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Title
Voice of America Broadcast of Ceremonies Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Great Hall of the National Archives, 4 January 1963
Digital Identifier
USIAAU-026
Date(s) of Materials
4 January 1963
Description
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.
Copyright Status
Public Domain
Extent / Physical Description
1 audio tape/reel (1/4 inch; mono; 34 minutes)
Series
Series 2. Produced Audio Recordings, 1957-1965.
Preferred Citation
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection. Produced Audio Recordings, 1957-1965. Voice of America Programs, 1958-1964. Voice of America Broadcast of Ceremonies Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Great Hall of the National Archives, 4 January 1963
Person(s)
Organization(s)
Contributor(s)
Archival Creator(s)
United States Information Agency
Media Type
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