Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Handbill advertising Negro History Week at Freedom House, Boston
ca. 1955
Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
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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.
Printed handbill advertising Negro History Week programming at the Freedom House in Boston. The flier is on beige paper with printed black text reading [NEGRO HISTORY WEEK / Jazz Program / FREEDOM HOUSE] at the top. The programming includes lectures on "The Negro In American Music" and "The Negro In American Drama," an exhibition of "American and African Craft," an exhibition of African dance, and a stage performance of 'Call to the Whippoorwill.' These activities were sponsored by the Boston NAACP Youth Council. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2012.46.34.13
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