Flag, announcing lynching, flown from the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave., New York City

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Title

Flag, announcing lynching, flown from the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave., New York City

Description

Photograph of a flag flown from the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave. in New York City. The flag reads "A MAN WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY."

Date

1936

Spatial Coverage

Language

English

Original format

photographic print

Physical dimensions

sheet 16.8 x 21.5 cm

Repository

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.

Archival collection

Visual Materials from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Records

Archival location

LCCN 95517117, Reproduction Number LC-DIG-ppmsca-09705

Citation

“Flag, announcing lynching, flown from the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave., New York City,” Scarlet and Black Digital Archive, Rutgers University, accessed April 20, 2024, https://scarletandblack.rutgers.edu/archive/items/show/452.