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Photograph of Negro History Week display at The Emporium

Photograph by: Unidentified
Subject of: Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987; San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945; National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 9 13/16 x 8 in. (25 x 20.3 cm)

Type: photographs

Date: February 19, 1957

Caption: This document is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
Description: A black-and-white photograph of the first display for Negro History Week in The Emporium in San Francisco, CA mounted on faded green construction paper. The photograph depicting a single display case holding a quilt, American flag, photographs, books, and album covers was installed by Francis Albrier. The photograph and construction paper are adhered to page six (6) in Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1).

Topic: African American; Education; Line 22. Historical artifacts; Photography; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History; Women

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

Object number: 2010.60.1.6

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Indoor Group Shot of Men and Women, Thelma Barnes

Created by: Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
Dimensions: H x W: 4 x 5 in (10.2 x 12.7 cm)

Type: negatives; portraits

Place made: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

Date: 1948 - 1970s

Description: Indoor Group Shot of Men and Women, Thelma Barnes

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Photography; Politics (Practical); Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.21.15.A

Restrictions & Rights: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Indoor Photo of a Crowd of Men and Women, Thelma Barnes

Created by: Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
Dimensions: H x W: 4 x 5 in (10.2 x 12.7 cm)

Type: negatives

Place made: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

Date: 1948 - 1970s

Description: Indoor Photo of a Crowd of Men and Women, Thelma Barnes

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Photography; Politics (Practical); Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.21.15.B

Restrictions & Rights: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Indoor Photo of a Woman Sitting at a Table, Thelma Barnes

Created by: Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
Dimensions: H x W: 4 x 5 in (10.2 x 12.7 cm)

Type: negatives

Place made: Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

Date: 1948 - 1970s

Description: Indoor Photo of a Woman Sitting at a Table, Thelma Barnes

Topic: African American; American South; Communities; Photography; Politics (Practical); Segregation

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

Object number: 2007.1.69.21.15.C

Restrictions & Rights: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Dusenberry, George W., American, died 1869; McKinlay, Whitefield J., American; Dickson, Elias Evander, American, 1832 - 1909; Wilder, Charles McDuffie, American; Hoyt, William R., American; Randolph, Benjamin Franklin, American, died 1868; Harris, David, American; Mays, James P., American; Jillison, Justus K., American; Lomax, Hutson J., American; Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, American; Thomas, William M., American; Webb, Henry W., American; Boseman, Benjamin A. Jr., American, 1840 - 1881; Tomlinson, Reuben, American; Wright, Jonathan Jasper, American, 1840 - 1885; DeMars, Francis, American; Brodie, William J., American; Hayes, Eben, American; Cain, Lawrence, American; Maxwell, Henry J., American, 1837 - 1906; Martin, James, American, died 1868; Cooke, Wilson, American; Miller, Franklin F., American; Rivers, Prince R., American, born 1825; Duncan, Hiram W., American; Boozer, Lemuel, American, 1809 - 1870; Smythe, Powell, American; Wright, John B., American; Moses, Franklin Israel Jr., American, 1838 - 1906; Saunders, Sancho, American; Nuckles, Samuel, American; White, John Hannibal, American, 1828 - 1878; Burton, Barney, American; Shrewsbury, Henry L., American; Mickey, Edward Charles, American; Henderson, James A., American; Hayne, Henry E., American, born 1840; Mobley, Junius S., American; Hutson, James, American; Sen. Nash, William Beverly, American, 1822 - 1888; Smith, Abraham W., American; Pettengill, Charles H., American; Hyde, John B., American; Lee, Samuel J., American, died 1895; Simons, William M., American; Chestnut, John A., American; McDaniel, Harry, American; Gardner, John, American; Stephen Atkins Swails, American; Perrin, Wade, American; James, Burrell S., American; Johnson, William E., American; Wimbush, Lucius, American; Hayes, Elliott Stannmore Jerome, American, 1848 - 1913; Farr, Simeon, American; Mead, John W., American; Thompson, Benjamin A., American; Rainey, Joseph H., American, 1832 - 1887

Medium: albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W: 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)

Type: cartes-de-visite; albumen prints

Date: 1868

Description: A composite photograph of the allegedly radical members of the South Carolina legislature. The photo is titled beneath the image, and print appears at bottom. There is also text printed on the back listing the last names of the sitters along with the designation "white" or "colored."

Topic: African American; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Race relations; Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

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

Object number: 2008.9.29

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button for the BET's celebration of Barack Obama's Inauguration

Created by: BET Networks, American, founded 2001
Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961

Medium: plastic and metal
Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

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

Date: 2009

Description: A rectangular pinback button from the festivities on the National Mall for the inauguration of Barack Obama. The button features a quote superimposed over an image of Obama. Additional text at the bottom of the button gives details about the celebration.

Topic: African American; Local and regional; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Chris Usher

Object number: 2009.20

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Barack Obama

Created by: Bey, Dawoud, American, born 1953
Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961

Medium: pigment on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 25 5/16 x 20 in. (64.3 x 50.8 cm); H x W (Sheet): 29 3/4 x 23 7/8 in. (75.6 x 60.6 cm)

Type: portraits; inkjet prints

Place captured: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2008

Description: Seated portrait of Barack Obama gazing over his left shoulder with hand crossed on his lap. Print is signed, numbered and dated by the photographer on the reverse.

Topic: African American; Photography; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2009.23

Restrictions & Rights: © 2008 Dawoud Bey

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Obama 08

Created by: Monroe, Van Taylor III, American
Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
Manufactured by: Nike Inc., American, founded 1971

Medium: paint on leather with rubber and synthetic fiber
Dimensions: H x W: 5 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (14 x 11.1 cm). 12 US shoe size.

Type: shoes (footwear)

Place made: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2008

Description: One pair of hand-painted sneakers (.1ab) featuring Barack Obama, with shoe box (.2). The shoes are a pair of white basketball sneakers, Nike Air Force 1s, painted over with an image of Obama's face in tones of grey against a blue background on the side panel; each sneaker features Obama in a different pose with the title [Obama 08] to the bottom left.The logo from the Obama campaign is painted in color to the left of Obama's image and in grey on the top toe panel. The left shoe (.1a) has navy laces and features the message [YES WE CAN] in white against a navy background; the right shoe (.1b) has red laces and features the message [CHANGE] in white against a navy background. The sneakers also feature blue stars placed on the inner shoe front panel and the artist's signature on the left sneaker.

Topic: African American; Art; Clothing and dress; Politics (Practical); United States--History--2001-

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Van Taylor Monroe, III

Object number: 2009.4.1-.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Visual Arts; Clothing-Historical
Exhibition: A Century in the Making
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C X06

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Handcuffs used in the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Created by: Hiatt & Co. Ltd., British, founded 1780
Subject of: Gates, Henry Louis Jr., American, born 1950

Medium: nickel
Dimensions: H x W: 2 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 3/4 in. (7 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm)

Type: handcuffs

Place made: England, Europe

Date: 20th Century

Description: Standard police-issued chain style handcuffs. The handcuffs are made of nickel and consist of two locking bracelets linked by a short chain. Embossed on the base of each bracelet is [HIATTS / MADE IN / ENGLAND]. Etched on the side of each bracelet is [CROWLEY].

Topic: African American; Justice; Politics (Practical); Race discrimination; Race relations

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Object number: 2010.11

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Tools and Equipment
Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Banner with motto of Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs

Created by: Unidentified
Used by: Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910
Subject of: National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896

Medium: silk (fiber), wood, paint
Dimensions: 2010.2.1a: 37 1/4 × 31 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (94.6 × 80 × 3.5 cm); 2010.2.1b: 13/16 × 31 1/2 × 13/16 in. (2.1 × 80 × 2.1 cm)

Type: banners

Place collected: Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1924

Description: A purple silk banner with gold fringe created for the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. The message "LIFTING / AS / WE CLIMB" is painted across the banner in large gold letters. Above the words is a painted design of three interlocking triangles, the center of which is filled with the two on either side in outline. The bottom of the banner is scalloped and has an attached length of fringe. The top of the banner has a sewn loop running its length for a rod (2010.2.1b) to be inserted. There is a strip of gold fringe sewn just below this loop. The rod is currently stored in place in the banner. It is painted gold at the ends and has a dowel inserted at the end of the proper left side with a hole for a dowel on the proper right side.

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; American West; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Communication; Communities; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1865-1921; Women

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

Object number: 2010.2.1abc

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Making a Way Out of No Way
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Banner for Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896; Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910

Medium: silk (fiber), wood, paint
Dimensions: H x W x D (2010.2.2a-d): 38 × 41 × 1 3/8 in. (96.5 × 104.1 × 3.5 cm); H x W (2010.2.2a): 36 × 29 in. (91.4 × 73.7 cm); H x W x D (2010.2.bc): 1 9/16 × 36 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (4 × 93.3 × 4 cm); H x W x D (2010.2.2d): 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (4 × 4 × 14 cm)

Type: banners

Place collected: Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1924

Description: A purple silk banner with gold fringe created for the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. The message "OKLAHOMA / FEDERATION / OF / COLORED WOMEN / 1910" is painted across the banner in large gold letters. The bottom of the banner is scalloped and has an attached length of fringe. The top of the banner has a sewn loop running its length for a rod (2010.2.2b) to be inserted. There is a strip of gold fringe sewn just below this loop. The rod is currently stored in place in the banner. It is painted gold at the ends and has two carved wooden finial painted gold. 2010.2.2c is attached to the rod and 2010.2.2d is detached.

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; American West; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Communication; Communities; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1865-1921; Women

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

Object number: 2010.2.2a-d

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Textiles; Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Hand-painted banner for Obama presidential campaign

Created by: Hess, Elizabeth, American
Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961

Medium: cotton (fiber) and acrylic paint
Dimensions: H x W: 58 x 108 1/2 in. (147.3 x 275.6 cm)

Type: banners

Place made: New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2008

Description: Dark blue cotton fabric with white acrylic painted lettering; banner was modified after 2008 Election results to include white cotton patch with blue ink; white cords present to hang from top corners.

Topic: African American; Civil Rights; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2010.33

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Textiles; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Poster supporting the Poor People's Crusade made by SCLC

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Medium: ink on poster board
Dimensions: H x W: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

Type: political posters

Date: 1977-1997

Description: A black ink on orange poster board handmade poster. The poster reads: [SCLC's / Poor People's Crusade / Feed The Hungry / Clothe The Naked / Housing For The Homeless / 000 Street / Anywhere, USA].

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Housing; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Poverty; United States--History--1969-2001

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

Object number: 2010.41.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Poster supporting the Poor People's Crusade made by the SCLC

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
Subject of: Rev. Dr. Lowery, Joseph Echols, American, born 1921

Medium: ink on poster board
Dimensions: H x W: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

Type: political posters

Date: 1977-1997

Description: A Southern Christian Leadership Council handmade poster. The front has orange ink on white poster board that reads: [SCLC's / Poor People's Crusade / "Feed The Hungry / Clothe The Naked" / Housing For The / Homeless / Joseph / Lowery / SCLC-President]. The back of the poster has a blue writing that reads: [SCLC's / Poor People's Crusade / The Streets Are / Not [underlined] / A Good].

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Housing; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Poverty; United States--History--1969-2001

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

Object number: 2010.41.2

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Poster supporting women and justice made by SCLC

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Medium: ink on poster board
Dimensions: H x W: 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Type: political posters

Date: 1968-1990

Description: A handmade poster board with print in red and black ink that reads: [sclc/Women / JUSTICE].

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Justice; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1969-2001; Women

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

Object number: 2010.41.3

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Handmade SCLC poster supporting justice

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
Subject of: Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Rev. Dr. Lowery, Joseph Echols, American, born 1921

Medium: ink on poster board
Dimensions: H x W: 24 x 19 7/8 in. (61 x 50.5 cm)

Type: political posters

Date: 1977-1997

Description: A black ink on a red-orange poster board with a small picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the top left and Joseph Lowery at the top right. The poster reads: [SCLC / INJUSTICE / Anywhere... / a threat to / JUSTICE / EVERYWHERE / M. L. KING].

Topic: African American; Civil Rights; Justice; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1969-2001

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

Object number: 2010.41.4

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Poster supporting the Voting Rights Act made by SCLC

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Medium: ink on poster board
Dimensions: H x W: 21 3/4 x 27 7/8 in. (55.2 x 70.8 cm)

Type: political posters

Date: 1968-2006

Description: A handmade poster of orange, black, and red ink on white poster board. The poster reads: [EXTEND THE VOTING / RIGHTS ACT / S.C.L.C.]

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Justice; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1969-2001

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

Object number: 2010.41.5

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Poster supporting the Chinese student movement made by SCLC

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Medium: ink on poster board
Dimensions: H x W: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

Type: political posters

Date: 1989-1994

Description: A handmade poster of black ink on white poster board. The poster reads: [SCLC / Supports / the / Chinese / Student Movement]. Chinese characters are featured on the left side of the poster.

Topic: African American; Activism; International affairs; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1969-2001

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

Object number: 2010.41.6

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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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

Medium: lithographic ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 20 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. (52.1 x 66.7 cm)

Type: color lithographs

Place depicted: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1870

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.

Topic: African American; Art; Civil Rights; Law; Military; Politics (Practical); Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

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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Classification: Visual Arts
Exhibition: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1965 Voting Rights Act

Created by: Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967
Used by: President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973

Medium: chrome steel and acrylic
Dimensions: H x W: 6 1/4 x 1/2 in. (15.9 x 1.3 cm)

Type: fountain pens

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

Date: 1965

Description: 2010.45.1a: A pen with a silver-colored nib, black grip, and clear barrel. "The President - The White House" is molded into the clear handle in white lettering.; 2010.45.1b: Black ink on paper, a copy of S. 1564, an act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and for other purposes. The act was passed August 6, 1965.; 2010.45.1c: Black ink on paper, a copy of H.R. 6400, a bill before the House of Representatives that purports to enforce the fifteenth amendment of the U.S. Constitution.; 2010.45.1d: A magazine clipping showing an image of Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act; The four items were originally framed together in a commemorative display.

Topic: African American; Civil Rights; Law; Local and regional; Politics (Practical); Race discrimination; Race relations; Segregation; United States--History--1961-1969

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

Object number: 2010.45.1a-d

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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