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Flier announcing an NAACP Memorial Meeting for Emmett Till

October 23, 1955

Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 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.

A hand-written and typed facsimile flier annoucing an NAACP sponsored memorial meeting for Emmett Till at the St. James A.M.E. Church in Newark, New Jersey. At the top of the flier is an American flag graphic followed by large, hand-lettered text reading [HEAR THE MISSISSIPPI STORY / ATTEND NAACP MEMORIAL MEETING / For / EMMETT TILL]. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2012.46.34.4

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