Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-095-004
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's meeting with representatives of Wilberforce University and the African Methodist Episcopal Church to commemorate the centennial of Bishop Daniel Alexander Payne's visits to President Abraham Lincoln, urging the latter to sign the Emancipation Proclamation. Materials in this folder include memoranda containing a list of the representatives and background information on Bishop Payne and the African Methodist Episcopal Church.