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The New Negro: An Interpretation
- Edited by
- Locke, Alain LeRoy, American, 1885 - 1954
- Illustrated by
- Reiss, F. Winold, German American, 1886 - 1953
- Published by
- Albert and Charles Boni, Inc., American, 1914 - 1974
- Date
- 1925
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- cloth on cardboard , paper with ink
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. (22.5 x 15.9 x 4.1 cm)
- Description
- A dark green hard covered book with cloth covered spine. The front cover has a central white square with block text and three (3) triangles on either side of the first two (2) rows. The text inside the block, in black type, reads: [THE / NEW / NEGRO]. The spine has dark green triangles along the top and bottom. The title and editor are listed on the top half of the spine in black type: [THE / NEW / NEGRO / EDITED / BY / ALAIN / LOCKE]. The publisher is listed on the bottom spine in black type: [ALBERT / AND / CHARLES / BONI]. The inside covers are covered in pink paper, and are stylized with geometric shapes, figures, birds, animals, and foliage. The inside front cover has an inscription at the top of the right side writing by hand in ink: [Sam (or George) / From David. / Your need is greater than mine!]. The title page features the title, author, artist, publisher, and publication date in black type: [THE NEW NEGRO / AN INTERPRETATION / EDITED BY ALAIN LOCKE / BOOK / DECORATION / AND / PORTRAITS / BY / WINOLD / REISS / ALBERT AND CHARLES BONI / NEW YORK 1925]. Geometric triangles adorn the page at the top and bottom as well as in the center of the title. The frontispiece to the left of the title page features a color image of a woman and child. The woman wears a blue shirt and holds a baby in her proper left arm. The child wears a pink outfit and lies across the woman’s lap. The caption underneath the image in black type reads: [The Brown Madonna]. The interior pages, 452 in total, are white paper with black type and black-and-white and color illustrations throughout. The inside back cover has a stamp in black ink on the lower right that reads: [SMITHSONIAN / CURATORIAL]. The back cover features a small, central white rectangle with a stylized, geometric design.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Cover: No Known Copyright Restrictions Content: ©1925 by Albert & Charles Boni, Inc. Permission required for use.
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Instructions to Porters, Attendants, and Busboys
- Commissioned by
- Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1981
- Subject of
- Harris, A. B., American
- Date
- August 1, 1952
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- leather, ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 6 3/4 x 4 x 1/2 in. (17.1 x 10.2 x 1.3 cm)
- Description
- Black leather-bound instructions manual created by the Pullman Company for its Porters, Attendants and Busboys dated August 1, 1952. At the left corner in silver ink is a small box with the title inside. On the front free endpaper is a fill-in name plate that states in black ink: "A.B. Harris Porter St.Louis".
- Place used
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- manuals
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.75.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Crisis Vol. 16 No. 3
- Published by
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Edited by
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Illustrated by
- Walts, Frank, American
- Date
- July 1918
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 9 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 1/8 in. (24.8 x 17.5 x 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The July 1918 (Vol. 16 No. 3) "Education Number" issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a sketch of Nora E. Johnson by Frank Walts. The black-and-white sketch depicts Johnson from the neck up. Johnson is looking off to left and wearing a lace collar and a large black hat. Beneath the portrait is printed "Education Number." There are approximately 50 pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Education
- Literature
- Mass media
- Poetry
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- Social life and customs
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard
- Object number
- 2012.84.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Negro in Art: A Pictorial Record of the Negro Artist and of the Negro Theme in Art
- Written by
- Locke, Alain LeRoy, American, 1885 - 1954
- Published by
- Associates in Negro Folk Education, American, 1935 - 1942
- Date
- 1940
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- cloth on cardboard , paper (fiber product) and ink
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 12 3/16 × 9 5/16 × 1 in. (31 × 23.7 × 2.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 12 3/16 × 19 × 1 in. (31 × 48.3 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A hard cover, string bound book. The front cover is green fabric with gold lettering. The lettering forms a half circle pattern and reads: [The Negro In Art]. The title page in black type reads: [The Negro In Art / A Pictorial Record of the Negro Artist and of the Negro Theme in Art / Edited and Annotated By / Alain Locke / Author of “Negro Art: Past and Present”]. The page to the left of the title page contains a color depiction of a woman sitting down with her proper right hand resting against her face. A child hugs her waist. The caption underneath the depiction reads: [“Mother And Child. By Sargent Johnson, Albert W Bender Collection, San Francisco Museum of Art]. The interior pages, 224 in total, are white paper with black type.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.158.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©1940 Associates in Negro Folk Education. Permission required for use.
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The Negro in Business
- Written by
- Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
- Published by
- Hertel, Jenkins & Co., American
- Date
- 1907
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- book paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (20.3 x 14.6 x 3.8 cm)
- Description
- Hardcover book titled "The Negro in Business" written by Booker T. Washington. The cover is maroon with white lettering.
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2008.5.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Negro a Beast, or, In the Image of God?
- Written by
- Prof. Carroll, Charles, American
- Published by
- American Book and Bible House, American
- Date
- 1900
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- paper (fiber product) with cardboard and cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 6 × 1 5/16 in. (21.6 × 15.2 × 3.3 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover paper book titled: [The Negro A Beast or In The Image of God]. The book's cover is red with black writing for the title and a caricatured depiction of an African American. The interior pages, 382 in total, consist of off-white paper and black type.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Lyrics of Love and Laughter
- Written by
- Dunbar, Paul Laurence, American, 1872 - 1906
- Published by
- Dodd, Mead and Company, American, 1839 - 1990
- Date
- 1903
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- 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)
- Description
- A hardcover, olive green book with gold print and title decoratively framed.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.42.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pew from the Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Commissioned by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1844
- Date
- 1891
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 47 × 51 × 29 in., 90 lb. (119.4 × 129.5 × 73.7 cm, 40.8 kg)
- 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.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Religious and Sacred Objects
- Type
- pews
- 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
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Bust in the form of a caricatured man wearing a watermelon bow tie
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 20th century
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- wood and paint
- Dimensions
- 10 1/8 x 6 15/16 x 7 1/16 in. (25.7 x 17.6 x 17.9 cm)
- Description
- A carved and painted wooden bust in the form of a caricatured man. The man is depicted from the neck up wearing a green bow tie with a yellow center knot and raised watermelon reliefs on each tie loop. His face, neck, and hair are painted black. His hair is textured, with numerous small cuts. His eyes are painted white with black centers. He has a large nose, large ears and wide red lips. He is wearing a green bow tie with a yellow knot. The bust is mounted on a brown, square wooden base.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Collection title
- Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- busts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Object number
- 2007.7.306
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Embosser used by Claflin University
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Claflin University, American, founded 1869
- Date
- 1870-1900
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- paint, cast iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (17.5 × 16.5 × 5.4 cm)
- Description
- A hand-operated embossing machine used by Claflin University. The exterior is painted black, with paint chipping away throughout surface. The embosser stands flat on a beveled base that is curved on two opposing sides, each containing a hole through the base at the end. The mechanism has a long, rounded lever, with a silver plated top on the end, hinged at the body of the embosser on the opposite side, with a spring element underneath, and is used to push the cylinder element into whatever material will be embossed. Below the cylindrical element, there is a two-tiered base, the bottom being circular with relief type (illegible) on the top, the other sitting on the top curved with straight ends in an oblong shape. There is a slit for the material being embossed to slide into between the pedestal and the cylinder. The main body of embosser has a relief 5-point star, painted red, with gold lines coming off of it, on both sides.
- Place used
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- tools
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Claflin University
- Object number
- 2016.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Laundry pail associated with the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Owned by
- Jackson, Richie Jean, American, 1932 - 2013
- Dr. Jackson, Sullivan, American, 1923 - 2004
- Date
- mid-20th century
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- aluminum
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 13/16 × 13 5/8 × 14 1/16 in. (22.4 × 34.6 × 35.7 cm)
- Description
- Galvanized aluminum pail with a volume of approximately three (3) gallons. The pail is slightly narrower at base than at lip. Three (3) ribs run around the top of the sides. The pail has a handle that can be raised and lowered. At the bottom of the interior of the pail is a raised letter [A] in the center of concentric ribs that make up the base.
- Place used
- Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Domestic
- Type
- pails
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Domestic life
- Families
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.192
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button supporting the Scottsboro Boys
- Created by
- Eagle Regalia Company, American, founded 1910
- Subject of
- Scottsboro Boys, American, 1931 - 1989
- International Labor Defense, American, 1925 - 1946
- Date
- 1931
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- celluloid and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7/8 x 7/8 in. (2.2 x 2.2 cm)
- Description
- A circular pin-back button with red typeface and a graphic of two arms (representing the International Labor Defense) bending open prison bars with nine men's busts below. Red type at the top reads: [SAVE / THE / SCOTTSBORO / BOYS]. The back of the pin has a paper backing with handwriting and print that reads: [5383 / Eagle Regalia Co / 298 Broadway / New York]. A logo of the maker is below the type.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Paint Rock, Jackson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Eagle Regalia Co. 298 Broadway, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Anti-Lynching Movement
- Topic
- Justice
- Law
- Race discrimination
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.86
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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"Riot penny" charred during the 1921 Tulsa race riot
- Created by
- United States Mint, American, founded 1792
- Owned by
- Monroe, George, American, 1916 - 2001
- Date
- 1909-1921
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- copper alloy
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
- 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A charred penny from the Tulsa riot in 1921. The penny is black. The embossing on the front of the penny is no longer visible. The back side of the coin is melted with only the words "ONE / CENT / UNITED" visible.
- Place collected
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Coins and Currency
- Type
- coins
- Topic
- Communities
- Race discrimination
- Race riots
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Scott Ellsworth
- Object number
- 2012.96.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Deacon's chair used by Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church
- Created by
- Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austrian, 1849 - 1914
- Used by
- Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Chuch, American, founded 1867
- Date
- ca. 1900
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- bentwood, wood, metal
- Dimensions
- 35 x 23 3/4 x 21 in. (88.9 x 60.3 x 53.3 cm)
- Description
- Four-legged wooden, bentwood armchair. Chair covered in a dark red-brown paint or finish. Chair seat is round with carved, shallow ridges on seat top. Ridges are in expanding, concentric "U" shapes, narrower in the middle and expanding outward toward the center. "U" shapes begin on either side, closer to the chair back. The chair seat is flatter in front than at the back. The front of the chair seat is also wider than at the back. Outside wood bar, one continuous piece, of chair back curves around and down to make the chair legs. In the middle of the chair back is another curved loop of bent wood that attaches to the top bar and to the seat. Chair armrests are each one piece of bent wood. On the PL arm is a curvilinear armrest attached at the top of the bent wood. The armrest is slightly curved vertically as well as slightly oriented toward the outside edge of the chair. Circular wood ring of support runs around the interior of the four (4) legs. All four (4) legs slightly curved with the PL front leg curving inward. Paper label underneath chair seat that includes maker information, place of origin, and maker's logo.
- Place used
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Religious and Sacred Objects
- Type
- armchairs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia
- Object number
- 2013.150.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Member token used by Nelda Rowan to ensure safe passage in South Carolina
- Issued by
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Owned by
- Rowan, Nelda S., American, 1929 - 1997
- Date
- 1950s
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- brass (alloy)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Diameter): 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
- Description
- A brass token stamped with [MEMBER / KKK / IN / GOOD STANDING] with a pendant hole at the top. The letters [KKK] have been punched out entirely while the rest of the text is engraved. The verso is blank.
- Statement
- Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
- Place used
- Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- tokens
- Topic
- American South
- Fraternal organizations
- Rural life
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Susan Rowan McGee
- Object number
- 2013.184
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flier with segregationist voting guide
- Created by
- Mothers' League of Central High School, 1957 - 1959
- Subject of
- Ted Lamb, 1927 - 1984
- Matson, Russell
- Tucker, Everett
- Date
- 1959
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 5/8 × 4 1/4 in. (14.3 × 10.8 cm)
- Description
- Small printed flyer. Black text on white paper. It reads [IF YOU WANT TO KEEP / OUR SCHOOLS SEGREGATED / VOTE / FOR REMOVAL / OF LAMB / MATSON / TUCKER / AGAINST REMOVAL / OF LASTER / McKINLEY / ROWLAND / THE MOTHER' LEAGUE / P.O. Box 3321 / Little Rock, Arkansas].
- Place depicted
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.13.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Political card antagonizing candidates favoring integration
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999
- Ted Lamb, 1927 - 1984
- Tucker, Everett
- Matson, Russell
- Date
- 1959
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 × 3 1/2 in. (5.1 × 8.9 cm)
- Description
- White card with black printed text aligned at the center. Names are in bold. It reads [DAISY has a little LAMB / Whose face is white as snow, / Everywhere DAISY goes, / LAMB, TUCKER, and MATSON / are sure to go.]
- Place depicted
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.13.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Mimeograph sheet with segregationist language
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999
- Date
- 1957-1959
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 15/16 × 5 in. (7.5 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- Small mimeographed flyer. Black ink on soiled white paper. It features a drawing of Little Rock Central High School and the text [CENTRAL HIGH REFORMATORY / BROTHERHOOD BY SUSPENSION! / SCHOOL OF ONE BLOSSOM, AND IT’S A / DAISY] Discolored throughout. Edge wear throughout, with tears and loss. Two small holes at bottom right.
- Place depicted
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- mimeograph copies
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.13.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Organization of Afro-American Unity Inc. Aims and Objectives
- Created by
- Organization of Afro-American Unity, American, 1965 - 1965
- Subject of
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Little-Collins, Ella, 1914 - 1996
- Date
- 1964
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- Organization of Afro-American Unity Inc. leaflet. A single sheet of paper appears to have been originally folded in half, forming four (4) pages. The OAAU Seal, a graphic of four (4) overlapping circles with the numbers [360] and [34] and Arabic text underneath, is featured at the top of the first page. Black text on the page reads ["FROM DARKNESS / TO LIGHT" / OAUU, Inc. Seal / ORGANIZSATION / OF AFRO-AMERICAN UNITY / INC. / AIMS & OBJECTIVES]. The leaflet features photographic portraits of Malcolm X and his sister Ella Collins, following by a list of ten (10) "Aims & Objectives" of the organization."
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Black Nationalism
- Type
- leaflets
- Topic
- Africa
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for a Freedom Ride organized by CORE
- Issued by
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1961
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
- Description
- A small, circular, blue and white pinback button featuring the text [ FREEDOM RIDE / CORE ].
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.
- Object number
- 2011.159.3.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible