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Dear Friends,


January 19, 2005 is the 100th Birthday of John P. Davis! What an exciting opportunity it is to re-introduce the American public and especially our young people to this extraordinary civil rights attorney and founding publisher of the first national African American magazine - Our World.



Sad to say, the vast majority of Americans do not recognize the accomplishments and meaning of this profound man.


In Washington, D. C, a group of artists, educators and community activists have come together to gather resource materials and plan a complex of projects and events to honor this outstanding African-American, John P. Davis.


Our mission is to:



  • Launch and maintain a nationwide campaign for a U.S. postage stamp honoring John P. Davis.

  • Launch a campaign to name a school in honor of John P. Davis in Washington, D.C.

  • Produce teacher lesson plans and other educational materials.

  • Inform filmmakers, writers, artists and key organizations about the upcoming centennial.

  • Create and distribute an extensive Davis resource listing of films, books, tapes, posters, teaching materials and much more.

  • Establish and maintain a Davis Celebration Home Page on the Internet.

  • Assist in the planning of major and small events in Washington, D. C honoring Davis, and encouraging groups to plan celebrations in other cities.

  • Maintain a listing of events and exhibitions on Davis to be held across the U.S.

It is our goal that these ideas and activities will begin to re-introduce JOHN PRESTON DAVIS into the main stream of 20th Century American history.


 


Sincerely,


The John P. Davis Collection

 

 

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