As a Forerunner to the Writing of the Strongest Platform on Civil Rights to Be Adoped by Any Political Party, Shirley Graham (McCanns) Delivered the Following Keynote Speech on the Negro People at the Opening Session of the Progressive Party Founding Convention on July 23,1948 in Philadelphia. [beginning of caption in small print beside author photo at top of first page]

Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977

Published by Progressive Party, New York, 1948

About this Item

photo (of Shirly Graham, 4p. Campaign leaflet. 21 cm. Browning on outer pages. Ms. Graham was a delegate to the founding convention and is identified as Vice Chairman of the New York State Wallace for President Committee and Secretary of the New York State Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions. She married W. E. B. Du Bois in 1951. The All In Caps first sentence might be a better title for this scarce item: "I AM A NEGRO WOMAN COME TO PHILADELPHIA TO HELP WRITE A PLATFORM FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN." [Website Only].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: As a Forerunner to the Writing of the Strongest Platform on Civil Rights to Be Adoped by Any Political Party, Shirley Graham (McCanns) Delivered the Following Keynote Speech on the Negro People at the Opening Session of the Progressive Party Founding Convention on July 23,1948 in Philadelphia. [beginning of caption in small print beside author photo at top of first page]
• Publisher: Progressive Party, New York
• Publication Date: 1948
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • African Americana
  • Women's Studies
  • African American Authors
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