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  • for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

    Published by
    Shameless Hussy Press, 1968 - 1989
    Written by
    Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
    Illustrated by
    Holup, Wopo, American
    Date
    1975
    Medium
    ink on paper and metal
    Dimensions
    Closed: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 1/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 x 0.3 cm)
    Open: 8 1/2 x 11 3/16 x 3/16 in. (21.6 x 28.4 x 0.5 cm)
    Description
    A red booklet of poems entitled, “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” written by Ntozake Shange. The images in the booklet were illustrated by Wopo Holup. The booklet has a red cover with an illustration of a budding rose with feathers tied to the stem. The title text on the top of cover reads [FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/ / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF]. Below the title is the text [Ntosake Shange] and in the bottom right corner is the text [.95]. The booklet is twenty-six pages with a dedication page. On the frontispiece is an illustration printed in purple ink of Ntozake Shange in profile view with a rose dangling from her ear. At the bottom of the illustration is a large butterfly. The other illustration is on page twenty-four, and it is also printed in purple ink. It is a rose in a glass Pepsi bottle with three feathers lying at the base of the bottle. Along the spine is the text [for colored girls who have considered suicide / ntozake shange / shameless hussy press]. There is an inscription in red ink on the dedication page.
    Place printed
    San Lorenzo, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Feminism
    Gender
    Identity
    Poetry
    Sexuality
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
    Object number
    2013.85.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    copyright © Ntosake [sic] Shange 1975. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d8461bc6-8709-466a-b826-5baf1c9f4f10
  • Delegate

    Published by
    MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
    Created by
    Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
    Date
    1984
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.5 cm)
    Description
    A 1984 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white with an image of the Olympic rings, all red except the bottom left ring, which has been replaced by a blue ribbon badge with text that reads [1984 / DELEGATE]. Below the rings is a grid of black and white photographic portraits. Twenty-two (22) men and women are pictured, with the name of everyone printed under his or her image in blue. Blue text at the bottom right corner reads [The / Olympics / Past and / Present / page 159]. The spine of the magazine is white with red text that reads [DELEGATE, 1984 - The 8th Year of the 3rd Century].
    The magazine’s content opens with a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1983], and a table of contents, followed by an untitled editorial note about the 1984 presidential election.
    The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Urban League, NAACP, Harlem YMCA Sports Hall of Fame, Pan-Hellenic Council, American Bridge Association, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Delegate Magazine reception, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Chesebrough-Pond’s Inc., Ciba-Geigy, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, John Hunter Camp Fund, The Girl Friends, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Phelps-Stokes Center for Human Development, Mamie Phipps Clark, Northside Center, National Newspaper Publishers Association, 100 Black men, AME Zion Church, Top Ladies of Distinction, Carats, Inc., Links, Republican Party, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National United Church Ushers Association of America, National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Eddie Atkinson, National Association of Market Developers, Suzanne de Passe, Negro Ensemble Co., Dance Theatre of Harlem, Walter Mondale, Jesse Jackson, Democratic Party, CBS Records, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Edgar B. Felton, Black Congress on Health, Law and Economics, National Black Nurses’ Association, National Bar Association, National Pharmaceutical Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, National Medical Association, Morehouse School of Medicine, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Association of University Women, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Tuskegee Airmen, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 100 Black Women, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Boys Choir of Harlem, Cardinal Cooke, Oliver C. Sutton, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Black Caucus Weekend, National Council of Negro Women, 369th Veterans’ Association, Beaux Arts Ball, The Edges Group, and Comus Social Club. In the middle is a large feature on the Olympics, one titled “The Story of the Past” and the other “The Story of the Future.” There are also features on black Hollywood and the cities of Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Oak Bluffs.
    There are approximately 511 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Caricature and cartoons
    Communities
    Dance
    Fraternal organizations
    Fraternities
    Government
    Hollywood (Film)
    Journalism
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    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
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    Social life and customs
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    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Urban life
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
    Object number
    2012.167.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a99826b2-563a-492a-9d22-e03c2c02f99c
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    Violets

    Created by
    Burns, Pauline Powell, American, 1872 - 1912
    Date
    ca. 1890
    Medium
    oil paint on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W (Unframed Painting): 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (21.6 x 31.8 cm)
    Framed Painting: 12 1/2 x 16 3/4 x 1 5/16 in. (31.8 x 42.5 x 3.3 cm)
    Description
    This oil painting depicts a cluster of violets against a light gray surface and background. The violets are done is deep navy blues and purples, the blossoms lying in a jumbled heap amidst strands of greenery and a few green leaves. The pile of flowers lies on an off-white surface that gradually fades to grey shadows at the right most edge of the painting.
    Place made
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    oil paintings
    still lifes
    Topic
    Agriculture
    Art
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.42.2ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56f68edb0-8d4b-401a-ae19-41b1005ab328
  • Black and white poster of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

    Distributed by
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Subject of
    Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Date
    ca. 1968-1969
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 21 3/4 × 17 1/2 in. (55.3 × 44.5 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 32 × 26 1/16 in. (81.3 × 66.2 cm)
    Description
    This black and white poster features Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in front of the storefront headquarters of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. Both men wear black berets, leather jackets, and black pants. The man on the right carries a rifle in both hands, and has a bandolier of ammunition slung over his right shoulder and across his chest. The man on the left carries an object tucked under his left arm. Behind the men is a large sign hanging in the window that reads "BLACK PANTHER/ PARTY/ FOR/ [ILLEGIBLE]." Below the image is a quote that reads "The racist dog policeman must withdraw immediately from our communities./ Cease their wanton murder and brutality and torture of Black People/ or face the wrath of the armed people./ Huey P. Newton, Minister of Defense/ Black Panther Party/ P.O. Box 8641 Emeryville Calif.
    Place depicted
    Emeryville, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Black power
    Civil rights
    Justice
    Political organizations
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Associated Press. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57fdf3f6f-506e-47e1-a0de-4fb667cedc1f
  • Valerie Wilson at the Intercommunal Youth Institute, Oakland, 1971

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Wilson, Valerie, born 1955
    Date
    1971, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 18 5/8 × 12 1/2 in. (47.3 × 31.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a young girl student, Valerie Wilson, standing next to a blackboard in a classroom at the Intercommunal Youth Institute in Oakland, California. She is wearing a school uniform, including a white button-down blouse, a skirt and a beret. Her left hand rests on the top edge of the blackboard. She is looking up and out of frame to the proper left side. Behind Wilson are other students, school desks, and posters on the wall, including a poster of Huey Newton.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Education
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d13cd1ef-731a-44e7-821d-1c53776eb23d
  • Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Huey's Apartment, Oakland, California, 1971

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1971, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (32.1 × 47.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Newton's apartment in Oakland, California. Newton is standing at the proper left of the photograph, wearing a dark-colored button-down shirt with a pin attached to the right collar, dark trousers, and a dark belt. He is leaning forward and resting both of his hands on a glass table. Seale is seated at the table, looking up at Newton, and resting his chin on his right hand. There is an ashtray with a lit cigarette on the table in front of Seale.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53726f2d0-3f0d-4633-bdeb-61a35339cce8
  • Bobby Seale Speaks in the Oakland Auditorium During the Black Community Survival Conference, Oakland, California, March 30, 1972

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    March 30, 1972, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.6 × 50.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Bobby Seale speaking at the Black Community Survival Conference held in the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland, California. Seale is standing at the center of the photograph, on a stage in front of fully closed stage curtains. He is speaking into a microphone that is in the center of three (3) microphone stands set up on the stage. He is wearing an overcoat, and he is gesturing with both hands. Behind him is a man in a suit, possibly providing security. At the proper left of the photograph, a man is standing, possibly moving through the crowd. Seale stands underneath two (2) signs. The top banner reads: [BLACK COMMUNITY SURVIVAL CONFERENCE/ MARCH 29, 30, & 31/ 1972 SERVE THE PEOPLE BODY AND SOUL 1972]. The sign below the banner contains a hand-rendered picture of Huey Newton, and reads: [HUEY P. NEWTON/ SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE].
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Oratory
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5359f5ff5-89b0-4cb2-8805-3f5403a728c3
  • Angela Davis Speaks at a Rally in DeFremery Park for George Jackson and the Other Soledad Brothers, Who Were on Trial for the Murder of a Guard at Soledad Prison. Next to Angela is Party Member James Burford, Oakland, California, 1970

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
    Burford, James
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1970, printed 2008
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 13/16 in. (32.1 × 47.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Angela Davis speaking at a rally in DeFremery Park in Oakland, California. Davis is speaking into a microphone on a stand, gesturing with her hands, and holding a piece of paper in her right hand. Black Panther Party member James Burford stands next to Davis, with his arms crossed in front of his chest. Davis and Burford are standing in front of a house or other structure with wood siding and a white-trimmed window.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Prisons
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52f4baadb-1b11-463a-80d5-4f8e516c3ff8
  • Panther Free Food Program. Children Prepare Bags of Food for Distribution at the Oakland Coliseum at the Black Panther Community Survival Conference, Oakland, California, March 1972

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    March 1972, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 18 5/8 × 12 9/16 in. (47.3 × 31.9 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph showing children preparing bags of food to be distributed through the Panther Free Food Program at the Black Panther Community Survival Conference in Oakland, California. Four (4) children, two (2) boys and two (2) girls, are placing bags of puffed wheat cereal into brown paper grocery bags that have been organized in rows.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Cooking and dining
    Health
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd503094d77-7bed-4ac6-badd-3971b404ccc1
  • Bobby Seale Campaigns for Mayor of Oakland and Elaine Brown Campaigns for City Council, Oakland, California, 1972

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Brown, Elaine, American, born 1943
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1972, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 5/8 in. (32.1 × 47.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Bobby Seale campaigning for Mayor of Oakland. Seale, at the proper right of the photograph, is wearing an overcoat, button-down shirt and tie, and he is gesturing with both hands. Seale is accompanied by Elaine Brown, who stands at the center of the photograph, wearing a fur coat belted with a leather belt. Brown is looking at Seale while shaking hands with a man at the proper left of the photograph. The man is looking at Seale and appears to be listening to him intently. They are standing on a sidewalk in front of houses.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee63dd54-d438-4714-861e-12ead0137ae7
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Black and white poster of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

    Created by
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Subject of
    Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Date
    ca. 1971
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    lithographic ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
    Description
    A framed black and white poster of Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in front of the storefront headquarters of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California. Both men are wearing berets and leather jackets and are armed with assault rifles. Below the image is this quote from Newton: [The racist dog policemen must withdraw immediately from our communities, cease their wanton murder and brutality and torture of black people, or face the wrath of the armed people].
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Emeryville, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Black power
    Civil rights
    Justice
    Political organizations
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a70b3e1-decb-4093-b51f-9433d9eea7fb
  • Couple listening at Free Huey Rally, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 15

    Photograph by
    Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    August 25, 1968; printed 2012
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white image of a young African American couple. The woman wears a striped shirt and pearl earrings and the man wears a [Free Black Panther Prisoners] button on his jacket lapel. A white man operates a camera just behind them.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
    Object number
    2012.83.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53469e0f8-213f-4a5d-bf47-374625c5dac1
  • Black Panther couple listening, Free Huey Rally, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 20

    Photograph by
    Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    July 14, 1968; printed 2010
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 17 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (45.5 x 30.2 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white image of young African American couple standing in a crowd. Man wears a leather jacket and beret with four buttons. Woman wears a Black Panther shirt.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
    Object number
    2012.83.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f8a79993-74b8-46ec-a7f5-5d74fac5974f
  • Black Panther guards at Free Huey Rally, Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, Oakland, CA, No. 21

    Photograph by
    Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    August 25, 1968; printed 2010
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 11 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (30.2 x 44.5 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white image of two young, African American male Black Panther guards, in berets and leather jackets. One man faces ahead, while the other looks over his shoulder.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
    Object number
    2012.83.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58972e72e-916e-4fac-9013-4ec62ec2ecf7
  • Children cutting bread which was brought to the Free Huey Rally by the Diggers, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 35

    Photograph by
    Baruch, Ruth-Marion, German American, 1922 - 1997
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    July 28, 1968; printed 2012
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white image of five young African American boys sitting on the grass cutting loaves of bread.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
    Object number
    2012.83.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f3ad5188-7ede-4044-a84b-33840c5dbbc8
  • Black Panthers from Sacramento, Free Huey Rally, Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, Oakland, CA, No. 62

    Photograph by
    Jones, Pirkle, American, 1914 - 2009
    Printed by
    Palm Press, American, founded 1977
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Carlton, Mary Ann, American, born 1951
    Henderson, Delores, American
    Lee, Joyce, American
    Means, Joyce, American
    Hill, Paula, American
    Date
    August 25, 1968; printed 2010
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with mat board
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 11 7/8 × 17 7/8 in. (30.2 × 45.4 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 22 × 28 1/8 in. (55.9 × 71.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of six African American women at a Black Panther rally. The women are pictured with their left fists raised in the air. The women pictured are, from left to right, unidentified, Mary Ann Carlton, Delores Henderson, Joyce Lee, Joyce Means, and Paula Hill.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    A Photo Essay on the Black Panthers, 1968
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Pirkle Jones Foundation
    Object number
    2012.83.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Regents of the University of California
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e7a20c3-900d-4452-acc9-e05272a26ed2
  • Evans Derrell Hopkins Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Hopkins, Evans Derrell, American, born 1954
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Date
    July 7, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:58:21
    Description
    The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.29.1a, 2011.174.29.1b, 2011.174.29.1c, 2011.174.29.1d, 2011.174.29.1e, 2011.174.29.1f, 2011.174.29.1g, 2011.174.29.1h, and 2011.174.29.1i.
    Evans Hopkins recalls growing up in Danville, Virginia, and participating in efforts to desegregate public schools and the library. He remembers joining the Black Panther Party in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Oakland, California, and working on Bobby Seale's campaign for Mayor of Oakland. He also discusses his imprisonment for car theft and the high rate of incarceration among African American men.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0029
    Place collected
    Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Danville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Power (Black Pride)
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    American West
    Black power
    Civil rights
    Education
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    Prisons
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.29.1a-i
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5561acb44-0287-4e11-87d8-0299660f6590
  • Phil Hutchings Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Hutchings, Phil, American, born 1942
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969
    Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Date
    September 1, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:43:40
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.42.1a, 2011.174.42.1b, 2011.174.42.1c, 2011.174.42.1d, 2011.174.42.1e, 2011.174.42.1f, 2011.174.42.1g, 2011.174.42.1h, 2011.174.42.1i, and 2011.174.42.1j.
    Phil Hutchings recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, his parents' involvement in many civic organizations, and attending Howard University. He remembers joining the Nonviolent Action Group (a precursor to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), protesting at the White Rice Inn in Maryland, and working with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. He discusses moving to Newark, New Jersey, to work for SNCC, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Newark Community Union Project. He also recalls organizing District of Columbia residents for the March on Washington and witnessing the Newark riots in 1967.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0042
    Place collected
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place collected
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Race riots
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.42.1a-j
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d93b745e-90bb-4493-9896-64af061b2e2b
  • Elmer Dixon Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Dixon, Elmer, American
    Interviewed by
    Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Dr. Newton, Huey P., American, 1942 - 1989
    Dixon, Aaron, American, born 1949
    Date
    February 28, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:32:32
    Description
    The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.57.1a, 2011.174.57.1b, 2011.174.57.1c, 2011.174.57.1d, 2011.174.57.1e, 2011.174.57.1f, 2011.174.57.1g, 2011.174.57.1h, 2011.174.57.1i, 2011.174.57.1j, and 2011.174.57.1k.
    Elmer Dixon discusses his childhood in Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington, where he marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., and heard Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) leader Stokely Carmichael speak. At 17 he met Black Panthers Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in Oakland and established, with his brother Aaron Dixon as Defense Captain, the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party. Dixon discusses his work with the Panthers, the survival of several of the programs he started, including a health clinic, his work after the Panther chapter closed down in 1978, and his current position as director of an executive consulting firm specializing in diversity issues.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0057
    Place collected
    Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Power (Black Pride)
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American West
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Medicine
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.57.1a-k
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57178f4b6-eb47-4df7-b220-ff36fc6b03b8
  • William “Bill” Russell Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Bill Russell, American, born 1934
    Interviewed by
    Branch, Taylor, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    University of San Francisco, American, founded 1855
    National Basketball Association, American, founded 1946
    Boston Celtics, American, founded 1946
    Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869
    Boston Red Sox, American, founded 1901
    Date
    May 12, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 03:07:25
    Description
    The oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.88.1a, 2011.174.88.1b, 2011.174.88.1c, 2011.174.88.1d, 2011.174.88.1e, 2011.174.88.1f, 2011.174.88.1g, 2011.174.88.1h, 2011.174.88.1i, 2011.174.88.1j, and 2011.174.88.1k.
    Basketball player William "Bill" Russell remembers his childhood in Louisiana and Oakland, California, in the 1940s. After winning two Final Fours with the University of San Francisco, he won an Olympic gold medal and an NBA championship playing for the Boston Celtics, one of thirteen Russell would win, including eight in a row. Russell had a difficult relationship with the sports media in Boston, but a better one with his Celtics teammates. He defends the organization as progressive on racial matters (as opposed to the Red Sox) and describes a post-retirement reconciliation with Boston that resulted in considerable Red Sox support for his mentoring organization and a statue of him, erected in 2013.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0088
    Place collected
    Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American West
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Basketball
    Civil rights
    Education
    Olympics
    Race relations
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.88.1a-k
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5879cdc75-62a0-480f-b225-8e22e07fd7f3

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