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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

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Crisis Vol. 11 No. 3

Published by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
Edited by: W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
Subject of: Roseland, Harry, American, 1867 - 1950

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 6 13/16 x 1/8 in. (25.1 x 17.3 x 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: January 1916

Description: The January 1916 (Vol. 11 No. 3) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a reproduction of the 1904 painting, "To the Highest Bidder" by Harry Roseland. The black-and-white reproduction depicts a mother and daughter standing in front of a sign that reads, "Auction Sale of Slaves". There are approximately 52 pages.

Topic: African American; Literature; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Race relations

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard

Object number: 2012.84.12

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Blanchard, Sisson, Haitian, 1929 - 1981
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Portugal, Europe; Port-au-Prince, Quest, Haiti, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date: September 1971

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [SEPTEMBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [BIG CITY POLITICS / MAKING THE BLACK VOTE COUNT / SOJOURN IN PORTUGAL / THE OTHER IBERIA / SUPPING CASUALLY: / LET THERE BE QUICHE]. The front cover has an image of a painter, Sison [sic] Blanchard, in a Port-au-Prince gallery. He is seated in front of an easel, holding a paintbrush. Another painter in a plaid shirt is seated in the background. The cover photography is by James Dennis. The lower right corner reads [THE VITAL WORLD OF HAITIAN ART/PAGE 14]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Art; Business; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Travel

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

Object number: 2018.17.11.14

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Liberator Vol. 8 No. 3

Published by: Liberator Magazine, 1961-1971, American, 1961 - 1971
Subject of: Al-Amin, Jamil Abdullah, American, born 1943
Owned by: Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010

Medium: paper, ink, metal
Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 7/16 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.4 × 0.2 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: Liberator magazine featuring a black and white photograph of H. Rap Brown on the left side of the cover. Brown is seen seated at a table looking down at the papers resting on the table. Brown's PR arm is resting on the table top with his hand near his face. Brown wears a jean jacket, black shirt and dark, thick-rimmed glasses. On the table in front of Brown are papers, a folder, a small pitcher of water, and a microphone. Behind Brown is a patterned curtain with stylized foliage. The whole cover is black and at the top, left justified, in white and underlined is the publication title [LIBERATOR]. Withine the underline in black text are the volume and number, date, and price of the publication [Vol 8 No 3 MARCH 1968 35¢]. Below the title, but above the image of H. Rap Brown, in white text is the title of a featured article [The Program/Editorial]. On the right side of the cover, below the title, are three feature article titles, all in white text [The/Final Confrontation/James Boggs/H. Rap Brown/Didn't Run/Heart Transplants:/South African Style].

Topic: African American; International affairs; Mass media; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2013.201.20

Restrictions & Rights: © 1969 The Afro-American Research Institute, Inc. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Banner used by the 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

The Voice Vol. 4 No. 3

Published by: The Voice Publishing Company, Inc., founded 1923
Printed by: Cathrell Printing Company, American
Subject of: Cathrell, Sally J., 1893 - 1970

Medium: ink on paper with metal
Dimensions: H x W x D: 9 1/4 × 6 1/16 × 1/8 in. (23.5 × 15.4 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date: April 1926

Description: An April 1926 edition of "The Voice." The front cover has a white background and features a sepia-toned photographic portrait of a woman identified as [Mrs. Sallie J. Cathrell, Pres. Cathrell Printing Co.] in the table of contents. She is depicted in profile with a jaw-level bob haircut and wearing a light colored sleeveless top. Black and red text above and below the image read, [The Voice / "The Shout of a Rising Race" / Published Monthly in the Interest of / Colored People Everywhere / April, 1926 Price 15c / Kansas City Special Number]. The text is surrounded by a black border with a decorative motif at the corners. The publication includes a front cover, back cover, and thirty-four (34) pages bound with staples.

Topic: African American; American West; Business; Education; Literature; Mass media; Music; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2013.46.25.6

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification: Documents and Published Materials

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 × 11 in. (33 × 27.9 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

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

Date: February 1971

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [FEBRUARY 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [BLACK CAUCUS IN CONGRESS: / 12 HOUSE MEMBERS / BUILD POLITICAL POWER BASE / WINTER SOUL FOOD: / CURRY & STEW, TO WARM / YOU INSIDE & OUT]. The front cover has an image of a man and woman fashionably dressed. The man is in the center wearing a wide brim hat and a red suit with a ruffled pink shirt and large bow tie. He has a fur coat over top. The woman is standing partially behind the man on the left side of the image. She is wearing a fur coat and holding a folded magazine. The cover photography is by Doug Harris. The lower right corner reads [STEPPING OUT… / THE PEACOCK REVOLUTION / IN MEN’S FASHION/PAGE 12]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-four (24) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Business; Fashion; Foodways; Mass media; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2018.17.11.11

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1

Published by: Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
Edited by: Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
Subject of: Blanchard, Sisson, Haitian, 1929 - 1981; Unidentified Man or Men
Owned by: Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (33.3 × 27.6 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Portugal, Europe; Port-au-Prince, Quest, Haiti, Caribbean, North and Central America

Date: September 1971

Description: Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 1. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [SEPTEMBER 1971 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [BIG CITY POLITICS / MAKING THE BLACK VOTE COUNT / SOJOURN IN PORTUGAL / THE OTHER IBERIA / SUPPING CASUALLY: / LET THERE BE QUICHE]. The front cover has an image of a painter, Sison [sic] Blanchard, in a Port-au-Prince gallery. He is seated in front of an easel, holding a paintbrush. Another painter in a plaid shirt is seated in the background. The cover photography is by James Dennis. The lower right corner reads [THE VITAL WORLD OF HAITIAN ART/PAGE 14]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has twenty-eight (28) pages.

Topic: African American; Advertising; Art; Business; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Travel

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

Object number: 2018.17.11.13

Restrictions & Rights: © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1971. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Black Panther demonstration, Alameda Co. Court House, Oakland, California, during Huey Newton's trial, #71

Photograph by: Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
Printed by: Palm Press, American, founded 1977
Subject of: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982; Unidentified Man or Men

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 14 × 14 in. (35.6 × 35.6 cm); H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm); H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place depicted: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 30, 1968, printed 2011

Description: A black-and-white image of three African American men wearing leather jackets and berets and carrying Free Huey banners on the court house steps.

Topic: African American; Photography; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

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

Object number: 2012.149.1

Restrictions & Rights: © 2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation

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Portfolio/Series: A Photo Essay on The Black Panthers, 1968
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Serving Barbecue at the Free Huey Rally, De Fremery Park, Oakland, California, #34

Photograph by: Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
Printed by: Palm Press, American, founded 1977
Subject of: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm); H x W (Mat): 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place depicted: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 14, 1968, printed 2012

Description: A black-and-white image of three African American women gathered around a table of food, with plates in hand.

Topic: African American; Photography; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

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

Object number: 2012.149.5

Restrictions & Rights: ©2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation

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Portfolio/Series: A Photo Essay on The Black Panthers, 1968
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Portrait of Captain David Hilliard, Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party, at Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, Oakland, California, No. 152

Photograph by: Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
Printed by: Palm Press, American, founded 1977
Subject of: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982; Hilliard, David, American, born 1942

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm); H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place depicted: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 22, 1968, printed 2012

Description: A black-and-white image of a man, David Hilliard, surrounded by his wife, three sons and a daughter

Topic: African American; Photography; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

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

Object number: 2012.149.6

Restrictions & Rights: © 2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation

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Portfolio/Series: A Photo Essay on The Black Panthers, 1968
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Couple listening at Free Huey Rally, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 15

Photograph by: Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
Printed by: Palm Press, American, founded 1977
Subject of: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982; Unidentified Woman or Women; Unidentified Man or Men

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm); H x W (Mat): 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place depicted: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: August 25, 1968; printed 2012

Description: A black-and-white image of a young African American couple. The woman wears a striped shirt and pearl earrings and the man wears a [Free Black Panther Prisoners] button on his jacket lapel. A white man operates a camera just behind them.

Topic: African American; Photography; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation

Object number: 2012.83.2

Restrictions & Rights: ©2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation

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Portfolio/Series: A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Black Panther couple listening, Free Huey Rally, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 20

Photograph by: Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
Printed by: Palm Press, American, founded 1977
Subject of: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 17 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (45.5 x 30.2 cm); H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place depicted: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 14, 1968; printed 2010

Description: A black-and-white image of young African American couple standing in a crowd. Man wears a leather jacket and beret with four buttons. Woman wears a Black Panther shirt.

Topic: African American; Photography; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation

Object number: 2012.83.3

Restrictions & Rights: © 2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation

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Portfolio/Series: A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Black Panther guards at Free Huey Rally, Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, Oakland, CA, No. 21

Photograph by: Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
Printed by: Palm Press, American, founded 1977
Subject of: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982; Unidentified Man or Men

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 11 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (30.2 x 44.5 cm); H x W (Mat): 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place depicted: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: August 25, 1968; printed 2010

Description: A black-and-white image of two young, African American male Black Panther guards, in berets and leather jackets. One man faces ahead, while the other looks over his shoulder.

Topic: African American; Photography; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation

Object number: 2012.83.4

Restrictions & Rights: ©2011 Pirkle Jones Foundation

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Portfolio/Series: A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Children cutting bread which was brought to the Free Huey Rally by the Diggers, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 35

Photograph by: Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
Printed by: Palm Press, American, founded 1977
Subject of: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982; Unidentified Child or Children

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm); H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place depicted: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 28, 1968; printed 2012

Description: A black-and-white image of five young African American boys sitting on the grass cutting loaves of bread.

Topic: African American; Photography; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation

Object number: 2012.83.5

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Portfolio/Series: A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Black Panthers from Sacramento, Free Huey Rally, Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, Oakland, CA, No. 62

Photograph by: Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
Printed by: Palm Press, American, founded 1977
Subject of: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982; Carlton, Mary Ann, American, born 1951; Henderson, Delores, American; Lee, Joyce, American; Means, Joyce, American; Hill, Paula, American

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 11 7/8 × 17 7/8 in. (30.2 × 45.4 cm); H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm); H x W (Mat): 22 × 28 1/8 in. (55.9 × 71.4 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place depicted: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: August 25, 1968; printed 2010

Description: A black and white photograph of six African American women at a Black Panther rally. The women are pictured with their left fists raised in the air. The women pictured are, from left to right, unidentified, Mary Ann Carlton, Delores Henderson, Joyce Lee, Joyce Means, and Paula Hill.

Topic: African American; Photography; Politics (Practical); Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation

Object number: 2012.83.6

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Portfolio/Series: A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Banner with motto of the National Association 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 and the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs' motto, "LIFTING / AS / WE CLIMB" painted in large gold letters. The banner was used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. T 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

Pinback button for Barbara Jordan from the 1992 Democratic National Convention

Manufactured by: Unidentified
Subject of: Jordan, Barbara, American, 1936 - 1996

Medium: metal and plastic
Dimensions: Diameter (depth with pin): 3 x 1/4 in. (7.6 x 0.6 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Place used: United States, North and Central America

Date: 1992

Description: A round metal and plastic pin, white with blue and red text and a black-and-white image of Barbara Jordan, commemorating her keynote address at the 1992 Democratic National Convention.

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

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

Object number: 2011.105.3

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Barack Obama, Chicago

Created by: Cook, Mariana R., American, born 1955
Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on mat board
Dimensions: H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

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

Date: May 26, 1996

Description: A black-and-white portrait of Barack Obama wearing a dark colored polo shirt. He is posed in a three-quarter turn towards the camera but gazes directly at the viewer.

Topic: African American; Photography; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Julia J. Norrell in memory of Doug Bailey

Object number: 2013.194.1

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button promoting the Million Women March

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

Medium: metal

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Place depicted: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1997

Description: Round pin-back button featuring graphic of four African American women wearing green and red dresses. Above the women is black, green, and red type that reads, [Million/Woman March/October 25th, 1997 Philadelphia/Benjamin Franklin Parkway].

Topic: African American; African diaspora; Communities; Politics (Practical)

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

Object number: 2013.201.1.17

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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