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Print of Frederick Douglass
- Published by
- Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, American, 1852 - 1922
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Date
- ca. 1879
- Medium
- ink on paper, wood, glass
- Dimensions
- frame: 14 15/16 x 16 13/16 x 1 1/8 in. (37.9 x 42.7 x 2.9 cm)
- H x W (object in frame): 7 1/2 x 9 15/16 in. (19.1 x 25.2 cm)
- Description
- A lithographic print of Frederick Douglass. The print is hand colored. Douglass is sitting at a desk and reading a newspaper. His right leg is crossed over his left and he is looking to his right. At the bottom underneath the image is “No. 7.—Our Artistic Correspondent interviewing Frederick Douglass in the District Marshal’s (sic) Office, Washington, D.C..” and “Illustrated Interviews with Eminent Public Men on Leading Topics of the Day.—see Page 258, 1879." The print is matted and framed.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- lithographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Crisis Vol. 19 No. 1
- Published by
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Edited by
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Photograph by
- Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927
- Date
- November 1919
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 9 5/8 x 6 3/4 x 1/16 in. (24.4 x 17.1 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- The November 1919 (Vol. 19 No. 1) issue of The Crisis. The front cover features a portrait of a woman taken by photographer Cornelius Battey. The portrait is a black-and-white photograph featuring a woman with a lace collar looking at the camera. Her hair is pulled back. There are approximately 34 pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Education
- Literature
- Mass media
- Poetry
- Politics
- Race relations
- Social life and customs
- Social reform
- 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
- 2012.84.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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At the Funeral of Medgar Evers in Jackson, Mississippi: A Tribute in Tears and a Thrust for Freedom
- Published by
- Publisher's New Press, American
- Written by
- Jackson, James E., American, 1914 - 2007
- Subject of
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/16 x 3 9/16 in. (21.5 x 9 cm)
- Description
- Pamphlet consisting of black print on off-white paper. At top, a small bust-length image of a man. At center, an edited photograph depicting protesters massed against a police line.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- 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
- 2010.55.57
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Communist Party and the Emancipation of the Negro People
- Published by
- Harlem Section of the Communist Party, American
- Written by
- Browder, Earl Russell, American, 1891 - 1973
- Subject of
- Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 7/8 x 4 3/16 in. (15 x 10.7 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet titled [The Communist Party and the Emancipation of the Negro People]. The pamphlet consists of black ink on browned paper. The cover features, at center, a photograph of the head and shoulders of Earl Browder. The interior contains sixteen pages of text. The back cover is a continuation of the text.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Mass media
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- 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
- 2010.55.67
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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20 Years on the Chain Gang? Angelo Herndon Must Go Free!
- Published by
- International Labor Defense, American, 1925 - 1946
- Written by
- Lawson, Elizabeth, American
- Subject of
- Herndon, Angelo Braxton, American, 1913 - 1997
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 11/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 12.5 cm)
- Description
- Pamphlet consisting of black ink on white paper. A white judge drags a black man along by a rope around his neck. An arm labeled "I.L.D." wields a knife to sever the rope.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Activism
- Justice
- Labor
- Mass media
- Political organizations
- Politics
- 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
- 2010.55.60
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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New Forms of Racism
- Published by
- Unidentified
- Written by
- Tyner, Jarvis, American, born 1941
- Date
- August 17, 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (17.7 x 12 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet titled [New Forms of Racism] with the text of a speech by Jarvis Tyner, Communist candidate for Vice President. The front cover has white text on a blue background. The interior contains fifteen pages of white paper with blue ink on it. The pages contain both text and photographs. The back cover has a campaign advertisement for the Communist Party candidates.
- Place printed
- Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- speeches
- Topic
- Mass media
- Oratory
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- 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
- 2010.55.72
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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International Pamphlets No. 29: Negro Liberation: The American Negroes as an Oppressed Nation; the Struggle for Equal Rights and the Right of Self-determination
- Published by
- International Pamphlets, American
- Written by
- Allen, James S., American
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 3/16 x 5 in. (18.2 x 12.7 cm)
- Description
- Black print on yellowed paper.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Mass media
- Politics
- Segregation
- 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
- 2010.55.66
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Bakke Case and Education
- Published by
- National Committee to Overturn the Bakke Decision, American, founded 1978
- Date
- ca. 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (21.5 x 14 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet about the Bakke court case. The pamphlet consists of black print on bright yellow paper. On the front, at center, there is an image of protesters carrying signs lamenting the Supreme Court's decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. The interior contains information about the case. The back cover also has a section to sign up to become involved with the National Committee to Overturn the Bakke Decision.
- Place made
- Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Education
- Law
- Mass media
- Politics
- 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
- 2010.55.79.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Young Worker Vol. 3 No. 2
- Published by
- Young Communist League, American, founded 1920
- Subject of
- Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 11/16 x 8 1/16 in. (27.2 x 20.5 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet made of black ink on a white paper. The front cover has black ink on a green cover and features a black and white photograph of demonstrators in New York protesting the Vietnam War. The interior consists of twenty-eight pages of text and photographs. The back of the pamphlet has a black and white photograph of protestors.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Viet Nam, Asia
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Political organizations
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- 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
- 2010.55.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Communist Election Program Against Hunger, Wage Cuts, Speed-up & War
- Published by
- Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 1/8 x 4 5/16 in. (15.5 x 11 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet produced by the Communist Party of the United States of America. The front cover contains black print on yellowed paper. At center, a hammer and sickle. The interior consists of twenty-five pages about the Communist Election Program. The back of the pamphlet is blank.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Labor
- Mass media
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- 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
- 2010.55.61
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Public Affairs Pamphlets No. 71: The Negro and the War
- Published by
- Public Affairs Council, Inc., American
- Written by
- Brown, Earl, American
- Leighton, George R., American
- Date
- 1942
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 5/16 x 5 5/16 in. (21.1 x 13.5 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet written by Earl Brown and George Leighton. The cover features white and teal print on a teal and white background. The interior consists of thirty-two pages of text. The back cover features an advertisement for Public Affairs Committee, Inc.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Mass media
- 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
- 2010.55.77
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Lynching Negro Children in Southern Courts
- Published by
- International Labor Defense, American, 1925 - 1946
- Written by
- North, Joseph
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 11/16 x 5 5/16 in. (19.6 x 13.5 cm)
- Description
- Pamphlet consisting of black ink on yellowed paper. At center, a photograph of men marching in support of the Scottsboro boys.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Anti-Lynching Movement
- Type
- pamphlets
- 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
- 2010.55.59
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Treason in Congress: The Record of the Un-American Activities Committee
- Published by
- Progressive Citizens of America, American, 1946 - 1948
- Written by
- Kahn, Albert E., American, 1912 - 1979
- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 13/16 x 5 7/16 in. (19.9 x 13.8 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet about the Congressional Un-American Activities Committee. The front cover has black print on yellow paper. The interior consists of thirty-two pages of text. The back of the pamphlet is blank.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- 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
- 2010.55.73
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Must Negro-Americans Wait Another Hundred Years for Freedom?: Against Tokenism and Gradualism
- Published by
- New Century Publishers, American
- Written by
- Davis, Benjamin Jefferson Jr., American, 1903 - 1964
- Date
- 1963
- 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 written by Benjamin Davis. The front cover has black print and a series of vertical black bars on a gray background. The interior consists of fifteen pages of text. The back of the pamphlet has an advertisement for New Era Book & Sub Agency Publishers.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- pamphlets
- 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
- 2010.55.75
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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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Young Worker Vol. 3 No. 1
- Published by
- Young Communist League, American, founded 1920
- Subject of
- Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 11/16 x 8 1/4 in. (27.2 x 21 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet made of black print on yellowed paper. The cover features a black and white photograph of Gus Hall and Jarvis Tyner. The interior consists of twenty-eight pages of articles and photographs and two pages of a political cartoon about Richard Nixon. Content includes local elections and politics, benefit actions for Angela Davis, labor disputes with General Motors, and pro-independence forces in Puerto Rico. The back of the pamphlet features an announcement for the Second National Convention for the Young Workers League.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Activism
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Justice
- Labor
- Mass media
- Political organizations
- Politics
- 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
- 2010.55.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Tape recorder used by Malcolm X at Mosque #7
- Created by
- Wollensak, American, 1899 - 1972
- Used by
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Owned by
- Mosque No. 7, American, founded 1946
- Date
- 1960
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 1/2 x 12 x 10 5/8 in. (16.5 x 30.5 x 27 cm)
- Description
- Wollensak Stereo-tape magnetic recorder, Model T-1515. Beige plastic with silver metal. The front of the recorder has several beige buttons to play, record and stop as well as volume and tone controls. There is a counter to track the time of the recording to the left of the buttons. The lid of the recorder lifts off so that tape reels can be placed inside for recording. The lid of the recorder has the words [3M WOLLENSAK]. The handle on the side of the recorder also includes the word [WOLLENSAK].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
- Movement
- Black Nationalism
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.53
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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International Pamphlets No. 18: The American Negro
- Published by
- International Pamphlets, American
- Written by
- Allen, James S., American
- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 5/16 x 5 in. (18.5 x 12.7 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet titled International Pamphlets No. 18. The front cover features white text on a black background. The interior consists of thirty-one pages of text. The back of the pamphlet has an advertisement for International Publishers.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- pamphlets
- 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
- 2010.55.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Fight to Free Angela Davis: Its Importance for the Working Class
- Published by
- New Outlook Publishers, American
- Written by
- Mitchell, Charlene, American, born 1930
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (19 x 12.8 cm)
- Description
- Pamphlet consists of white print on a black and green background.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- 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
- 2010.55.101
- 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