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President John F. Kennedy Meets with National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Group

JFK Library Photo by Robert L. Knudsen1961-07-12

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
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President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
President Kennedy (seated in rocking chair); Bishop Stephen G. Spottswood, Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors (standing right, back to camera). Standing, rear (L – R): Medgar Evers, Mississippi NAACP Field Secretary; Calvin Luper, Oklahoma City NAACP Youth Council President; Edward Turner, President of Detroit NAACP branch; Jack E. Tanner, Northwest Area Conference NAACP President; unidentified man; Rev. W.J. Hodge; Dr. S.Y. Nixson; C.R. Darden, President of Mississippi NAACP State Conference branches; Kelly M. Alexander, member of NAACP Board of Directors; two unidentified men (partially hidden, at back); Kivie Kaplan, Chairman of NAACP Life Membership Committee; others unidentified.

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  • Title: President John F. Kennedy Meets with National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Group
  • Creator: JFK Library Photo by Robert L. Knudsen
  • Date: 1961-07-12
  • Location: Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
U.S. National Archives

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