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  • Image for Academic cap worn by Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole at Bennett College

    Academic cap worn by Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole at Bennett College

    A blue and gold mortarboard cap from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. The cap has a stiff square top that is covered in a bright blue synthetic fabric. A wide strip of blue, black, and gold striped woven tape is attached diagonally across the top....
    Designed by
    Nicholson, Barbara, American
    Worn by
    Dr. Cole, Johnnetta Betsch, American, born 1936
    Subject of
    Bennett College, American, founded 1873
    Medium
    synthetic fiber, cardboard, elastic, and tassels
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 11 1/2 × 13 × 13 in. (29.2 × 33 × 33 cm)
    Type
    mortarboards
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Place used
    Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2003
    Description
    A blue and gold mortarboard cap from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. The cap has a stiff square top that is covered in a bright blue synthetic fabric. A wide strip of blue, black, and gold striped woven tape is attached diagonally across the top. An excerpt from the poem "Still I Rise" (1978) by Maya Angelou reading "Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear / I rise / Maya Angelou" is printed in gold beneath the woven band. The cap is trimmed with black, gold, and blue woven tape in a scrollwork pattern, with the tape wrapping around the top and the bottom edges of the mortarboard. A circular opening at the center of the bottom side of the mortarboard is surrounded by a panel of the blue synthetic fabric and the same woven tape used to trim the mortarboard, with elastic inside it to secure the mortarboard to the head. Inside the opening is handwritten text in gold puff paint reading "October 11th / 2003". Two gold tassels are looped around a blue button at the center of the top of the mortarboard and then through a thread loop on the edge of the mortarboard.
    Topic
    African diaspora
    Clothing and dress
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Johnnetta Betsch Cole
    Object number
    2015.209.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
  • Image for Academic cap worn by Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole at Bennett College

    Academic cap worn by Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole at Bennett College

    A blue and gold soft academic cap from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. The cap has a stiff square top that is covered in a bright blue synthetic fabric. A wide strip of blue, black, and gold striped woven tape is attached diagonally across the top....
    Designed by
    Nicholson, Barbara, American
    Worn by
    Dr. Cole, Johnnetta Betsch, American, born 1936
    Subject of
    Bennett College, American, founded 1873
    Medium
    synthetic fiber, elastic, and tassels
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 9 × 10 1/4 × 10 3/8 in. (22.9 × 26 × 26.4 cm)
    Type
    caps (headgear)
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Place used
    Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2003
    Description
    A blue and gold soft academic cap from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. The cap has a stiff square top that is covered in a bright blue synthetic fabric. A wide strip of blue, black, and gold striped woven tape is attached diagonally across the top. A circular opening at the center of the bottom side of the mortarboard is surrounded by a panel of the blue synthetic fabric and a black, gold, and blue woven tape in a scrollwork pattern, with elastic inside it to secure the cap to the head. Inside. Two gold tassels are looped around a blue button at the center of the top of the cap.
    Topic
    African diaspora
    Clothing and dress
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Johnnetta Betsch Cole
    Object number
    2015.209.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
  • Image for Photograph of Waldo C. Falkener, Sr. and two unidentified men at Bennett College

    Photograph of Waldo C. Falkener, Sr. and two unidentified men at Bennett College

    A black and white photograph of three men wearing suits, ties, fedoras and overcoats standing in front of a brick building, Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC. The man standing in the center is Waldo C. Falkener, Sr. Behind the men is a white door with the last two words [PFEIFER CHAPEL] visible over the transom window of the door....
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Falkener, Waldo Carroll Sr., American, 1902 - 1992
    Bennett College, American, founded 1873
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 4 15/16 × 3 9/16 in. (12.6 × 9.1 cm)
    H x W (Image): 4 9/16 × 3 1/16 in. (11.6 × 7.8 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place depicted
    Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    March 15, 1947
    Description
    A black and white photograph of three men wearing suits, ties, fedoras and overcoats standing in front of a brick building, Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC. The man standing in the center is Waldo C. Falkener, Sr. Behind the men is a white door with the last two words [PFEIFER CHAPEL] visible over the transom window of the door. The two men on the left are wearing double breasted suits. Waldo C. Falkener and the man standing to his left have mustaches. A handwritten note on the back in black ink identifies the location and date.
    Topic
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
    Object number
    2014.94.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
  • Image for Academic robe worn by Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole at Bennett College

    Academic robe worn by Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole at Bennett College

    An academic robe in blue and gold from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole with custom designs by Barbara Nicholson. The robe is made from a blue synthetic fabric with the hem and the central front opening trimmed in a wide blue, gold, and black woven striped tape. There are three (3) stripes of a black, gold, and blue woven tape with a scrollwork design on each sleeve....
    Designed by
    Nicholson, Barbara, American
    Worn by
    Dr. Cole, Johnnetta Betsch, American, born 1936
    Subject of
    Bennett College, American, founded 1873
    Medium
    synthetic fiber, cowrie shells, paint, metal zipper, tassels, and Velcro (TM)
    Dimensions
    H x W (flat): 56 1/2 × 39 1/2 in. (143.5 × 100.3 cm)
    Type
    robes
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Place used
    Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2003
    Description
    An academic robe in blue and gold from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole with custom designs by Barbara Nicholson. The robe is made from a blue synthetic fabric with the hem and the central front opening trimmed in a wide blue, gold, and black woven striped tape. There are three (3) stripes of a black, gold, and blue woven tape with a scrollwork design on each sleeve. Adinkra symbols are hand painted in gold at the center front neck, on each cuff, and four (4) around the bottom. Excerpts from poems by Maya Angelou are also hand painted in gold around the bottom of the robe. The robe closes at the center front with a metal zipper trimmed with a gold tassel at the top and bottom of the zipper. The cuffs close with blue Velcro. A cowrie shell is hand sewn at the upper seam of the proper left cuff above the gold painted symbol. Two (2) additional cowrie shells are hand sewn along the center back pleat of the robe. A blue twisted cord extends from the center back neck and loops around a blue plastic button to secure an academic hood to the robe.
    Topic
    African diaspora
    Clothing and dress
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Johnnetta Betsch Cole
    Object number
    2015.209.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions

  • Esther M.A. Terry, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.28.1a, 2011.174.28.1b, 2011.174.28.1c, 2011.174.28.1d, 2011.174.28.1e, 2011.174.28.1f, 2011.174.28.1g, 2011.174.28.1h, 2011.174.28.1i, 2011.174.28.1j.
    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Terry, Esther M. A. Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Bennett College, American, founded 1873
    F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
    North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, American, founded 1890
    Player, Willa Beatrice, American, 1909 - 2003
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, American, founded 1789
    University of Massachusets Amherst, American, founded 1863
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:16:28
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Place collected
    Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Wise, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    July 6, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.28.1a, 2011.174.28.1b, 2011.174.28.1c, 2011.174.28.1d, 2011.174.28.1e, 2011.174.28.1f, 2011.174.28.1g, 2011.174.28.1h, 2011.174.28.1i, 2011.174.28.1j.
    Esther M. A. Terry Ph.D. remembers growing up in Wise, North Carolina, and attending Bennett College. She recalls planning the Greensboro Woolworth's sit-in with students from the Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina (later North Carolina A &T University), being arrested for her participation, and the support of the Bennett College President, Dr. Willa Player. She also discusses attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her master's degree, and founding the African American Studies program at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst campus), where she earned her Ph.D. and taught for many years.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0028
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Resistance
    Social reform
    United States--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
    2011.174.28.1a-j
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress