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Program for the Seventh Province Annual Field Days in Monroe County, New York
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- ca. 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (21.5 × 14 cm)
- Description
- A program printed on white paper with black ink. The program is made up of a folded piece of paper making four pages including the front and back pages. Printed at the top of the front page is "Seventh Province Annual Field Days Monroe Kounty." Song lyrics are printed on the rest of the program. Included songs are America, Star-Spangled Banner, Nearer My God to Thee, Onward Valiant Klansmen, Bright Fiery Cross, The Mystic City, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Rock of Ages, Our Mothers of Liberty.
- Statement
- Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
- Place used
- Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2013.231.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Vigilance: A Champion of Militant Americanism Volume 2, Number 5
- Published by
- Vigilance Publishing Co., American
- Subject of
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- August 2, 1924
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 1/16 × 8 7/8 × 1/16 in. (30.6 × 22.6 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A white booklet with black text and images. Printed at the top of the cover is “VIGILANCE / A Champion of Militant Americanism / Volume 2 Binghamton N. Y., August 2, 1924 Number 5.” At the center of the cover is an image of a Klansman wearing a robe and hood. He is riding a horse, which is also wearing a robe. The man is holding a burning cross in his right hand. The eight-page booklet features articles about the Ku Klux Klan in New York.
- Statement
- Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
- Place printed
- Binghamton, Broome County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2013.231.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Handbill for a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in Auburn, New York
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1910-1927
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (30.4 × 22.7 cm)
- Description
- A handbill advertising a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in Auburn, New York. The handbill is off white with red ink. The front of the handbill reads “Kome KLANSMAN Kome / KAYUGA KOUNTY KLAN / Field Day and Demonstration / Lakeside Park, Auburn / Saturday & Sunday Oct. 1st & 2nd / We invite all Native born Protestants of good character / Krusaders, Tri K girls, Women of the K. K. K., / Klansmen and Juniors / SATURDAY AFTERNOON & EVENING / SPORTS, BAND CONCERTS – LADIES FIFE AND DRUM / CORPS – STREET [ARADE AT 4:00 P. M. /Does America Need the Klan? / Explained by National and State Speakers / RELIGIOUS SERVICES SUNDAY / Free Camping Space Luncheon Served on the Grounds.” The back of the handbill is blank.
- Statement
- Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
- Place used
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- handbills
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2013.231.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Knights & women of the Ku Klux Klan: Klorero, Elmira, N. Y., July 1-2-3-4-5, 1925
- Published by
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Subject of
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 3/4 × 9 5/16 × 1/16 in. (29.8 × 23.7 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A pamphlet titled “Knights & women of the Ku Klux Klan: Klorero, Elmira, N. Y., July 1-2-3-4-5, 1925” published by the Ku Klux Klan. The front cover features a colored image of a robed Klansmen riding a robed horse. He is holding a flaming cross above his head with his left hand. The thirty-eight paged pamphlet features articles about the history of the Ku Klux Klan and biographies about members. The back cover has an automobile advertisement.
- Statement
- Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
- Place printed
- Elmira, Chemung County, 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, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2013.231.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Membership card for the Ku Klux Klan for Axel Javert
- Distributed by
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Owned by
- Javert, Axel, American, 1900 - 1980
- Signed by
- Alanson Ayres, H., American
- Javert, Axel, American, 1900 - 1980
- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- ink on paper, plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 5/16 × 3 9/16 in. (5.9 × 9.1 cm)
- Description
- A Ku Klux Klan membership card owned by Axel Javert. The paper card is printed in black, gold, green and red ink. The top of the card has “K-UNO K-DUO / KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN.” A red black and green insignia is at top center. The insignia has the words “Duty” and “Honor” incorporated in it. Text stating that Axel Javert is a member of the Ku Klux Klan appears below the insignia. The bottom is signed and dated by Axel Javert and H. Alanson Ayres. The back of the card has spaces to enter the owner’s signature and address.
- Statement
- Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
- Place used
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- membership cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2013.231.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Barbara Edna Vickers Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Vickers, Barbara Edna, American, born 1923
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Hayling, Robert Bagner D.D., American, 1929 - 2015
- Date
- September 13, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:58:57
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.46.1a, 2011.174.46.1b, 2011.174.46.1c, and 2011.174.46.1d.
- Barbara Vickers recalls growing up in St. Augustine, Florida, working in a shipyard in New York during World War II, and returning to St. Augustine with her husband. She remembers working as a beautician, working with her neighbor, Robert Hayling, D.D. to organize civil rights protests and participating in kneel-ins in segregated churches. She also discusses raising money to build a monument to the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement in St. Augustine.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0046
- Place collected
- Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Business
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Religion
- Segregation
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- 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
- 2011.174.46.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. and Priscilla Tietjen Bassett Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Bassett, Emmett W. Ph. D., American, 1921 - 2013
- Tietjen Bassett, Priscilla, American, born 1928
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Smith College, American, founded 1871
- Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
- Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
- Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
- Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- July 21, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:10:53
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.38.1a, 2011.174.38.1b, 2011.174.38.1c, 2011.174.38.1d, 2011.174.38.1e, 2011.174.38.1f, 2011.174.38.1g, 2011.174.38.1h, 2011.174.38.1i, and 2011.174.38.1j.
- Priscilla Tietjen Bassett recalls growing up in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attending Smith College, and Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. remembers growing up in Henry County, Virginia, serving in World War II, and attending Tuskegee Institute, where he assisted George Washington Carver with research. They tell how they met at a protest of a segregated restaurant in Massachusetts, raising money for Emmett Till's mother, their involvement in many civil rights groups in New York, and attending the March on Washington. They also discuss Dr. Bassett’s career as a professor of dairy science, Mrs. Bassett's career as a librarian, and their struggles as an interracial married couple.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0038
- Place collected
- Grahamsville, Sullivan County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Henry County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- Civil rights
- Domestic life
- Education
- Families
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Labor
- Race relations
- Science
- Segregation
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- World War II
- 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
- 2011.174.38.1a-j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Cecilia Suyat Marshall Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Suyat Marshall, Cecilia, American, born 1928
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961
- Board of Education of Topeka, American
- Marshall, Thurgood, American, 1908 - 1993
- Date
- June 30, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:30:49
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.97.1a, 2011.174.97.1b, 2011.174.97.1c, 2011.174.97.1d, 2011.174.97.1e, and 2011.174.97.1f.
- Cecilia Suyat Marshall recalls moving from Hawaii to New York where she found a job as a secretary with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1948. Marshall notes some of the highlights of her experiences at the NAACP offices, including the organization's victory in the Brown v. Board case, traveling the South with NAACP staff, and attending conferences. There she met the many local people who gave the Civil Rights Movement strength. She left the organization after her marriage to Justice Thurgood Marshall, and with that departure became more of a mother and wife than an activist, but retained her activist spirit with membership on the boards of progressive organizations.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0097
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Hawaii, United States, North and Central America
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Domestic life
- Families
- Justice
- Law
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- 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
- 2011.174.97.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Photograph of a convention of Madam C.J. Walker agents at Villa Lewaro
- Photograph by
- Mercer, R.E., American
- Subject of
- Walker, Madam C.J., American, 1867 - 1919
- Walker, Madam C.J. Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
- Walker, A'Lelia, American, 1885 - 1931
- Tandy, Vertner Woodson, American, 1885 - 1949
- Villa Lewaro, founded 1918
- Date
- 1924
- Medium
- photographic paper
- Dimensions
- Photograph: H x W: 10 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (27.3 x 33.7 cm)
- Backing Board: H x W: 13 15/16 x 17 1/16 in. (35.4 x 43.3 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photograph of a large group of people, mostly women, posed around the exterior of a large Italianate style mansion. The figures are arranged on the building's multi-level balconies, stairs, and around a rectangular pool on the ground level. The photograph is mounted on a piece of gray cardboard that has sustained loss at the top right and bottom right corners. In the bottom right corner is black script that is partially missing.
- Place depicted
- Irvington, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives
- Object number
- 2013.153.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain