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Descriptive Summary
Title:
Guide to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Convention Collection July 1949
Collection number:
MS 152
Creator:
Unknown
Extent:
1 box
Languages:
English
Abstract:
This collection contains black and white photographs taken by an unknown photographer – most likely a delegate – to the 40th annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Convention held in Los Angeles, California, from July 12-17, 1949. Approximately 500 delegates from over 40 states attended the annual conference of America's oldest civil rights organization. Most photos are informal snapshots depicting the convention's opening and closing sessions; also included are a few professionally taken group photos of participants.
Abbreviations Used:
c.
: circa
NAACP
: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
L.A.
: Los Angeles
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