Georgia L. Flemings near a church
Georgia L. Flemings near a church. She is from Temple, Texas and has written personal information about herself on the back of the photo. This photo was sent to President Harry S. Truman.
African Americans
J. McKinley Neal and Mrs. Jewel Neal
Missouri State Representative James McKinley Neal and his wife, Jewel, at the breakfast table in their home in Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Neal was an acquaintance of President Truman.
Truman and African Americans aboard Ferdinand Magellan
A group of African-American supporters meet with President Harry S. Truman in his private railroad car, the Ferdinand Magellan, after delivering a speech in Des Moines, Iowa. Left to right are: Charles Ross (Press Secretary), Anna Hedgeman (leader and chief strategist of the Citizens Committee to Reelect Truman), J. McKinley Neal (Missouri State Representative), Robert L. Sweeney (the first Black supervisor in the Kansas City, Missouri Post Office), Lewis W. Clymer, and President Truman. (Same as 78-741 and 2006-7. 2006-7 is autographed.)
Missouri State Representative J. McKinley Neal
Missouri State Representative J. McKinley Neal (left) offers a gift to an unidentified woman at a "Tucker for Mayor" rally in St. Louis, Missouri, an event which former President Harry S. Truman attended (see 94-31). The other man is also unidentified. The date and location are unknown.
West Indies Day Parade in Harlem, New York
Unidentified members of the West Indies Day Parade in Harlem, New York relax while the parade stops.
Truman, Robert L. Sweeney and others in the private car of the Ferdinand Magellan
President Harry S. Truman meets with Robert L. Sweeney, a friend of the President and the first Black supervisor in the Kansas City, Missouri Post Office, and others in his private car aboard the Ferdinand Magellan, the Presidential train. This photo was taken sometime after President Truman gave a campaign speech in Des Moines, Iowa. Left to right are: Press Secretary Charles Ross; leader and chief strategist of the Citizens Committee to Reelect Truman, Anna Hedgeman; Missouri State Representative J. McKinley Neal; Robert L. Sweeney; Lewis M. Clymer; and President Truman.
Former President Truman in Billiken Day Parade in Chicago, Illinois
Former President Harry S. Truman sits on the left, high on the back seat of a convertible waving to the crowd in the Bud Billiken Day Parade in Chicago, Illinois. John H. Sengstacke, publisher and editor of The Chicago Defender, is in the center. Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley sits on the right. Mr. Truman was taking a break from the Democratic National Convention being held in Chicago at this time. The photo is autographed: Best Wishes, John H. Sengstacke, Billiken Day, 1956. During the Truman administration, Mr.
Talladega Springs School
Children in the Talladega Springs School for Negroes, Talladega, Alabama. Sent by W. Hardin Hughes, Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Talladega College, Alabama. All are unidentified.
President Harry S. Truman and Roscoe L. McCrary
Newly elected President Harry S. Truman (second from the left) shakes hands with Roscoe L. McCrary (second from the right) of the Chicago Defender, St. Louis Bureau, on the back platform of the train taking Mr. Truman back to Washington, D.C. after the 1948 election. The other two men are unidentified. From: Roscoe L. McCrary
Northwest view in the Family Dining Room of the White House after renovation
Northwest view in the Family Dining Room of the White House after renovation. Employees, including African American domestic staff, are counting the silverware.