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Created by:
Zion Baptist Church, American, founded 1842  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 12 1/8 × 9 1/16 in. (30.8 × 23 cm)
Type:
newsletters
Place made:
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1956-1957
Description:
Newsletter of “The Nation’s Prayer Call” from the Zion Baptist Church. The newsletter has two pages total with black printed text on both sides. The paper is yellowed and creased. The header of the front cover begins with [THE NATION’S PRAYER CALL / PRAYER-FELLOWSHIP-SERVICE] with a quote from the biblical Book of Chronicles. The front page article is titled [Will Baptists Vote Against Integration?] A second article about the Baptist World Alliance with an image of Dr. Arnold T. Ohrn is on the right. Articles by Benjamin E. Mays and L. V. Booth and an invocation for a NAACP meeting are included in the newsletter. The reverse has additional prayers, articles, and an advertisement for careful driving by the National Prayer League.
Transcription Center Status:
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Topic:
African American  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Communication  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Religion  Search this
Segregation  Search this
U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
Object number:
2017.14.10a
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5931eeaf7-fe48-4b0f-b5f5-87fda7a59514
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.14.10a