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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 View
    Community/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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd533f53076-177b-4031-9339-c9c4dbde7ce7
  • 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 View
    Community/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
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Children
    Education
    Literature
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d2f6d44-4f49-4d43-ae74-bf8b10ed3adf
  • 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 View
    Community/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
    Type
    journals (periodicals)
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Education
    Fraternities
    Men
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50214c989-fd5b-4ba1-9a34-ebc2570123eb
  • 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 View
    Community/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
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Business
    Caricature and cartoons
    Mass media
    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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51b6b1de0-af89-41f0-8c68-fa1c00a40413
  • Globe

    Created by
    Replogle Globes, American, founded 1930
    Subject of
    Covert Consolidated School, American
    Date
    1930-1945
    On View
    Community/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
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Children
    Education
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54625f444-4f8d-4429-a6fe-dee322d4ea0a
  • 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 View
    Community/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
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Children
    Education
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5658b2713-0824-45d5-a8c8-c81fa132895c
  • Negro Makers of History

    Written by
    Woodson, Carter Goodwin, American, 1875 - 1950
    Published by
    The Associated Publishers, Inc., American, 1921 - 2005
    Date
    1928
    On View
    Community/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
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Literature
    United States History
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd562dbe712-0f60-4c52-808f-756a7ea6c4d7
  • The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an

    Published by
    Amana Publications, American, founded 1992
    Signed by
    Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
    Date
    2006
    On View
    Community/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.
    Place made
    Beltsville, Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    religious objects
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Religious groups
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd555ea5f59-11f6-4d62-b5c4-b3fb0b5d3ebf
  • 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 View
    Community/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
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Literature
    Mass media
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58f7ecbd1-e6d0-4323-9d05-7542750216f8
  • 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 View
    Community/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
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50b650817-b743-4378-bfc4-d5dc91c485f8
  • 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 View
    Community/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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566e865e0-a021-4a88-beac-5bf33fe24212
  • This Child's Gonna Live

    Written by
    Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
    Published by
    Dell Publishing Co., American, 1929 - 1974
    Date
    1971
    On View
    Community/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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5db971f0c-0137-4250-afb0-e0fb3c301c4e
  • Masonic Burial Services with General Instructions

    Written by
    Macoy, Robert, Irish, 1815 - 1895
    Subject of
    Freemasonry, American, founded 1730
    Date
    early 20th century
    On View
    Community/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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58ebd3d7a-bf31-443e-8b85-f55bc9f5a8cb
  • The Holy Bible

    Published by
    A. J. Holman & Company, American, 1872 - 1961
    Date
    1957
    On View
    Community/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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f53e835a-e606-41b5-8700-44595db9d773
  • 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 View
    Community/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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f1959ce8-9c18-4d8b-a829-eeec52993601
  • 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 View
    Community/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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54a2c2557-d33e-4703-a76e-77bed7899bdf
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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 View
    Community/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
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Caricature and cartoons
    Communication
    Literature
    Mass media
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.1.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58d149d38-763c-4665-8beb-ebc3b63e6c97
  • Pin for Delta Sigma Theta sorority

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
    Date
    ca. 1990
    On View
    Community/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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ac7325eb-bdcb-4a57-ac8f-3e37ff5ea000
  • Gavel used by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
    Date
    1992
    On View
    Community/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
    Type
    gavels (ceremonial mallets)
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d0b790c3-ec98-4ff1-b42d-8bb53229a95b
  • 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 View
    Community/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.
    Place made
    Taiwan, Asia
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    percussion idiophones
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5097bbbfc-3ab9-49be-9743-ff1cc5e0ba91

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