Bayard Rustin at the NAACP Conference

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A digital print depicting a black-and-white image of Bayard Rustin standing on a stage and speaking to a crowd from a podium at the 1967 NAACP Conference in Albany, New York. Behind Rustin is a banner that reads [NEW YORK STATE / CONFERENCE OF / N.A.A.C.P. BRANCHES]. There are several people standing below and by the banner, on the stage and behind Rustin. To the left of Rustin is a poster held up reading [JOIN NAACP] with an image of the scales of justice. The building in the background has tall, arched windows. Rustin is at the center of the image. He is wearing a dark suit with white shirt and dark tie. The podium is set with several microphones. His proper right hand is in motion, indicating gesturing while speaking. There are no inscriptions on the front of the print.

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