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  • Ben Davis: Crusader for Negro Freedom & Socialism

    Published by
    New Outlook Publishers, American
    Written by
    Patterson, William L., American, 1891 - 1980
    Subject of
    Davis, Benjamin Jefferson Jr., American, 1903 - 1964
    Date
    1967
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 13.9 cm)
    Description
    A pamphlet about Ben Davis. The front cover has a brown and white image of Ben Davis' face on a red and pink background with white text. The interior of the pamphlet consists of forty-eight pages of text and images about Ben Davis. The back of the pamphlet features and advertisement for New Outlook Publishers.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Mass media
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.52
    Restrictions & Rights
    © New Outlook Publishers. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b1e4029d-8cc0-42c6-8605-3b00c168ee85
  • Masses & Mainstream Vol. 4. No. 1

    Published by
    Masses & Mainstream, Inc., American, founded 1948
    Edited by
    Sillen, Samuel, 1911 - 1972
    Written by
    Patterson, William L., American, 1891 - 1980
    Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
    Aptheker, Herbert, 1915 - 2003
    North, Joseph
    Boyer, Richard O., American, 1903 - 1973
    Illustrated by
    White, Charles, American, 1918 - 1979
    Date
    January 1951
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14 cm)
    Description
    An issue of Masses & Mainstream from 1951. The cover of the issue features black and white text on a magenta background. The right side contains a shoulder-length drawing of man wearing glasses drawn by Charles White. The interior contains twelve articles and ninety-six pages total. The back cover features an advertisement for Masses & Mainstream.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Mass media
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.17.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Masses & Mainstream, Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd512152e6a-6225-48ae-b245-a3af4c92e836
  • The Road to Liberation for the Negro People

    Published by
    Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930
    Subject of
    Berry, A. W.
    Patterson, William L., American, 1891 - 1980
    Davis, Benjamin Jefferson Jr., American, 1903 - 1964
    Haywood, Harry, American, 1898 - 1985
    Winston, Henry, American, 1911 - 1986
    Ford, James W., American, 1893 - 1957
    Burroughs, Williana, American, 1882 - 1945
    Patterson, Louise Thompson, American, 1901 - 1999
    Herndon, Angelo Braxton, American, 1913 - 1997
    Taylor, William
    Careathers, Benjamin, American
    White, Maude
    Johnson, Manning R., American, 1908 - 1959
    Holmes, Timothy
    Moore, Richard B., Barbadian, 1893 - 1978
    Work, Merrill
    Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
    Date
    1937
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 5/16 x 5 1/8 in. (18.5 x 13 cm)
    Description
    A pamphlet titled: [The Road to Liberation for the Negro People]. The front cover consists of black print on yellowed paper. At top, there is a drawing of two men walking a path up a hill towards the sun. The title and a list of communist party leaders fills the rest of the cover. [1¢] is printed in the bottom right corner. The interior has fifteen pages of text and a tear away section to fill out and join the Communist Party. The back cover has a subscription form for the Daily Worker.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Mass media
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.24
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c50a44f9-41a6-48f0-a686-ec5f1a6c0e96
  • We Charge Genocide: The Historic Petition to the United Nations for Relief from a Crime of the United States Government Against the Negro People

    Written by
    Patterson, William L., American, 1891 - 1980
    Published by
    Civil Rights Congress, founded 1946
    Date
    1951
    Medium
    paper (fiber product) and ink
    Dimensions
    9 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 3/4 in. (23.5 x 15.6 x 1.9 cm)
    Description
    There is a sticker on the inside cover with a graphic of a pink and black Egyptian-style lamp with a shining white star about the one end. The graphic text EX LIBRIS is below the image along with the names Vivian and John Hewitt.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    books
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Civil rights
    International affairs
    Literature
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.158.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © International Publishers 1951. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd558b8e5d8-63a1-47df-b32e-89fef18b86bd
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