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  • Untitled (protest rally on train)

    Photograph by
    Leipzig, Arthur, American, 1918 - 2014
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
    Date
    mid-1940s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 24.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of an unidentified group of people on a train by Arthur Leipzig. The young men and women in this image are mostly seated in a circle and some have their mouths open as if in song. In the center of the group a man is standing playing the guitar. He is wearing slacks, a belt, and a short sleeved collared shirt. There are three men in the doorway behind the guitarist. The man in front is facing the camera and wearing a flower patterned tie. Train signage and rules are visible above the doorway. There is a seated group of three women and four men at the left of the image. Behind them is a sign which reads [SMASH / THE / K.K.K.]. On the right side another group is seated, including a man in an army uniform. There is a sign […/ THE CAROLINA / COP WHO DID IT / IS FREE] in the corner behind the group. There is a handwritten numerical inscription on the reverse.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Military
    Photography
    Race relations
    United States History
    White supremacy movements
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mildred Leipzig in memory of Arthur Leipzig
    Object number
    2017.60.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Arthur Leipzig
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50a3d7c36-ae41-421c-a373-f7639e4fe612
  • Token for membership in the Ku Klux Klan

    Issued by
    Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
    Date
    1950s
    Medium
    brass
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
    Description
    A round, brass token stamped with [MEMBER / KKK / IN / GOOD STANDING]. The letters "KKK" are punched out entirely and appear prominently at center, with "MEMBER" above and "IN GOOD STANDING" below in engraved text. The back of the token 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
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    tokens
    Topic
    American South
    Fraternal organizations
    Race discrimination
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    White supremacy movements
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
    Object number
    2017.64
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54dc92a66-295a-48a9-96db-d240c16cd7f6
  • Cynthia Baker Anderson and Fletcher Anderson Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Baker Anderson, Cynthia, American
    Anderson, Fletcher, American, born 1938
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
    Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
    Crown Zellerbach Corporation, American, founded 1928
    Date
    May 27, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:22:09
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.16.1a, 2011.174.16.1b, 2011.174.16.1c, and 2011.174.16.1d.
    Cynthia and Fletcher Anderson remember the segregation and job discrimination they faced in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and their decision to join the civil rights movement. Fletcher recalls working many different jobs at the Crown Zellerbach paper mill, the harassment of the police and Ku Klux Klan, and joining the Deacons of Defense and Justice. They discuss their job discrimination lawsuits, their friends involved in the civil rights movement, and the current state of race relations in Bogalusa.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0016
    Place collected
    Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, 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
    Labor
    Law
    Race relations
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    White supremacy movements
    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
    2011.174.16.1a-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/fd55ec6cf6d-01d9-4c64-af55-195fd372dfd3
  • Gwendolyn Annette Duncan Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Duncan, Gwendolyn Annette, American, born 1956
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
    ACCORD Freedom Trail, American
    Date
    September 14, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:33:37
    Description
    The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.47.1a and 2011.174.47.1b.
    Gwendolyn Duncan recalls her family history in Saint Augustine, Florida, watching a Ku Klux Klan parade through the black neighborhood of Lincolnville, and integrating a white school. She discusses the efforts in St. Augustine to commemorate the local civil rights movement, including the ACCORD Freedom Trail.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0047
    Place collected
    Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Lincolnville, Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Florida, 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
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    White supremacy movements
    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
    2011.174.47.1ab
    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/fd5fdece08a-8c0e-4f43-8e69-9090e08caa76
  • Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Tuttle, Rick Ph. D., American, born 1940
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
    Wesleyan University, American, founded 1831
    University of California, Los Angeles, American, founded 1919
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
    Chatham County Crusade for Voters, American, c. 1960
    Date
    April 11, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:04:49
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.78.1a, 2011.174.78.1b, 2011.174.78.1c, 2011.174.78.1d, 2011.174.78.1e, and 2011.174.78.1f.
    Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. describes his family background and when he first became aware of the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides when he was a student at Wesleyan University. As a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), he was recruited to join the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1963 and went to Greenwood, Mississippi, to work on voter registration drives. He also briefly spied on white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan meetings. After being driven out of Mississippi by threats, he joined the Chatham County Crusade for Voters in Savannah, Georgia. Tuttle describes being arrested in Savannah for disturbing the peace and the subsequent trial. Tuttle discusses the work he did after leaving the Movement: as the comptroller in Los Angeles he helped to bring an end to segregation at private clubs and participated in the anti-apartheid movement.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0078
    Place collected
    Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Anti-apartheid movements
    Freedom Riders
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Resistance
    Segregation
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    White supremacy movements
    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
    2011.174.78.1a-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/fd5181a739c-7ce8-4c97-af16-8f7854adda11
  • Poster for voter registration made by the NAACP

    Created by
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Subject of
    Wallace, George, American, 1919 - 1998
    Goldwater, Barry Morris, American, 1909 - 1998
    Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
    Date
    1964
    Medium
    colored ink on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 x 22 in. (35.6 x 55.9 cm)
    Description
    An NAACP poster, black and red ink on white cardboard, advocating voter registration to: "Stop / Goldwater, Wallace, and the Klu [sic] Klux Klan / Now". Included on the poster is a list of registration locations and a notice that the poster was created by the New York branch of the NAACP Youth Council.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    political posters
    Topic
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    White supremacy movements
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.10.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b5c2296f-71ff-4158-ac21-9bb364a51508
  • Ku Klux Klan

    Created by
    Manos, Constantine, American, born 1934
    Subject of
    Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
    Date
    1959
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 7/16 x 6 3/8 in. (24 x 16.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 x 8 in. (25.2 x 20.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of the head and shoulders of a member of the KKK wearing a hood so that only his eyes are visible.
    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.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Hate crimes
    Photography
    Violence
    White supremacy movements
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.107.36
    Restrictions & Rights
    ©1968 MAGNUM PHOTOS. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5154b224b-b84d-4d42-9634-35125f7b9d43
  • Robert Bagner Hayling, D.D Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Hayling, Robert Bagner D.D., American, 1929 - 2015
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
    Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, American, founded 1884
    NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
    Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Date
    September 14, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:54:48
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.48.1a, 2011.174.48.1b, 2011.174.48.1c, 2011.174.48.1d, 2011.174.48.1e, and 2011.174.48.1f.
    Robert Hayling, D.D recalls serving in the air force during World War II, attending the Meharry Dental School, and participating in civil rights protests in Nashville, Tennessee. He remembers starting his dental practice in St. Augustine, Florida, leading the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) youth group, and the exclusion of African Americans from St. Augustine's 400th anniversary celebration, and being attacked by the Ku Klux Klan. He also discusses resigning from the NAACP, the support of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) for local protests, and his move to Cocoa, Florida.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0048
    Place collected
    Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida, 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
    Hate crimes
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Medicine
    Military
    Race discrimination
    Social reform
    White supremacy movements
    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
    2011.174.48.1a-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/fd50961b17f-bd67-423b-bad3-defad7ce41bb
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