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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
    Topic
    Fraternal organizations
    Music
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    White supremacy movements
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50b148176-e8c9-4e4a-b02d-ebcd2dad0749
  • 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
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Fraternal organizations
    Mass media
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    White supremacy movements
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c514d5a-d7e5-468a-a5e9-bb0783a52140
  • 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
    Topic
    Fraternal organizations
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    White supremacy movements
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ebbc3106-acef-4e0b-94fc-9a9ef1e8e95b
  • 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
    Topic
    Fraternal organizations
    Men
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    White supremacy movements
    Women
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55c94b454-53a4-49af-9302-b1e16c77dbef
  • 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
    Topic
    Fraternal organizations
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    White supremacy movements
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5754b51fe-4eef-4015-a41c-4f0d331e16b4
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5602ba146-5683-4f9c-a720-a622d50c1602
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd597b561dd-bb9a-4001-95f8-37e8bcdd7578
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd571b4000e-410a-44fb-adfd-b0ff1639a09e
  • 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
    Topic
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Photography
    Women
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56eda137b-3823-4d88-80bc-a02a1c1b2fdf
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