Broadside for the Black Star Line

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A double-sided broadside with photographic images of the SS. Frederick Douglass on one side and the SS. Phillis Wheatley on the other side. The side with an image of the SS. Phillis Wheatley is white with black type. It is bordered with black stars. The image of ship is at top center underneath the words “BLACK STAR LINE / Incorporated / 56 West 136th Street / New York city / Incorporated under the State Laws of Delaware – June 26, 1919 / Capital Stock $10,000,000 (Common) Shares at $5 each.” Underneath the image are the words “Colored Men! Would you like to be Ship Masters? Engineers? Wireless Operators?” Also underneath the image is a quote from H. A. Price and additional contact information. The other side of the broadside has an image of the SS. Frederick Douglass at top center underneath the same headline as the front.

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