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Handbill for a speaking event featuring William Pickens on July 19, 1915 in Galesburg, Illinois at the Central Congregational Church. The topic of the speech is the N.A.A.C.P. William Pickens (1881-1954) was a well-known educator and advocate for civil rights, having penned his autobiography The Heir of Slaves in 1911. The year William Pickens spoke in Galesburg, he was also the major orator at the NAACP's national convention. He published The Ne...
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