Handbill for a speaking engagement of Rev. Morris H. Tynes on Emmett Till
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Handbill for a speaking engagement of Rev. Morris H. Tynes on Emmett Till

Boston NAACP, American, founded 1911 · October 9, 1955

ink on paper
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

This flier, from a collection of documents related to the Boston chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), provides insight into the Northern reaction to the violence against African Americans in the American South.

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