Flier for a "Scottsboro Boys Victory Celebration" and mass meeting
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Flier for a "Scottsboro Boys Victory Celebration" and mass meeting

League of Struggle for Negro Rights, American, 1930 - 1935 · 1935

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

A paper flier for a League of Struggle for Negro Rights meeting to celebrate a Supreme Court victory for the Scottsboro Boys, and to discuss the invasion and occupation of Ethiopia and the recent riot in Harlem. The flier is printed in black ink on both sides of a light brown piece of paper. On the front, in large font is [SCOTTSBORO / BOYS / VICTORY CELEBRATION / AND / ETHIOPIA / DEFENSE / HARLEM RIOT ISSUE / MASS MEETING] followed by the location, date, and list of speakers (James Dolsen, Bill Thornton, Ike Hawkins). The reverse side advertises an event at the League’s headquarters to [DANCE – DINE – BINGO]. Both sides include multiple fonts and designs with ornamental type blocks.

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