Lyndon B. Johnson unveiling Emancipation Proclamation plaque at Second Baptist Church

View of Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson, standing behind podium, unveiling a plaque commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation at the Second Baptist Church in Detroit. Plaque reads: "Emancipation Proclamation, 1863. President Abraham Lincoln formally issued his Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. The first celebration in honor of the event in Detroit was held in the Second Baptist Church on January 6, 1863. The Negro citizens of Detroit resolved that when in the course of human events there comes a day which is destined to be an everlasting beacon light marking a joyful era in the progress of a nation and the hopes of a people, it seems to be fitting the occasion that it should not pass unnoticed by those whose hopes it comes to brighten and to bless. Presented to the city of Detroit by the J.L. Hudson Company, January 6, 1963, Centennial of the meeting." Handwritten on back: "U.S. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson unveiling plaque, 100th anniversary, Emancipation Proclamation, Jan. 6, 1963."