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Catalog Number |
B2022.04.05 |
Object Name |
Envelope |
Museum |
Alexandria Black History Museum |
Description |
White envelope printed with a black and white photographic image of the arrest of the 1939 Alexandria Library sit-in participants and a brief history of the event and stamped with a postage cancellation stamp that reads, "1939 / CIVIL RIGHTS SIT-IN / 70th Anniversary Celebration / 1939-2009 / THE 1939 ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY / SIT-IN STATION // August / 21st / 2009 // Alexandria Main Post Office, Alexandria, VA 22314-9998." The envelope also has a 61c stamp with a color image of Richard Wright. The envelope is also printed with the sender address, Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library which was the original site of the sit-in. The envelope does not have a recipient address. |
Material |
Paper |
Date |
08/21/2009 |
Dimensions |
H-4.125 W-9.5 inches |
Search Terms |
Civil rights Civil rights demonstrations Discrimination Libraries Protesters Protests Racism Sit-ins |
Subjects |
Civil rights Civil rights demonstrations Discrimination Libraries Protesters Protests Racism Sit-ins |