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  • Toilet and sink for cell from Camp A at Angola prison

    Manufactured by
    Forte and Tablada Inc., American, founded 1961
    Commissioned by
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    ca. 1972
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    steel and fiberglass, paint, wax
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (With back plumbing attached): 36 3/4 × 15 × 38 in. (93.3 × 38.1 × 96.5 cm)
    Description
    A toilet and sink combination for cell no. 3 from Camp A at Angola prison. The sink is above the toilet seat typically where a toilet reservoir is. The sink has small faucet with two knobs on either side. Attached to the back of the toilet are long threaded bolts and piping for attachment to plumbing system as well as for mounting to the cell’s wall.
    Place collected
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Buildings and Structures
    Type
    cells
    toilets
    Topic
    American South
    Architecture
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections and Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola
    Object number
    2013.26.2.3.1a-f
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52d2c0c3b-3b7a-4ab3-9329-ad6d14900786
  • The Angolite, Vol 18, No. 6

    Edited by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Glover, Michael, 1949 - 1996
    Written by
    Goodlow, Clarence
    Dennis, Douglas, American, 1935 - 2009
    Nelson, Lane
    Elliott, Keith, died 1996
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    November/December 1993
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 11 × 8 3/8 × 5/8 in. (27.9 × 21.3 × 1.6 cm)
    Description
    This issue of The Angolite magazine, Vol. 18, No. 6, has a blue-toned photograph on the cover featuring a woman barrel-racing in front of a crowd of spectators seated in bleachers at the annual prison rodeo. The featured story in this issue concentrates on inflated pricing of inmate phone calls and a successful inmate boycott against them. There is also an extended review with several photographs of the rodeo events from October 1993. Regular columns including brief news reports, religious group activities, sports news, legal news, and original poetry are also included. The final interior page contains subscription information. There are seventy-four (74) interior pages and the magazine is bound with two (2) metal staples. The back cover features an illustration of a chain link fence on a gray background.
    Place made
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Commerce
    Communication
    Finance
    Journalism
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.1.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Wilbert Rideau
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd553de1962-b85d-47e3-8d13-baee9995e9c5
  • Gray t-shirt for the Human Relations Club worn by Wilbert Rideau

    Manufactured by
    Fruit of the Loom, founded 1851
    Worn by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    1961-2005
    Medium
    cotton and polyester
    Dimensions
    H x W (flat): 27 × 33 1/2 in. (68.6 × 85.1 cm)
    Description
    A gray t-shirt worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The cotton and polyester blend t-shirt has a printed design on the front chest in navy and yellow text that reads "HUMAN RELATIONS / CLUB" above a navy illustration of two hands bursting through brick walls to clasp together. Below the illustration is the word "Angola" in navy text. A fabric tag for Fruit of the Loom is sewn at the interior center back collar. The letter "W" is handwritten in black ink on the interior back collar above the tag.
    Place used
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    T-shirts
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Humanitarianism
    Justice
    Men
    Poverty
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5878d7182-2843-46d2-8f44-1f46daf2d1c0
  • The Angolite, Vol. VII, No. VI

    Edited by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Sinclair, Billy, American, born 1945
    Written by
    Mason, Tommy
    Illustrated by
    Stegall, Larry
    Ortega, Louis
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    November/December 1982
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 11 1/8 × 8 9/16 × 3/8 in. (28.3 × 21.7 × 1 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the November/December 1982 issue of the magazine The Angolite, Vol. VII, No. VI. The cover has a gray background with a large photograph in the center of incarcerated men walking in line down a road carrying shovels and hoes, the line led by a man on horseback while two other mounted guards watch from the side of the road. Below the photograph is the title of the feature story, "Rehabilitation: A Misguided Effort." The article covers a brief history of the penal system in the United States, focusing on approaches for or against rehabilitation methods of incarcerated persons over time, and ends with an assessment of the current state of the justice system at publication. Other items in the magazine include news briefs, recreation activities including sports, photographs of the most recent Rodeo events, and articles related to other themes about rehabilitation including incarcerated persons unable to get out despite being rehabilitated, and legal rights of incarcerated persons to rehabilitation programs. There is also a history of Angola prison, and at the end the regular feature "Expressions" with poems by men incarcerated at Angola. The final interior page has subscription information. The back cover features a black-and-white photograph of men working in a yard, possibly doing agricultural labor, while another man sits on a mule-drawn cart in the background and a mounted guard watches over the workers from the far right. There are eighty-six (86) interior pages and the magazine is bound with two (2) metal staples.
    Place made
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Journalism
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.1.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Wilbert Rideau
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50157d1b5-47b3-4b7e-9a1e-9cee78abb7e0
  • The Angolite, September/October 1978

    Edited by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Written by
    Sinclair, Billy, American, born 1945
    Illustrated by
    Bridges, R. Troy
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    September/October 1978
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 11 1/16 × 8 5/8 × 5/16 in. (28.1 × 21.9 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    This September/October 1978 issue of The Angolite has a cover with a black-and-white photograph of a man standing outside a small structure in a dirt yard. The photograph is below the masthead, with the text "EXCLUSIVE / 'Conversations With The Dead' / LOUISIANA STATE PRISON" below the photograph. The cover story discusses the clemency and parole process, with interviews from several incarcerated people who have long sentences and will likely die imprisoned. The cover photo is also featured in this story, and picture Franck "Cocky" Moore in front of his shack on the Angola property. Other stories include opinion pieces, detailed updates on recent legislative and administrative changes, and the restructuring of Camp H into a merit-based rehabilitation program. The magazine is bound with two (2) metal staples and has sixty-two (62) interior pages. The final interior page contains information and a mail-in section for subscriptions. The back cover has an illustrated advertisement for the 1978 Rodeo.
    Place made
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Journalism
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.1.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Wilbert Rideau
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53974f975-6967-49a6-8f2c-4d76269ab628
  • Light blue denim jacket worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    1970s
    Medium
    cotton and synthetic fiber blend denim with metal snaps
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (flat): 25 1/4 × 31 1/2 × 1 in. (64.1 × 80 × 2.5 cm)
    Description
    A light blue denim jacket worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The cotton and synthetic fiber blend denim jacket has three-quarter length sleeves, a wingtip collar, and closes at the center front with five (5) metal snaps with a gemetric design stamped on them. There are two (2) diagonal welt pockets, one at each front side waist, and two (2) western patch pockets, onoe at each front side breast, with straight flaps that fasten with one (1) metal snap each. Decorative stitching, mostly in gold with some black thread, is sewn around the welt pockets and along either side of the front opening. The seams are also topstiched throughout. The jacket is not lined and there are no labels.
    Place used
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    jean jackets
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd517b79f80-37bd-4e04-b08c-ba80843e0037
  • The Angolite, Vol. 19, No. 5

    Edited by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Glover, Michael, 1949 - 1996
    Written by
    Goodlow, Clarence
    Dennis, Douglas, American, 1935 - 2009
    Nelson, Lane
    Elliott, Keith, died 1996
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    September/October 1994
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 11 × 8 1/4 × 5/16 in. (27.9 × 21 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    This issue of The Angolite, Vol. 19, No. 5 features a black-and-white photograph on the cover depicting two (2) men sitting on a log in front of a body of water. The feature story covers the issue of elderly prisoners in longtime confinement, including an investigation of such incarcerated persons throughout the nation. There are several profiles of male and female incarcerated persons. Other stories include the discovery of a mastodon tooth on prison grounds, and regular features such as sports news, original poetry, and news briefs. The final interior page contains subscription information. The magazine has eighty-one (81) interior pages and is bound with two (2) metal staples. The back cover has a black-and-white photograph of a line of men digging a ditch or standing at rest holding shovels.
    Place made
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Journalism
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.1.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Wilbert Rideau
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b42a0bd-f352-4ca2-99a3-dc4f4b1dfb21
  • The Angolite, Vol. XII NO. IV

    Edited by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Mason, Tommy
    Written by
    Wikberg, Ron, American, 1943 - 1994
    Illustrated by
    Pourciau, Leonard
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    July/August 1987
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 11 1/16 × 8 1/2 × 3/8 in. (28.1 × 21.6 × 1 cm)
    Description
    This issue of the magazine The Angolite, Vol. XII, No. IV, features a cover illustration in yellow, brown, and white print. Below the masthead is a drawing of a man in prison stripes and a fedora sitting with his arms crossed over his chest and looking over his left shoulder. Behind his left shoulder is a drawing of a human skull with a syringe in front of it. Behind his right shoulder is a drawing of a man lying in a hospital bed hooked to an IV and a woman looking at him through a partially open chained door. Behind the man's left leg is a man wearing a surgical cap and mask looking out to his left. Featured stories in the issue include an article on Louisiana as the nationwide leader in executions, a story about Shirley Coody, the first female security supervisor at Angola, and a piece on AIDS in prisons. Also included are regular items such as legal reporting, original poems, sports news, and news briefs. There is also a report on the recent Arts and Crafts Festival including several photographs and a list of prize winners, along with a separate article featuring brief biographies of some incarcerated hobbyists. The final interior page includes subscription information. There are ninety-eight (98) interior pages and the magazine is bound with two (2) metal staples. The back cover has a burgundy background with a man's head in profile in white and several chains behind the profile. The man's skull has a keyhole cut into it, with a copy of this issue of The Angolite and a set of keys coming out of the keyhole.
    Place made
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Gender
    Health
    Journalism
    Justice
    LGBTQ
    Men
    Prisons
    Sexuality
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.1.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Wilbert Rideau
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ea2a298d-ea6d-43d3-bd83-3edf994fe19d
  • The Angolite, Vol. 15, No. 5

    Edited by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Wikberg, Ron, American, 1943 - 1994
    Written by
    Goodlow, Clarence
    Guzman, Gilbert
    Glover, Michael, 1949 - 1996
    Illustrated by
    Pourciau, Leonard
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    September/October 1990
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 11 1/8 × 8 5/16 × 3/8 in. (28.3 × 21.1 × 1 cm)
    Description
    This issue of The Angolite magazine, Vol. 15, No. 5, has a cover illustration in yellow and black featuring a man's head wearing a helmet with several nodes coming out of the helmet attached to light bulbs along the bottom of the drawing. A human brain is visible through the helmet and the man's face is obscured by a thick veil. The two main stories in the issue focus on failed or botched executions by electric chair, and on the high rate of incarceration of African American men. Regular features such as brief news reports, letters to the magazine, sports news, and original poems are also included. The final interior page contains subscription information. There are ninety-eight (98) interior pages and the magazine is bound with two (2) metal staples. The back cover has an illustration in yellow and black of a man wearing a black cover over his head and bound by leather straps to a wooden chair.
    Place made
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Journalism
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.1.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Wilbert Rideau
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58f8970cc-948f-4fd5-a0e7-205c39634058
  • George Polk Award received by Wilbert Rideau for The Angolite

    Issued by
    Long Island University, American, founded 1926
    Received by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Sinclair, Billy, American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    1980
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    plastic and brass
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 14 × 9 7/16 × 1/2 in. (35.6 × 24 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    A rectangular black wall plaque featuring an engraving in white of a quill pen and text on the upper half reading "LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY / THE / GEORGE / POLK / AWARD." A brass circular addition at the bottom left is engraved with the text "Special Interest Reporting / Wilber Rideau / The Angolite". A hole is bored into the upper center of the reverse for hanging the plaque. A label for the engraving company Malcolm & Hayes of New York City is adhered below the hole.
    Place used
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    Type
    plaques (flat objects)
    Topic
    Journalism
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b88fb401-e6f4-4f20-8e05-3cde9bf6b6f8
  • The Angolite, November/December 1979

    Edited by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Written by
    Sinclair, Billy, American, born 1945
    Illustrated by
    Bridges, R. Troy
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    November/December 1979
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 11 1/8 × 8 11/16 × 1/2 in. (28.3 × 22.1 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    This November/December 1979 issue of The Angolite has a burgundy colored background cover with white text. A black-and-white photograph below the masthead depicts incarcerated men standing and digging in a waist-deep ditch. Two (2) men on horseback, one armed with a long gun, oversee the workers. Below the photograph is white text reading "IN THIS ISSUE / 'PRISON: The Sexual Jungle' / LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY." The cover story deals with problems of sexual slavery at Angola prison and includes interviews with prisoners who were raped as well as discrimination and violence against homosexual and transgendered prisoners. Other content includes personnel changes of prison administration, articles on new legal changes and legal assistance, a review of the October 1979 Rodeo featuring several event photographs and a story on an inmate who was paralyzed after an injury during a bull riding event, a story about a local vocational school available to prisoners, and information about health care in prison. The text is supplemented with illustrations and photographs throughout the ninety-eight (98) interior pages. Information for subscribing and a mail-in card are included on the final interior page. The back cover has the same burgundy colored background with an illustration at the center of a line of men in shadow with shovel and hoes slung over their shoulders. The magazine is bound with two (2) metal staples.
    Place made
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Education
    Gender
    Health
    Identity
    Journalism
    Justice
    LGBTQ
    Men
    Prisons
    Sexuality
    Slavery
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.1.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Wilbert Rideau
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd575f83ebd-087c-4282-999e-0a8b9132bbae
  • Teal t-shirt for The Angolite worn by Wilbert Rideau

    Manufactured by
    Fruit of the Loom, founded 1851
    Worn by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    1976-2005
    Medium
    cotton and polyester
    Dimensions
    H x W (flat): 27 × 29 in. (68.6 × 73.7 cm)
    Description
    A teal t-shirt worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The cotton and polyester blend t-shirt has a printed design on the front chest in black text that reads "THE ANGOLITE / THE PRISON NEWSMAGAZINE" above a black illustration of a ball and chain with an open shackle. A fabric tag for Fruit of the Loom is sewn at the interior center back collar. The letter "W" is handwritten in black ink on the interior back collar above the tag.
    Place used
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    T-shirts
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Journalism
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b7a7655-d515-4ab1-a945-dd3e6de45fd8
  • The Angolite, Vol. 16, No. 6

    Edited by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Wikberg, Ron, American, 1943 - 1994
    Written by
    Goodlow, Clarence
    Czere, John, born 1962
    Glover, Michael, 1949 - 1996
    Illustrated by
    Pourciau, Leonard
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    November/December 1991
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 11 1/16 × 8 3/8 × 7/16 in. (28.1 × 21.3 × 1.1 cm)
    Description
    This issue of The Angolite, Vol. 16, No. 6, has a cover with a black-and-white photograph behind black and white text. The photograph features a tombstone in the shape of a cross with the numbers "81902" in the center. The feature story of the issue is about health and medical care in the prison system. Other stories include a review of the Prison Rodeo, a piece on food raised at the prison and donated to a regional food bank, and a story on the organization CURE (Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants). Regular columns include legislative news, sports coverage, religious organization news, and original poems. The final interior page contains subscription information. There are ninety-four (94) interior pages and the magazine is bound with two (2) metal staples. The back cover features an illustration in burgundy and black of a caduceus symbol signifying medicine behind a locked barred door.
    Place made
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Health
    Journalism
    Justice
    Medicine
    Men
    Prisons
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.1.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Wilbert Rideau
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a607850d-ab04-48cf-965d-3d62226c4344
  • Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees award received by Wilbert Rideau

    Issued by
    Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees, American, 1981 - 2007
    Received by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    1999
    Medium
    wood, brass, and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 15 1/4 × 6 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (38.7 × 16.2 × 16.2 cm)
    Description
    This Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees statue was awarded to Wilbert Rideau for his role as co-director of the documentary The Farm: Life at Angola Prison. The statue has a square wooden base with a tall makonde style metal sculpture extending from the center of the base. The sculpture depicts four (4) people climbing upward and one larger face in the upper right facing corner. The back side of the sculpture imitates a tree trunk. A brass plaque is adhered to the front side of the base with engraved text that reads: FRIENDS OF THE BLACK OSCAR NOMINEES / 1999 Award of Recognition / WILBERT RIDEAU / Co-Director / "The Farm: Life at Angola Prison". The bottom of the base is covered in black felt.
    Place used
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    Type
    statues
    Topic
    Film
    Journalism
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b73fc58-d089-4756-b036-cd2ecf20af01
  • Blue denim jacket worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated

    Manufactured by
    Levi Strauss & Co., founded 1853
    Worn by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    late 20th century
    Medium
    cotton denim and cotton flannel with metal buttons
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (flat): 27 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 1 in. (69.9 × 85.1 × 2.5 cm)
    Description
    A blue denim jacket worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The jacket has full-length sleeves and closes at the center front with a metal zipper and two (2) metal snaps, one at each end. At each front side waist is a large rectangular patch pocket with a scalloped flap that fastens with one (1) metal button. A welt pocket oriented diagonally is sewn on the top of each patch pocket. The sleeve cuffs are fitted and close with one (1) metal button each. The bottom of the jacket is gathered with a wide elastic band sewn inside the denim, except at the front.
    The jacket, pockets, and the underside of the standard collar are lined in a brown, blue, teal, and cream plaid cotton flannel. A large leather label is sewn at the interior center back below the neck with red printed text that reads "LEVI STRAUSS & CO. / QUALITY CLOTHING" above the company's logo. Handwritten in black ink along the bottom of the label are the words "WILBERT RIDEAU / ANGOLITE". A size tag is sewn to the bottom of the manufacturer's label. An embroidered patch is sewn to the interior proper right front side with a purple and gold butterfly below the words "PERSONAL / DYNAMICS".
    Place used
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    jean jackets
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59be989d4-9287-4b51-8db7-4353bbfc47c2
  • White t-shirt for The Angolite worn by Wilbert Rideau

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    1976 - 2005
    Medium
    cotton and polyester
    Dimensions
    H x W (flat): 27 × 29 in. (68.6 × 73.7 cm)
    Description
    A white t-shirt worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The cotton and polyester blend t-shirt has a printed design on the front chest in black text that reads "THE ANGOLITE / THE PRISON NEWSMAGAZINE" above a black illustration of a ball and chain with an open shackle. The letter "W" is handwritten in black ink on the interior center back collar.
    Place used
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    T-shirts
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Journalism
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f06d7507-9c47-4cf4-9b0b-f2d481c1cc60
  • The Lifer, November/December 1973

    Edited by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Written by
    Evans, Darryl
    Johnston, Kenneth
    Harris, Philip
    Green, Monroe
    Johnson, Cleveland
    Smith, Herman
    Illustrated by
    Jones, Donald
    Jones, Ronald
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    November/December 1973
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/8 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    This issue of The Lifer magazine, November/December 1973, has a cover image of a black illustration and text. The illustration depicts the outline of a man in a striped jumpsuit incased in a tombstone reading "THE LIFER". His shackled hands are rising up from the tombstone. A Bible verse, Ezekial 1, 5:20-22, is printed below the illustration. Stories in this issue include concerns about lack of educational programs, psychological health for longterm confinement, and the effects of certain colors on mood and mental health. There are also poems, brief news items, and updates about clubs and sports activities at the prison. There are fifty (50) interior pages in the magazine and it is bound with three (3) metal staples. The front and back covers are of the same light paper weight as the interior pages.
    Place made
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Journalism
    Justice
    Men
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.2.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b9fc9bba-e9e1-4629-a736-9df9109c114d
  • White t-shirt for the Human Relations Club worn by Wilbert Rideau

    Manufactured by
    Fruit of the Loom, founded 1851
    Worn by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    1961 - 2005
    Medium
    cotton and polyester
    Dimensions
    H x W (flat): 28 1/2 × 34 1/2 in. (72.4 × 87.6 cm)
    Description
    A white t-shirt worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The cotton and polyester blend t-shirt has a printed design on the front chest in olive and yellow text that reads "HUMAN RELATIONS / CLUB" above an olive illustration of two hands bursting through brick walls to clasp together. Below the illustration is the word "Angola" in olive text. A fabric tag for Fruit of the Loom is sewn at the interior center back collar. The letter "W" is handwritten in black ink on the interior back collar above the tag.
    Place used
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    T-shirts
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Humanitarianism
    Justice
    Men
    Poverty
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5495211bf-4370-4367-b43e-0a209a4de4e0
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Guard tower from Camp H at Angola Prison

    Commissioned by
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    1900-1950
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    steel and concrete
    Dimensions
    255 × 108 × 84 in. (647.7 × 274.3 × 213.4 cm)
    Description
    A steel and concrete tower with external stairway that sits on a raised platform. The tower has a window on each of its four sides. A doorway is on the side closest to the metal stairs. The tower has a corrugated metal roof.
    Place collected
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Buildings and Structures
    Type
    towers (single built works)
    Topic
    American South
    Labor
    Prisons
    Rural life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections and Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola
    Object number
    2013.26.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd567bdad19-19c6-4848-bb39-8f5a892afce2
  • The Angolite, Vol. XII, No. 1

    Edited by
    Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
    Written by
    Mason, Tommy
    Illustrated by
    Pourciau, Leonard
    Subject of
    Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
    Date
    January/February 1987
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 11 1/2 × 8 5/8 × 5/16 in. (29.2 × 21.9 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    This issue of The Angolite, Vol. XII, No. 1 features a cover illustration in yellow, black, and gray depicting a man wearing a striped jumpsuit and handcuffs standing behind a table with scales, The Tombstone Epitaph newspaper, cards and gambling chips, a bottle of liquor, and a handgun. In the background is a prison guard tower. The feature story concerns Washington Correctional Institute, a nearby prison facility, with interviews by Angolite staff of the inmates and staff at the other prison. One article, "The Pardons Scandal," deals with the pardon scam related to form Angolite editor Billy Sinclair, who was an FBI informant on the case. Others cover personnel changes in the ACLU, the dedication of a wildlife refuge on the prison grounds, and regular features including brief news stories, legal advice, and poetry. The final interior page includes subscription information, with an illustration of a manacled hand reaching out from the water. The back cover has a horizontally-oriented illustration in yellow, black, and gray of a dragon lounging on a pile of gold coins wearing pajamas with a prison number on his jacket, and drinking from a goblet while reading this issue of The Angolite. The magazine has eighty-six (86) interior pages and is bound with two (2) metal staples.
    Place made
    West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Journalism
    Justice
    Law
    Men
    Nature
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
    Object number
    2016.139.1.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Wilbert Rideau
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ae39a27f-b484-413c-ab7d-6f51089636c5

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