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  • Spirit of Youth

    Directed by
    Fraser, Harry L., American, 1889 - 1974
    Written by
    Hoerl, Arthur, American, 1891 - 1968
    Subject of
    Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981
    Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997
    Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
    Southern, Tom, American, 1906 - 1980
    Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
    Whitten, Marguerite, American, 1913 - 1990
    Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
    Turner, Mae, American, 1908 - 1999
    Muse, Clarence Edouard, American, 1889 - 1979
    Desmond, Cleo, American, 1880 - 1958
    Smith, Jewel
    The Plantation Chior
    The Creole Chorus
    The Big Apple Dancers
    Date
    1938
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 65 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1300 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
    Description
    2015.167.19.1ab: 16mm black and white films.
    Jefferson Thomas, a black foundry worker, is seriously injured when a heavy castor falls on his legs. No longer able to support his family, Jefferson's young son, Joe, decides to leave school and take a job. Many years later, Joe, now grown, gives his family all his savings and leaves Birmingham to make something of himself. Joe hitchhikes to Detroit, where he gets a job as a dishwasher and meets Creighton "Crickie" Fitzgibbons. When Crickie and Joe lose their jobs, they find work at a storage and shipping company, but are soon fired from the job when a foreman hits Crickie and Joe knocks him out with one punch. Impressed with his fighting abilities, Crickie encourages Joe to enter the Golden Gloves boxing tournament, and he is soon billed in the newspapers as the 'Dark Destroyer'. After winning the finals, manager Frankie Walburn offers to handle him as a professional. Joe accepts after consulting with his mother Nora, who now lives in the city, and who tells him to be honest and fair. As Joe wins bouts, Flora Bailey, a nightclub singer at the Bluebird Cafe´, who is in cahoots with gambler Duke Emblin, takes an interest in him. Their involvement worries Frankie, whose concern that he is ignoring his training antagonizes Joe. When Mary and Joe's sister Eleanor, visit Flora, they implore her to help get Joe back on track, but because Duke is now betting against Joe, Flora encourages his nightlife and drinking. Joe is knocked out in a match, and as he prepares for the heavyweight championship bout against Jack Stanley, he confesses to Flora that he loves Mary. When Flora sees that he does not have his heart in the fight, she brings Mary, now a schoolteacher, to the ring, and her presence spurs Joe to defeat Stanley in a knockout. Afterwards, he and Mary are guests of honor at a banquet at which Flora sings"
    Source: AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed on August 12, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2226)
    Consists of: 16mm Flim (a).
    Place filmed
    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    release prints (motion pictures)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Actors
    Boxing
    Families
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.19.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf4e5135-24a5-455c-9f43-3a89238779e2
  • Swing!

    Directed by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Written by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Produced by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Subject of
    Green, Cora, American, born 1895
    Seymour, Larry, American, 1917 - 1989
    Diaz, Hazel, American, 1908 - 1997
    Alex Lovejoy, American, 1893 - 1946
    Randolph, Amanda, American, 1896 - 1967
    Smith, Trixie, American, 1900 - 1943
    Newsome, Carman, 1912 - 1974
    Reed, Nat
    Gardiner, Sammy
    Van Engle, Dorothy, American, 1910 - 2004
    Armena, Doli, American, 1902 - 1975
    Jackson, Columbus
    Taylor, George
    Date
    1938
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 65 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1100 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1400 Feet
    Caption
    Preparing for the premiere of his Broadway show, an aspiring producer experiences a number of setbacks due to his leading star.
    Description
    A 16mm release print of the feature film Swing!. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound.
    In the opening scene, the protagonist, Mandy Jenkins, is awakened by an alarm clock which reads 6 o’clock. Mandy snoozes the alarm and exclaims, “Oh, Lordy, why do they invent alarm clocks anyway,” before going back to sleep. She’s awakened a second time and as she dresses herself, her husband, Cornell, enters the bedroom. The rest of the film follows a love triangle between Mandy, who is a cook for a wealthy white family, her husband Cornell and his mistress Eloise. The final scene shows Lena Powell threatening Cornell with physical harm if he breaks Mandy’s heart.
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Nieman Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    release prints (motion pictures)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Actors
    American South
    Musicians
    Nightlife
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.20.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf60a0b4-44ad-4e91-aa3c-ad0f7f9cbe8a
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    Holy Bible

    Published by
    American Bible Society, American, founded 1816
    Owned by
    Collins, Richard, American, 1844 - 1918
    Subject of
    Collins, Kate Hunter, American, died 1910
    Date
    1869
    Medium
    ink on paper, leather covered cardboard, and ribbon
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed-without ribbon): 2 1/2 × 6 7/16 × 8 3/8 in. (6.4 × 16.4 × 21.3 cm)
    H x W x D (Open-Flat): 2 × 14 1/8 × 8 3/8 in. (5.1 × 35.9 × 21.3 cm)
    H x W x D (Closed-with ribbon): 2 1/2 × 722 × 11 11/16 in. (6.4 × 1833.9 × 29.7 cm)
    H x W x D (Open-In Cradle): 3 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 8 3/8 in. (8.3 × 34.3 × 21.3 cm)
    Title
    Bible documenting the family and lineage of Richard Collins
    Description
    A printed copy of the Christian Bible printed in 1869, containing the family history of Richard Collins. Blank pages between the Old Testament and the New Testament are filled in with the marriage, birth, and death dates of various members of Collins's family, including his ancestors and his descendants. The information is written in ink and pencil by at least two different hands. The book has been rebound in a tooled leather-covered cardboard cover. A red satin ribbon page marker is attached at the top edge of the spine.
    Place used
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Texas, United States, North and Central America
    California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Religious and Sacred Objects
    Type
    Bibles
    Topic
    American South
    American West
    Caricature and cartoons
    Emancipation
    Families
    Freemasonry
    Identity
    Migrations
    Race relations
    Religion
    Slavery
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Richard Allen Collins-Diggs, Thanks Grandpa, Mom, Carlotta, Denise, Diane
    Object number
    2014.173
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd520524b14-0cab-4286-a63c-31896cbbba15
  • The Colored Sacred Harp

    Written by
    Jackson, Judge, American, 1883 - 1958
    Printed by
    Paragon Press, American
    Date
    1973
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper , cardboard , synthetic fiber (binding)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 6 5/16 × 9 3/16 × 9/16 in. (16 × 23.3 × 1.4 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 6 5/16 × 18 7/16 × 9/16 in. (16 × 46.8 × 1.4 cm)
    Description
    A hardback copy of The Colored Sacred Harp, by J. Jackson. Front and back cover are light blue. Front cover reads [THE COLORED SACRED HARP/by/J. JACKSON/Author and Publisher/Ozark, Alabama] in gold type, various font sizes. Handwritten notes on first interior page, in pencil in top right corner, reading [11597/U-Mus] and [1st Revising/Edition/1973/150.00]. Interior pages, 96 total, including title pages, and "Contents" on last page, are off-white with black type, containing mostly musical staff lines. Nothing on back cover.
    Place made
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    American South
    Caricature and cartoons
    Folklife
    Music
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.193
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6b83ffe-e521-4de0-9d66-d760e83068d3
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    Some Glimpses of Alabama State

    Created by
    Alabama State University, American, founded 1867
    Date
    August 1937
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
    Description
    The yearbook for Alabama State's class of 1937. The yearbook consists of black ink on white paper, and is filled with black-and-white photographs. The yearbook has fifteen pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    yearbooks
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.54.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ad4f7f83-de87-4c5f-9ff8-e1f45230a088
  • Dues card for Martin Luther King Jr.'s Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity membership

    Created by
    Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    1952-1968
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    ink and graphite on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/16 × 5 in. (7.8 × 12.7 cm)
    Description
    An index card of dues paid by Martin Luther King Jr.'s to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. The card is yellow with black typed text and handwritten inscriptions. Printed at top center underneath Dr. King’s name is [RECORD OF GRAND TAXES PAID]. The card features the dates of dues payments, starting in 1952 and ending in 1963. This information is recorded on the left side of the card. Handwritten in pencil at the center of the card is [Omega / April 4, 1968 / 7 p.m.] Typed at center is [DECEASED APRIL 4, 1968]. Handwritten in red marker at the bottom right of the card is [OMEGA]. Additional information on the card includes what chapter Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. belonged to, an address, and dates of milestones Dr. King reached with Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
    Place depicted
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    membership cards
    Topic
    Education
    Finance
    Fraternities
    Men
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
    Object number
    2015.112.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e9331827-0dff-49c9-9d8e-b0353d757243
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    Photograph of the 25th anniversary of the founding of Tuskegee Institute

    Photograph by
    Johnston, Frances B., American, 1864 - 1952
    Subject of
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Abbott, Lyman, American, 1835 - 1922
    Carnegie, Andrew, Scottish-American, 1835 - 1919
    Eliot, Charles W., American, 1834 - 1926
    Dr. Frissell, Hollis Burke, American, 1852 - 1917
    Macy, V. Everit, American, 1871 - 1930
    Schieffelin, William Jay, American, 1866 - 1955
    Seligman, Isaac N., American, 1855 - 1917
    Spence, Clara B., American, 1862 - 1923
    Wilcox, William G., American, 1851 - 1917
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1906
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 7 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (19.7 × 24.8 cm)
    H x W (mount): 8 × 13 in. (20.3 × 33 cm)
    H x W (mat): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph taken at the 25th anniversary of the founding of Tuskegee University. At center of the photograph is a reviewing stand on which supporters of the University, including Trustees, dignitaries, educators, and philanthropists, are gathered to watch the proceedings. The reviewing stand is decorated with American flags and bunting. In the foreground, female Tuskegee students march past the reviewing stand, from proper right to proper left. The women are wearing full-length, long-sleeved dresses and hats. In the background are campus buildings, rolling hills and fences.
    Place captured
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Topic
    American South
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Photography
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.49.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5be09ffc5-ad20-494b-9e5a-db52aca55b89
  • Poster for the Lowndes County Freedom Organization

    Distributed by
    Lowndes County Freedom Organization, American, founded 1965
    Designed by
    Unidentified
    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Date
    1966
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 16 15/16 × 11 in. (43 × 28 cm)
    Description
    A poster used by the Lowndes County Freedom Organization. The black-and-white poster has a centrally depicted graphic of a crouching, snarling black panther. Printed above and below the graphic is black, block text that reads, [MOVE ON OVER / OR / WE’LL MOVE / ON OVER YOU]. There is an inscription in pencil on the back of the poster.
    Place used
    Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Black power
    Civil rights
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.90.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57ab7a9be-b533-4d6d-a4e9-b0d2d9d4e7df
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    Poll Tax Payment Certificate from the state of Alabama

    Issued by
    United States Civil Service Commission, American, 1871 - 1979
    Received by
    Irby, Alice, American, 1928 - 2013
    Date
    January 29, 1966
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 1/2 × 9 1/16 in. (16.5 × 23 cm)
    Caption
    Along with literacy tests, property or residency requirements, poll taxes were one of the methods used to prevent African Americans from voting beginning in the last quarter of the 19th century. After the Fifteenth Amendment enabled the right to vote to African Americans a number of states enacted poll tax laws as a legal method to restrict voting rights. The poll tax was especially effective in disenfranchising potential black voters since African Americans made up a disproportionate number of the poor who could not afford to pay.
    Description
    A poll tax certificate issued to Alice Irby of Selma, Alabama by the United States Civil Service Commission, Voting Rights Act of 1965. The page is white paper with black printed ink text and fields. The fields have been filled in by hand in blue ink. The top of the certificate reads: [United States Civil Service Commission / Voting Rights Act of 1965 / Poll Tax Payment Certificate / State of Alabama]. The certificate recognizes that Irby paid the three dollar poll tax in order to vote and is signed by John H. Craig, Examiner, U.S. Civil Service Commission on January 29, 1966. The back of the certificate is blank.
    Place depicted
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    certificates
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Politics (Practical)
    Race discrimination
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of Alice Irby
    Object number
    2017.65
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5370b1e46-b30d-42e1-87dd-d292ca7d2c91
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    Bill of sale with two transactions for an enslaved man named Joe or Joseph

    Written by
    Harding, George S., American, died 1863
    Goldsmith, Henry P., American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Locke, Joseph L., American
    Davis, Charles, American
    Akins, James, American
    Date
    1844
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 × 8 1/16 in. (33 × 20.5 cm)
    Description
    A bill of sale for an enslaved man identified as “Joseph or Joe." The document includes both printed and handwritten text. The document records two separate transactions for the man, one on the front and one on the back. The front of the document concerns a transaction that occurred On July 16, 1844. Henry P. Goldsmith of Chambers County, Alabama, purchased Joe for $465 from Joseph L. Lock and Charles Davis in Savannah, Georgia. Joe is described as 19 and of “bright mulatto colour.” The back of the document contains the second transaction, dated August 26, 1844. In this sale, Joe is transferred from Goldsmith to James Akins of Chambers County, Alabama for “value received.” Additional text is at the bottom of the page. G. S. Harding acted as witness to both sales.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Chambers County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    bills of sale
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Domestic slave trade
    Men
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50da70e6f-029e-4c6e-ad86-6a043be830fc
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    Appraisal of a plantation owned by Elisha King listing 43 enslaved persons

    Written by
    Sanders, S. W., American, died 1853
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    King, Elisha F., American, died 1852
    Edmunds, John, American, born 1813
    Mobley, Green B., American, 1807 - 1877
    Belcher, Obadiah, American
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1852
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (31.5 × 20 cm)
    Description
    An appraisal conducted on September 10, 1852 on a plantation owned by Elisha F. King in Bibbs County, Alabama. The appraisal is handwritten with blue ink, recorded on both sides of a single sheet of blue paper, folded in half to make four pages. Written in the top left corner of the front side is “State of Alabama / Perry County.” The document begins “Perry City personally appraised before me Sh[illegible] W. Sanders an acting Justice of the Piece [sic] in for said count John Edmond, [illegible] B. Moolley, Obadiah Belcher commissioners appointed by the House J. F. Bailey Judge of the probate court of Perry County for the purpose of appraising the personal property belonging to the estate of the late E. F. King…” The appraisal goes on to list the property at the plantation in Bibbs County, Alabama, over two pages. Making up the majority of the property are fourty-three enslaved men, women and children, listed as "negroes" with names and prices ranging from $350 to $1000. The enslaved are identified as:
    Sarah & Child, Lucy & Child, Lane & 2 Children, Betty, Amy & 2 children, Mariah, Anacy, Tilda & 2 children, Catherine, Ann, Nelly, Rachael, Lizy, Susan, Mahaby, Phelan, Joseph, Caroline, Stokes, Jordain, Aalade, Dotia, Frank, Jacob, Merida, Noah, Sam, Moses, Fil, Jack, Isrel, Ben, Elijah, George, Mat
    In addition to the enslaved persons, the property listing includes ten mules, also identified with names and prices, six cows and calves, 5 head of sheep, and other livestock; spades, hoes, iron wedges, blacksmith tools, a cotton gin and other plantation tools, a lot of bacon, and household furniture.
    On the opposite side of the paper is a one page signed statement by Edwin W. King verifying the appraisal listing, dated September 21, 1852, and another page with the title "List of notes belonging to E of E.F. King." The page lists 15 debts with names, due dates, and amounts totaling $2617.60.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    Perry County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Bibb County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    appraisals
    Topic
    Agriculture
    American South
    Business
    Children
    Domestic slave trade
    Families
    Finance
    Men
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd536222db7-c134-4c26-8e72-7f328acf2329
  • Freedom Singing, SCLC Convention

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Created by
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Subject of
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Created by
    The Freedom Singers, American, founded 1962
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3154pixels × 4564pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of a group of three men, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy, and four women circled in front of a microphone singing. The group is standing in front of a stage with a podium labeled [L. R. Hall/ AUDITORIUM]. The woman on the left of the image is in profile to the viewer. She is wearing a jacket with a collar and a pin. She and the man next to her, are in front of a woman in the back, only her face and part of her arm are seen. The man is in profile facing right wearing a dark suit and tie. King stands next in a dark suit and patterned tie, with a badge on the left of his jacket lapel. King's right arm is raised. A woman stands next to King looking at him. She is wearing a dark sleeveless dress and her left hand is holding her right arm. The next woman is wearing a light skirt suit and she is holding her arms behind her back. Abernathy, standing on the right of the image, is wearing a dark suit and tie with a badge on the left of his jacket lapel. His eyes are closed and his hands are knitted together.
    Place captured
    Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Music
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Singers (Musicians)
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55d1358c3-e5e9-44d3-8330-e79c168ceafd
  • Diane Nash, SCLC Convention

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Diane Nash, American, born 1938
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3698pixels × 5400pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Diane Nash at the podium with men and a woman sitting on either side of her in chairs. Nash stands in the center of the image behind the podium labeled [L.R. HALL/ AUDITORIUM] speaking into the microphone. She is wearing a plaid t-shirt dress and a pearl necklace. On the left, seated behind an empty chair, is a woman in a light jacket with dark lining and wearing a large necklace. On Nash's right, sit five men. The man nearest Nash is seated in the second row. He is wearing glasses, a dark suit, and tie. His right hand is resting in his lap. The man, in front of him to the right, is seated in a dark suit and tie and has his arms crossed in front of his chest. The man to his right is wearing a dark jacket and skinny tie. He has one arm resting between his legs and the other arm resting on the chair next to him. Behind him, two men are shown but only one man's face and one man's head can be seen.
    Place captured
    Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Oratory
    Photography
    Political organizations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f00b4e90-682c-438a-82cb-5f38592786ac
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., SCLC Convention

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3171pixels × 4684pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. standing at a podium speaking into a microphone while a group of men and one woman hold hands with crossed arms in the background. King stands behind the podium to the right of the image. The podium, labeled [L.R. Hall/ AUDITORIUM], has vases of flowers on each side. King has his right arm raised above the podium and his left hand resting on the podium. He is wearing a dark suit and has a badge on his jacket. The woman and man on the left of the image are wearing dark pants and lighter shirts. The third man from the left is wearing a dark suit and tie. The fourth man is taller and is wearing a sweater and collared shirt with dark pants. The man next to him is wearing a dark suit, lighter tie, and a light badge on the right of his jacket lapel. The last man is wearing a suit and has his right arm crossed over his body.
    Place captured
    Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Oratory
    Photography
    Political organizations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd508c27d53-0422-4124-a213-81db79a9d95a
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with Jackie Robinson on his right, SCLC Convention

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
    Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
    Diane Nash, American, born 1938
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2863pixels × 4593pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jackie Robinson standing at a banquet table with microphones. The men and women clapping around them include Diane Nash and Fannie Lou Hamer. Robinson stands behind the podium labeled [L.R. HALL/ AUDITORIUM]. He is wearing a tuxedo with a corsage on his right lapel. He has his hands raised and closed in front of him, his watch is visible on his left hand. To his left, King stands holding a microphone. He is wearing a dark suit and striped tie with a badge below the corsage on his jacket. To the left of Robinson, Hamer stands next to him looking toward Robinson and King wearing a light colored dress. Nash, standing at a table behind, wears a patterned dress with a corsage pinned on her chest.
    Place depicted
    Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Social life and customs
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b8197cf9-82ca-4f33-83ac-ea955bc6fa0a
  • Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Freedom Singing, SCLC Convention

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    The Freedom Singers, American, founded 1962
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2999pixels × 4516pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr. with arms crossed across holding hands. Mrs. King, left of the image, is wearing a dark sleeveless dress with a large light corsage pinned to her chest on her left. She is wearing a long necklace and looking toward the right of the image. Dr. King, on the right, is wearing a dark suit and striped tie looking directly at the viewer. A man and woman can be seen in the background holding hands in a similar way.
    Place captured
    Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Social life and customs
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7ae07a8-377e-466e-a406-fc7ed2ef3008
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Discussion with Police after Assault, SCLC Convention

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Birmingham Police Department, founded 1871
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2951pixels × 4596pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy in discussion with a Birmingham police officer. King sits in an armchair, against a cement-brick wall, wearing a dark suit and tie. His hands are clasped in his lap and he is looking directly at the police officer. Abernathy sits on the arm of King's chair, wearing a dark suit and tie, also facing the officer. Both Abernathy and King have white badges on their jackets. The police officer, in uniform and cap, has his back to the viewer lifting his left arm. There is an additional man on the left of the image in a dark overcoat and hat.
    Place captured
    Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    Justice
    Photography
    Political organizations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ed2abcf4-0eab-4d94-b1d7-61f4aa7b85dd
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Discussion with His Attacker, SCLC Convention

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Birmingham Police Department, founded 1871
    James, Roy, American, born 1938
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3155pixels × 4584pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a discussion with Roy James surrounded by men and women. King and James are seated in the center of the image with a circle of standing people surrounding them. King is wearing a dark suit and tie with a name badge on his left jacket lapel. James is wearing a white collared shirt. The image is taken from behind the group with half of the circle's back to the viewer.
    Place captured
    Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    Justice
    Photography
    Political organizations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5026a722e-0e9e-4dff-8aa3-1078bb383f2e
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birmingham Airport

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3100pixels × 4571pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. walking through a terminal at Birmingham Airport with Reverend Ralph Abernathy following behind. King is central in the image, featured mid-stride, wearing a dark suit and tie. In one arm he carries newspapers and a Time magazine and his other hand is in his pocket. Abernathy follows behind King on the right of the image, also wearing a dark suit and tie. He is carrying a briefcase in one hand and papers in the other. The terminal is mostly empty except for a few people at the desks, on the edges of the image, and a few people walking behind Abernathy.
    Place depicted
    Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Transportation
    Travel
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.26
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5938a730f-2b5d-4b2f-9240-df9951a6c465
  • Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3576pixels × 5610pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy in front of a microphone. Abernathy, on left, is looking toward the left of the image. The microphone is in front of King, who is looking directly at the viewer. The rest of the background is dark.
    Place captured
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.27
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5154709ac-9e19-42ac-aa8d-6d0fe1b56612

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