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Cabinet card of Gideon Welles
- Photograph by
- Brady, Mathew, American, 1822 - 1896
- Subject of
- Welles, Gideon, American, 1802 - 1878
- Date
- 1860-1878
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 1/2 × 3 7/16 in. (11.5 × 8.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 6 5/16 × 4 1/8 in. (16.1 × 10.5 cm)
- Description
- This cabinet card depicts Gideon Welles on a Mathew Brady mount. Shown from the waist up, he wears a black frock coat and waistcoat over a white shirt. A pocket watch chain T-bar is visible in one buttonhole. There is text at the bottom left corner of the card mount that reads "Brady, Photo, New York." The reverse of the card mount has text that reads "Imperial Carte de Visite, / by/ BRADY/ NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY/ No. 785 Broadway, / New York, / 627 Pennsylvania Avenue, / Washington, / D. C."
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.35.2.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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General Colin L. Powell Oral History Interview
- Created by
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Recorded by
- Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
- Interview of
- General Powell, Colin L., American, born 1937
- Interviewed by
- Bunch, Lonnie G. III, American, born 1952
- Subject of
- President Bush, George W., American, born 1946
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Date
- August 2016
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration (2016.129.15.1a): 57.2 minutes
- Duration (2016.129.15.2a): 56.4 minutes
- Description
- The oral history consists of 2016.129.15.1a and 2016.129.15.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
- 93.98498 GB
- General Colin Powell was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. General Powell donated several items including a uniform that is on display to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- In this interview conducted by National Museum of African American History and Culture Director Lonnie Bunch, General Colin Powell discusses his early life as the son of Jamaican immigrants and the journey to a long and distinguished military career that culminated in being appointed the first African American Secretary of State under President George W. Bush.
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Collection Donor Oral History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Immigration
- International affairs
- Military
- Museums
- Politics
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.129.15.1a-.2a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
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Photograph album owned by Emily Howland
- Manufactured by
- James B. Smith & Co., American
- Signed by
- Lacy, Caroline N., American, 1838 - 1898
- Received by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Menard, John Willis, American, 1838 - 1893
- Sumner, Charles, American, 1811 - 1874
- Child, Lydia Maria, American, 1802 - 1880
- Channing, William Henry, American, 1810 - 1884
- Phillips, Wendell, American, 1811 - 1884
- Freedmen's Bureau, American, 1865 - 1872
- Date
- 1864
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- leather, metal, and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (15.9 × 13.3 × 7.3 cm)
- H x W (open with clasps): 6 1/4 × 11 in. (15.9 × 27.9 cm)
- H x W (open without clasps): 6 1/4 × 9 in. (15.9 × 22.9 cm)
- H x W x D (Storage container): 5 7/8 × 11 1/4 × 11 7/16 in. (15 × 28.5 × 29 cm)
- Caption
- Caroline “Carrie” Nichols (later Carrie N. Lacy; see 2017.30.13) presented this carte-de-visite album to her friend and fellow teacher Emily Howland on January 1, 1864, at Camp Todd, a freedmen’s camp and school located in Arlington, Virginia. Emily Howland was an abolitionist, educator, philanthropist, and suffragist who founded, financially supported, and taught in numerous schools for African Americans for more than 70 years from 1857 until her death in 1929 at the age of 101.
- Typical of a CDV album during this period, the Howland Album contains photographs of Howland’s family, friends, and colleagues, as well as souvenir images of notable abolitionists and famous figures during the 1860s and 1870s. Based on the photograph dates and later inscriptions, it is clear that Howland added photographs to the album as she collected them throughout the mid- to late 19th century.
- Description
- Black leather photograph album owned by Emily Howland containing photographs of friends, family, and celebrities. The album covers and binding are made from embossed black leather with gold gilt decorations on the covers and spine. Both covers are the same, with a scallop-edged diamond outlined in gold at the center and geometric borders surrounding it, ending in a thin gold gilt geometric border around the edges. Gilt text is stamped on the spine reading "PHOTOGRAPHS". The front and back interior covers have decorative paper with small gold repeating stylized dots on a white ground adhered to them. There are four (4) sheets of paper at the front of the album, followed by twenty-five (25) thicker pages that each feature a window for holding two (2) photographs per page, and one (1) sheet of paper at the back of the album. There is room for fifty (50) photographs, though the album contains only forty-seven (47) photographs plus one (1) loose photograph too large to fit into the windowed pages. Windows 20, 21, and 47 are empty. The windows are rectangular with rounded corners and are surrounded by a gold printed border. The front pages include a page with information about the album publisher and an Index page with two printed columns of numbered lines for identifying the photographs. The Index page is not filled out. There is an inscription written in black ink on the first page that reads "To / Emily Howland / From her friend / Carrie Nichols / Jan 1st, 1864 / Camp Todd / Virginia". All of the interior pages are edged in gilt with a design impressed into the top, right side, and bottom edges of the pages that creates a floral spray when the album is closed. The album fastens on the right side with two (2) metal hinged bars that are attached to the back cover and close over metal pins attached to the front cover. The bars are embellished with a three-dimensional metal design imitating a floral fabric looped through a metal buckle.
- Place used
- Camp Todd, Arlington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- photograph albums
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Education
- Families
- Feminism
- Local and regional
- Military
- Photography
- Politics
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Religion
- Social reform
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Claim awarded by the Confederate state of South Carolina for enslaved man Dick
- Written by
- Tupper, James, American
- Subject of
- Jordan, Samuel
- State of South Carolina, American, founded 1788
- Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
- Date
- November 23, 1864
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This preprinted and handwritten form records the successful claim against the Confederate state of South Carolina for the death of an impressed enslaved man named Dick from dysentery on October, 26, 1862. Samuel Jordan, who enslaved Dick, was rewarded $750.00 by the government. The document is signed by James Tupper, the state auditor. The reverse of the paper reads "State of South Carolina / No. 342 / In the matter of the / claim of / Samuel Jordan / Report of the / State Auditor."
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- claims
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2015.222.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Urban Magazine March 1969
- Published by
- Urban Magazine Corporation of America, American
- Subject of
- Major Merritt, Lavell, American, born 1928
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- paper, ink, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/16 × 8 1/2 × 1/8 in. (28.1 × 21.6 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Urban Magazine, March 1969 featuring a large black and white image of Major Lavell Merritt, seen from the chest up. Merritt wears an army uniform with the branch insignia on his PL collar. Merritt wears dark, thick rimmed glasses and looks into the camera. In the lower left quadrant of the image is a mushroom cloud with black text inside [BLACK/MAJOR/BLAST/U.S. ARMY]. The image is bordered in white and is on a black background. At the top fourth, is the magazine title [URBAN/MAGAZINE]. To the right of the magazine title is a black and white illustration of an owl with black text below ["WE PRINT NEWS/NOT HISTORY"]. The owl is contained within a white rectangle. Along the bottom, in white, is the date and price [March 1969 25 ¢].
- Place printed
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Local and regional
- Mass media
- Military
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Vietnam
- Written by
- Representative Julian Bond, American, 1940 - 2015
- Illustrated by
- Lewis, T. G., American
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1967
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- paper, ink, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Graphic booklet with a black and white illustration on the front cover. The illustration depicts soldiers wading into a river with dense tropical foliage along the riverbank. Palm fronds are prominent in the right middle ground of the image. The soldiers are all helmeted and carry their weapons and packs above their heads. At the top in large, white block letters is the title [VIETNAM]. In the lower right corner is the artist's signature and date [T.G.Lewis '67].
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- publications
- Topic
- International affairs
- Literature
- Military
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Julian Bond. Permission required for use.
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Pinback button reading "For Friendship and Peace With Cuba"
- Designed by
- Fierstein, Irving, American, 1915 - 2009
- Distributed by
- International Action Center, American, founded 1992
- Owned by
- Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
- Date
- 1985-1995
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
- Caption
- In the mid-1990s, the International Action Center started an affiliate organization called the International Peace for Cuba Appeal that called for an end to the US blockade of Cuba, a lift to the travel ban, the closure of the US naval base at Guantanamo, and respect for Cuba’s sovereignty. From 1992-1994, they organized rallies across the country and travelled to Cuba to delivered tens of thousands of dollars in medical supplies.
- Description
- A round pinback button with a yellow background with [FOR / FRIENDSHIP / AND PEACE / WITH CUBA] printed in large black text. Red scribbled borders form a square shape around the central phrase. Beneath the text are two hands in an embrace. They both wear shirts with rolled up sleeves. Beneath the hands, small diagonal text reads [International / Peace for Cuba / Appeal]. Along the back edge is red text reading [Design by Irving Fierstein].
- Place depicted
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
- Object number
- 2010.61.45
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Irving Fierstein. Permission required for use.
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The Wounded Scout. A Friend In The Swamp.
- Created by
- Rogers, John, American, 1829 - 1904
- Date
- 1864
- Medium
- paint on plaster
- Dimensions
- 22 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (56.2 x 28.3 x 21 cm)
- Description
- A cast and painted plaster sculptural group depicting an escaped enslaved man helping a wounded Union soldier. This genre scene depicts an injured soldier leaning against the formerly enslaved man, his head resting on the other man's shoulder. The soldier's right arm is wrapped in a tourniquet and hangs limply at his side. The formerly enslaved man stands tall, looking off into the distance, while he holds the scout's left arm and guides him forward with his right arm supporting the soldier's waist. The scout has a mustache and is in uniform, wearing a jacket and boots with a bag, cartridge box and a canteen, while the formerly enslaved man is bearded and barefoot, and is wearing a shirt tucked into pants, both of which are torn and tattered. The men are walking through long grasses and swamp plants. Next to the formerly enslaved man's left foot is a copperhead snake coiled to strike. At the front of the sculpture base is etched: [JOHN ROGERS / NEW YORK / THE WOUNDED SCOUT. / A FRIEND IN THE SWAMP.]. Inscribed on the verso of the base is: [PATENTED JUNE 28 1864]. On the bottom of the base is an incomplete inscription [REK].
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- sculpture
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Art
- Emancipation
- Military
- Politics
- Race relations
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.155.289
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Pinback button against US intervention in El Salvador
- Created by
- People's Anti-War Mobilization, American, founded 1970s
- Owned by
- Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 x 2 in. (5.1 x 5.1 cm)
- Caption
- This button was made for an anti-imperialist march on Washington, D.C. on May 3, 1981. Over 100,000 people marched on the Pentagon protesting the US intervention in El Salvador, Palestine, and southern Africa. The march also focused on national issues such as racial violence, repression of the LGBTQ community, and called for an end to the draft.
- From 1979-1992, a civil war between the military-backed junta and a coalition of Marxist left-wing groups raged in El Salvador. The Carter and Reagan administrations provided significant economic aid and military training to the government of El Salvador. During the war more than 75,000 Salvadorians were killed due to the military’s brutality against civilians.
- This march also occurred during the Atlanta Child Murders. From 1979-1981, at least 28 individuals, all of whom were black, most of whom were young boys were murdered in Atlanta, Georgia. At the time of this march, neither the state nor federal investigations had identified any suspects.
- Description
- A round white pinback button with black text that reads [Defend / Atlanta's / Children / Not / El Salvador's / Junta]. Below this is a green graphic that ends in a pentagon. The graphic reads [March on the Pentagon / May 3] in white. Below this graphic, small black text reads [PEOPLE'S ANTI-WAR / MOBILIZATION]. A folded green ribbon has been attached to the back of the button.
- The manufacturer’s mark for [PEOPLE’S ANTI-WAR MOBILIZATION] is displayed on the underside of the button.
- Place depicted
- El Salvador, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Children
- International affairs
- Justice
- Law
- LGBTQ
- Military
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
- Object number
- 2010.61.60
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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William Lamar Strickland, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Strickland, William Lamar Ph. D., American, born 1937
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Boston Latin School, American, founded 1635
- Harvard University, American, founded 1636
- United States Marine Corps, American, founded 1775
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961
- Harding, Vincent Ph. D., American, 1931 - 2014
- Date
- September 23, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:09:32
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.58.1a and 2011.174.58.1b.
- William Strickland, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Boston, Massachusetts, attending Boston Latin High School and Harvard University, and serving as a Marine. He remembers his friendship with Malcolm X, joining the Northern Student Movement, and his work with Vincent Harding and the Institute of the Black World. He also discusses the current research on Malcolm X and his opinions on politics.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0055
- Place collected
- Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Military
- Politics
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.55.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Pinback button with "US / UN HANDS OFF HAITI"
- Distributed by
- Haiti Anti-Intervention Committee, American, 1980 - 2000
- Subject of
- United Nations, founded 1945
- Aristide, Jean-Bertrand, Haitian, born 1953
- Owned by
- Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
- Date
- after 1990
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.8 cm)
- Caption
- This button protested the 1994 United States and United Nations military occupation of Haiti after a Haitian military coup overthrew the country’s first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. While the forceful takeover restored Aristide to power, Operation Uphold Democracy was a short-lived success that limited Haiti’s future sovereignty and resulted in continued American interference when Aristide’s government was once again threatened and overthrown in 2004.
- Description
- A square yellow pinback button with black text. At center, a drawing depicting a gunboat with its hull painted in stars and stripes hoisting the Jolly Roger (black flag with skull and crossbones). Black text on the back reads [HAITI ANTI-INTERVENTION COMMITTEE] with a phone number and a small [UFCW] union print mark.
- Place depicted
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
- Object number
- 2010.61.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button for national march against Apartheid and U.S. in Central America
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
- Caption
- This pin was made for a march on Washington on April 25, 1987. Protesters called for an end to US military interference in Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. They also criticized the American government’s support of the apartheid South African government, which at the time, occupied Namibia and was at war with Angola.
- Description
- A round pin with the central white dove on a white and blue background. The upper portion of the pin is blue and white text along the supper curve reads [MARCH ON WASHINGTON]. The white dove has red text inside that reads [April / 25]. The bottom of the pin has a wave of white with red text [NO TO APARTHEID / U.S. OUT OF CENTRAL AMERICA !].
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nicaragua, Latin America, North and Central America
- South Africa, Africa
- El Salvador, Latin America, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Namibia, Africa
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Movement
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Topic
- Activism
- International affairs
- Justice
- Military
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
- Object number
- 2010.61.42
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Ruby Nell Sales Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Nell Sales, Ruby, American, born 1948
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Daniels, Jonathan Myrick, American, 1939 - 1965
- Date
- April 25, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:32:09
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.7.1a, 2011.174.7.1b, 2011.174.7.1c, 2011.174.7.1d, 2011.174.7.1e, 2011.174.7.1f, 2011.174.7.1g, 2011.174.7.1h, 2011.174.7.1i, and 2011.174.7.1j.
- Ruby Sales discusses her father's military career, growing up in Columbus, Georgia, and attending the Tuskegee Institute. Her father was a Baptist minister and grew up in a racist and segregated society. Her grandmother was either born into slavery or right after it, and learned to read and write. She recalls joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Selma to Montgomery March, registering voters in Lowndes County, Alabama, and her arrest in Hayneville, Alabama. She remembers the murder of Jonathan Daniels, a seminary student who saved her life, and discusses her opinions on African American history and the current rate of African Americans in prison.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0007
- Place collected
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Hayneville, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Justice
- Military
- Politics
- Prisons
- Religion
- Segregation
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- Tuskegee Airmen
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.7.1a-j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Lift Every Voice - For Victory
- Published by
- New Age Publishers, American
- Written by
- Jones, Claudia, American, 1915 - 1964
- Date
- 1942
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 11/16 x 5 5/16 in. (19.5 x 13.5 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet titled "Lift Every Voice-." The front cover has a black-and-white photograph of a man pointing a gun at something in the foreground. The title appears above and below in black and white print.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Mass media
- Military
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1933-1945
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
- Object number
- 2010.55.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Jim Crow in Uniform
- Published by
- New Age Publishers, American
- Written by
- Jones, Claudia, American, 1915 - 1964
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in. (19.5 x 13 cm)
- Description
- Black ink on yellowed paper, a drawing of young black men in helmets with guns over their shoulders with the title at the top left.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Mass media
- Military
- Politics
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
- Object number
- 2010.55.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870
- Created by
- Kelly, Thomas
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
- Revels, Hiram Rhodes, American, 1827 - 1901
- President Grant, Ulysses S., American, 1822 - 1885
- Colfax, Schulyer, American, 1823 - 1885
- President Lincoln, Abraham, American, 1809 - 1865
- Recorded by
- Brown, John, American, 1800 - 1859
- Date
- 1870
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (52.1 x 66.7 cm)
- Description
- At center, a depiction of a parade in celebration of the passing of the 15th Amendment. Framing it are portraits and vignettes illustrating the rights granted by the 15th Amendment: "We till our own fields," "The Ballot Box is Open to Us," "We Unite in the Bonds of Fellowship with the Whole Human Race," etc.
- Place depicted
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- color lithographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.45.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Bible used during Vietnam War by soldier Thomas Smith
- Published by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smith, Thomas, American, died 1987
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- leather with ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 7 1/2 x 6 x 2 in. (19.1 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm)
- Description
- Bible with a black leather cover. The cover is very worn and all markings and lettering has faded away. The pages are very brittle and deteriorating. The title and copyright pages are missing as are several others. Many pages are out of order and are dog-eared.
- Place used
- Viet Nam, Asia
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Religious and Sacred Objects
- Type
- Bibles
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Local and regional
- Military
- Religion
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Devlin Culliver
- Object number
- 2012.163.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal
- Commissioned by
- United States Department of the Treasury, American, founded 1789
- Subject of
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- Created by
- United States Mint, American, founded 1792
- Date
- 2007
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/16 in. (7.5 × 7.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Caption
- The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian recognition awarded by the U.S. Congress. This medal was presented to the Tuskegee Airmen, African American pilots flying for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Awarded on March 29, 2007, the medal recognized their “unique military record that inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces.”
- Description
- A gold medal featuring three men in profile in the center, with "TUSKEGEE AIRMEN" at top and an eagle with spread wings at the bottom.
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- medals
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Military
- Tuskegee Airmen
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2007.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
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Flight helmet worn by Thunderbird pilot Gen. Lloyd W. Newton
- Manufactured by
- Shepard Airtronics, Inc., founded 1960
- IMCO Products, Inc., American
- Used by
- General Newton, Lloyd W., American, born 1942
- Subject of
- United States Air Force Thunderbirds, founded 1917
- Date
- ca. 1974
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- plastic , leather , metal , nylon , cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 35 × 10 × 10 1/2 in. (88.9 × 25.4 × 26.7 cm)
- Description
- Red, white, and blue flight helmet with black visor. Flight helmet is predominantly red, with an illustration on the back. Illustration on helmet depicts an eagle with four fighter jets in a white star at its center. Blue stars set against a white background surround the eagle. Blue type below the eagle reads, [Thunderbirds]. At PR and PL sides of helmet are metal mechanisms that the flight oxygen mask clips in to. Type on each of the mechanisms reads, [60C4459/IMCO PRECISION/PRODUCTS INC.]. Painted at the center of the helmet's front is [Fig]. Helmet's visor is adjustable using a white knob. Type on white knob reads, [LOCK ASST. VISOR/8475-722-7292/ F/N 66D1722/SHEPARD AIRTRONICS INC.].
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Tools and Equipment-Military
- Type
- helmets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of General Lloyd "Fig" Newton
- Object number
- 2015.221ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection
- smithsonian online virtual archive
- Record
- Creator
- National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
- name
- Church of God
- WHUT Howard University Television
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive (MARMIA)
- Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of District of Columbia
- inclusive dates
- 1940 - Ongoing
- 1940 - Ongoing
- Physical description
- 825 Digital files
- Abstract
- The Great Migration is a unique, ongoing digitization service program that partners the National Museum of African American History and Culture with individuals across the United States to preserve their important analog audiovisual media. While major motion picture film and television historically lacked diverse representation, black history was instinctively being preserved in everyday home movies. Today, these personal narratives serve as an invaluable tool for understanding and re-framing black moving image history, and provide a much needed visualization of African American history and culture.
- Preferred Citation
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Supported by the Robert Frederick Smith Fund of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Restrictions
- Collection is available online for open research.
- Scope and Contents
- The collection contains 825 digitized audiovisual media objects. However, as an ongoing project the scope of the collection will continue to increase over time. The scope will be updated as is appropriate.
- The content of the collection consists predominantly of amateur recordings created by families to document their lives. This includes major life events, such as birthdays, as well as family vacations and holidays. Additionally, the collection includes footage produced by professionals for broadcast on television. This particular footage entered the collection through partnerships with other memory institutions.
- Physical description
- 825 Digital files
- Abstract
- The Great Migration is a unique, ongoing digitization service program that partners the National Museum of African American History and Culture with individuals across the United States to preserve their important analog audiovisual media. While major motion picture film and television historically lacked diverse representation, black history was instinctively being preserved in everyday home movies. Today, these personal narratives serve as an invaluable tool for understanding and re-framing black moving image history, and provide a much needed visualization of African American history and culture.
- Preferred Citation
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Supported by the Robert Frederick Smith Fund of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Restrictions
- Collection is available online for open research.
- Scope and Contents
- The collection contains 825 digitized audiovisual media objects. However, as an ongoing project the scope of the collection will continue to increase over time. The scope will be updated as is appropriate.
- The content of the collection consists predominantly of amateur recordings created by families to document their lives. This includes major life events, such as birthdays, as well as family vacations and holidays. Additionally, the collection includes footage produced by professionals for broadcast on television. This particular footage entered the collection through partnerships with other memory institutions.
- object type
- Archival materials
- topic
- Amateur films
- Families
- Travel
- Parties
- African Americans