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Photograph of Denyce Graves wearing a Donna Langman designed dress for "Carmen"

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Graves, Denyce, American, born 1964

Medium: ink on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 5 x 3 in. (12.7 x 7.6 cm)

Type: color photographs; portraits

Place depicted: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2012

Description: Full color photograph of American mezzo-soprano opera singer, Denyce Graves, wearing a pink and black satin flamenco-style designed by Donna Langman for Act IV in the Washington National Opera's production of "Carmen". This candid photograph of Graves in costume appears to have been taken while backstage.

Topic: African American; Costume; Local and regional; Musical Theatre; Opera (Music); Photography; Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Denyce Graves

Object number: 2012.49.3

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Photograph of Robert L. Johnson

Photograph by: Williams, Milton, American, born 1940
Subject of: Johnson, Robert L., American, born 1946; Black Entertainment Television, American, founded 1980

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm); H x W (Image): 6 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (16.5 x 24.4 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 5, 1981

Caption: Robert (Bob) L. Johnson, president and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), in his Washington, DC Georgetown office in the early days of BET's evolution. June 5, 1981. The channel launched in 1980 and became a full-fledged cable channel in 1983.
Description: A black-and-white photograph of Robert L. Johnson sitting behind a desk. He is adjusting a television knob with his right hand. He is looking directly at the camera. The photograph is stamped and inscribed on the back.

Topic: African American; Local and regional; Mass media; Photography; Television

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives

Object number: 2011.15.326

Restrictions & Rights: © Milton Williams

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography
Exhibition: Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C 050

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Spring--Delightful Flower Bed

Created by: Alma Thomas, American, 1891 - 1978

Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: H x W (Painting): 39 1/2 × 39 1/2 in. (100.3 × 100.3 cm)

Type: oil paintings

Place made: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1967

Description: This is an abstract and colorful mosaic-style painting with concentric circles filling a square space with a light green background. Each circle is composed of rectangular shapes of similar color and size, but each circle varies in color and width.

Topic: African American; Art; Local and regional; Nature; Resistance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William J. and Brenda L. Galloway and Family

Object number: 2015.151

Restrictions & Rights: © Charles Thomas Lewis

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Classification: Visual Arts
Exhibition: Visual Art and the American Experience
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Letter to Richard Howard from Vice Pres. Richard Nixon, October 22, 1960

Received by: Dick Howard, American, 1935 - 1967
Written by: President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm)

Type: letters (correspondence)

Place made: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: 1824 Las Lomas N.E., Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 22, 1960

Description: A typed letter from Vice President Richard Nixon to Richard W. Howard extending his congratulations on Howard's performance in the 400M hurdles at the 1960 Rome Olympics. The letter is typed on Office of the Vice President letterhead and signed by Nixon on the bottom right. Along the top in the center is the seal of the United States with thirteen (13) stars surrounding a bald eagle.

Topic: African American; Athletes; Olympics; Track and field; United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard Family

Object number: 2012.140.2.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button promoting the Million Family March

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: metal
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 3/16 × 5/16 in. (5.6 × 0.8 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2000

Description: Round pin-back button featuring black, yellow and green type. Button reads, [Million/FAMILY/MARCH/®/OCTOBER 16, 2000/WASHINGTON, DC]. Button has green and yellow circular border.

Topic: African American; Communities; Local and regional; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2013.201.1.19

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

African-American Consumer and Business Magazine

Published by: Black Pearl Productions, Inc.
Attributed to: African American Business Association
Subject of: Farrakhan, Louis, American, born 1933; Benjamin Chavis, American, born 1948
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: paper, ink, metal
Dimensions: H x W: 11 1/8 × 8 9/16 × 1/8 in. (28.3 × 21.7 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1995

Description: Magazine with a large color photograph of Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. and Minister Louis Farrakhan. The image shows both men standing with Chavis on the left and Farrakhan on the right. Both men are dressed in suits and bow ties. The men stand in an interior room with chairs and small flags resting on the window sills. Behind the men is a palm plant. In the top left of the cover, behind the men, is the partial title of the publication [African-American/CONSUMER]. The word "consumer" is in large red and black letters. In the upper right corner in black text is the date, location, price, and a continuation of the publication title [NOVEMBER"/"DECEMBER 1995/WASHINGTON METRO BALITMORE/NORTHERN VIRGINIA/$3.00/and Business/Magazine]. Down the left side in red and yellow text is the publication's featured article [Million/Man/March/Peaceful/Rally/Makes/History]. On the lower right side is additional text in green and red [Message To/The Masses/Lead,/Follow/or Get/Out Of/The Way!]. Along the bottom of the image is the image caption in black text [Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan]. The entire image as well as all the text is contained within a yellow border on a black background.

Topic: African American; Business; Labor; Local and regional; Mass media; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2013.201.27

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Third World No. 9

Created by: Third World Newspaper
Edited by: Lewis, John W., Jr.
Subject of: X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: newsprint, ink
Dimensions: H x W: 12 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 1/16 in. (30.8 × 21 × 0.2 cm)

Type: newspapers

Place printed: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1965

Description: Third World magazine featuring a large black and white portrait drawing of Malcolm X. The illustration is a close up of Malcolm X's face depicting him squinting through his horn-rimmed glasses. The illustration is contained within a large rectangle bordered in a small black line that takes up the bottom two-thirds of the front. Over top of the illustration in the lower part of the image is white text on a black background [HONOR/MALCOLM X]. Above the second "M," on the PL cheek of Malcolm X is the artist's signature, vertically oriented [CHAMBERS]. At the top of the cover, contained within a smaller rectangle taking up the top third, is the publication title, number and price [THIRD WORLD/No. 9 25¢]. To the left of the publication title is a graphic of a globe with the number "3" on top.

Topic: African American; African diaspora; Civil Rights; Communities; Local and regional; Mass media; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2013.201.30

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Poster advertising Malcolm X memorial in Washington, D.C.

Subject of: X, Malcolm Memorial Committee, American; X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: paper, ink
Dimensions: H x W: 18 1/4 × 12 in. (46.4 × 30.5 cm)

Type: posters

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: after 1965

Description: Poster with a black and white illustration of Malcolm X on a red, black, and green background. Malcolm X is seen left of center and looks to the right. Around his head are concentric, solid color outlines of Malcolm X's portrait in red, black, and green, respectively. Along the bottom fourth is a white band with text [A MEMORIAL TO BORTHER MALCOM X/MAY 18 - LINCOLN PARK/12 th & Massachusetts, N.E./May-19 MALCOM X MEMORIAL PARK/15 th & Euclid, N.W./AFRICAN DANCERS & DRUMMERS/PROMINENT SPEAKERS RALLIES/FASION SHOWS BLACK POETRY/MALCOM X MEMORIAL COMMITTEE/BOX 3188 COLUMBIA HTS. STATION/PHONE 561-5122/WASHINGTON, D.C. 20010].

Topic: African American; Local and regional; Mass media; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2013.201.6

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Letterhead used by the Malcolm X memorial committee

Attributed to: X, Malcolm Memorial Committee, American
Subject of: X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: paper, ink
Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Type: letterheads

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1965 - 1970

Description: White letterhead with a black rectangle at the top margin. On the left side of the rectangle is a small black and white graphic of Malcolm X contained within a white circle bound inside a black box. The right of the graphic is black text [MALCOM X/MEMORIAL/COMMITTEE]. Attached to the rectangle is a smaller rectangle with the contact information [P.O. BOX 3188/WASHINGTON, D.C./PHONE 568-5125]. On the left side, below center is a small column of text listing the committee's members [Jan Bailey/Chairman/Jean Koko Hughes/Co-chairman/Ethel Minor/Communication Director/Doug Jones/Program Development/Elizabeth Foster/Secretary/Executive Committee/James A. Brown/Ava Edwards/Freddie Green/John E. Jones/Kwasi/Helen Leaks/Clarence Martin/Bill Moore/Fred Oja/Sylvia Oldham/Michael Olumba/James Shelby/Lolita Thorton/Danny Walker/Douglas Wright].

Topic: African American; Communication; Local and regional

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

Object number: 2013.201.7.1-2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Handbill for Malcolm X film screening

Produced by: Pan African Commitee, American
Subject of: X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: paper, ink
Dimensions: H x W: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)

Type: handbills

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1972

Description: White flyer with a black and white illustration of Malcolm X inside a thick bordered box in the upper half. The illustration features Malcolm X in three-quarter profile view, looking to the right. Below the illustration is the handbill information, including the date and committee contact information [MALCOLM X/His own story on the screen as it/really happened.....See it/Opens Wednesday - May 24, 1972/AT THE/TIVOLI THEATER/14th Street & Park Road, NW/Present this HANDBILL for a reduced rate./Show Time 1:30, 3:25, 5:25, 7:25 & 9:25/GOOD FOR THE "MALCOLM X" FILM ONLY/SUPPORT AFRICAN/LIBERATION DAY MAY 27/call 462 3411/This handbill is produced and distributed by the Pan African Committee, P.O. Box3215 (sic)/Columbia Hgts. Station, Washington,D.C.(sic) 20010].

Topic: African American; Communication; Film; Local and regional; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2013.201.8.1-2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Flyer promoting Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC)

Created by: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: paper, ink
Dimensions: H x W: 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: after 1960

Description: Black and white flyer with a large image of two hands clasped. The hand on the left has a jean cuff in the lower left quadrant of the image. The hand on the right has a suit jacket cuff with a white dress shirt cuff underneath seen in the lower right quadrant of the image. At the top, in gray, is text [The Brother needs you]. In the lower right corner is a small gray box bordered in white with black text centered inside [STUDENT NONVIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE/SNCC/2208 14th St. N.W., Washington, D. C. 387-7445].

Topic: African American; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Communication; Local and regional; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2013.201.9.1-2

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Letter from Anacostia Museum to Norma Merrick Sklarek

Issued by: Anacostia Community Museum, American, founded 1967
Written by: Hutchinson, Louise D., American, 1928 - 2014
Received by: Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
Subject of: Welton Becket and Associates, American, 1949 - 1987
Owned by: Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 10 1/2 × 8 in. (26.7 × 20.3 cm)

Type: letters (correspondence)

Place made: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place used: Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: August 1982

Description: Letter from the Anacostia Museum to Norma Sklarek. The white paper has a black printed letterhead with a sun logo on the left and text [EXHIBITS DESIGN AND PRODUCTION LABORATORY / THE ANACOSTIA NEIGHBORHOOD MUSEUM SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION]. Below this is contact information. There is a black stamp on the upper right which reads [RECEIVED / AUG 13 1982 / WELTON BECKET ASSOCIATES]. The letter is addressed to Sklarek and begins [Thank you so very much for your prompt reply…]. The letter discusses the revision of an exhibit titled “Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds” and requests a photograph of Sklarek at work for inclusion. The reverse is blank.

Topic: African American; Architecture; Correspondence; Local and regional; Museums; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff

Object number: TA2018.23.3.1.11.18

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials; Archival Collections

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Soul Force Vol. 1 No. 3

Published by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
Subject of: Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: H x W: 16 × 11 1/2 in. (40.6 × 29.2 cm)

Type: journals (periodicals)

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 15, 1968

Description: The May 15, 1968 edition of Soul Force, the official journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The cover reads [POOR FOLKS' CAMPAIGN HITS D.C. / YOU CAN HELP / "TO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY"] and features an illustration by Henry Brownlee of the faces of five individuals. Stories include "Mule Train Moves Out," about travel to Washington, D.C.; "Poor People's University," about a curriculum developed for college students joining the campaign to educate on issues of poverty; and "Campaña De Los Pobres Proposito," a Spanish-language piece on goals and grievances that the Chicano movement seeks to achieve and address through participation in the Poor People's Campaign. Eight numbered pages.

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Political organizations; Poverty; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson

Object number: 2017.76.1

Restrictions & Rights: @ SCLC, Henry Brownlee, Brig Cabe, Bill Mahoney, Fletcher Drake.. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
On View: National Museum of American History (14th St & Constitution), National Museum of American History, NMAH East Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 2200

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph of John Wiebenson and others building a structure

Photograph by: O'Halloran, Thomas
Subject of: Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003; Unidentified Man or Men; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on Fome-Cor (TM)
Dimensions: H x W x D (Image and sheet): 15 1/4 × 23 3/8 × 1/4 in. (38.7 × 59.4 × 0.6 cm)

Type: black-and-white photographs; chromogenic color prints

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: A chromogenic print depicting a black-and-white image of four people outdoors in an open space building an A-frame structure from wooden 2x4s and plywood. The man at center, John Wiebenson, stands on a milk crate holding plywood against the 2x4 frame. Two others, faces obstructed, do the same. A fourth swings a hammer. A fifth person squats holding a camera to capture the proceedings. A final person stands with his back to the camera while looking to a piece of paper in his left hand. There are scattered trees in the background. The photograph is dry-mounted on Fome-Cor.

Topic: African American; Activism; Architecture; Civil Rights; Housing; Poverty; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson

Object number: 2017.76.3

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
On View: National Museum of American History (14th St & Constitution), National Museum of American History, NMAH East Wing, 2nd Floor, Room 2200

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Mr. Bud Going Fishing

Photograph by: Williams, Milton, American, born 1940
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, mounting board
Dimensions: H x W (Image and Sheet): 7 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (20 x 25.2 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1979

Description: A black-and-white photograph of two men sitting on the side of the street. One man sits on the curb with a dog next to him. The other man sits on a cooler with a fishing rod next to him. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped and inscribed on the back.

Topic: African American; Local and regional; Photography; United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives

Object number: 2011.15.49

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Chromogenic print of an aerial view of Resurrection City

Photograph by: P. Kenneth Jadin, American
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (image and sheet): 13 3/4 × 11 in. (35 × 28 cm)

Type: chromogenic color prints

Place depicted: Resurrection City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

Description: A color photograph of Resurrection City from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall that was taken by one of Resurrection City's lead architects, Ken Jadin. The photograph is an aerial view facing the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington Monument. The tent settlement, known as Resurrection City, is shown to the left of the Reflecting Pool in West Potomac Park. The tents, made of white tarp over plywood, are visible in the dirt encampment. The Reflecting Pool is lined with trees and there are larger groves on the left side of the image. Rainbow Pond, now the World War II Memorial, can be seen in the foreground. The background shows the Potomac River and the far Washington, D.C. and Virginia landscape. The Arlington Memorial Bridge is shown over the river behind the Lincoln Memorial. The image colors are considerably deteriorated. An inscription on the reverse reads [R. Res City].

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Freedom; Health; Housing; Local and regional; Photography; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Kenneth Jadin

Object number: 2017.98.1

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography
Exhibition: City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Print of Coretta Scott King leading a Mother's Day march for welfare rights

Created by: United Press International, American, founded 1907
Subject of: King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm); H x W (Image (Including type on right side)): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place captured: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 12, 1968

Description: A print of a press photograph of Coretta Scott King leading the Mother's Day March for Welfare Rights, part of the kick-off to the Poor Peoples Campaign. King is pictured in the center of the image wearing a dark suit, large corsage, and dark glasses. She links arms with people next to her, including two women in light colored jackets and corsages to her proper right and a man holding a megaphone to her proper left. Directly behind her is a man in a clerical collar with a young girl on his shoulders. Behind her is a large crowd of men and women, with buildings visible in the background. To the right of the image is printed the caption [WAP -051213 5/12/68 WASHINGTON: Mrs. Martin Luther King (center, dark glasses) leads a Mother's Day March for welfare rights, here 5/12. The parade kicked off the Poor People's Campaign which will culminate in a mass march on Memorial day. Others are unidentified. UPI]. On the back of the print are inscriptions and a stamp from the Examiner Reference Library.

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Motherhood; Photography; Poverty; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

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

Object number: 2011.17.142

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography
Exhibition: City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tuxedo jacket worn by Eugene Allen

Manufactured by: Lewis & Thos. Saltz, Inc., American, founded 1936
Worn by: Allen, Eugene, American, 1919 - 2010

Medium: wool, satin, thread
Dimensions: H x W x D (flat): 33 × 26 1/4 × 1 9/16 in. (83.8 × 66.7 × 4 cm)

Type: dinner jackets; tuxedoes

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1980s

Description: Tuxedo jacket from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The black jacket has satin lapels and a single button closure. There are pockets with flap closures on the front. There are two (2) buttons on the wrist of each sleeve. A clothing label is sewn into the interior. The label has gold-colored thread, which reads [Lewis & Thos. Saltz / Washington] with a logo in the center. Allen’s name is handwritten inside the right breast pocket.

Topic: African American; Business; Clothing and dress; Government; Labor; Local and regional

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen

Object number: 2018.5.1.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Clothing-Historical

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Collar stays worn by Eugene Allen

Created by: Unidentified
Worn by: Allen, Eugene, American, 1919 - 2010

Medium: metal
Dimensions: H x W: 2 1/2 × 1/4 in. (6.4 × 0.7 cm)

Type: stays (costume components); tuxedoes

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1980s

Description: Collar stays from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The gold-colored stays each have a pointed end. There are rough areas of wear on the points and near the wider, rounded end.

Topic: African American; Business; Clothing and dress; Government; Labor; Local and regional

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen

Object number: 2018.5.1.10ab

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Clothing-Historical

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White House badge worn by Eugene Allen

Issued by: The White House, founded 1792
Worn by: Allen, Eugene, American, 1919 - 2010

Medium: plastic, metal, ink, paper
Dimensions: H x W: 4 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (11.4 × 7 cm)

Type: badges

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1980s

Description: Identification badge for Eugene Allen from the White House. The badge is in laminated plastic and has a ball chain attachment at the top. The white badge has a blue border and the U.S. Presidential Seal in the center. Partially overlapping the seal, [W H] is perforated through the paper. At the bottom black printed text reads [Eugene C. Allen / White House / Washington, D.C.]. The text and designs are repeated on the back.

Topic: African American; Business; Clothing and dress; Government; Labor; Local and regional

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen

Object number: 2018.5.1.11

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Clothing-Historical; Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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