(24873) NAACP, Fight for Freedom Dinner, Cavanagh, Davis, 1968

Posted May 10th, 2011 by eclemens

African Americans
Cavanagh, Jerome P.
Civil rights
Davis, Sammy, 1925-1990
Detroit (Mich.)
NAACP
NAACP ― Gallery
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Detroit Branch

Detroit Mayor Jerome (Jerry) Cavanagh presents Sammy Davis Jr. with a small gift and a plaque that decrees April 28, 1968 as being “Sammy Davis Jr. Day" in Detroit as the amused recipient laughs in approval. The ceremony took place during the 1968 NAACP Fight for Freedom Dinner.