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United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-026
Sound recording of a Voice of America (VOA) radio broadcast on January 4, 1963, covering ceremonies to commemorate the 100th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. The ceremonies are held in the Great Hall, National Archives, Washington, D.C., and also serve to introduce a new exhibit about the Emancipation Proclamation. Speakers include a VOA narrator; Berl I. Bernhard, Staff Director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights; Reverend Francis B. Sayre, Jr., Dean of the Washington National Cathedral; Charles H. Wesley, President of Central State College in Wilberforce, Ohio; Attorney General of the United States Robert F. Kennedy; and Reverend J.H. Jackson, minister at the Olivet Baptist Church in Chicago, IL, and President of the National Baptist Convention. Accession MR-1969-009.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-008
Sound recording of an address before the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia delivered at the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., on February 10, 1962, by Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow. Director Murrow pays tribute to former President Abraham Lincoln and describes the examples he set. He notes that it is the year marking the hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and discusses civil rights in the United States, the legacy of slavery and the Civil War, and continuing challenges to equality for African Americans. He discusses emerging nations in Africa. He briefly mentions a recent announcement by President John F. Kennedy of his intention to appoint the first African American to sit in the President's Cabinet. Accession MR-1972-096-008.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-128-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks recorded for a ceremony commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the progress concerning racial relations since the 19th century, but reminds his audience that the Emancipation Proclamation was the beginning of the struggle towards absolute equality, and much remains to be done to eliminate segregation and discrimination.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-100a-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. In his speech the President discusses the country's progress concerning racial relations since the 19th century, but reminds his audience that the Emancipation Proclamation was the beginning of the struggle towards absolute equality, and much remains to be done to eliminate segregation and discrimination. Materials in this folder include a draft and press release of President Kennedy's remarks.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-014
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks recorded for a ceremony commemorating the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President discusses the progress concerning racial relations since the 19th century, but reminds his audience that the Emancipation Proclamation was the beginning of the struggle towards absolute equality, and much remains to be done to eliminate segregation and discrimination.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-6-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Also pictured: Special Assistants to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and Ralph Dungan; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-5-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg (center, holding painting); Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-4-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg (center, holding painting); Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-3-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg (right, holding painting); Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-2-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg (center, holding painting); Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-1-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg (center, holding painting); Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. White House, Washington, D.C.