Four 1940 Spelman Graduates Head Procession from Sisters Chapel
Item
- Source
- Ann N. Cooper Collection
- Creator
- Griffith J. Davis
- Title
- Four 1940 Spelman Graduates Head Procession from Sisters Chapel
- Date
- 1940
- Description
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Photograph showing four graduating students from Spelman College leading a commencement procession from Sisters Chapel, circa 1940. The students walk together carrying a banner bearing the college emblem while other participants stand along the pathway observing the ceremony. The procession moves beneath a wooden arch on the college grounds, framed by trees and landscaped lawns.
The students wear light-colored dresses typical of formal collegiate ceremonies of the period. Processions such as this were a traditional part of commencement exercises at Spelman College, marking the formal transition of students from academic study to professional and civic life. Founded in 1881, Spelman College has long been one of the nation’s leading historically Black colleges for women, educating generations of African American leaders in education, public service, and the arts. - Type
- Still image.
- Subject
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African American college students
Commencement ceremonies
Spelman College students
Historically Black colleges and universities
Atlanta (Ga.)
1940s African American higher education - Format
- 8 × 10 inch black-and-white photographic print.
- Rights
- This image is made available for research and educational use. Reproduction or publication requires permission from the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
- Rights Holder
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, Fulton County Library System
- Item sets
- Resilience In The Everyday
- Media
Spelman Procession, 1940