Richard W. Bolling Collection

Richard Bolling shaking hands with NAACP leader Clarence Mitchell at a Congressional tribute to Bolling in Washington, D.C.

NAACP leader Clarence Mitchell speaking into a microphone at a Congressional tribute to Richard Bolling in Washington, D.C. Bolling and David Obey are standing on the left.

NAACP leader Clarence Mitchell with Frank Horton, standing left to right, at a Congressional tribute to Bolling in Washington, D.C. Both men are looking forward and smiling.

Clarence Mitchell, Averell Harriman, Jonna Lynne Cullen, and Richard Bolling standing left to right at a Congressional tribute to Bolling in Washington, D.C. Harriman is pointing a finger at Bolling.