Madame CJ Walker Broach
This Madame CJ Walker pin was donated to National Museum of African American History and Culture during the inaugural Save Our African American Treasures program at the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago. Mrs. Walker presented trophies such as this to the top employees in recognition of hard work and dedication in selling and marketing her company’s hair and beauty products.
Did a member of your family use Madame CJ Walker products? Add your piece of history to the museum's Memory Book.
NMAAHC’s inaugural exhibition Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits examines 150 years of American history through a stunning collection of photographs drawn from the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
Contact Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) for the exhibition’s current and future locations.
W.E.B. Du Bois, Addison Scurlock, Gelatin sliver print, 1911,
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Tell us your history, share a family photograph, connect with others who have an interest in African American history and culture by contributing to the museum's Memory Book.
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StoryCorps Griot Project
Listen to tales of laughter, inspiration, dignity, and family captured during our year-long collaboration with StoryCorps.
Events and Updates
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Let Your Motto Be Resistance is currently on view at the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans and will travel to the California African American Museum in Los Angeles on June 23, 2008.
Save Our African American Treasures to take place in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, September 13, 2008 from 9:30am to 4:00pm at the Family Life Center, Shiloh Baptist Church, 1510 9th Street, NW.
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