A procession of African American students in graduation caps and gowns walk down a sidewalk in front of a brick building with a stone base probably the Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. There are others in the line not in caps and gown. One man stands on the lawn with his head down and his back to the photographer wearing a white hat.
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An unidentified African American man stands with an open graduation gown while wearing a cap and stole on graduation day, probably at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He stands on a bit of lawn between the sidewalk and the building with bushes behind him. There are two people standing on the steps up to the building behind him.
An unidentified African American woman smiles at the photographer wearing a light colored suit of a skirt, blouse, and long jacket on graduation day, probably at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. She wears a round flat hat and holds a handbag in her right hand. Groups of people are behind her on the sidewalks about the buildings.
An unidentified African American man smiles as he stands on the sidewalk outside the seminary building on graduation day, probably at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He wears a three piece suit and eyeglasses. A group of four women and a man are talking behind him on the corner.
Two unidentified African American women stand on the sidewalk outside the steps into the building on graduation day, probably at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The women both wear hats and dresses. The woman on the left holds gloves in her hands. A group behind them are going into the building.
An unidentified African American man, likely a pastor, wears a collar and a three piece suit as he holds his fedora hat in his left hand and a cane in his right, on graduation day, probably at Western Baptist Seminary, 2119 Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He looks slightly to the right as he stands on the sidewalk by the parking lot and the seminary building.