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Jersey for the Atlanta Braves worn and autographed by Hank Aaron
- Created by
- Spalding, American, founded 1876
- Worn by
- Aaron, Hank, American, 1934 - 2021
- Date
- 1968-1969
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- wool, synthetic fiber, plastic
- Dimensions
- On form: 34 1/4 × 26 × 9 1/2 in. (87 × 66 × 24.1 cm)
- Description
- Atlanta Braves "away" or "road" jersey worn by Hank Aaron during the 1968 or 1969 MLB season. Jersey is grey in color with blue and red stitched type on front and back. Type on front chest area reads, [Braves]. Type on back reads, [44]. Patch on PR sleeve features an MLB logo with red type that reads, [100th ANNIVERSARY]. Patch on PL sleeve features an illustration of a caricatured American Indian face. Hank Aaron autograph in lower portion of jersey's front. Next to signature are several labels including a Spalding label and a size "40" label. Label with blue ink on inside of neckline reads, [44 40 68].
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- jerseys
- sports uniforms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.297.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Broadside for a performance by Madame Sissieretta Jones
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Jones, Sissieretta, American, 1868 - 1933
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
- Date
- 1893
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/8 x 6 in. (22.5 x 15.2 cm)
- Description
- Broadside advertising a concert at Oak Street A.M.E. Zion Church of Madame Sissieretta Jones on Thursday April 27, 1893. The advertisment has an engraved vignette of Jones as well as information about the musical concert.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- broadsides
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.62
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Flier for the Madison County Movement
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1966
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 7 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. (18.1 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- An off white flier with black type and photocopied handwritten text. The flier is a call to the citizens of Madison County. The flier askes, "What can you do about the tear-gas raid?" and "(1) Black Out for Black Power / (2) Work Stop for Black Power / (3) Register to Vote for Black Power." Typed in the bottom half of the flier is “OUR TAX DOLLARS HELPED TO BUY THAT TEAR-GAS. / DON’T BUY ANYTHING DOWNTOWN. / IF YOU WORK FOR THE WHITE MAN, DON’T GO TO WORK FRIDAY. / HIT THEM WHERE IT HURTS. / WE’VE GONE TOO FAR TO TURN BACK NOW!!! / MADISON COUNTY MOVEMENT.”
- Place used
- Madison County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Madison County Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Business
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Labor
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Segregation
- Suffrage
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button with "I Believe Anita Hill"
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Hill, Anita, American, born 1956
- Thomas, Clarence, American, born 1948
- Date
- 1991
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/16 × 3 3/16 in. (8.1 × 8.1 cm)
- Description
- A pink and black pinback button in support of Anita Hill. The front of the button is a pink background with black text reading [I believe Anita Hill]. The back of the button has a pin with a hook.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Gender
- Government
- Justice
- Law
- Local and regional
- Men
- Politics
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Cash Bestebreurtje
- Object number
- 2019.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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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Nautical clock gifted from Pres. Theodore Roosevelt to William L. Houston
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Commissioned by
- President Roosevelt, Theodore, American, 1858 - 1919
- Received by
- Houston, William Lepre, American, 1870 - 1953
- Owned by
- Houston, Charles Hamilton, American, 1895 - 1951
- Date
- 1905-1919
- Medium
- glass, metal and marble
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (.4a Clock): 7 × 4 3/8 × 4 3/8 in. (17.8 × 11.2 × 11.2 cm)
- H x W x D (.4b Stand): 10 × 4 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (25.4 × 11.4 × 39.4 cm)
- Caption
- William LePre Houston (1870-1953) was a prominent Washington, DC attorney who was active in the Republican Party and worked for African American labor organizations, including the Railway Men's International Benevolent Industrial Association. According to son and law partner Charles Hamilton Houston, this nautical clock was a gift from President Theodore Roosevelt for his father's role as an unofficial African American advisor.The clock was a significant family heirloom that resided on the mantelpiece of the family's home on Washington's northwest side.
- Description
- A table clock with nautical design gifted from President Theodore Roosevelt to William L. Houston. The clock is comprised of two separate pieces, the clock itself (.4a) and the base (.4b). The bottom of the clock is made of marble resting on four metal pedestals at each corner. The greenish marble is cracked throughout but still intact. The largest feature of the clock is a brass arm on the right side that curves to the left. On the front of the arm is a propeller. The top of the arm has a piece that connects the chain to the block and tackle pulley system that holds up the clock. The clock is spherical and hangs from a post connected to a circle. The circle rests on the hook of the pulley system. The back of the clock is metal and opens on a hinge to show the inner mechanics. The front of the clock is glass with a numbered face. The metal chain connected to the pulley continues through the top circle of an anchor mounted to the marble base and then wraps around a ship's wheel secured to the base just below the hanging clock sphere. Inside the top of the wheel is a compass.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- mantel clocks
- Topic
- Families
- Labor
- Law
- Local and regional
- Ornamentation
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Hamilton Houston, Jr. and Dr. Rosemary Jagus
- Object number
- 2018.59.4ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Carte-de-visite of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Lieutenant Governor Dunn, Oscar J., American, 1826 - 1871
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 1868-1871
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
- H x W (image): 3 9/16 × 2 in. (9.1 × 5.1 cm)
- H x W x D (mounting board): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 × 1/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- An albumen print carte-de-visite portrait of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn. He is photographed standing with his right foot slightly forward than his left and has his left arm resting on a pedestal. He is wearing a dark colored suit, vest and a bowtie. A watch chain is visible on the right side of his vest. He is looking directly at the camera. The photograph is inscribed on at the top and bottom of the front. At the bottom, handwritten in black ink, is: [Lieut Gov. Oscar J. Dunn / of Louisiana].
- Place captured
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.62
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil
- Written by
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Published by
- Harcourt, Brace & Howe, American, founded 1919
- Date
- 1920
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with book cloth (textile material) and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 5/8 × 5 3/16 × 1 5/16 in. (19.3 × 13.2 × 3.3 cm)
- Description
- A first edition copy of Darkwater: Voices from within the Veil by W.E.B. Du Bois. The front and back covers of the book are covered in navy fabric. The title is engraved in light blue text that reads: [DARKWATER / W.E.B. DU BOIS]. Underneath the title, near the center of the cover, is a small light blue design. The spine has horizontal light blue text that reads [DARK / WATER / DU BOIS] at the top and [HARCOURT / BRACE / AND HOWE] at the bottom. Above the author’s name is a light blue diamond design. The interior of the book has black type on white pages. The content of the book includes autobiographical information, essays, poems, and spirituals written by Du Bois. The book has two hundred and seventy-six (276) pages. The front endpaper, front free endpapers, title page, and copyright page have pencil inscriptions.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Identity
- Literature
- Poetry
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Religion
- Spirituality
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.22.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Evidence of Intimidation & Fascist Crimes by USA: The War on the Black Panther Party 1968 - 1969
- Created by
- Hoerger, Michael
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Hampton, Fred, American, 1948 - 1969
- Morris, Arthur Glenn, American, 1939 - 1968
- Roberson, Larry M., American, 1948 - 1969
- Lewis, Thomas M., American, 1949 - 1968
- Lawrence, Robert A., American, 1946 - 1968
- Bartholomew, Stephen K., American, 1947 - 1968
- Hutton, Robert James, American, 1950 - 1968
- Brent, William Lee, American, 1931 - 2006
- Johnson, Raymond Jr., American
- Date
- 2010
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 7/8 × 9 1/2 in. (53 × 24.1 cm)
- Description
- This is a timeline poster about violence and killings against Black Panther members by the police. This rectangular poster consists of rows of squares that mark the days of each month. Various squares are blacked out or filled with color or patterns. These colors and patterns correspond to a legend at the bottom of the poster. Scattered throughout the poster are small black and white vignettes of individuals who were persecuted by the police. Text at the top of the poster reads "Evidence of Intimated & Fascist Crimes by USA/ The war on the Black Panther Party 1968-1969." On the poster's bottom margin in the right corner is text that reads "Source: The Black Panther Black Community News Service."
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Graphic design
- Justice
- Political organizations
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite of Frederick Douglass
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Douglass, Helen Pitts, American, 1838 - 1903
- Date
- 1862 - 1870
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 5.7 cm)
- Description
- This carte-de-visite depicts Douglass from the shoulders up in three-quarter profile view gazing to the viewer's right. Wearing a light colored collar, dark coat, and dark cravat, Douglass has a mustache, as well as a light streak in his hair. The reverse side has a laurel wreath in ink in the center. Text originally inside the wreath is obscured due to paper loss. Below the wreath is an inscription that reads “Helen Douglass.”
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carole A. Hyman
- Object number
- 2016.56
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of S. J. Bowen
- Photograph by
- Ulke, Henry, German-American, 1821 - 1910
- Subject of
- Bowen, Sayles Jenks, American, 1813 - 1896
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1866
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 in. (9.8 × 6 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 7/16 in. (10.7 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Sayles Jenks Bowen in half bust portrait. Bowen's body faces to the camera, but his head is a quarter turn to his right and he looks off camera. His hair is parted on his left side and smoothed down and he has a full beard. His cheeks are tinted pink. He wears a dark jacket and vest, dark bowtie, and white shirt. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten in graphite on the bottom of the print is the name "S. J. Bowen". There is a green and white 3 cent canceled revenue stamp on the back of the print featuring George Washington with HU / NY written over it in ink with Henry Ulke's mark printed above it.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite at the lower left corner of the album page is the text "HENRY ULKE PHOTO."
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Politics
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 15/16 × 20 in. (38 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "We/ Shall/ Oversome." The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Letter from Carl Murphy and Afro-American Newspapers
- Created by
- The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
- Signed by
- Murphy, Carl J.G., American, 1889 - 1967
- Received by
- Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
- Date
- September 16, 1958
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Form letter from Carl Murphy to Rev. Volley Stokes. The paper has a letterhead for [AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS] which lists the different newspaper branches and the executive offices in Baltimore. The letter text begins [My dear Friend: / We are in the midst of the most important legislative campaign in the history of Baltimore.] There is a request for […participation as a member of a Bipartisan Citizens Committee for Good Government.] followed by an invitation for a meeting at the [AFRO Building – 628 N. Eutaw St.] The letter is signed by Carl Murphy, the president of the Afro-American Newspaper. The paper is creased from being folded. The reverse is blank and has angled staining.
- Place made
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- form letters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.18a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Flyer advertising a donation drive to support African Freedom Fighters
- Created by
- Revolutionary Student Brigade, American, 1974 - 1980
- Subject of
- Zimbabwe African National Union, Zimbabwean, 1963 - 1987
- National United Workers Organization, American, founded 1977
- Date
- May 1977
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer advertises a donation drive to support African Freedom Fighters to students and faculty at Brooklyn College. The flyer is yellow with black text and features an illustration of a figure standing with a book held aloft in his raised proper right hand and a rifle in the other hand. The top of the flyer reads: [SUPPORT AFRICAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS]. Large block letters in the center of the flyer read: [MATERIAL / AID WEEK]. Text inside of a box below the illustration reads: [AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY / MAY 28, Washington, D.C. / JOIN THE / SOWETO / CONTINGENT / Join the Soweto Contingent of youth and / students for the African Liberation Day / March on May 28th in Washington, D.C. / BUS TICKETS AVAILABLE - 284-2514]. The back of the flyer discusses union elections of the United Workers Organization.
- Place used
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Zimbabwe, Africa
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- South Africa, Africa
- Namibia, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black power
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.42
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on cardboard with wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 21 11/16 × 27 5/8 in. (55.1 × 70.2 cm)
- H x W (handle): 25 11/16 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (65.2 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "Stop/ Racial/ Injustice!" There is a narrow flat stick of wood as a handle mounted to the back with adhesive. There are also four strips of black tape across the handle and the back of the sign. On the back is a name written in pencil.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Black t-shirt for 300 Men March worn at a rally after the death of Freddie Gray
- Manufactured by
- Gildan Activewear Inc., Canadian, founded 1984
- Worn by
- Middleton, Sharon Green, American
- Subject of
- Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Flat): 30 1/2 × 34 × 1/2 in. (77.5 × 86.4 × 1.3 cm)
- H x W x D (On a flat (3 in. deep) mannequin form): 31 × 31 × 4 in. (78.7 × 78.7 × 10.2 cm)
- Description
- A black T-shirt with white lettering on the front. The text on the shirt reads “300 / MEN MARCH / A MOVEMENT AGAINST VIOLENCE."
- Place used
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- T-shirts
- Topic
- Activism
- Communities
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Race relations
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Glenard and Sharon Middleton
- Object number
- 2016.43.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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
- Jillson, Justus K., American, 1839 - 1881
- Lomax, Hutson J., American
- Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, American
- Thomas, William M., American
- Webb, Henry W., American, died 1869
- 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, 1824 - 1887
- 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, 1844 - 1895
- Simons, William M., American, 1810 - 1878
- Chestnut, John A., American
- McDaniel, Harry, American
- Gardner, John, American
- Stephen Atkins Swails, American, 1832 - 1900
- Perrin, Wade, American, died 1870
- James, Burrell S., American
- Johnson, William E., American
- Wimbush, Lucius W., American, 1839 - 1872
- Hayes, Elliott Stannmore Jerome, American, 1848 - 1913
- Farr, Simeon, American
- Mead, John W., American
- Thompson, Benjamin A., American
- Rainey, Joseph Hayne, American, 1832 - 1887
- Milford, Thomas Bailey, American
- Date
- 1868
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
- H x W (image): 3 1/16 × 2 1/4 in. (7.8 × 5.7 cm)
- Description
- A carte-de-visite of sixty-four (64) so-called "Radical" members of the reconstructed South Carolina legislature after the Civil War. The upper portion of the carte-de-visite is a composite photograph of bust-style portraits of each Congressional member. Below the composite photograph is printed text on the card identifying fifty (50) of the members of Congress as "colored" and thirteen (13) as "white." The text incorrectly states that sixty-three (63) members are pictured. On the verso is printed text listing the names of the sixty-four (64) people depicted on the front, listed by row, "Lines from Left to Right." Some names are misspelled. All corners of the card are trimmed.
- Place depicted
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.49.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pennant from The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- August 28, 1963
- Medium
- ink on paper with pressure-sensitive tape
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/16 × 16 7/16 in. (25.5 × 41.7 cm)
- Description
- A paper pennant from The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. The pennant is triangular in shape with a red, white and blue American flag design. The left side of the pennant is a blue, trapezoidal-shaped field with white block text that reads, [We Shall Overcome] printed vertically. The text is bordered by a box of white, five-pointed stars. The field on the right is red and white striped triangle with blue text in varying fonts that reads, [I MARCHED / FOR EQUALITY IN THE / FREEDOM PARADE / AUGUST 28, 1963 / WASHINGTON, D.C.] above two blue stars. There is an inscription in pencil on the back of the pennant.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Type
- pennants
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Freedom
- Local and regional
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.90.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- plastic and ink and paper (fiber product) and adhesive on cardboard with wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 22 1/16 × 28 in. (56 × 71.1 cm)
- H x W (handle): 10 5/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (26.2 × 3.7 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with text in plastic cutout letter attached via adhesive, and also handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "Stop/ the/ Racism." There is an octangular piece of paper with a picture of an outward facing palm colored in green, adhered to the top left corner. There is a narrow flat stick of wood mounted to the back with adhesive as a handle. The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Poll Tax Payment Certificate from the state of Alabama
- Issued by
- United States Civil Service Commission, American, 1871 - 1979
- Received by
- Irby, Alice, American, 1928 - 2013
- Date
- January 29, 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 1/2 × 9 1/16 in. (16.5 × 23 cm)
- Caption
- Along with literacy tests, property or residency requirements, poll taxes were one of the methods used to prevent African Americans from voting beginning in the last quarter of the 19th century. After the Fifteenth Amendment enabled the right to vote to African Americans a number of states enacted poll tax laws as a legal method to restrict voting rights. The poll tax was especially effective in disenfranchising potential black voters since African Americans made up a disproportionate number of the poor who could not afford to pay.
- Description
- A poll tax certificate issued to Alice Irby of Selma, Alabama by the United States Civil Service Commission, Voting Rights Act of 1965. The page is white paper with black printed ink text and fields. The fields have been filled in by hand in blue ink. The top of the certificate reads: [United States Civil Service Commission / Voting Rights Act of 1965 / Poll Tax Payment Certificate / State of Alabama]. The certificate recognizes that Irby paid the three dollar poll tax in order to vote and is signed by John H. Craig, Examiner, U.S. Civil Service Commission on January 29, 1966. The back of the certificate is blank.
- Place depicted
- Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- certificates
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of Alice Irby
- Object number
- 2017.65
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions