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Description
Front view of the audience of African-American men and women at Talladega College commencement ceremony. Many of the women are wearing hats. Lee de Forest can be seen looking at the camera. Several graduates are walking through the crowd. From an album of photographs documenting Lee and Marie de Forest's visit to Talladega College in June 1951, when de Forest delivered the commencement address and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Type
image
Format
Black & White
Identifier
63601F64-DE20-4E6B-97A1-952155298913 2003-34-682m
Subject
Talladega College Commencement ceremonies African American universities and colleges (LCSH) Students Graduation ceremonies De Forest, Lee De Forest, Marie Mosquini
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