Associate Dean, Graduate School, Ohio State University E. Marie Johnson, President, e. marie johnson and associates inc. Vera Gunn, Executive Director, Heritage House Frederick E. Bowman, Director of Industrial Relations, Greyhound Lines - East Charles H. Boone, Southeast Area Market Manager, Coca-Cola Herbert P. Douglas, JR., Vice-President - Special Markets, Schiefflin & Co. Mary D. Walters, Head, Acquisition Dept., Ohio State University Libraries Anne E. Browder, Ascertainment & Compliance Coordinator, NBC News, Chicago Albert J. Dunmore, Manager, Urban Affairs Dept., Chrysler Corporation Edward W. Brooke, United States Senator, Mass. Edward D. Irons, Professor of Banking and Finance, Atlanta University Patrounella James, Secretary to the Vice-President, Special Markets, The Greyhound Corp. Charles Evers, Mayor of the Town of Fayette, Mississippi Jim Gilliam, Coach, Los Angeles Dodgers Maude K. Reed, Supervisor, Vocational Home Economics Education, Dade County Public Schools Darlene C. Rice, Elementary Schoolteacher Charles L. Fields, President Recruiting Management Consultant, Inc. Richard G. Hatcher, Mayor of the City of Gary, Indiana H. Naylor Fitzhugh, Vice-President-Special Markets, Pepsi-Cola Company Vivian W. Henderson, President, Clark College Isaac H. McClelland, Asst. Superintendent-Instruction, Los Angeles City Unified School District Arthur A. Fletcher, Executive Director, United Negro College Fund, Inc. Maury Wills, Inflieder, Los Angeles Dodgers John H. Johnson, President and Publisher, Johnson Publishing Co., Inc. Wilson C. Riles, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Calif. William A. Manney, Station Manager, WBEE-Radio, Chicago Clifton R. Wharton, JR., President, Michigan State University Malvin R. Goode, United Nations Correspondent, American Broadcasting Co. Jackie Robinson, President Jackie Robinson Construction Co. Edward B. Bell, Asst. to Manager of Merchandising, Eastern Products Area, Atlanta Richfield Co. George E. Johnson, President, Johnston Products Co., Inc. Charles C. Diggs, JR., Member of the House of Representatives D. Parke Gibson, President D. Parke Gibson Associates, Inc. Benjamin E. Mays, President Emeritus, Morehouse College Allen L. McKellar, Special Assistant-Marketing, Falstaff Brewing Corporation Joseph F. Makel, Asst. to Vice-President of Sales, Fromm and Sichel, Inc. Lucius H. Pitts, President, Paine College Vernon E. Jordan, JR., Executive Director, National Urban League, Inc. James R. Lawson, President, Fisk University John H. Sengstacke, President, Sengstacke Newspaper Stuart A. Taylor, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business Adminis., Harvard University Samuel Simmons, National Market Development Manager, Sunshine Biscuits, Inc. William E. Summers III, Vice-President/General Manager. WLOU-Radio, Louisville Thomas H. Tipton, President, Vanguarde Associates, Inc. Granville M. Sawyer, President, Texas Southern University Benjamin H. Wright, Manager of Ethnic Development and Urban Affairs, Clairol, Inc. R.W.E. Jones, President, Grambling College Benjamin F. Payton, President, Benedict College Charles J. Smith III, Asst. to the Vice-President-Special Markets, The Greyhound Corporation

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

6" x 9"