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Tintype of young woman in striped dress
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- Late 1860s
- Medium
- collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 3/4 × 2 in. (7 × 5.1 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white tintype of a young woman in a striped dress. In this half-length portrait, the woman is sitting, facing the camera, with her proper right arm crossed at her waist and her proper left arm resting in her lap. She is wearing a black scarf around her neck pinned with a brooch. Her hair is in an updo. She is wearing drop earrings and has several rings on her right hand. There are no markings on verso.
- Place captured
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- tintypes
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.37.22.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Postcard of a banana and pineapple vendor
- Published by
- Cochrane Company, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1912
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (8.6 × 13.7 cm)
- Description
- Postcard of a tinted black and white photograph of a cart carrying bananas and pineapples. The cart is diagonally oriented away from the viewer with the back closest to the camera. On the right side of the image is the hindquarters of a horse. The cart is driven by a man, seated at the front. He holds a whip aloft. Behind the cart is a house. In the upper right corner is printed black text "Pineapples/and Bananas." The back of the postcard is divided into two sections. On the left half of the back is hand-written text in black ink "don't forget / the place / Bradentown / Fla." On the right half of the back is additional hand-written text in black ink "Miss H. Fright (?) / Crandle Road / Tiverton R. I." In the upper right corner is a green, cancelled, one cent stamp.
- Place used
- Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Palatka, Putnam County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- postcards
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Labor
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.37.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flier for a rap battle in the Bronx designed by Buddy Esquire
- Designed by
- Esquire, Buddy, American, 1959 - 2014
- Subject of
- Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958
- MC Sha-Rock, American, born 1962
- Melle Mel, American, born 1961
- Mr. Ness, American
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A flier advertising a rap battle at the P.A.L at 183 Street and Webster Avenue in the Bronx, New York City, on May 11, 1979, designed by Buddy Esquire (Lenoin Thompson III). The flier is a vertical sheet of paper fully covered with letterblock text inside a think black border: [WE'VE COME TOGETHER... / RIGHT NOW... / AT THE [underlined] / P.A.L / 182 ST & WEBSTER AVE / WITH / THE Brothers Disco .Sisters Disco. [sideways] / D.J. BREAKOUT D.J. BARON / THE FUNKY 4 M.C.S / Sha.Rock Keith.Keith / Rahiem K.K. Rockwell / THE GRANDMASTER FLASH / AND THE RETURN OF THE... / FURIOUS IV [large font] M.C.s / .Mele.Mel Kid Creole / Keith.Keith Mr. Ness. / SPECIAL PEOPLE OF THE NITE.... / FRI, MAY 11, 1979/ 9 PM - UNTIL / HE $4.00 SHE $3.00 .. / A JAZZY DEE PRODUCTION... / 41.55.29 & 36 Buses to Webster Ave. / Buddy ESQ [illegible] L.M.F. [sideways] TO MICHELE ] The verso of the flier is blank.
- Place used
- Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- Hip hop (Music)
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Rappers (Musicians)
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.219.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Bill of sale for a girl named Clary purchased by Robert Jardine for 50 pounds
- Written by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Jardine, Robert
- Ferguson, John, American, 1784 - 1854
- Burk, Richard, American
- Burk, Susanah, American
- Burk, Edmund, American
- Date
- January 15, 1806
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (complete): 12 5/16 × 7 3/4 in. (31.2 × 19.7 cm)
- H x W (top half): 6 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (15.6 × 19.7 cm)
- H x W (bottom half): 6 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (15.6 × 19.7 cm)
- Caption
- Clary and the Fancy Girl Trade, 1806
- Black women were the sexual prey of white men since the 1600s. During the domestic slave trade, a new category of enslaved women emerged, known as “fancy girls.” Young and usually light-skinned, these black women were purchased explicitly for sexual exploitation, at rates four to five times the price of women field laborers.
- Slavery and Freedom Exhibition
- Description
- A bill of sale of an enslaved girl named Clary to Robert S. Jardine for the price of fifty pounds. The document is written on yellowed paper in brown colored ink. The document is severely creased and contains numerous holes at center along the creases. It is separated into two pieces. The two original pieces of paper are adhered to a newer piece of paper. The bill of sale begins with "Know all men by these Presents that we / the Subscribers have Bargained, sold, / Transferred and Delivered, and by these Presents / doath Bargain Sel, Transfer and deliver unto / Robert S. Jardine a negro girl named / Clary for the Consideration of Fifty Pounds / Current Money of Virginia…” the document has the names of sellers and witnesses written at the bottom. Additional writing is written vertically in red ink on the upper left corner: “This relic of barbarism was picked up in the travels of Col. Thom Berryhill[2] Virginia All offices in the rebel Army, November 1863.”
- Place made
- Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- bills of sale
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.117ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Lantern slide of the slave dealers, Birch & Co., in Alexandria, Virginia
- Photograph by
- Brady, Mathew, American, 1822 - 1896
- Manufactured by
- McAllister, Thomas H., American, 1824 - 1898
- Subject of
- Price, Birch & Co., American, 1858 - 1861
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Date
- 1862
- Medium
- albumen, sodium chloride, silver nitrate, glass, metal, ink on paper, adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 2 11/16 × 2 7/8 in. (6.8 × 7.3 cm)
- H x W x D (slide and mount): 3 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 1/4 in. (8.2 × 10.5 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Lantern slide of the slave trading firm of Price, Birch, & Co. of Alexandria, Virginia. The slide depicts a three story building is set to the right of the slide. A sign on the building reads “PRICE BIRCH & CO. / DEALERS IN SLAVES.” A tree is at the center of the image. Arrayed in the foreground are a horse, covered wagon and 10 soldiers. All the men are in full uniform, including hats, rifles, and swords. Printed vertically on the left of the image is “T.H. McALLISTER, Manufacturing Optician,.” Printed vertically on the right side of the image is “49 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK.” A paper label is adhered to the back of the slide. Handwritten vertically in ink is “0290 Price, Birch & Co.’s Slave Pen / Alex. Va” The slide is in a metal frame.
- Place captured
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- lantern slides
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Military
- Photography
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Manifest for the ship Fashion listing an enslaved girl, Sally, age 14
- Signed by
- Torrey, John P.
- Fullerton, S. W.
- Date
- January 27, 1844
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/4 × 13 5/8 in. (21 × 34.6 cm)
- Description
- This pre-printed and handwritten form is a slave manifest for the ship Fashion with a home port of New York traveling from Port Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mobile, Alabama, dated January 27, 1844. The document is signed by the ship's owner, John P. Torrey and the ship's master, S. W. Fullerton. One enslaved girl named Sally, aged 14, is listed on the manifest. The reverse of the form has pre-printed and handwritten text granting permission for the ship's travel to Mobile.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Port Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- ships' manifests
- Topic
- Business
- Children
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Fancy Girl trade
- Slavery
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.174.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Trade card for the "Great Negro Mart" in Memphis, Tennessee
- Issued by
- Hill, Ware, & Chrisp, American, 1859 - 1860
- Subject of
- Hill, Byrd, American, 1800 - 1872
- Chrisp, John W., American
- Ware, John D., American, born ca. 1800
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1859-1860
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 7/8 × 4 in. (7.3 × 10.2 cm)
- Description
- A trade card with printed black type for the slave traders Hill, Ware and Chrisp. Text on the obverse reads, "GREAT / NEGRO MART, / No. 87, ADAMS STREET, / MEMPHIS, --- TENN. / The undersigned would announce to the community at large, that they will keep/constantly on hand a / GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF NEGROES / AT PRIVATE SALE AND AT AUCTION. / They will also receive on commission (to Board or for Sale) any Negroes consigned / to their care. / All sales warranted as represented. / HILL, WARE & CHRISP." On the back, a handwritten inscription in black ink reads "S Ward + Jones / Send me a vile of / fine Branday / Hill Ware + Chrisp." Below in the bottom left corner is the name "R. Griffith" handwritten in graphite.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- trade cards
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Ship manifest detailing the transport of 92 enslaved persons
- Signed by
- Armfield, John
- Moore, Joseph C.
- Date
- October 30, 1833
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Folded): 9 13/16 x 7 5/8 in. (24.9 x 19.4 cm)
- H x W (Open): 9 13/16 x 15 5/16 in. (24.9 x 38.9 cm)
- Description
- A handwritten ship's manifest, detailing the transport of ninety-two (92) enslaved persons. The document consists of a single sheet of off-white paper folded in half, with text handwritten in black ink on all pages. On the first page is a sworn, signed statement that the enslaved persons named within the document were not imported after January 1, 1808. Inside and on the back page, the names of ninety-two (92) enslaved persons are listed along with information on "Age," "Feet," "Inch," and "Colour." In the Remarks field, written vertically next to the names of enslaved persons 1-33 is: [Manifest of Negroes, Mulattoes, and persons of Colour, taken on board the Brig Uneas, whereof Joseph C. Moore is Master, further 155 1/25 Tons, to be transported from the Port of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia for the purpose of being sold or disposed of as slaves, or to be held to service or labour. Shipped by Franklin and Armfield over to Isaac Franklin New Orleans.].
- The paper is creased twice horizontally as if to fold it into thirds. There is a hole at the center that extends through all pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- manifests
- Topic
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Law
- Slavery
- Transportation
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Broadside for a New Orleans auction of 18 enslaved persons from Alabama
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Vignie, Norbert
- Date
- 1858
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 18 11/16 × 8 11/16 in. (47.5 × 22 cm)
- Description
- A single-sheet broadside with bold serif font typeface advertising an auction for the sale of eighteen slaves. It consists of black printed text on off-white paper. The top of the broadside reads "SLAVES! / Long Credit Sale / of / Plantation Hands / from Alabama, without reserve.” The broadside lists the sale location as the St. Louis Hotel and the date the sale is to take place as March 25, 1858. It then lists the names, ages and skills of the individuals being sold. A disclaimer in the middle of the broadside reads “All of the above Slaves are from the State of Alabama, and sold under / a full guarantee, except the defects above stated. The bottom portion of the broadside lists additional enslaved people being sold at this auction. At the bottom of the broadside an additional disclaimer and terms of sale are listed.
- The enslaved persons to be auctioned are listed as follows:
- Absalom, 28, plantation hand
- Ned, 43, plantation hand
- Tom, about 46, plantation hand
- Bill, 23, plantation hand
- Frank, 25, plantation hand
- Alfred, 35, plantation hand
- Polly, 23, cook, washer and ironer
- George, 23, plantation hand and carriage driver; to be sold with his wife Martha, 30 and their four children, Ned, 7, Nancy 6, Horace, 4, and Mary, 1
- Dan, 23, cooper
- Lewis, 35, general labor
- Firman, 40, laborer
- Mary, 27, house servant
- Jim, 26, general labor
- Place used
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- broadsides
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Children
- Commerce
- Domestic life
- Domestic slave trade
- Families
- Finance
- Labor
- Men
- Slavery
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.155.305
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Daguerreotype of Rhoda Phillips
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Phillips, Rhoda, American, 1831 - 1906
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Medium
- silver amalgam, silver on copper photographic plates
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 2 x 2 1/2 in. (5.1 x 6.4 cm)
- Description
- A 1/9th plate daguerreotype portrait of Rhoda Phillips (1831-1906), a woman who was born enslaved and owned by the Clark-Gleaves family of Nashville, Tennessee. Phillips is seated in the image and wears a dress with a flower pattern, lace cuffs, and a lace collar. The case is contemporary and has velvet lining.
- Place captured
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- daguerreotypes
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- Photography
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.34
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Identification button worn by enslaved persons on Golden Grove Plantation
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Baillie, David, British, 1786 - 1861
- Date
- 1828-1834
- Medium
- pewter
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), 4.4Grams
- Description
- A round pewter button with "D BAILLIE / G•GROVE" stamped on the front. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved person's shirt to identify him or her as belonging to David Baillie of Golden Grove Plantation, British Guyana. The button has considerable wear with pitting on both sides.
- Place collected
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, Caribbean, South America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Awards and Medals
- Topic
- Commerce
- Middle Passage
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.32.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Broadside for an auction of enslaved persons at the Charleston courthouse
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1859
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 5/16 x 8 7/16 in. (33.8 x 21.5 cm)
- Description
- A broadside advertising a court-ordered slave of enslaved persons at the courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 10, 1859. The paper is printed in black ink with hand-written annotations along columns printed with the first names and ages of ninety-nine [99] enslaved men, women, and children. The names are numbered and grouped together into subsets. Large printed text at top reads, [UNDER DECREE IN EQUITY. / SANDERS vs. SANDERS, et al]. The handwritten notations make remarks like "healthy," "very fine," "sold privately," "dead," "shot in leg," "breeding," "leg broke," "lost a toe," "white," and "mostly white." The names listed are as follows:
- First column:
- London, 55; Nelly, 50; Dick, 15; Rosy, 4
- Cuffy, 35; Becker, 19
- Caroline, 29; Martha, 4; Bull or Frederick, 12; Infant, 9 months
- Charity, 30; Susan, 17; Floride, 2; Infant, 6 months
- Ned, 60; Silvy, 35; Frank, 11;
- Easton, 3; Infant, 3 months; Billy, 68; Lucy, 50; Binah, 14; Phillis, 12; Jack, 11;
- Thomas, 26; Toney, 30;
- Becky, 30; Sammy 5; Fed, 3; Infant, 7 months;
- Isaac, 30;
- Moses, 25;
- Morris, 21;
- Billy, 45; Hagar, 50; Joe, 35; William, 20; Rose, 15;
- Martha, 70; Nancy, 45; Rachel, 22; Ben, 16; Lot, 10;
- Betty, 25; Plymouth, 2;
- London, 26; Grace, 22; Harriet, 2;
- Hester, 25; Amos, 21; Elsey, 5;
- Second column:
- Jacob, 55; Mary, 45; Emma, 21; Rose, 15; Aelie, 18; Simon, 13; Francis, 6; Mary, 3;
- Hardtimes, 70; Sary, 30; Anne, 18;
- Old Peter, 70; Old Nancy, 60;
- Old Hester, 68; Maggy, 40; Edward, 19; Susan, 17; Robert, 13; Martha, 7; Sarah, 2;
- Peter, 28; Venus, 25; Henry, 8; Hamilton, 4; Cornelia, 1;
- Lydy, 25; Hannah, 6 months;
- Hannah, 30; Nero, 10; Rachel, 7; August, 4; Henry, 2; Infant, 1 month;
- Old Frank, 60;
- Toney, 30;
- Jake, 35; Eliza, 30; Pleasant, 12; Sukey, 10; Amanda, 8; Catharine, 3;
- David, 36;
- Jim 39;
- Binah, 60;
- March, 40;
- Bob, 35;
- Sarah, 12;
- Harriet, 14
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- broadsides
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.21.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Clock worn by Flavor Flav
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Flavor Flav, American, born 1959
- Subject of
- Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
- Date
- mid 1980s
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- plastic , metal , ink and rope
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Height including rope): 15 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (39.4 × 11.4 × 3.5 cm)
- Caption
- This clock was acquired in the mid-1980s (exact date unknown) by William Jonathan Drayton Jr., professionally known as Flavor Flav. Drayton wore this clock during the late 1980s and early 1990s during performances and appearances with the group Public Enemy. Drayton said that this was most likely the first clock he wore during a performance with Public Enemy, but he couldn’t be 100% sure. He last wore it on stage while performing with Public Enemy during the NMAAHC’s grand opening concert on 09.24.2016, with the intention to donate it to the museum. .
- Description
- Clock necklace worn by Flavor Flav in the late 1980s and early 1990s during performances and appearances with the group Public Enemy.
- The clock is round and black with an off white face. It has rounded edges and several scratches on it. There is a small black circle on the top of the clock, made out of the same material as the body of the clock. There is a hole on either side. It has a grey rope cord through it with a knot at the top.
- The face of the clock is off white and is slightly discolored. It has all twelve numbers in black ink. There are dots going around the outer edge of the face of the clock. There are bold black dots directly next to the twelve numbers, with for smaller black dots in between. There is text above the number "6" white reads [WATER / RESISTANT]. The hands of the clock are black. There is a short, thick hour hand between the "4" and "5", a longer, thinner minute hand at the "29" minute mark, and the longest, thinnest hand, the second hand, is pointing at the "3". The face of the clock is covered with a clear plastic, which has scratches and cracks in several places.
- The back of the clock has four visible silver screws, two on the top and two on the bottom. There is a smaller protruding black circle in the middle of the back of the clock. It has raised text which reads [OPEN] and [CLOSE] with an arrow above the words. There are some indented grooves around the edges of the smaller circle. There is a small hole at the bottom of the clock and there is an indented circle going around the entire edge of the clock.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- clocks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Flavor Flav
- Object number
- 2018.49
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Cordless microphone used by Rakim to record The 18th Letter
- Manufactured by
- Shure, founded 1925
- Owned by
- Griffin, William Michael, Jr., American, born 1968
- Date
- 1997
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- metal, foam, plastic, and wire
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (25.4 × 5.7 × 5.7 cm)
- Description
- A wireless microphone used by Rakim to record the album "The 18th Letter" (1997). The hand-held microphone has a circular silver mesh wire grill covering the foam interior of the microphone. The grill is attached to a black plastic cylindrical handle with text printed in silver type near the attachment reading "SHURE" and "BETA 58A" twice around. The handle is made from two pieces, with a small square digital display screen on the top half of the handle bordered by gray plastic, with "L3 638-698 MHz" printed in white type below it. White type reading "UR2" on two opposing sides is printed at the bottom of the lower half of the handle. A smaller round-edged cylindrical piece of black plastic protudes from the bottom of the handle. The bottom half of the handle (b) screws off to reveal a battery chamber that holds two (2) AA batteries. Opposite the battery chamber is a digital push-button menu with four buttons reading clockwise from top: up-facing arrow, "enter", down-facing arrow, "exit". The button menu is directly below the digital display screen on the exterior of the top half of the handle. Beneath the buttons is a manufacturer's label with serial and model numbers, and a key for the menu buttons.
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Audiovisual
- Type
- microphones
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rakim
- Object number
- 2016.10.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Red, white, yellow, and blue Nike sneakers worn by Big Boi of Outkast
- Manufactured by
- Nike Inc., American, founded 1971
- Worn by
- Big Boi, American, born 1975
- Subject of
- Outkast, American, founded 1992
- Date
- 2005-2006
- Medium
- leather, glitter, rubber, and synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a): 5 × 4 1/4 × 12 in. (12.7 × 10.8 × 30.5 cm)
- H x W x D (b): 5 × 4 1/4 × 12 in. (12.7 × 10.8 × 30.5 cm)
- Description
- A pair of white Nike sneakers with glitter red, blue, and yellow sections worn by Big Boi of Outkast. The low-top sneakers have white leather on the perforated top toes, the front half of the side vamps, the upper portion of the heel cap, and on the facing of the tongues. The lower part of the toe cap has blue glitter panels. The area of the shoe surrounding the tongue has red glitter panels that extend down over the side and back heel. A yellow glitter panel is sewn at the center back heels and to form the Nike swoosh logo on the outer and inner sides of the shoes. The shoes lace with white nylon laces with clear plastic aglets. At the bottom of the laces nearest the toe cap on each shoe is a silver-toned metal tag looped through the lace with engraved text reading "AF-1 / '82". A white fabric tag with white embroidery is sewn around the top edge of each tongue that reads "NIKE / AIR / AIR FORCE 1" with manufacturer's style, patent, and place made embroidered on the portion of the tag on the inside of the tongue. White embroidery reading "NIKE AIR" is done on the white portion of the heel caps. The thick soles are made from white rubber with one thin glittery blue line around the heels. The bottoms of the soles have ridged indentations and a spin spot on the toe and heel. The Nike logo is impressed into the sole bottoms at the arch of the foot. The shoes are lined with a white synthetic fabric. A white paper tag with black printed text is sewn at the interior inside shoe near the tongue with style and size information, as well as a barcode and a manufacture date range of 11/10/05 to 12/19/05.
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- sneakers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Antwan Patton
- Object number
- 2016.121.4ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Derby hat worn by Slick Rick
- Distributed by
- Capas Headwear, American, founded 1985
- Subject of
- Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
- Date
- 2003 - 2004
- Medium
- natural fiber, cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 1/2 × 11 × 12 in. (14 × 27.9 × 30.5 cm)
- Description
- Powder blue derby stanton hat worn by Slick Rick. The hat has a purble cloth ribbon around the side band, covering the original powder blue ribbon. The inside of the hat is unlined and has a black sweatband that covers the shoulder joint. Gold letters are printed on the sweatband that read "Capas Design." There is a logo centered in the interior tip of the hat that features a gold top hat, gloves and cane centered on a black background.
- Place collected
- Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- London, England, Europe
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- derbies (hats)
- hats
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick
- Object number
- 2014.203.6.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Eyepatch worn by Slick Rick
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
- Date
- 1980s - 2000s
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- cloth and elastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (6 × 7.9 × 24.1 cm)
- Description
- Royal blue eyepatch with teal inner lining. The concave eyepatch has a black elastic strap and a light blue interior.
- Place collected
- Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- patches (costume accessories)
- costume accessories worn
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick
- Object number
- 2014.203.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Black and red leather jacket worn by Kurtis Blow
- Designed by
- M. Julian, American, 1975 - 2000
- Owned by
- Blow, Kurtis, American, born 1959
- Date
- 1981
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- leather, synthetic fiber, metal, and elastic
- Dimensions
- H x W (flat): 26 × 23 in. (66 × 58.4 cm)
- Description
- This black and red leather jacket was worn by Kurtis Blow on the cover of his album "Deuce" (1981). The motorcycle style jacket has full-length sleeves, a stand-up collar, and closes at the center front with a black zipper and five (5) metal snaps painted red. There is a red leather racing strip down each sleeve that extends onto the shoulders, with the collar also faced in red leather. The sleeves taper slightly at the wrist, ending in elastic cuffs. The waistline of the jacket body also has an elastic edge. The elastic on the waist and cuffs is sewn inside the black leather so it does not show. There are two (2) exterior diagonally oriented inset pockets, one at each front hip, that are edged with the red leather and lined with black acetate fabric.
- The interior of the jacket body and sleeves are fully lined with the black acetate fabric. There is one (1) interior inset pocket at the proper left breast that is edged in black leather and closes with a black zipper. There is a designer label at the interior center back neck made of white fabric with maroon machine embroidered stitching that reads "M. Julian". A size tag is sewn to the center bottom of the designer label reading "38". There are three (3) additional tags sewn into the proper right side seam with size, fiber content, and care instructions typed onto the cream fabric in brown text. There is a cream fabric hanger loop sewn at the interior center back neck.
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- jackets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kurtis Walker PKA Kurtis Blow
- Object number
- 2015.185
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Evening coat from the collection of Lucy Louvenia Cordice
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Cordice, Lucy Louvinia, American, 1915 - 1995
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1870-1900
- Medium
- silk velvet, silk satin, fur, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (On Form): 54 × 26 × 19 1/2 in. (137.2 × 66 × 49.5 cm)
- H x W x D (In box): 52 × 22 × 6 in. (132.1 × 55.9 × 15.2 cm)
- Description
- This mid-calf length evening coat is made of a deep teal silk velvet with brown fur cuffs and a black silk satin lining. A decorative black silk cord is sewn to the exterior of the garment to form swirls, floral motifs, feather motifs, and other designs popular in the late Victorian period. The sleeves begin near the wearer's elbow, creating a cape-like silhouette from the proper front. The coat closes along the proper center front with a series of hook-and-eye closures, with the hooks and the eyes alternating along the proper left and proper right sides of the opening. The proper back is shaped to accommodate a large bustle. The band collar also contains applied braid designs, and closes at the proper front neck with two (2) hook-and-eye closures. The interior fabric is quilted in a diagonal pattern, but the quilting does not show through to the exterior of the garment. There is one set-in pocket on the proper left front of the interior. Attached at the center back of the interior are two accordion-like fabric pieces and two long black ribbons, likely used to adjust the fit at the waist line and to secure the coat to the wearer's body.
- Place used
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- evening coats
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
- Object number
- 2007.3.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Letter requesting support for the Anti-Apartheid Day rally
- Created by
- May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee, American
- Subject of
- Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961
- Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
- Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, American, founded 1972
- National Conference of Black Lawyers, American, founded 1968
- Signed by
- Akpan, John
- Feliciano, Carlos, Puerto Rican, born 1929
- Kennedy, Florynce Rae, American, 1916 - 2000
- Hinds, Lennox
- Rodríguez-Trías, Helen, American, 1929 - 2001
- Berrigan, Daniel Joseph, American, 1921 - 2016
- Chin, Sharon
- Kunstler, William Moses, American, 1919 - 1995
- Serrette, Dennis L., American
- Date
- April 14, 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This letter requests support for the May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day in New York City. The memo is white paper with black text. The heading reads: [May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee]. The memo is signed by the following [John Akpan / Pan African Students Organization in / the Americas (PASOA) / Daniel Berrgian, S.J. / Sharon Chin / Youth Against War & Fascism / (YAWF) / Carlos Feliciano / Florynce R. Kennedy / Coalition Against Racism and Sexism / William Kunstler / Lennox Hines (sic) / Pres. National Conference of Black Lawyers / Helen Rodriguez-Trias, M.D. / Pres. Committee to End Sterilization / Abuse (CESA) / Dennis L. Serette / Pres. N.Y.S Coalition of Black Trade Unionists]. The back of the memo is blank.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Type
- memorandums
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black power
- International affairs
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.35
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain