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Broadside from the N.A.A.C.P. for citizenship for Our Lady Queen of Peace Church
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, American, founded 1945
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Date
- 1948-1952
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 20 15/16 × 21 7/8 in. (53.2 × 55.6 cm)
- Description
- Paper broadside for the “First Class Citizenship Campaign”. It has black printed text and graphics, blue gridlines, and handwritten text. The sheet discusses voting rights and citizenship ideas. The top half of the broadside above the fold has an image of a large community with two children in front facing out. Above this graphic is [FIRST CLASS CITIZENSHIP / BENEFITS / YOU - YOUR CHILDREN - AND YOUR COMMUNITY]. To the left of the image are the requirements to be a first class citizens, listed as [1. Pay his poll taxes; / 2. Register; / 3. Vote in all elections; / 4. JOIN the N.A.A.C.P. / to help secure equal / protection under the / Constitution of the / United States for all, / regardless of color, / race or creed.] On the right, [Our Lady, Queen of Peace / Church] located in [Arlington / Virginia] is handwritten in as part of the [FIRST CLASS CITIZENSHIP CAMPAIGN.] Directly above the fold [One God One Country One Citizenship] is evenly spaced across the sheet.
- The lower half of the broadside has a grid spanning across the sheet with fourteen columns. The column headers are [NUMBER; NAME; 3 YEAR POLL TAX PD.; REGISTERED; CURRENT N.A.A.C.P. MEMBER; VOTED IN LAST ELECTION; QUALIFIED FOR 1ST CLASS AWARD]. These seven columns are listed twice on the left and repeat on the right. Four columns (number and name) on the left side are completed. The names of thirty-nine parishioners have been handwritten in and numbered. The reverse of the broadside is blank.
- Place used
- Arlington, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- broadsides
- Topic
- Activism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Religious groups
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.26.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Evans Derrell Hopkins Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Hopkins, Evans Derrell, American, born 1954
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Date
- July 7, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:58:21
- Description
- The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.29.1a, 2011.174.29.1b, 2011.174.29.1c, 2011.174.29.1d, 2011.174.29.1e, 2011.174.29.1f, 2011.174.29.1g, 2011.174.29.1h, and 2011.174.29.1i.
- Evans Hopkins recalls growing up in Danville, Virginia, and participating in efforts to desegregate public schools and the library. He remembers joining the Black Panther Party in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Oakland, California, and working on Bobby Seale's campaign for Mayor of Oakland. He also discusses his imprisonment for car theft and the high rate of incarceration among African American men.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0029
- Place collected
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Danville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Black power
- Civil rights
- Education
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Prisons
- Segregation
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.29.1a-i
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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The Expected Vol. 29 No. 2
- Edited by
- Rev. Allen, Madison Crencha, American, born 1880
- Published by
- Rev. Allen, Madison Crencha, American, born 1880
- Issued by
- The Expected, American, 1930 - 1965
- Subject of
- Virginia Baptist State Convention, Inc., American, founded 1867
- Humbles, Aldolphus, American, 1848 - 1926
- Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
- Date
- February 1957
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (29.2 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Periodical of “The Expected” featuring Adolphus Humbles and Virginia Seminary. The front cover has a red border with the title design for “The Expected” printed in red ink. The issue is titled [OUR INTEREST IS SPIRITUAL – The Spirit of Hayes and Humbles]. There is a large picture of Humbles next to an image of [The Tower of / Humbles Hall - / A Memorial]. Red printed text at the bottom reads [Devout Disciple of Hayes’ Philosophy of “SELF-HELP” and / Independence In Negro Education.] Inside, there is an editorial titled [An Educational Emergency] and articles on “The Church and Civic Concern”, “Virginia Seminary Negro History Spotlight”, “The Negro and United States Sectional Strife.” The publication has twelve (12) pages. The back cover has a stamp with the mailing address for Rev. V. Stokes.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- periodicals
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Telegram to Althea Gibson from Robert Walter Johnson
- Created by
- Western Union, founded 1851
- Johnson, Robert Walter, American, 1899 - 1971
- Subject of
- Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003
- Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985
- Date
- August 8, 1951
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 13/16 x 8 in. (14.8 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Congratulatory telegram to Althea Gibson from Dr. R. Walter Johnson. The telegram is stamped: [51 Aug 8 PM 2 33].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- telegrams
- Topic
- Athletes
- Communication
- Tennis
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.27.3.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Strip quilt of red and black plaid, with lavender, yellow, and pink stripes
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- mid 20th-early 21st century
- Medium
- cotton cloth, batting, thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 78 1/2 × 66 1/2 × 1/8 in. (199.4 × 168.9 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Strip Quilt with five columns alternating in three (3) columns of a red and black woven plaid with two (2) columns of thin strips of lavender, yellow, and pink solid fabrics sewn together. The pastel strips do not have the same color running through the entire column, meaning the stripe is broken up where the strips are pieced together to achieve the full length of the quilt. The quilt is backed with four (4) different fabrics pieced together including a blue stripe, a white and blue small scale floral print, a green on green leafy vine print, and a faded burgundy and cream large scale floral print. The edges of the quilt are not even. In some places the front is turned to the back, while in others the back is turned to the front, to form the binding. The green leaf print and burgundy floral print back fabrics are visible along one long edge on the front. A thin layer of batting is placed between the top and back, which are hand quilted in a pattern of diagonal lines in white thread.
- Place made
- Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- Domestic life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry
- Object number
- 2013.215.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photographic postcard from Club Savannah
- Photograph by
- Bennett, Bill
- Printed by
- Color Litho, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Club Savannah, American
- Date
- 1950-1963
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.8 cm)
- Description
- A photographic postcard a female performer in costume at Club Savannah. The woman is depicted standing in three quarters profile on a stage, with her head turned towards the viewer, and her left foot is extended in front of her. She is wearing a pink bathing suit style costume with large pink feathers in her hair, and white, elbow length gloves. Her proper left arm is extended upwards and her proper right arm down and outward. She is holding the sides of a pink sheer cape so that the fabric is displayed. Behind her is a tan curtain with the word [Savannah[?]] embroidered in red sequins over the curtain. On the back, text along the top edge reads [“A SAVANNAH PEACH” / appearing nightly / CLUB SAVANNAH / Greenwich Village, N.Y.C.]. Printed in the bottom left corner and down the middle is information about the photographer and printer. In the text box on the left is an inscription in blue ink that reads, [To Maggie: - / My most warmest / and Sincerest to a “most / personable Lady” My / Love to you always. / Sincerely / Pat Lumen[?] / (Mc Cealla[?])]. The postcard is addressed on the right side, [Dearest Maggie / Happiness Street / Love Always, N.Y. / xxxxxx (Kisses)].
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Arlington, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.191
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Barbershop
- Photograph by
- McNeill, Robert H., American, 1917 - 2005
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1945
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (image): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a barbershop on North Patrick and Pendleton Street in Alexandria, Virginia. The photograph features three barbers working on clients in the shop. Other clients wait in the background.
- Place depicted
- North Patrick and Pendleton Street, Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Robert McNeill Photographs
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Graham Holdings Company, © Robert H. McNeill
- Object number
- 2014.276.2.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert H. McNeill. Permission required for use.
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Photographic print of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Tharpe, Sister Rosetta, American, 1915 - 1973
- Used by
- Richmond Times - Dispatch, American, founded 1850
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 8 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (22.6 × 18.5 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 11 × 8 1/8 in. (28 × 20.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She is wearing a dark colored dress. She is facing the left side of the photograph. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and her left hand is at chest height. She is walking in front of a chain link fence with plants growing on it. A large tree is on the right side of the photograph. Buildings are in the background. The back of the photograph has a Richmond Times-Dispatch stamp in red ink.
- Place used
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Topic
- Gospel (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Rock and roll (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gayle Wald
- Object number
- 2014.98.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Golf pencil from the Hamptons Golf Course, Virginia
- Used by
- Funches, Ethel, American, 1913 - 2010
- Date
- late 20th century
- Medium
- wood, graphite, and paint
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/4 × 1/4 in. (8.3 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A small polygonal golf pencil.
- The pencil is made of a light tan colored wood. The body of the pencil is yellow with black text. It reads [THE HAMPTONS G.C. - HAMPTON, VA.]. The yellow paint is slightly scratched in several areas. The tip of the pencil broke off and there is a small hole at the top of the pencil.
- Place depicted
- Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
- Type
- pencils
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grand Niece Angela Kenion-Wynn in Memory of Ethel P. Funches
- Object number
- 2015.249.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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115th Anniversary of the First African Baptist Church and the 8th Anniversary of our Pastor Rev. Y. B. Williams and the Dedication of the Present Building of First African Baptist Church
- Created by
- First African Baptist Church of Richmond, American, founded 1841
- Subject of
- Rev. Williams, Yarborough Burwell, American, 1898 - 1974
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 × 8 3/4 × 3/16 in. (27.9 × 22.2 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- Program for the anniversary of dedication of the First African Baptist Church in Richmond, Va. The tan cover has a thick decorative border surrounding the text. The title is printed in black ink over the front cover. The dates for the events, November 4-30, 1956, are listed at the bottom. The back cover is blank and the program is fastened with two (2) staples. The program begins with a "Foreword" by Daniel Perkins and a "Brief History" of the church. There are images of church board members, committees, clubs, anniversary service information, and advertisements. The interior of the back cover has an anniversary theme song and the reverse is blank.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- souvenir programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.65
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Souvenir Program of the Goodwill Baptist Church in the Dedication of their New House of Worship
- Created by
- Goodwill Baptist Church, American, founded after 1900
- Subject of
- Rev. Ball, William B., American, born ca. 1890
- Date
- 1953
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/16 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Souvenir program from the dedication of the Goodwill Baptist Church. The tan cover has a thin ribbon graphic border. Below the title, the location, 410 North Monroe Street, Richmond, Va. is listed. The dates for the services [November 22nd through December 11th 1953] are noted above the pastor, Rev. W. B. Ball. The program begins with images and a brief biography of the pastor and his wife, Mary M. Ball. The program has images of church members and committees. There is schedule information interspersed with advertisements. The program is fastened with two (2) staples. The back cover is blank.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- souvenir programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.66
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain