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Advertisement card for a revival featuring the Cleveland Colored Quintet
This advertisement is for a 1947 revival and musical performance at the First Church of the Nazarene in Detroit, Michigan, by the Cleveland Colored Quintet, an all-male singing group based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Advertisement card for a Sunday School Rally in Detroit, Michigan
This advertisement is for a 1947 Sunday School Rally at the First Church of the Nazarene in Detroit, Michigan, featuring the Cleveland Colored Quintet, an all-male singing group based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Advertisement card for the Blair Gospel Singers
This advertisement is for performance by the Blair Gospel Singers, an all-male singing group based in Indiana.
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Advertisement card for the Down Home Quartette
This advertisement is for a performance by the Down Home Quartette, a male singing group based in Mexico, Missouri.
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Advertisement card for the Golden Echoes singing group
This advertisement is for a performance by the Golden Echoes Female Quartet, an all-female singing group associated with the McFarland Baptist Church in Evansville, Indiana.
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Advertisement card for the Holiness Youth Crusade in Detroit, Michigan
This advertisement is for the 1947 Holiness Youth Crusade in Detroit, Michigan, featuring the Cleveland Colored Quintet, an all-male singing group based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Advertisement card for the Tuskegee Four
This advertisement is for performance by The Tuskegee Four, an all-female singing group associated with Liberty Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois.
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Advertisement for boxing match between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling
Economic despair and widespread unemployment during the Great Depression lead many Americans to seek inspiration and hope in the world of sports. When boxer Joe Louis burst onto the scene in the mid-1930s he became a symbol of pride for African Americans. During the 1930s Joe Louis and German heavyweight Max Schmeling fought two fights whose influence reached far beyond the ring. Louis lost the first fight in 1936, and Schmeling became a symbol of Nazi superiority. The second fight in 1938 was billed as a fight between democracy and fascism. When Louis won in a first-round knockout, the fight was viewed as a triumph for American democracy, though segregation was still widespread in the United States. Cheer on Joe Louis and help us transcribe a ticket from his memorable 1938 knockout against Max Schmeling.
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Advertisement for the Dixie Spiritual Singers and a drawing of a boat
This advertisement is for performance by Dixie Spiritual Singers, an all-male singing group based in Richmond, Virginia.
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Advertisement poster for the Eveready Gospel Singers
This advertisement is for a performance by The Eveready Gospel Singers, an all-female singing group associated with the St John and Greater Friendship Baptist Churches and the Church of God in Christ in South Bend, Indiana.
