Flier for "Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom" meeting at Enon Baptist Church
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Flier for "Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom" meeting at Enon Baptist Church

Unidentified · 1957

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

Flier for a meeting in Baltimore for the “Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom.” The yellowed flier has black printed text. The top of the flier reads [ON TO WASHINGTON - / JOIN THE / PRAYER PILGRIMAGE FOR FREEDOM / to WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 17th, 1957]. Larger text below a line break reads [MASS MEETING / Tuesday, May 14, - 8 p.m.]. The location for the meeting is listed as Enon Baptist Church where attendees will [Hear the National Director, Dr. Thomas Kilgore Jr. / of New York City and Dr. David Licorish.] There is contact information for Rev. Luke G. Reynolds and Rev. Theodore Jackson. There are four (4) churches listed at the bottom where busses will depart for Washington, D.C. for the "prayer pilgrimage" to commemorate the third anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling. The round trip fare is $1.25. Printer information for [Wells Printers, 601-03 Dolphin Street, VErnon [sic]] is in small text at the bottom. The back is blank.

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