Written by

Roumain, Jacques, Haitian, 1907 - 1944

Translated by

Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967

Cook, Will Mercer, American, 1903 - 1987

Published by

Reynal & Hitchcock, American, 1933 - 1948

Medium

cardboard, paper (fiber product) and ink

Dimensions

8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1/2 in. (21 x 14 x 1.3 cm)

Type

books

Place depicted

Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Date

1947

Description

A hard cover string bound 182 page book (a) written by Jacques Roumain is a novel set in Haiti. A label on the inside cover signifies that it was a part of [THE ARTHUR B. SPINGARN / COLLECTION / OF NEGRO LITERATURE]. The paper wrap around jacket (b) is printed on the cover with a pink background with white text [JACQUES ROUMAIN / MASTERS / of the DEW / A Novel of Haiti / Translated by / LANGSTON HUGHES / & MERCER COOK]. The spine, wings and verso feature a white background with pink text.

Topic

African American

Agriculture

Literature

Politics (Practical)

Rural life

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2011.158.1ab

Restrictions & Rights

Cover: No Known Copyright Restrictions Content: © Jacques Roumain 1947 . Permission required for use.

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Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Issued by

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Afro-American Studies, American, founded 1976

Edited by

Duff, Roberta

Subject of

Dr. Roddey, Bertha Maxwell, American

Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967

Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Type

newsletters

Place depicted

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date

January 1980

Description

Departmental newsletter for the Department of Afro-American & African Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The newsletter is titled "The Black Perspective" and the front page features a photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a poem by Langston Hughes.

Topic

African American

Associations and institutions

Education

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey

Object number

2012.22.13

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Documents and Published Materials

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Written by

Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967

Published by

Broadside Press, founded 1965

Subject of

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 x 8 in. (27.9 x 20.3 cm)

Type

poems

Place printed

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 1967

Description

Poem printed in black ink on light-blue paper titled Backlash Blues by Langston Hughes. Surrounding the text on the page is a narrow black border. Under the poem is the copyright and publisher address. The poem was published by Broadside press as Broadside No. 13.

Topic

African American

Literature

Race discrimination

Race relations

Resistance

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.124.2

Restrictions & Rights

© 1967 by Langston Hughes. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Exhibition

Making a Way Out of No Way

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050

Data Source

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Published by

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915

Written by

Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967

Van Vechten, Carl, American, 1880 - 1964

Illustrated by

Covarrubias, Miguel, Mexican, 1904 - 1957

Owned by

Greenstein, Barry, American

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product) with book cloth (textile material) on cardboard , plastic (cover)

Dimensions

H x W x D (Closed): 7 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 7/8 in. (19.1 × 13.7 × 2.2 cm)

H x W x D (Open): 7 1/2 × 10 13/16 × 11/16 in. (19.1 × 27.5 × 1.7 cm)

Type

books

Place depicted

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1926; published 1945

Description

The Weary Blues hardcover book written by Langston Hughes. The front cover features a drawing of a man sitting with his head raised upward. His body faces a piano and his arms are raised above the keys. The background of the book is orange and yellow, the man and piano are in in black. Black type at the top reads: [THE WEARY BLUES]. Yellow type at the bottom reads: [By / Langston Hughes]. The interior has 109 pages of black type on off-white paper. The back cover has a stylistic image of piano keys and two boxes.

Topic

African American

Blues (Music)

Identity

Jazz (Music)

Men

Poetry

Urban life

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Barry Greenstein

Object number

2014.304.90

Restrictions & Rights

© Alfred A. Knopf, Inc divison of Random House. Permission required for use.

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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Library Collections

Exhibition

Cultural Expressions

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050

Data Source

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Published by

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986

Created by

Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985

Subject of

Attucks, Crispus, American, 1723 - 1770

Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883

Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913

Roberts, Sarah C., American, born 1844

McKinney Steward, Susan, American, 1847 - 1918

Scott, Dred, American, ca 1800 - 1858

Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895

Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915

Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943

W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963

Joplin, Scott, American, 1867 - 1917

Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940

Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938

Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965

Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979

Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972

Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005

Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963

Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973

Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955

National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968

Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971

Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827

Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909

Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937

Shriners International, American, founded 1870

National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930

National Dental Association, American, founded 1913

Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898

Democratic Party, American, founded 1828

Republican Party, American, founded 1854

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935

National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919

Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906

National Urban League, American, founded 1910

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935

Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

369th Veterans Association, American

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914

Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Charles, Ezzard Mack, American, 1921 - 1975

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1 cm)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Place made

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1976

Description

A 1976 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits. In the center is an angled blue square with text that reads [DELEGATE] in white text and [76] in striped red and white text, with a circle of stars in the center of the six [6]. Black text on the white spine reads [BI-CENNTENNIAL EDITION - DELEGATE 1976].

The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “The Long Journey from the back of the bus,” about how this issue of the Delegate will focus on “200 years of Contributions Blacks gave this nation as part of our Bicentennial Celebration.” There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1976] and a table of contents.

The majority of this issue consists of a 137 page article titled “The Negro in America, 1550-1976.” The content then continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Association of Black Social Workers, The National Caucus of Black School Board Members, Prince Hall Masons, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Empire State Medical Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Links, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, NAACP, Navy, Elks of the World, Democratic Party, Chi Eta Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Common Cause Ladies, National Association of Business and Professional Negro Womens Club, National United Church Ushers Association, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Urban League, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, NBC, National Medical Association, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, National Association of Negro Women, CBS, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Republican National Convention, Museum of Art, Whitney M. Young Classic, Black Caucus, 369th Veterans Association, Phi Beta Sigma, Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, Edges,

The issue concludes with a “Lest We Forget” page with a list of individuals who had passed away, including Ezzard Charles and Paul Robeson. There are approximately 348 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.

Topic

African American

Advertising

Associations and institutions

Business

Communities

Fraternal organizations

Fraternities

Government

Journalism

Labor

Mass media

Men

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

Professional organizations

Religious groups

Sororities

United States--History

United States--History--1969-2001

United States--Social life and customs

Urban life

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely

Object number

2012.167.10

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Photograph by

Draper, Louis H., American, 1935 - 2002

Subject of

Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.8 x 35.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Date

ca. 1960

Description

A gelatin silver print of Langston Hughes sitting at a desk in front of a typewriter. Hughes is wearing a short sleeve button-up shirt with vertical stripes and holds a pencil in his right hand. Handwritten on reverse side of photograph is [11 x 14 -Outer/350.00/49/32/6/DR 0040/Portrait of Langston Hughes].

Topic

African American

Literature

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.43.3

Restrictions & Rights

© The Louis Draper Archive

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Second Floor, 2 050

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture