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  • James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

    Directed by
    Thorsen, Karen, American
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Angelou, Maya, American, 1928 - 2014
    Short, Bobby, American, 1924 - 2005
    Leeming, David Adams, American
    Styron, William, American, 1925 - 2006
    Reed, Ishmael, American, born 1938
    Happersberger, Lucien, Swiss, 1932 - 2010
    Owned by
    D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
    Date
    1989
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration (Reel 1): 50 Minutes
    Length (Film): 1800 Feet
    Duration (Reel 2): 24 Minutes
    Length (Film): 850 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
    Caption
    "James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket" recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
    Description
    James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
    The film includes footage of interviews and public speeches by Baldwin, scenes from Baldwin's funeral service, and explorations of Baldwin's homes in France, Switzerland, Turkey, and Harlem. Interviews with family and friends include his brother David; biographer David Leeming; writers Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, William Styron, Ishmael Reed and Yashar Kemal; painter Lucien Happersberger and entertainer Bobby Short.
    Consists of: 16mm Film (ab).
    2017.55.23.1ab:16mm film.
    Original film can labels read:
    AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X347 / TITLE JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET / PRINT No. 1 PART 1 / MAYSLES FILMS, INC. 250 West 54th Street, New York City
    AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X348 / TITLE JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET / PRINT No. 1 PART 2 / MAYSLES FILMS, INC. 250 West 54th Street, N.Y. / 212-582-6050
    Place depicted
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
    Switzerland, Europe
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Collection title
    DC Public Library Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Activism
    Caricature and cartoons
    Civil rights
    Film
    Gender
    LGBTQ
    Literature
    Sexuality
    Spirituality
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.55.23.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Karen Thorsen (Nobody Knows Productions). Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd574f1a239-a28e-43aa-8216-2a68ae372bdb
  • Black Theater: The Drama Review, Volume 12, Number 4

    Published by
    Tisch School of the Arts, American, founded 1965
    Edited by
    Bullins, Ed, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
    Date
    1968
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 × 6 7/8 × 1/2 in. (25.4 × 17.5 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    A paperback journal with black cover, The Drama Review: Volume 12, Number 4. The subtitle of this volume is Black Theater. The front cover is black with white text and illustration. At the top of the cover is the masthead with the publication’s subtitle [BLACK / THEATRE] with the title of the publication [tdr / the drama review] in a white outlined block in the lower right corner of the subtitle. Below the masthead is a black and white illustration of a poster covering the text of a billing block. The poster illustration features a silhouette of a man holding a shotgun on the upper left quadrant. In the upper third of the poster is black text in a mix of typeface and handwritten style text: [THE / BLACK / ARTS / ALLIANCE / PRESENTS / A BENEFIT FOR / THE BLACK PANTHER / PARTYFOR SELF DEFENSE / THURSDAY MAY 25 /8:00PM / FILLMORE AUDITORIUM / 1805 GEARY BLVD. / SAN FRANCISCO]. The bottom third of the poster features the text [SPEAKERS] followed by the names of the following individuals [HUEY P. NEWTON / MINISTER OF DEFENSE / FOR B.P.P.S.D], [LeRoi Jones/ [---?] / [---?]], [Stokley Carmichael / FORMER CHAIRMAN / OF SNCC] [PLUS / BLAX DRAMA AND MUSIC / [---?] /[---?]]. In the bottom right corner of the front cover in white text is [$2.00 15s]. The spine is black with white text at the spine head that reads [tdr/the drama review] and [new york university T40] at the spine foot. The back cover features an advertisement for Century Theatre Lighting. The book is one hundred and eighty pages long. Inscription in pencil on the page preceding the table of contents.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    journals (periodicals)
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Drama (Theatre)
    Literature
    Race relations
    Social reform
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
    Object number
    2015.64.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1968 The Drama Review. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd511bec59c-873a-4ec0-9c72-0ec26d0c8d18
  • Blues People

    Written by
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Published by
    MacGibbon & Kee, British, 1948 - 1968
    Photograph by
    Granada Television, British, founded 1954
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    ink on paper with book cloth (textile material) , cardboard and acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 1 1/8 in. (22.5 × 14.5 × 2.8 cm)
    Description
    A British first edition copy of Blues People by LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka). The book has a paper dust jacket and a plastic book jacket cover. The front cover of the dust jacket is black and is dominated by a large black-and-white photograph of a man. He is depicted in profile, from the shoulders up, facing the right edge of the book and he is singing. At the top of the cover is the book title and author printed in blue and white text in varying sizes that reads, [BLUES PEOPLE / NEGRO MUSIC IN WHITE AMERICA / LeRoi Jones]. The dust jacket spine features the book title and author in blue and white vertical text and the publisher’s name printed in blue horizontal text that reads [MacGibbon / & Kee]. The back of the dust jacket is white and features a blurb from Ian Christie of the Sunday Telegraph about Bird: The Legend of Charlie Parker, as well as the publisher’s information. The jacket’s front interior flap features a book summary and credit for the cover art. The jacket’s back interior flap features a blurb written by Langston Hughes. The front and back covers of the book are covered in green fabric and are blank. The book title and author are printed on the book spine in red, vertical text and the publisher’s logo is also printed in red, [mc], inside a red oval. The interior of the book has black type on white pages. The content of the book includes a study of African American music from the slavery period to contemporary times and its impact on various aspects of American culture. The book has two hundred and forty-four (244) pages. The front free endpaper has pencil inscriptions and a line of text on the copyright page has been crossed out with black marker ink.
    Place printed
    London, England, Europe
    Place depicted
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Black power
    Blues (Music)
    Identity
    Jazz (Music)
    Music
    United States History
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2019.22.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1965. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd598e1db22-0b61-46c8-8358-ded6d18e41a7
  • Photograph of The Last Poets with Amiri Baraka

    Created by
    Frederick, Monroe S. II, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Nelson, David, American
    Kain, Gylan, American
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1947
    Owned by
    Danska, Herbert, American, born 1927
    Subject of
    The Last Poets, American, founded 1968
    Date
    1969
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Description
    Black-and-white group photograph of Amiri Baraka, American writer of poetry with members of New York-based spoken word group, The Last Poets. From left to right: David Nelson, Gylan Kain, Amiri Baraka, and Felipe Luciano.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Hip hop (Music)
    Identity
    Literature
    Photography
    Resistance
    Spoken word (Poetry)
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.21.5.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Monroe S. Frederick II. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51d8712c3-b2d5-48c1-aef9-c1c33f0c54a2
  • Photograph of The Last Poets with Amiri Baraka

    Created by
    Frederick, Monroe S. II, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Nelson, David, American
    Kain, Gylan, American
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1947
    Owned by
    Danska, Herbert, American, born 1927
    Date
    1969
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 x 8 1/4 in. (20.3 x 21 cm)
    Description
    Black-and-white group photograph of Amiri Baraka, American writer of poetry with members of New York-based spoken word group, The Last Poets. From left to right: David Nelson, Gylan Kain, Amiri Baraka, and Felipe Luciano. The photograph appears to have been altered with an approximately 2 inch wide section on the left side removed.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Hip hop (Music)
    Identity
    Literature
    Photography
    Resistance
    Spoken word (Poetry)
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.21.5.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Monroe S. Frederick II. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd582f4ac44-496b-41c9-81dc-af38583d78ee
  • New-Ark (Black Journal segment)

    Directed by
    Bourne, St. Clair, American, 1943 - 2007
    Produced by
    Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014
    National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
    Subject of
    Kenneth A. Gibson, American, born 1932
    Wonder, Stevie, American, born 1950
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 9 Minutes
    Length (Film): 330 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of New-Ark (Black Journal segment)
    Caption
    A short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program documenting a political rally in Newark, the 1970 mayoral campaign of Ken Gibson, and an African American voter registration drive with special musical performance by Stevie Wonder.
    Description
    A short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program documenting a political rally in Newark, the 1970 mayoral campaign of Ken Gibson, and an African American voter registration drive with special musical performance by Stevie Wonder. It consists of a single reel of 16mm color film.
    The film opens with close ups of audience members listening to Amiri Baraka giving a speech about black mobilization in local elections. Multiple shots of Newark, New Jersey play as the narrator explains how demographic shifts are impacting political power in the city and what African Americans are doing to exercise their newly acquired power. The narrator discusses the formation of an alliance between black and Puerto Rican groups based around "operational unity." A shot of a poster reveals a call to constituents to "Select qualified candidates to lead our city" and list Rep. Julian Bond, Dick Gregory, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee as speakers. An interview with Donald Tucker, a member of the convention organizing committee, begins. Tucker talks about the voter registration percentages in the black, Puerto Rican and white communities, and how this black and Puerto Rican political coalition will help create a government that addresses the needs of their communities. An interview with Hilda Hidalgo, a Puerto Rican member of the convention organizing committee, discusses where poor whites fit in with their political organization. She talks about how many poor whites don't believe they are in the same boat as the black and Puerto Rican communities, but nonetheless they are in need and deserving of the same services. She continues to make clear that the alliance is not anti-white, but rather that these communities must unify in order to make progress. The film returns to Amiri Baraka's speech; he puts out a rallying cry for the audience to get out the vote and elect the convention's endorsed candidates. After Baraka finishes his speech, the audience erupts in the Swahili chant, "Harambe," which is call for unity and collective work and struggle of the family. The narrator then explains the shift from the convention to running the election campaign itself. There is a scene of a Puerto Rican man holding a flyer endorsing Ken Gibson for mayor. The narrator further explains that Gibson is a different kind of candidate; instead of the candidate leading the community, the community leads the candidate. Multiple shots of Gibson and Stevie Wonder surrounding by people walking through the streets of Newark. Gibson states that this is more than just a political crusade, but a movement to get real political power into the hands of the people. Stevie Wonder is interviewed and talks about how he's happy to hear about increases in voter registration. A series of brief interviews with people on the street explaining their support for Gibson's candidacy. A man registers people to vote outside a local store, Stevie Wonder dances on a Gibson campaign float, and the film ends with a campaign truck urging people vote April 2nd.
    Place filmed
    Newark, Essex county, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Activism
    Film
    Mass media
    Musicians
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.79.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © National Educational Television
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56202fb09-d79a-4e75-88d0-331fd89022a6
  • Broadside for a benefit event at The Black House

    Distributed by
    The Black House, American, founded 1967
    Subject of
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Dale, Willie
    Owned by
    Gleason, Ralph Joseph, American, 1917 - 1975
    Printed by
    Communication Company, American
    Date
    1967
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    toner on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A photocopy broadside advertisement for a poetry event. Comprised of black ink on white paper. In the upper proper left is a drawing of a man with a beard wearing a hat, sunglasses and a shirt and tie. Next to the image is text that reads [THE / BLACK / HOUSE / PRESENTS / BROTHER LeRoi Jones / READING / REVOLUTIONARY / POETRY / BROTHER WILLIE DALE / SINGING REVOLUTIONARY SONGS / PLUS / THE BLACK MUSICIANS / A BENEFIT TO / GET THE / BLACK HOUSE / OUT OF JAIL / FRIDAY APRIL 28TH].
    Place depicted
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    broadsides
    Topic
    Activism
    Justice
    Musicians
    Political organizations
    Spoken word (Poetry)
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.68.2.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd512817a5a-a16b-46a6-b615-56bbcc789071
  • A Poem for Black Hearts

    Written by
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Published by
    Broadside Press, founded 1965
    Subject of
    X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
    Date
    April 1965
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 1/16 x 6 5/8 in. (28.1 x 16.8 cm)
    Description
    Poem printed in black ink on off-white paper titled A Poem for Black Hearts written by LeRoi Jones. The poem is printed within a narrow black border. It begins with “For Malcolm’s eyes, when they broke the face of some dumb white man…” Along the bottom, inside the border is the copyright and the publisher’s address. “60-“and “14685” is written on the back. The poem was published by Broadside press as Broadside No. 7.
    Place printed
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Nationalism
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    poems
    Topic
    Civil Rights
    Hate crimes
    Literature
    Resistance
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.124.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1965 by LeRoi Jones. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51b8696a5-cbb0-4ba8-8829-6f8ce35dd2ca
  • Photograph of The Last Poets with Woodie King, Jr. and Amiri Baraka

    Created by
    Frederick, Monroe S. II, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    King, Woodie Jr., American, born 1937
    Nelson, David, American
    Kain, Gylan, American
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Produced by
    Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1947
    Owned by
    Danska, Herbert, American, born 1927
    Subject of
    The Last Poets, American, founded 1968
    Date
    1969
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Description
    Black-and-white group photograph of Woodie King, Jr., African-American director and producer and Amiri Baraka, American writer of poetry with members of New York-based spoken word group, The Last Poets. From left to right: Woodie King, Jr., David Nelson, Gylan Kain, Imani Baraka, and Felipe Luciano. The subjects' names are inscribed along the bottom of the photograph.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Communities
    Hip hop (Music)
    Identity
    Literature
    Photography
    Poetry
    Resistance
    Spoken word (Poetry)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.21.5.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Monroe S. Frederick II. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a5fe6094-7412-4c14-b8f7-16a05a35388e
  • Amiri Baraka, Poet

    Photograph by
    Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944
    Subject of
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Date
    1976
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
    H x W (Image): 7 15/16 × 7 13/16 in. (20.2 × 19.8 cm)
    Description
    Black and white photograph of Amiri Bakara. Bakara stands on the right side of the image with his hands clasped behind his back wearing a dark turtleneck shirt and trousers. He stands in front of a paneled background where light ripples in waves on the panels; Bakara's shadow is cast on the wall. The image is bordered in a narrow black line on a white background. The image is centered on the background. Below the image of the lower left side is the title and date [Amiri Bakara - poet - '76']. Below the image on the lower right side is the artist's signature [A. Barboza].
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Poetry
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anthony Barboza
    Object number
    2014.157.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Anthony Barboza
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd564213abf-e486-47b6-b723-56eb4364276e
  • Dutchman & The Slave

    Written by
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Published by
    Faber and Faber Limited, British, founded 1929
    Date
    1964
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    8 1/16 × 5 1/8 × 9/16 in. (20.5 × 13 × 1.4 cm)
    Description
    Hardback copy of Dutchman & the Slave by LeRoi Jones. Has a clear plastic book sleeve over top, only folded in place, not adhered. Dust-cover front is black with white type reading [DUTCHMAN/& THE SLAVE/LeRoi Jones] along the top, aligned to the left. A black-and-white image of a man (left) and a woman (right) sitting and facing each other. The man is in a full black suit, buttoned, with a tie, and a ring on his PR pinky finger. The woman is blonde, wearing a headband, and a sleeveless black and tan horizontal stripped dress, holding a piece of fruit in her right hand on her lap and pointing at the with her PL hand. Binding reads [Dutchman & The Slave LEROI JONES Faber] in white type. Dust-cover back is white with black type, reading [Some/Faber/Plays] centered at the time, with alist of various playwrights, on the left, and a list of their plays, on the left). Interior of dust cover front is white with black type with a synopsis of the play with [Photograph on jacket by Alix Jeffry] underneath, and [16s net] in the bottom right corner. Interior of dust-cover back is white with black type titled [In White America/A documentary play/MARTIN B. DUBERMAN] with information about Martin B. Duberman below, and [Please write to Faber & Faber Ltd/24 Russell Square London WC1/for a list of Poetry and Plays] at the bottom. Books hard-back cover is read with gold type on the binding. Handwritten notes on inside of front cover read [50-] and [1st BRITISH?] in pencil. Eighty-eight (88) interior pages total, all white with black type. "The Dutchman" is on page 1-38. "The Slave" is from 39 to 88.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Drama (Theatre)
    Literature
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.53.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Faber & Faber Ltd.. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eafd4618-60f6-4cb7-9206-ac47cfb0b8aa
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