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Dress sewn by Rosa Parks

Created by: Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
Subject of: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007

Medium: synthetic fiber and metal
Dimensions: H x W x D: 47 1/2 × 16 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (120.7 × 42.5 × 3.2 cm); Chest: 40 in. (101.6 cm); Waist: 28 1/4 in. (71.8 cm); Hem circumference: 78 in. (198.1 cm); Belt: 2 3/4 × 33 1/4 × 3/8 in. (7 × 84.5 × 1 cm)

Type: dresses

Place made: Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1955 - 1956

Description: This dress (a) is a wrap style made from a plain weave viscose fabric with a printed design of dark brown and yellow flowers and leaves. The wrap effect is achieved by crossing the front bodice at the waist seam and gathered fabric on the proper left side of the waist. The skirt is flaired with six (6) gores and three pleats in the skirt at the center front add further to the wrap effect. The set-in full length sleeves are gathered at a 1 1/4" cuff that closes with two metal snaps. The dress has a small shawl collar and a v-neck. The dress closes at the proper left side waist with a zipper. It is unlined, and the seams are pressed open with raw edges exposed. It is machine-sewn except for the hem, which is turned up 2 inches and hand stitched. There are two belt loops made of a thin yellow braid, one at each side seam, which hold the accompanying belt (b) in place.; The belt (b) is made from the same fashion fabric as the dress, with a plain weave beige fabric backing. The front and back of the belt are machine stitched around the edge, and a layer of interfacing beteen them provides some stiffening. The belt has an oval-shaped metal single-prong buckle covered in the dark brown and yellow floral fabric, and five (5) white grommets on the opposite end of the belt for an adjustable closure.

Topic: African American; American South; Civil rights; Clothing and dress; Gender; Resistance; Segregation; United States--History--1953-1961; Urban life; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane

Object number: 2007.3.1ab

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title: Black Fashion Museum Collection
Classification: Clothing-Historical
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Ticket stub for Washington, DC to Montgomery, AL for Selma-Montgomery March

Issued by: Southern Railway Company, American, 1894 - 1990
Used by: Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (4.4 x 4.4 cm)

Type: ticket stubs

Place depicted: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America; Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America; Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: March 1965

Description: A ticket stub for Washington, D.C. to Montgomery, Alabama. The ticket stub is yellowed paper with black ink and is stapled to a green slip of paper providing dates and context.

Topic: African American; Civil rights; Local and regional; Transportation; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection

Object number: 2010.71.14

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Glass oil lamp from the home of Robert Smalls

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915

Medium: glass, metal
Dimensions: H x W x D: 25 × 10 × 10 in., 9 lb. (63.5 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm, 4.1 kg)

Type: lamps (lighting device components)

Place used: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date: 19th century

Description: This oil lamp has been converted from oil to electric. It has a hand-painted base that is white with pink flowers. There is a matching lamp with hand-painted glass shade and a clear glass chimney.

Topic: African American; American South; Domestic life; Ornamentation; Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.28.10a-e

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Walnut side chair from the home of Robert Smalls

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915

Medium: walnut
Dimensions: H x W x D: 37 1/2 × 19 × 18 in., 15 lb. (95.3 × 48.3 × 45.7 cm, 6.8 kg)

Type: side chairs

Place used: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1875

Description: This walnut side chair has a curved crest rail and scroll-carved and pierced vasiform backsplat above an upholstered over-the-rail seat in green fabric, raised on ring-turned front legs with canted rear legs.

Topic: African American; American South; Domestic life; Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.28.6

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Marble-top table from the home of Robert Smalls

Created by: Unidentified
Owned by: Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915

Medium: marble and walnut
Dimensions: H x W x D: 29 × 21 3/8 × 14 1/2 in., 29 lb. (73.7 × 54.3 × 36.8 cm, 13.2 kg)

Type: tables (support furniture)

Place used: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1870s

Description: A Victorian Era oval marble-top table made of walnut with a 7/8" thick detachable top resting on an oval-shaped wood frame. The legs are s-formed with a decorative spindle connecting the legs at the bottom portion of the central post.

Topic: African American; American South; Domestic life; Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.28.9

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Uniform coat owned by Pullman Porter Robert Thomas

Manufactured by: Wanamaker & Brown, American, 1861 - 1986
Owned by: Thomas, Robert Jackson, American, 1889 - 1929
Subject of: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1981

Medium: wool, metal, plastic
Dimensions: H x W: 32 x 22 in. (81.3 x 55.9 cm); On Form: 30 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 13 in. (77.5 x 62.2 x 33 cm); With Pants on Form: 65 x 24 1/2 x 14 in. (165.1 x 62.2 x 35.6 cm)

Type: livery (uniforms)

Place made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1920

Description: A Pullman Porter uniform jacket owned by Robert Jackson Thomas. The jacket is made from a heavy wool-like material with a two inch collar and lined with a lighter black textured fabric. There are six metal outer buttons stamped with "PULLMAN" and six inner navy plastic buttons running down the opening of the coat. Each sleeve has two buttons on the cuff and a small square textile design on the wrist. The outside of the jacket has single-welt pockets on the left breast, on the right hip, and in the interior liner of the right breast. A sewn label directly under the interior pocket reads “Wanamaker & Brown / Philadelphia” in yellow thread on black fabric.

Topic: African American; Clothing and dress; Labor; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Descendants of Robert and Georgia Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn

Object number: 2012.75.1.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Clothing-Historical
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Congressional Gold Medal for Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King

Created by: United States Mint, American, founded 1792
Subject of: Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006

Medium: gold and mahogany
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/16 in. (7.5 × 7.5 × 0.5 cm)

Type: medals; portraits

Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place made: Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2004

Description: A Congressional gold medal bestowed upon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King.; 2014.135a: A Congressional gold medal. One side has inscribed text surrounding a depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The text reads: [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King / Act of Congress / 2004 / For Their Service to Humanity]. The other side features an image of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change at the top and a wreath along the bottom edge. Engraved text reads: [I suggest that the philosophy and strategy of nonviolence become immediately a subject for study for serious experimentation in every field of human conflict, by no means excluding the relations between nations. This may well be mankind's last chance to choose between chaos and community.]; 2014.135b: A mahogany box. The box has a glossy lacquer on the exterior. The top exterior has a gold seal of the United States Mint. Gold text under the seal reads: [United States Mint]. The interior has an insert for the medal and is dark blue fabric.

Topic: African American; Civil rights; Race relations; Social reform

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2014.135ab

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Awards and Medals
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Report card for Carlotta Walls from Little Rock Central High School

Issued by: Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927
Subject of: LaNier, Carlotta Walls, American, born 1942

Medium: ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. (19.7 x 10.8 cm)

Type: report cards

Place used: Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1957 - 1958

Description: Carlotta Walls' 10th grade report card from Little Rock High School. The report consists of a pre-printed form on a folded card. The form has been filled out in a combination of handwritten blue ink, handwritten graphite, and stamped black ink. The front of the card reads [ REPORT / of / Pupil's Progress ].

Topic: African American; Civil rights; Education; Race relations; Segregation; United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carlotta Walls LaNier

Object number: 2012.117.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Identification card issued to Pullman porter Thomas McCord

Created by: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1981
Subject of: McCord, Thomas, American, 1886 - 1967

Medium: ink on printing paper and silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (5.7 x 9.5 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; identity cards

Place depicted: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 28, 1943

Description: A Pullman Company identification card issued to Thomas McCord, Porter. The identification card includes: sex, height, weight, race, hair color, eye color, date of birth, and signature. It also includes McCord’s and the officer of support's signatures. There is a small picture of Thomas McCord in the bottom right corner of the front of the card.

Topic: African American; Labor; Professional organizations; Pullman Porters; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Victor Young in memory of Thomas McCord, Louisville, Kentucky

Object number: 2010.31.6

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Ten shards of stained glass

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: 16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873

Medium: stained glass
Dimensions: H x W: 3 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (9.2 x 3.2 cm)

Type: sherds

Place collected: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 1963

Caption: Just two weeks after the march, on September 15, 1963, white supremacists planted a bomb under the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The explosion killed four young girls attending Sunday school. This terrorist act was a brutal reminder that the success of the march and the changes it represented would not go unchallenged. In the face of such violence, the determination to continue organizing intensified. These glass shards are from the church's stained-glass window.
Description: A collection of glass shards collected from the gutter outside the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, at the funeral of the four girls killed in the bombing.

Topic: African American; Civil rights; Hate crimes; United States--History--1961-1969; Violence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection

Object number: 2010.71.1.1-.10

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Religious and Sacred Objects
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896; Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910

Medium: silk (fiber), wood, paint
Dimensions: H x W x D (2010.2.2a-d): 38 × 41 × 1 3/8 in. (96.5 × 104.1 × 3.5 cm); H x W (2010.2.2a): 36 × 29 in. (91.4 × 73.7 cm); H x W x D (2010.2.bc): 1 9/16 × 36 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (4 × 93.3 × 4 cm); H x W x D (2010.2.2d): 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (4 × 4 × 14 cm)

Type: banners

Place collected: Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1924

Description: A purple silk banner with gold fringe created for the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. The message "OKLAHOMA / FEDERATION / OF / COLORED WOMEN / 1910" is painted across the banner in large gold letters. The bottom of the banner is scalloped and has an attached length of fringe. The top of the banner has a sewn loop running its length for a rod (2010.2.2b) to be inserted. There is a strip of gold fringe sewn just below this loop. The rod is currently stored in place in the banner. It is painted gold at the ends and has two carved wooden finial painted gold. 2010.2.2c is attached to the rod and 2010.2.2d is detached.

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; American West; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Communication; Communities; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1865-1921; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.2.2a-d

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Textiles; Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tape recorder used by Malcolm X at Mosque #7

Created by: Wollensak, American, 1899 - 1972
Used by: X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by: Mosque No. 7, American, founded 1946

Medium: metal and plastic
Dimensions: H x W: 6 1/2 x 12 x 10 5/8 in. (16.5 x 30.5 x 27 cm)

Type: audio equipment; machine-readable artifacts

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1960

Description: Wollensak Stereo-tape magnetic recorder, Model T-1515. Beige plastic with silver metal. The front of the recorder has several beige buttons to play, record and stop as well as volume and tone controls. There is a counter to track the time of the recording to the left of the buttons. The lid of the recorder lifts off so that tape reels can be placed inside for recording. The lid of the recorder has the words [3M WOLLENSAK]. The handle on the side of the recorder also includes the word [WOLLENSAK].

Topic: African American; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Religious groups; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2011.53

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pew from the Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Commissioned by: Unidentified
Used by: Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1844

Medium: wood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 47 × 51 × 29 in., 90 lb. (119.4 × 129.5 × 73.7 cm, 40.8 kg)

Type: pews

Place collected: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1891

Description: A dark-stained oak church pew with decoratively carved top crowns and sculptured ends. A brass plaque on the end identifies it as number 58.

Topic: African American; Craftsmanship; Religious groups

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago, Illinois

Object number: 2006.1

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Classification: Religious and Sacred Objects; Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wedding scrapbook compiled by Lollaretta Pemberton

Manufactured by: C.R. Gibson and Company, American, founded 1870
Subject of: Allen, Lollaretta Pemberton, American, 1895 - 1979; Allen, Grover Joseph, American, 1889 - 1984

Medium: leather, ink on paper, newsprint and pressure-sensitive tape
Dimensions: Closed: 10 3/4 × 8 1/8 × 3/8 in. (27.3 × 20.6 × 1 cm)

Type: scrapbooks

Place depicted: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America; Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1939

Description: This is a "Wedding Memories" scrapbook made by Lollaretta Pemberton for her wedding to Grover Allen on July 10, 1939. The scrapbook has a white leather cover with stylized gold-leaf leaves and the words "Wedding Memories" embossed across the front. Inside Lollaretta included her wedding invitation, a newspaper clipping of her dream wedding dress, and lists of guests and their gifts.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; American West; Communities; Families; United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rita C. Organ and Pemberton Family

Object number: 2012.30.5

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Lyrics of Love and Laughter

Written by: Dunbar, Paul Laurence, American, 1872 - 1906
Published by: Dodd, Mead and Company, American, 1839 - 1990

Medium: cardboard , ink on book paper
Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. (16.5 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm)

Type: hardcover books

Date: 1903

Description: A hardcover, olive green book with gold print and title decoratively framed.

Topic: African American; Literature; United States--History--1865-1921

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.42.7

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Bronze African Redemption Medal of the Universal Negro Improvement Association

Commissioned by: Universal Negro Improvement Association, American, founded 1914
Manufactured by: TharpeRobbins Company, Inc., American, founded 1892

Medium: bronze and leather
Dimensions: 2011.57.18a: 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 × 1/16 in. (4.5 × 4.2 × 0.2 cm); 2011.57.18b: 6 5/16 × 11/16 × 13/16 in. (16 × 1.8 × 2 cm)

Type: medals

Place made: Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1920

Description: A bronze African Redemption medal produced for the Universal Negro Improvement Association (2011.57.18a) with leather strap (2011.57.18b). The medal itself is in the shape of an eight-pointed star with a bar across the top two points for affixing a leather strap. The front of the medal has a five pointed star in relief in the center with the words [AFRICAN / REDEMPTION] above and below the design. Each cardinal orientation has a letter of U.N.I.A. stamped in relief, with [U] on top, [N] on the PR, [I] on the PL, and [A] on the bottom. The back of the medal is bare except for the manufacturer's mark, which appears stamped at the center bottom. The leather strap is black and has a metal buckle clasp and several tooled holes for fastening.

Topic: African American; Africa; Associations and institutions; Social reform

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2011.57.18ab

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Awards and Medals
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Jet Vol. IX No. 3

Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
Subject of: Poitier, Sidney, American, born 1927; Simms, Hilda, American, 1918 - 1994; Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 5 15/16 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm); H x W x D (Open): 5 15/16 × 8 5/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 21.1 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: November 24, 1955

Description: An issue of Jet magazine from November 24, 1955. The cover features a photo of Hilda Simms and Sidney Poitier surrounded by black, white, and orange print. The interior contains an article about the Emmett Till trial.

Topic: African American; Actors; Entertainers; Hate crimes; Mass media

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number: 2011.17.10

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Jet Vol. VIII No. 18

Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
Subject of: Rich, Lucille; Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 6 × 4 1/8 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 10.5 × 0.3 cm); H x W x D (Open): 6 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 21 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 8, 1955

Description: An issue of Jet magazine from September 8, 1955. The cover features a photo of Lucille Rich surrounded by black and teal print. The inside has an article about Emmett Till on pages 3-4, titled: [Chicago boy, 14, Kidnaped (sic) by Mississippi Whites]. The cover has ink markings in three places.

Topic: African American; Colorism; Hate crimes; Mass media

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number: 2011.17.3

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Jet Vol. VIII No. 19

Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
Subject of: Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955; Weathersby, Beverly

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 6 × 4 1/8 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 10.5 × 0.3 cm); H x W x D (Open): 6 × 8 5/16 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 21.1 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 15, 1955

Description: An issue of Jet magazine from September 15, 1955. The cover features a photo of Beverly Weathersby surrounded by black and olive print. The interior contains an article about Emmett Till on pages 6-9. The article is titled "Nation horrified by Murder of Kidnapped Chicago Youth."

Topic: African American; Education; Hate crimes; Mass media

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number: 2011.17.5

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Jet Vol. VIII No. 20

Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
Subject of: Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955; Williams, Sue

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 × 1/8 in. (14.9 × 10.5 × 0.3 cm); H x W x D (Open): 5 7/8 × 8 1/8 × 1/8 in. (14.9 × 20.6 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 22, 1955

Description: An issue of Jet magazine from September 22, 1955. The cover features a photo of Sue Williams surrounded by black and magenta print. The interior contains an article about Emmett Till.

Topic: African American; Hair; Hate crimes; Mass media; Race relations

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number: 2011.17.6

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Dress sewn by Rosa Parks

Ticket stub for Washington, DC to Montgomery, AL for Selma-Montgomery March

Glass oil lamp from the home of Robert Smalls

Walnut side chair from the home of Robert Smalls

Marble-top table from the home of Robert Smalls

Uniform coat owned by Pullman Porter Robert Thomas

Congressional Gold Medal for Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King

Report card for Carlotta Walls from Little Rock Central High School

Identification card issued to Pullman porter Thomas McCord

Ten shards of stained glass

Banner used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

Tape recorder used by Malcolm X at Mosque #7

Pew from the Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Wedding scrapbook compiled by Lollaretta Pemberton

Lyrics of Love and Laughter

Bronze African Redemption Medal of the Universal Negro Improvement Association

Jet Vol. IX No. 3

Jet Vol. VIII No. 18

Jet Vol. VIII No. 19

Jet Vol. VIII No. 20

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