Leaflet for Mississippi Freedom Summer

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Object Details

Created by

Council of Federated Organizations, founded 1962

Description

A leaflet for Mississippi Freedom Summer made by the Council of Federated Organizations. The leaflet has black ink on white paper and includes text and illustrations. The leaflet has five sections with the headings: "Freedom Schools"; "Voter Registration"; "Community Centers"; "What You Can Do"; and "What Is COFO?"

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection

Date

ca.1964

Object number

2011.109.3

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

leaflets

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

L x W: 8 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (21.6 x 9.5 cm)

Place depicted

Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Mississippi Freedom Summer

Exhibition

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Civil Rights

Education

Freedom

Suffrage

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f1c5d1a-60f4-4679-9959-2b62293e1493

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.109.3