Program for Light In The Southern Sky

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A tri-fold program for a performance of “Light in the Southern Sky” presented by The National Council of Negro Women, printed in black ink on off-white paper. Text at the top of the first page reads [THE NATIONAL COUNCIL /OF / NEGRO WOMEN / present / as a program feature of its / 1958 MOBILIZATION / A Concert Performance of / “Light In The Southern Sky”/ by William Branch / With / The Original Television N.B.C. Cast / Sunday, April 27, 1958, 4:00p.m. / Cardozo High Auditorium / 13th and Clifton Streets, N.W. / Washington D.C.]. Inside the program is a statement of purpose for the NCNW and the mobilization campaign, the program, short biographies of the cast members: William Branch, Hilda Haynes, Elwood Smith, Clarice Taylor, and Clarence Cooper. Also included is a list of the NCNW officers, affiliates, and local councils.

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