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  • Flier demanding open admissions for black and hispanic students

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    The City University of New York, American, founded 1847
    The New York Times, American, founded 1851
    Date
    July 1970
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A mimeographed flier with a mix of handwritten text and newspaper clippings reproduced in purple ink on white paper, demanding open admissions for black and Hispanic students to the City University of New York (CUNY) four year colleges. The handwritten text reads [ENOUGH MONEY / FOR WHITE / PRIVATE SCHOO/ GRADUATES, WHITE / PUBLIC SCHOOL / GRADUATES, WHITE / FIREMEN, WHITE / POLICEMEN / ENOUGH MONEY / FOR EVERY BODY / BUT THE MAJORITY. / WE DEMAND / DEMAND / 200 MORE BLACKS / + PUERTO RICANS / TO BE / ADDED TO / SEPTEMBERS / FRESHMEN / CLASS. / Committee / for / 200 more. / WE DEMAND OPEN ADMISSION TO THE FOUR YEAR COLLEGES OF THE CITY / UNIVERSITY FOR THE BLACK + HISPANIC / MAJORITY.]. There are three newspaper clippings reproduced on the flier. One with a partially visible headline that reads [Offered Nurses Training by City] at the top left. At top right, from the New York Times, the headline reads [SCHOOL 'MINORITY' / IS NOW MAJORITY / Black and Hispanic Pupils / Here are 55% of Total]. The back of the flier is blank except for a stamp in the bottom right that reads [JUL 1970].
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Education
    Race relations
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.82
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5acc5cd4b-d183-45b4-a456-92eeb1740b52
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    In the French Foreign Legion

    Created by
    The New York Times, American, founded 1851
    Photograph by
    Modem Photo Service, American
    Created by
    C. A. Slade, American, 1882 - 1961
    Photograph by
    Penabert, Georges, French, 1825 - 1903
    Subject of
    French Foreign Legion, French, founded 1831
    Corporal Peschkoff, A. Z.
    Date
    September 30, 1915
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 16 3/16 × 11 1/8 in. (41.1 × 28.3 cm)
    Description
    The New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial from Thursday, September 30, 1915 is a torn out page from the magazine. The page features three photographs. The top is a photograph of [Some American members serving in the Foreign Legion of the French Army]. It is a photograph of a group of military men, seven standing and three seated, in their Legion uniforms. The image on the bottom left is of a soldier, Corporal A.Z. Peschkoff, and three American women nurses. The third image, on the bottom right, is of men in the Foreign Legion standing by their tents and fire pits in camp. The bottom of the page has the name of the article in larger letters, [In the French Foreign Legion.] The back of the magazine page has half of a painting of a battle. Underneath the painting is the title, [In Pace]. On the bottom right is a decorative image of a rectangle with a scroll on top.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    France, Europe
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    photographs
    articles
    Topic
    Military
    Photography
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
    Object number
    2017.111.25
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6e0d466-2fce-48f0-b59b-06f2440628b3
  • Five Plays by Ed Bullins

    Written by
    Bullins, Ed, American, born 1935
    Published by
    Bobbs-Merrill Company, American, founded 1850
    Illustrated by
    Ratzkin, Lawrence, American, 1931 - 2011
    Photograph by
    The New York Times, American, founded 1851
    Date
    1969
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    Medium
    ink on paper with cloth, cardboard and pressure-sensitive tape
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 13/16 × 1 3/16 in. (21.6 × 14.8 × 3 cm)
    Description
    A first edition, hardcover book with dust jacket, Five Plays by Ed Bullins. The dust jacket features a full-page black-and-white photograph of Ed Bullins in front of the New Lafayette Theater. Bullins is seen from the waist up, facing the camera, wearing a black long sleeve shirt, unbuttoned at the neck. He is also wearing a thick, chain with large pendant around his neck. Behind his proper left shoulder is the sign for the theater with a black and white stylized face above black text that reads [THE NeW / LaFaYeTTE / THEaTRe]. Behind his proper right shoulder is a pair of glass doors. The lower half of the cover features the book title in red stylized text written over Bullin's shirt, [FIVE PLAYS / BY ED / BULLINS]. Along the bottom edge of the front cover in white text is [WINNER OF THE 1968 VERNON RICE AWARD]. The spine of the dust jacket is white with black, narrow, text [FIVE PLAYS BY ED BULLINS / BOBBS-MERRILL]. The back cover of the dust jacket is white with black text that features two Bullins’ play reviews by Library Journal and Publisher’s Weekly. The interior front and back flaps of the dust jacket feature a review of Bullins’ plays and short biography written by Black Theatre. The book has a black cloth binding. The exterior spine of the book is embossed with metallic red text that spans the entire length of the spine, [FIVE PLAYS BY ED BULLINS / BOBBS-MERRILL]. Both the front and back covers of the book are blank. The book features five plays include Goin’ a Buffalo; In the Wine Time; A Son, Come Home; The Electronic Nigger; Clara’s Ole Man. The title pages for each play are preceded by a black-and-white image from a live performance of that play. The book is two hundred and eighty-two (282) pages long. There are inscriptions in ink and pencil on the front free endpaper.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Communities
    Drama (Theatre)
    Families
    Literature
    Race relations
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
    Object number
    2015.64.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a9619c78-d862-42c9-8648-2e143435df4d
  • News clipping from the New York Times

    Published by
    The New York Times, American, founded 1851
    Written by
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Subject of
    Angelou, Maya, American, 1928 - 2014
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    ink on newsprint
    Dimensions
    L x W: 22 1/2 x 6 in. (57.2 x 15.2 cm)
    Description
    A 1970 New York Times news clipping with reviews of Maya Angelou's newly released book, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" by James Baldwin, John O. Killens, "Newsweek," "The New York Times," Julian Mayfield, and "Cleveland Plain Dealer."
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    clippings
    Topic
    Communication
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Baldwin Family
    Object number
    2011.99.53
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5979b9336-5911-4057-ad2d-d1628a0c0b23
  • Photograph of a man being detained by soldiers during the Newark Riots

    Photograph by
    The New York Times, American, founded 1851
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 9 9/16 × 6 9/16 in. (24.3 × 16.7 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of a man wearing a pinstriped jacket and dark colored slacks being detained in a street by police. There is a bus passing behind them. The man has his arms partially raised, and the three police officers appear to be forcing him off the street. One of the officers is carrying a rifle.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Military
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © The New York Times . Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b56707fb-733d-455f-8595-a14797fc7d25
  • Photograph of seven of the Little Rock Nine meeting at the home of Daisy Bates

    Photograph by
    Samuels, Gertrude, British American, 1910 - 2003
    Published by
    The New York Times, American, founded 1851
    Subject of
    Patillo Beals, Melba, American, born 1941
    LaNier, Carlotta Walls, American, born 1942
    Thomas, Jefferson, American, 1942 - 2010
    Eckford, Elizabeth, American, born 1941
    Mothershed-Wair, Thelma, American, born 1940
    Roberts, Terrence, American, born 1941
    Ray Karlmark, Gloria Cecelia, American, born 1942
    Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999
    Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927
    Date
    March 1958
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 3/8 × 9 15/16 in. (21.3 × 25.2 cm)
    Description
    This black-and-white photograph depicts seven of the Little Rock Nine, from left to right, Melba Patillo, Carlotta Walls, Jefferson Tomas, Elizabeth Eckford, Thelma Mothershed, Terrence Roberts and Gloria Ray, meeting at the home of Daisy Bates, a local NAACP leader. The seven are gathered around a table with books.
    Place depicted
    Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Education
    Photography
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
    Object number
    2011.17.201
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Gertrude Samuels
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54ae8a80a-f5a9-47ec-b2c6-fb6f3404216d
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