African Americans

A general view of the crowd during President Harry S. Truman's address at the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. with the Washington Monument in the background.

An African-American choir performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., at the closing session of the 38th conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. President Harry S. Truman attended this event and addressed the group.

President Harry S. Truman addresses the closing session of the 38th annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. In this photo, President Truman is in the background, chatting, as Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt leaves the podium area.

President Harry S. Truman addresses the closing session of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. This view shows President Truman seated between Walter White, President of the NAACP and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, in the front row. Others are unidentified.

African American children gather at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

An unidentified African American youth stands with a wreath at the Lincoln Memorial in a ceremony marking Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

A color guard of African American children stand at attention with flags and a wreath on the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

Large group of African-American children gather at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the birthday of former President Abraham Lincoln.

Former President Harry S. Truman shown with unidentified group of men. There are some African American men in the group. Group and occasion are unknown, but this is the day Mr. Truman attended a fund raising concert for the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra. From: White leather album, gift of Ben F. Weinberg.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs Philleo Nash presents an award to unidentified persons, probably members of his staff