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Holy Bible
- Published by
- The World Syndicate Publishing Company, American, 1908 - 1974
- Owned by
- McDaniel, Hattie, American, 1895 - 1952
- Date
- 1928 - 1935
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on India paper, leather, metal, cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 13/16 × 4 5/16 × 1 9/16 in. (17.3 × 11 × 4 cm)
- Title
- Bible owned by Hattie McDaniel
- Description
- A leather bound, illustrated bible with sides that once zipped closed to protect the pages; the zipper is now completely disconnected from the front cover. The front cover has black text in the top left quadrant which reads: [HOLY BIBLE / ILLUSTRATED]. In the bottom right quadrant in smaller text it reads: [Hattie McDaniel]. Attached to the zipper slider is a small chain with a larger metal loop at its end to ease the opening and closing of the bible. The second title page has an inscription to Hattie McDaniel from her niece.
- Place printed
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- Bibles
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Families
- Religion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Mae Elizabeth Alexander
- Object number
- 2016.8.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Gifts (The Negro American Series Book Two)
- Published by
- Harlow Publishing Corporation, American, founded 1915
- Written by
- Akin, Emma E., American, 1887 - 1975
- Photograph by
- That Man Stone Company, American, founded 1909
- Subject of
- Dunbar School, American
- Date
- 1938
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on cloth and paper with cardboard and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (19.1 × 14 cm)
- Description
- A first edition, first printing hardcopy of the Gifts (Negro American Series) by Emma E. Akin. This primary reader presents lessons and stories based on the students in the Wheatley School. The front cover is dark red and features an illustration of a full profile of a silhouetted man. To the right of the illustration is the title and author printed in black in block text that reads: [GIFTS / EMMA E. AKIN]. The top two thirds of the book spine has the series name and number printed vertically in black text that reads: [Book Two NEGRO AMERICAN SERIES]. The bottom third of the spine is the publisher’s information, printed vertically in black ink, [Harlow]. The back cover is blank. There are one hundred and eighty-four (184) interior pages, which are off-white with black type, black-and-white photographs, and black-and-white images and illustrations throughout. There is a handwritten inscription in black ink on the top center of the front flyleaf that reads [To Ralph Akin / with love, / Emma E. Akin].
- Place printed
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Drumright Historical Society Museum, Drumright, Oklahoma
- Object number
- 2015.214.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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The Sphinx: Everybody's Number
- Published by
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Owned by
- Dr. Thompson, Frank F. Sr., American, 1887 - 1964
- Pinderhughes, Julia Thompson, American, 1921 - 2009
- Date
- April 1917
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Description
- An April 1917 issue of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity's journal "The Sphinx." The cover has the title at the top: [THE SPHINX]. Below the title, at the center of the cover, is the journal's logo. The logo features a shield within a shield. The interior shield is split in half by a scroll. The left side features a bird and torch and the rights side features a Sphinx. Below the interior shield are the fraternity's letters: [A F A]. Below the logo, text reads: [EVERYBODY'S NUMBER / Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity / APRIL / 1917]. The back cover is blank.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Frank F. Thompson, Sr., MD
- Object number
- 2015.253.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Ebony Vol. LX, No. 12
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
- Edited by
- Leavy, Walter, American
- Norment, Lynn, American
- Subject of
- Johnson, John Harold, American, 1918 - 2005
- Ebony, American, founded 1945
- Date
- October 2005
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 3/16 × 5/16 in. (27.5 × 20.8 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- Ebony magazine, Volume LX, Number 12. This edition honors the life of John H. Johnson, the founder of Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of Ebony magazine. The front cover features a photographic portrait of Johnson. Johnson stands with his forearms resting on the back of an orange-red upholstered chair, looking at the camera. He is wearing a blue-gray suit, white shirt, and a red patterned tie. His hands are clasped in front of him and a gold cuff link can be seen on his proper left sleeve. Johnson stands in front of a blurry brown background. Behind his head, in the upper left corner, the publication mast head, a red partially obscured banner, outlined in white with white block lettering that reads: [EBONY] with the letters [NY] completely obscured. Over Johnson's chest, in the center of the front cover, is the main cover line in white text that reads [Celebrating / The Life / And Legacy Of / John H. Johnson / 1918-2005]. In the lower left corner is a white rectangle with a barcode. Below the rectangle is the publication website in white text [www.ebony.com]. In the lower right corner, in dark yellow text, is the publication date and price: [OCTOBER 2005 / USA $3.50 / CANADA $4.99]. Below the price is the publisher information [A JOHNSON PUBLICATION]. The back cover of the magazine features a full length Chevrolet advertisement for the Cobalt SS. The advertisement features three images: a red landscape with a blue road in the top left corner, the silver colored [SS] car emblem in the top right corner, and the car against a blue background on the bottom. There are 217 (two hundred and seventeen) interior pages with color and black-and-white images.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Bunch Family
- Object number
- 2015.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Johnson Publishing Company, LLC. All rights reserved. Permission required for use.
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Globe
- Created by
- Replogle Globes, American, founded 1930
- Subject of
- Covert Consolidated School, American
- Date
- 1930-1945
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- metal, paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 15 1/2 × 12 × 11 in. (39.4 × 30.5 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- Globe of the Earth attached to a metal axis and base. Ring of metal measuring latitude circles the globe. Base is a shallow cone shape with a lipped rim around the edge. Globe features all continents and oceans with major cities and waterways depicted. In the North Pacific Ocean is a graphic of the manufacturer in a scalloped oval. Within the oval is the name brand and place of manufacturer. Additional text found on the bottom border surrounding the oval. [10 INCH / STANDARD / GLOBE / MADE BY / REPLOGLE GLOBES / INC. / CHICAGO, ILL. / CLEAR" / "ACCURATE" / "UP-TO-DATE]. An analemma diagram is positioned in the East Pacific Ocean near Central America.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Van Buren County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Type
- terrestrial globes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Covert Historical Museum
- Object number
- 2014.17.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Institutes of English Grammar
- Published by
- William Wood & Company
- Written by
- Brown, Goold, American, 1791 - 1857
- Subject of
- Covert Consolidated School, American
- Date
- 1867
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper , leather
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 7 9/16 × 5 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (19.2 × 13.3 × 2.9 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 2 1/8 × 7 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (5.4 × 19.2 × 24.8 cm)
- Title
- Book from the Covert School
- Description
- A book bound in light colored leather. The book has plain covers with a minimally decorated spine. The spine has four (4) lines of gold embossing. Between the two top lines on the spine is a dark rectangle with gold lettering featuring the title: [BROWN'S / GRAMMAR / IMPROVED]. Inside front cover page has extended title, author information, and the publisher listed. [BROWN'S GRAMMAR IMPROVED. / THE / INSTITUTES / OF / ENGLISH GRAMMAR / METHODICALLY ARRANGED; / WITH / FORMS OF PARSING AND CORRECTING, EXAMPLES FOR PASSING, / QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINIATION, / FALSE SYNTAX FOR COR- / RECTION, EXERCISES FOR WRITING, OBSERVATIONS / FOR THE ADVANCED STUDENT, / METHODS OF ANALYSIS, / AND / A KEY TO THE ORAL EXERCISES: / TO WHICH ARE ADDED FOUR APPENDIXES. / DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES, AND PRIVATE LEARNERS. / BY GOOLD BROWN, / PRINCIPAL OF AN ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL ACADEMY, NEW YORK. / "Ne quis igitur tangquam parva fastidiat Grammatices elementa." -QUINTILIAN. / A NEW EDITION, / WITH EXERCIES IN ANALYSIS AND PARCING, / BY HENRY KIDDLE, A. M., / ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS, NEW YORK CITY. / NEW YORK: / WILLIAM WOOD & CO., 61 WALKER STREET. / 1867].
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Van Buren County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Covert Historical Museum
- Object number
- 2014.17.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Negro Makers of History
- Written by
- Woodson, Carter Goodwin, American, 1875 - 1950
- Published by
- The Associated Publishers, Inc., American, 1921 - 2005
- Date
- 1928
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper , cloth and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 7 7/8 × 5 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (20 × 14.6 × 3.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 7/8 × 11 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (20 × 29.2 × 3.2 cm)
- Description
- This hardback history book by Carter G. Woodson, totals 362 pages and contains the following inscription on the interior: [To Samuel C. Jackson with the best wishes of C.G. Woodson, Dec. 25, 1928]. According to the Preface this book was intended to be an adaptation of Woodson's "The Negro in Our History" for elementary school children.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Claudia C. Thompson
- Object number
- 2012.54.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- public domain
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The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an
- Published by
- Amana Publications, American, founded 1992
- Signed by
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Date
- 2006
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 2 in. (23.5 x 15.9 x 5.1 cm)
- H x W x D (Open to Signed Page): 9 3/8 × 12 7/8 × 3 1/2 in. (23.8 × 32.7 × 8.9 cm)
- H x W x D (Open to Random Page in Middle): 9 3/8 × 13 1/8 × 3 in. (23.8 × 33.3 × 7.6 cm)
- Description
- A hardback book with a green and gilt bordered cover entitled: "The Meaning of The Holy Qur'an" signed on the title page by Muhammad Ali.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- religious objects
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.62.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Abbott's Monthly Vol. II No. 5
- Created by
- Abbott's Monthly, American, 1929 - 1933
- Published by
- Abbott, Robert Sengstacke, American, 1830 - 1940
- Edited by
- Harper, Lucius Clinton, American, 1895 - 1952
- Date
- May 1931
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 3/8 x 8 9/16 x 1/4 in. (28.9 x 21.7 x 0.6 cm)
- Description
- The May 1931 (Vol. II No. 5) issue of Abbott's Monthly. The front cover features an image of a woman wearing a white hat looking off to the left. The cover shows significant wear along the edges with tape along the binding. There are approximately 87 pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- 3435 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Uruguay, Latin America, South America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- 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
- 2012.84.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Crisis Vol. 13 No. 4
- Published by
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Edited by
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Subject of
- Greener, Richard T., American, 1844 - 1922
- Date
- February 1917
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 1/8 in. (24.8 x 17.1 x 0.3 cm)
- Description
- The February 1917 (Vol. 13 No. 4) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a photograph of Richard T. Greener, the first African American graduate of Harvard and a dean of the Howard University Law School. There are approximately 48 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
- 2012.84.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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The American Negro Writer and His Roots: Selected Papers from the First Conference of Negro Writers, March, 1959
- Published by
- American Society of African Culture, American, 1956 - 1969
- Edited by
- Davis, John Aubrey Sr., American, 1912 - 2002
- Written by
- Redding, Jay Saunders, American, 1906 - 1988
- Allen, Samuel, American, 1917 - 2015
- Clarke, John Henrik, American, 1915 - 1998
- Mayfield, Julian Hudson, American, 1928 - 1984
- Davis, Arthur P., American, 1904 - 1996
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Branch, William Blackwell, American, 1927 - 2019
- Bontemps, Arnaud Wendell, American, 1902 - 1973
- Mitchell, Loften, American, 1919 - 2001
- Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
- Killens, John Oliver, American, 1916 - 1987
- Subject of
- Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
- Owned by
- Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
- Date
- 1960
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
- Description
- A 72-page pamphlet entitled The American Negro Writer and His Roots. The cover is brown with black print and the lower left quadrant includes a yellow horizontal line motif. The title [THE AMERICAN / NEGRO WRITER / AND HIS ROOTS] is written in large text in the lower left corner. Below this, small italic left-justified text reads [Selected Papers from / the First Conference of Negro Writers / March, 1959]. The lower edge has centered black text reads [American Society of African Culture]. The pamphlet contains eleven essays by Saunders Redding, Samuel W. Allen, John Henrik Clarke, Julian Mayfield, Arthur Davis, Langston Hughes, William Branch, Arna Bontemps, Loften Mitchell, Sarah E. Wright, and John Oliver Killens. These essays are divided into five sections and it features photographs of selected authors.
- The pamphlet has no signatures or inscriptions.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Activism
- African diaspora
- Caricature and cartoons
- Identity
- Literature
- Race relations
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Societies
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
- Object number
- 2010.61.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Copyright 1960 by American Society of African Culture. Permission required for use.
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This Child's Gonna Live
- Written by
- Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
- Published by
- Dell Publishing Co., American, 1929 - 1974
- Date
- 1971
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (20 x 13.3 cm)
- Description
- A first edition paperback book entitled This Child’s Gonna Live by Sarah E. Wright with a cover that features sepia toned portrait of Sarah E. Wright with off-white text. The upper left-hand corner has publication and pricing information in small white text along with an excerpt from a Chicago Sunday-Times review. Large off-white text justified to the left shows the title [This / Child’s / Gonna / Live]. Beneath this, smaller off-white text reads [by / Sarah E. Wright].
- The back cover is beige with black text and features a synopsis, three reviews, and a biography of Sarah E. Wright.
- This 276-page book follows the main character, Mariah Upshur, wife and mother, living in the fictional fishing village of Tangierneck on Maryland's Eastern Shore in the 1930s. Mariah’s husband, Jacob has been swindled out of his land by rich, white landowners and is forced to choose between working in a system reminiscent of share-cropping or as a fisherman, enduring rough weather. The Upshurs have three sons, a daughter who died prematurely and another daughter with whom Mariah is pregnant. While Jacob oftentimes buckles under the unrelenting systemic forces that oppress his family, Mariah endures her day-to-day trials while remaining determined to create a better future for her children.
- Wright depicts the struggles of poor African American women, who confront the multiple oppressions of class, race, and gender.
- There are no signatures or inscriptions.
- Place depicted
- Eastern Shore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Families
- Literature
- Motherhood
- Poverty
- Rural life
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
- Object number
- 2010.61.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1969 by Sarah E. Wright
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Masonic Burial Services with General Instructions
- Written by
- Macoy, Robert, Irish, 1815 - 1895
- Subject of
- Freemasonry, American, founded 1730
- Date
- early 20th century
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard and cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 1/8 x 5 x 1/4 in. (18.1 x 12.7 x 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Hardcover book titled "Masonic Burial Services with General Instructions" totalling thirty-four pages. The front cover consists of navy blue, almost black, cloth bound cardboard hard cover with the words "Masonic Burial Services" in gold leaf across the front. The text explains the general instructions for service in the lodge room, church or house and at the grave. On the back end page is inscribed in pencil "Louise Harris 1914 West at [illegible]."
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- manuals
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Freemasonry
- Funeral customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.155.258
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Holy Bible
- Published by
- A. J. Holman & Company, American, 1872 - 1961
- Date
- 1957
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper, leather
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a): 8 × 5 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (20.3 × 14.6 × 3.8 cm)
- H x W (b): 7 × 4 1/2 in. (17.8 × 11.4 cm)
- Description
- This publication of The Holy Bible is bound in blue leather with the symbol of Freemasonry on the front. The Old and New Testaments according to the authorized or King James's version are included. Also included are an illuminated frontispiece, presentation and record pages, and help directed to the Masonic student for studying the text.
- An insert (b) titled "An Address to Candidate on Receiving the Third Degree" was placed inside the Bible.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- Bibles
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Freemasonry
- Religion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.156.14.9.11ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Adoptive Rite Ritual: A Book of Instruction
- Written by
- Macoy, Robert, Irish, 1815 - 1895
- Published by
- Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co., American, founded 1852
- Date
- 1928
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a): 5 9/16 × 4 1/16 × 3/4 in. (14.1 × 10.3 × 1.9 cm)
- H x W (b): 4 3/4 × 3 1/8 in. (12.1 × 7.9 cm)
- Description
- This book of instruction, totaling 240 pages, pertains to the organization, government and ceremonies of Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star. It is bound in brown cardboard with the Emblem of the Order of the Eastern Star stamped on the front. It is a revised edition. An insert (b) is also included with the Syllabus for the Order of the Eastern Star printed on it.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Freemasonry
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.156.14.9.12ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- public domain
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Document comparing Clay and Liston's knock-out percentages
- Distributed by
- Dundee-MacDonald Enterprises, Inc., American, founded 1963
- Subject of
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Liston, Sonny, American, 1928 - 1970
- Dundee's 5th St. Gym, American, 1950 - 1983
- Date
- February 1964
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This typewritten document comparing Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston’s knock-out percentages is part of the press kit for the 1964 Liston vs. Clay World Heavyweight Championship fight put together by Dundee-MacDonald Enterprises, Inc. Below the "LISTON vs. CLAY" header, the title text reads, "Clay's Knockout Record Outshines Liston's .789 to .520."
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- documents
- press kits
- Topic
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Caricature and cartoons
- Mass media
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Dwaine Simpson 5th St. Gym Museum Collection
- Object number
- 2011.56.3.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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American Anti-Slavery Almanac Vol. II, No. I
- Published by
- Benedict, S. W., American
- Subject of
- American Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1870
- Date
- 1842
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 3/8 x 4 5/8 in. (18.7 x 11.7 cm)
- Description
- American Anti-Slavery Almanac for 1842 published by S. W. Benedict. The almanac is printed on off white paper in black ink. Printed below the title is “CALCULATED FOR THE HORIZON AND MERIDIAN OF BOSTON, NEW YORK, / BALTIMORE, AND CHARLESTON: AND FOR USE IN / EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY.” An engraved image is at center. The image portrays a Caucasian woman holding a book up in her left hand. A burst of light is behind her. Men, women and children are around her watching. A ship and a building being constructed are in the background. The interior pages feature astronomical information, calendars and weather forecasts. Printed on the back is an article titled "Principles of Christian Fellowship" and a short parable titled "What has become of that Leather?"
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- almanacs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Pin for Delta Sigma Theta sorority
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Date
- ca. 1990
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- metal, plastic
- Dimensions
- 1/2 × 3/4 × 9/16 in. (1.3 × 1.9 × 1.4 cm)
- Description
- A gold--tone Delta Sigma Theta Sorority pin. The pin is molded in the Greek letters [? S T] with the letters slightly staggered. The S symbol has (9) small white plastic pearls embedded in the metal. The pin back is a jewelry clutch, or a tie tack back, in style.
- Classification
- Adornment
- Type
- pins (jewelry)
- Topic
- Sororities
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Object number
- 2014.85.1ab
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Gavel used by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Date
- 1992
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10 1/2 × 3 × 1 1/2 in. (26.7 × 7.6 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- A gold-toned gavel used by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The head of the gavel is cylindrical and rounded with molded indentations around the circumference of the head. The handle of the gavel is molded into the Greek letters [? S T] written vertically and starting near where the handle meets the head. The bottom of the handle is rounded and tapered, slightly bulbous at the very end.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Topic
- Sororities
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Object number
- 2014.85.2.1
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Gavel sound block used by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Manufactured by
- AITG, American
- Subject of
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Date
- 1992
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- plastic, metal, felt
- Dimensions
- 5 × 3 9/16 × 5/8 in. (12.7 × 9 × 1.6 cm)
- Description
- A gavel sound block featuring the logo of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. The block has a thick red acrylic body with curving edges. On the top of the block is a gold toned relief in the form of the Delta Sigma Theta crest, which features a woman's head in profile above a shield featuring a torch, laurel leaves, and a crossed sword and cane. Below the crest is a banner reading [?E?TA SIGNA TETA]. The plastic of the underside of the sound block is covered with black felt and has two manufacturer stickers.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Topic
- Sororities
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Object number
- 2014.85.3.1