Created by

Bethel Baptist Institutional Church, American, founded 1838

Subject of

Dr. Wilson, Robert H., American, 1924 - 2011

Medium

ink on paper, metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 11 × 8 5/8 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.9 × 0.2 cm)

Type

souvenir programs

Place used

Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States, North and Central America

Date

1956

Description

Souvenir program from the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Brotherhood Alliance for men's day activities. The faded orange cover has black printed text at the top with the title and date, March 18th, 1956, of the program. The program is fastened with two (2) staples. The center of the cover has an image of pastor Rev. Robert H. Wilson. There is an image of the church at the bottom with the location at Hogan and Caroline Streets, Jacksonville, Florida. The interior has images of the men's day officials, a program schedule, and information about committees and speakers. There is an advertisement for the Afro American Life Insurance Company on the back cover.

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Topic

African American

Communities

Men

Religion

Religious groups

United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.97.40.64

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Goodwill Baptist Church, American, founded after 1900

Subject of

Rev. Ball, William B., American, born ca. 1890

Medium

ink on paper, metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.2 cm)

Type

souvenir programs

Place used

Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1953

Description

Souvenir program from the dedication of the Goodwill Baptist Church. The tan cover has a thin ribbon graphic border. Below the title, the location, 410 North Monroe Street, Richmond, Va. is listed. The dates for the services [November 22nd through December 11th 1953] are noted above the pastor, Rev. W. B. Ball. The program begins with images and a brief biography of the pastor and his wife, Mary M. Ball. The program has images of church members and committees. There is schedule information interspersed with advertisements. The program is fastened with two (2) staples. The back cover is blank.

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Topic

African American

Communities

Religion

Religious groups

United States--Social life and customs

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.97.40.66

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Illustrated by

Pious, Robert Savon, American, 1908 - 1983

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 21 7/16 × 13 3/4 in. (54.5 × 35 cm)

Type

posters

Date

1940

Caption

The American Negro Exposition took place at the Chicago Coliseum, July 4 through September 2, 1940. The event recognized two important occasions: the 75th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery and the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Featuring the contributions of African Americans to American life since 1865, the Exposition was considered the first Negro World's Fair and the first time that African Americans had the opportunity to present themselves and their stories to the world.

Description

A poster for the American Negro Exposition at the Chicago Coliseum. The image on the poster is of a male standing behind a female. They have their heads turned to their right and have their arms raised. In their right hands they are holding a book and a gear. In their left hands they are holding a document and a broken chain. The background is a pink mountain-scape with Abraham Lincoln’s face at center with a blue sky and pink clouds. Agricultural tools are at the bottom. Black text at the top center of the poster reads: [AMERICAN NEGRO EXPOSITION.] Brown text at the center of the poster reads: [1865] and [1940.] Blue text on a black background at the bottom of the poster reads: [CHICAGO COLISEUM / JULY 4 TO SEPT. 2.] Small black text at the bottom of the poster reads: [AMERICAN NEGRO EXPOSITION HEADQUARTERS, 3632 SOUTH PARKWAY, CHICAGO.]

Topic

African American

Advertising

Communities

Design

Emancipation

Festivals

United States--History--1933-1945

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Gift of Ingrid Rose in Memory of Milton M. Rose

Object number

2015.178

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Cloman, Percy William, American, 1897 - 1921

Medium

dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 3 1/2 × 4 3/8 in. (8.9 × 11.1 cm)

Type

photographs

Place depicted

Eufaula, McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1980

Description

A color photograph of the headstone of Percy William Cloman, brother of Eunice Jackson. The gravestone is a stone marker, surrounded by browning grass and some leaves. Carved at the top of the gravestone is a recessed cross. Engraved below the cross is: [PERCY WILLIAM CLOMAN/ OKLAHOMA/ SGT CO M 65 PIONEER INF/ WORLD WAR I/ JUNE 17, 1897 March 19, 1921]. The photograph has curved corners.

Topic

African American

American South

American West

Communities

Military

World War I

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman

Object number

2014.75.58

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title

The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1816

Subject of

Bethel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1852

Medium

ink on paper, metal

Dimensions

H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Type

constitutions

Place depicted

San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Date

after 1990

Description

Document of the "Constitution of the Lay Organization" from the California Conference of the A.M.E. Church. The typed document has three (3) sheets of paper stapled together in the upper right corner. The black text is only printed on the front side of each page. The constitution begins with Article II which reads [The object and purpose of this organization is to organize and train the lay members....] before stating objectives a-h. The second page has a history of Bethel A.M.E. Church lay organization from 1941-1990. Committee members are listed on the last page. There is an inscription [554 B] on the reverse. The papers have a crease in the middle from being folded.

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Topic

African American

Communities

Religion

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.97.40.17.2

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821

Subject of

Blackwell Memorial AME Zion Church, American, founded 1918

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 8 1/16 × 5 1/4 × 3/16 in. (20.5 × 13.3 × 0.4 cm)

Type

journals (periodicals)

Place used

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date

June 29-July 4, 1948

Description

Booklet of "Journal Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Session" from the A.M.E. Zion Church. The tan front cover has a double black border around the black printed text. The lower half of the front cover reads [Held in / Blackwell Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church / Chicago, Illinois / June 29-July 4, 1948 / Bishop John W. Martin, A.M., D.D., L.L.D., / Presiding / Rev. W. T. Beck / Pastor]. The book has a price of twenty-five (25) cents. The journal includes conference rolls, proceeding summaries, and observations and recommendations. The back cover is blank.

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Topic

African American

Communities

Religion

Religious groups

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.97.40.16

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913

Signed by

W. D. Williams, 1905 - 1984

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

11 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 1/2 in. (28.6 x 22.2 x 1.3 cm)

Open Flat: 11 3/8 × 17 13/16 × 2 1/8 in. (28.9 × 45.2 × 5.4 cm)

Type

school yearbooks

Place depicted

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1948

Description

A high school yearbook for Booker T. Washington High School called "The Comet." The cover of the yearbook is yellow with black text. At top center are the words “The Comet” next to a black star. At the bottom right is “1948.” At the bottom of the cover is “Booker T. Washington High School. The back cover is signed “Wm. D. Williams.”

Topic

African American

American South

American West

Communities

Education

United States--History--1945-1953

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams

Object number

2013.79.25

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Exhibition

Power of Place

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Subject of

Edwards, Sharon Kaye, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film

Dimensions

H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)

Type

negatives

portraits

Place made

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

Date

1979

Caption

Anderson took this image of Sharon Kaye Edwards in his studio in 1979. The image was for her passport photo so that Edwards could travel to Germany with her husband who was in the military.

Description

A photographic negative of a woman, Sharon Kaye Edwards, sitting on a bench in the interior of Anderson's studio.

Topic

African American

American South

Communities

Photography

Segregation

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2007.1.69.21.15.D

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 3179pixels × 3157pixels

Type

portraits

digital images

digital media - born analog

Place captured

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968

Description

This image depicts a young woman standing at the entrance of one of the yellow tents at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. Framed by the tent flaps of yellow material she gazes directly at the viewer. She is dressed in a blue knit shirt with a fold over collar and a vee-neckline. There is some clear and white material, possibly a wad of tape, stuck to one tent flap at head level.

Topic

African American

Civil rights

Communities

Local and regional

Photography

Resistance

Social reform

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston

Object number

2014.116.34

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

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Portfolio/Series

Resurrection City

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

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 5285pixels × 5285pixels

Type

portraits

digital images

digital media - born analog

Place captured

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968

Description

This image depicts a young woman seated between rows of tents at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. The woman, seated on a wooden folding chair, wears a light colored shirt with long sleeves pushed up, and a light colored and patterned skirt. She wears a scarf wrapped around her head and is barefoot. Her light colored sandals rest on the ground beside her. She sits sideways to the camera and looks at the viewer over her left shoulder, holding her left hand on her hip. She sits in the doorway of a tent made of yellow material, wood, and plastic sheeting. Folding cots are visible inside the tent opposite her. The alley is bare ground with sparse grass and a tree is visible in the distance over the roofs of the tents.

Topic

African American

Civil rights

Communities

Local and regional

Photography

Resistance

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston

Object number

2014.116.39

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

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Portfolio/Series

Resurrection City

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

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 2510pixels × 3899pixels

Type

digital images

digital media - born analog

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968

Description

This image depicts a temporary shelter in Resurrection City on the National Mall with the lyrics to two songs written on its sides. The tent, made of plywood and plastic sheeting, is situated on the National Mall, with trees and the Washington Monument visible behind it. The first song is titled "You Can't Keep Us Down" and the lyrics cover the left half of the tent wall. The other song is titled "In Resurrection City" and its lyrics cover the right side of the tent wall. For full lyrics, please see Notes Text Entries.

Topic

African American

Civil rights

Communities

Local and regional

Photography

Resistance

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston

Object number

2014.116.47

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

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Portfolio/Series

Resurrection City

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

Photograph by

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Subject of

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

digital

Dimensions

H x W: 2510pixels × 3550pixels

Type

portraits

digital images

digital media - born analog

Place captured

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date

1967

Description

This image depicts two men at an anti-war rally at Boston Common. The men are standing side by side, arms around each other's shoulders. They face the viewer, the man on the right holding his free arm out in front of him, hand open, fingers splayed, palm up. He wears a light colored button down shirt, dark pants, and a loose coat with a large peace symbol on the breast pocket. The man on the left wears a dark shirt with a minister's collar, a light colored blazer and light colored pants. His free arm is raised in the air, fist clenched.

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil rights

Communities

Local and regional

Photography

Resistance

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston

Object number

2014.116.48

Restrictions & Rights

© Robert Houston

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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

Manufactured by

Shalon Chemical Industries Ltd., Israeli, founded 1968

Worn by

Dr. Cobb, William Jelani, American, born 1967

Medium

gas mask (a): rubber with plastic, metal and ink;

filter canister (b):paint on metal with charcoal and fiberglass

Dimensions

H x W x D (2016.122ab - Gas Mask with Filter Cartridge): 7 7/8 × 6 5/16 × 12 5/8 in. (20 × 16 × 32 cm)

H x W x D (2016.122a - Gas Mask): 10 5/8 × 6 5/16 × 11 in. (27 × 16 × 27.9 cm)

H x W x D (2016.122b - Gas Mask Filter Cartridge): 4 3/16 × 4 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (10.6 × 10.6 × 7 cm)

Type

gas masks

Place used

Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Place made

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Middle East, Asia

Date

2014

Description

A Shalon Chemical Industries Ltd., adult model 4A1, Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC), black, rubber gas mask (2016.122a), with a Type 80, NBC filter canister (2016.122b) worn by Dr. Jelani Cobb during demonstrations that took place in Ferguson, Missouri during the summer and fall of 2014. The mask has five (5) adjustable head straps with plastic buckles that secure the mask on the wearer behind the head, an interior seal, two (2) wide, plastic view lenses secured to the mask with screws, and a plastic voicemitter attached to the nose cup. There is a plastic hydration port on the proper right side of the mask with a metal clip at the base. The mask has a round, metal, beige, threaded filter canister. The exterior of the canister has twelve (12) molded spokes on the front and six (6) indentations on the back. The interior of the canister has a metal plate over a mesh metal screen. There is a printed series of numbers in black ink on the top of the filter canister and molded marks and stamps on the interior and exterior of the mask.

Topic

African American

Communities

Justice

Military

Race discrimination

Race relations

Resistance

Violence

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. William Jelani Cobb

Object number

2016.122ab

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Tools and Equipment-Military

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Jackson, Eunice, American, 1903 - 2004

Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium

Photograph: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper;

Mat: ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (photograph): 5 × 7 1/16 in. (12.7 × 17.9 cm)

H x W (mat): 7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in. (19.3 × 24.5 cm)

Type

photographs

portraits

Place depicted

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date

1950-1960

Description

A black-and-white photograph of sixteen (16) women in nurse's uniforms on a stage in front of a fabric drape. All of the women are dressed in an outfit consisting of a jumper and light-colored blouse, stockings, light-colored shoes and a cap. The eight (8) nurses in the front row are seated with their right leg crossed over left ankle and hands folded in their laps. The eight (8) nurses in the back row are standing at a ¾ turn to the camera. Eunice Jackson is standing at the far proper left of the photograph. Everyone is smiling. The photograph can be removed from the mat.

Topic

African American

American South

American West

Communities

Medicine

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman

Object number

2014.75.14ab

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title

The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

The North Star, American, 1847 - 1859

Edited by

Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895

Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885

Published by

Dick, John, British

Medium

ink on newsprint

Dimensions

H x W (folded): 13 3/16 × 18 1/2 in. (33.5 × 47 cm)

Type

newspapers

Place printed

Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

September 8, 1848

Description

The September 8, 1848 issue of the North Star, an antislavery newspaper published in Rochester, New York by Frederick Douglass. The paper is printed with black text on yellowed newsprint. The masthead reads [THE NORTH STAR. / RIGHT IS OF NO SEX-TRUTH IS OF NO COLOR-GOD IS THE FATHER OF US ALL, AND ALL WE ARE BRETHREN. / ROCHESTER, N. Y., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1848.] On the left side of the masthead is [FREDERICK DOUGLASS, / M. R. DELANY, / EDITORS / VOL. 1. NO. 37.] Printed on the right side of the masthead is [JOHN DICK, PUBLISHER / WHOLE NO.-37.]. The main text is organized into seven columns of small print. At the top of the column on the far left, above the publisher's notices and list of agents, is printed: [The object of the NORTH STAR will be to attack SLAVERY in all its forms and aspects; advocate UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION; exalt the standard of PUBLIC MORALITY; promote the moral and intellectual improvement of the COLORED PEOPLE; and hasten the day of FREEDOM to the THREE MILLIONS of our ENSLAVED FELLOW COUNTRYMEN.] This issue contains several anti-slavery essays and letters, including a letter from Douglass to his previous enslaver Thomas Auld, titled [To My Old Master], as well as a critique of the Liberian colonization movement, news of the rebellion in Ireland, poetry, notices of anti-slavery society meetings around the region, and general advertisements.

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Communities

Free communities of color

Freedom

International affairs

Mass media

Social reform

United States--History--1815-1861

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2014.151.3

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Exhibition

Slavery and Freedom

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Directed by

Hobson, Charles, American, 1936 -

Interview of

Bond, Max, American

De Vore, Dan, American

Bowser, Leroy, American

Davidoff, Paul, American

Flores, José, American

Román, Francisco A., American

Dr. Carroll, J. D., American

Written by

Bowser, Leroy, American

Created by

Garcia, Jose, American

Edited by

Jackson, Bob, American

Composed by

Taylor, Rheet, American

Produced by

Chambra Productions

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965

Created by

Symes, Art, American

Owned by

Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film

Dimensions

Duration: 23 Minutes

Length (Film): 900 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place filmed

Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1971

Caption

“It’s the Same Old Game” is a 16mm color film on urban studies directed by Charles Hobson. It was made to encourage citizen participation in the planning process, and shows examples of poor urban planning and development in which the residents had no voice. This film features interviews with children about their neighborhood, community activists, and planners that advocate for community involvement.

Description

A 16mm color film that features interviews with children about their neighborhood, interviews with community activists, and planners that advocate for community involvement. Aimed at the local citizen, this film encourages citizen participation in the planning process. Footage shows problematic aspects of poor urban planning, including air pollution caused by trucks, water pollution, and other problems with industrial areas to close to residential areas. Footage also includes a contentious meeting on the construction of a new high school near Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn.

2012.79.1.52.1a: 16mm color film.

The film begins with a voiceover narration and a soft music soundtrack. The narration explains that without citizen involvement in the planning process, then planning will be, as the title suggests, "the same old game." The film then shows three men standing over a table with a model of a city plan on it. The next scene features Leroy Bowser standing with a pole over a large floor model of New York City. As he discusses housing in the city, he moves around the model and points to different neighborhoods. The next scenes show houses and streets in Jamaica, Queens. Children are interviewed, and they discuss problems with crime and sanitation. The next interview is with Dan De Vore, and he talk about problems with housing that shares neighborhood space with industrial businesses. The footage then shows more street scenes and interviews with the same group of children from earlier in the film. The next scene features a group of planners looking at plans on a table. The next interview is with Max Bond, and he discusses the importance of community power. An unidentified woman joins in and remarks about the "game," and the struggle to figure out how to leverage it to the community's advantage. Max Bond agrees and suggests one way to change the "game" is to that elect people from the neighborhood onto planning commissions and into other offices. The next person to speak is Art Symes, and he remarks that even with getting community people involved in planning commissions, the old methods require change as well. The next scene shows street scenes in Harlem, and then an aerial view of the streets from the top of a building. The next interview is with Paul Davidoff, and he discusses the problems with white professional planners making decisions on planning without working with people on the street and understanding what they need and the problems to fix. The next scenes show various problems with housing near industrial districts. In particular, the film shows the problems in Red Hook, Brooklyn, such as the air pollution close to recreation areas for children. The film continues to show a variety of industrial blight mixed in with housing in south Brooklyn. The next interview is with José Flores, and he discusses how to improve neighborhood aesthetics and the problems with heavy trucks traveling through the neighborhood. The next scenes show the problem with a highway cutting through a neighborhood. The next scene shows a community meeting about a planned high school for Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. About a half dozen residents speak out about the planning process and how decisions are made. The main issue appears to be black and white children attending the high school together. There are also many shots of the audience at the meeting. The next interview is with Francisco A. Román as he is in the process of moving his mother out of her apartment because of his concerns about rising crime in the Red Hook neighborhood. The next interview is with Dr. J.D. Carroll, and he talks about the planning in a broader sense of how all of the smaller parts fit together across the entire region and the problems with competing interests. The next scene features Greenburg, New York, where low density, low income housing exists away from industrial areas. There are several shots of children walking around and playing basketball. The final scenes area a montage of clips from the film. The film ends with a shot of traffic coming towards the camera as the film credits are displayed.

2012.79.1.52.1b: Original metal film reel.

2012.79.1.52.1c: Original metal film can. On the film can, there is a label with information that reads [Sterling/ Educational Films/ 241 East 34th Street New York 16, N.Y./ Title: Same Old Game/ Print No. I].

Topic

African American

Activism

Children

Communities

Health

Housing

Urban life

Urban planning

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number

2012.79.1.52.1a

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

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Collection title

Pearl Bower Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture