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Lantern Slide of the slave dealers, Birch & Co., in Alexandria, Virginia
- Photograph by
- Brady, Mathew, American, 1822 - 1896
- Manufactured by
- McAllister, Thomas H., American, 1824 - 1898
- Subject of
- Price, Birch & Co., American, 1858 - 1861
- United States Army, American, founded 1775
- Date
- 1862
- Medium
- albumen, sodium chloride, silver nitrate, glass, metal, ink on paper, adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 2 11/16 × 2 7/8 in. (6.8 × 7.3 cm)
- H x W x D (slide and mount): 3 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 1/4 in. (8.2 × 10.5 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Lantern slide of the slave trading firm of Price, Birch, & Co. of Alexandria, Virginia. The slide depicts a three story building is set to the right of the slide. A sign on the building reads “PRICE BIRCH & CO. / DEALERS IN SLAVES.” A tree is at the center of the image. Arrayed in the foreground are a horse, covered wagon and 10 soldiers. The soldiers appear to be both white and African American, with a group of four black soldiers grouped together on the left and one standing alone back against the wall. All the men are in full uniform, including hats, rifles, and swords. Printed vertically on the left of the image is “T.H. McALLISTER, Manufacturing Optician,.” Printed vertically on the right side of the image is “49 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK.” A paper label is adhered to the back of the slide. Handwritten vertically in ink is “0290 Price, Birch & Co.’s Slave Pen / Alex. Va” The slide is in a metal frame.
- Place captured
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- lantern slides
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Domestic slave trade
- Photography
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Ship manifest detailing the transport of 92 enslaved persons
- Signed by
- Armfield, John
- Moore, Joseph C.
- Date
- October 30, 1833
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Folded): 9 13/16 x 7 5/8 in. (24.9 x 19.4 cm)
- H x W (Open): 9 13/16 x 15 5/16 in. (24.9 x 38.9 cm)
- Description
- Handwritten ship's manifest, detailing the transport of ninety-two (92) enslaved persons. It is a single sheet of white paper folded in half, with text handwritten in black ink on all pages. On the first page is a sworn, signed statement that the slaves named within the document were not imported after January 1, 1808. Inside and on the back page, the names of ninety-two (92) enslaved persons are listed along with information on "Age," "Feet," "Inch," and "Colour." The paper is creased twice horizontally as if to fold it into thirds. There is a hole at the center that extends through all pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- manifests
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Albumen print of enslaved women and their children near Alexandria, Virginia
- Attributed to
- Larkin, James E., American
- Subject of
- Hughes, William, American, born 1856
- Hughes, Lucinda, American
- Hughes, Fannie, American, 1860 - 1950
- Hughes, Mary, American, born 1860
- Hughes, Frances, American, born 1834
- Hughes, Martha E., American, born 1857
- Hughes, Julia Scott, American, born 1859
- Hughes, Harriet, American, born 1852
- Hughes, Charles W., American, born 1853
- Hughes, Marshall M., American, born 1854
- Volusia Plantation, ended 1896
- Richards, Felix, American, died 1864
- Richards, Amelia Macrae, American, died 1910
- Date
- December 2, 1861 to March 10, 1862
- Medium
- albumen and silver on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (14 × 21 cm)
- H x W (Mount): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- An albumen print on paper with a purple, reddish-brown hue depicting two adult women and seven children pictured, from left to right: William, Lucinda, Fannie (seated on Lucinda's lap), Mary (in cradle), Frances (standing), Martha, Julia (behind Martha), Harriet, and Charles or Marshall. Lucinda Hughes and Frances Hughes were sisters-in-law through Frances's husband David. The group is posed outside in front of bare trees, one woman is posed as if ironing. Baskets and a dog or doll house are placed around the group. The women and their children were enslaved at the time this photograph was taken on a plantation just west of Alexandria, Virginia, that belonged to Felix Richards. Frances and her children were enslaved by Felix, while Lucinda and her children were enslaved by his wife, Amelia Macrae Richards.
- On the recto, an inscription is written in pencil on the paper mount below the image that reads: "Felix Richards slaves". On the verso, an inscription is written in pencil along the top center of the paper mount that reads "Felix Richards lived at 'Volusia' / Near Alexandria, VA." To the right of this inscription is more text written in pencil with a heavier hand that reads "101400 / 01-P-284". There is a pre-printed metallic oval on the verso.
- Place captured
- Volusia Plantation, Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Children
- Domestic life
- Families
- Motherhood
- Photography
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.174.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Hoodie worn by Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley delivering a sermon on Trayvon Martin
- Manufactured by
- Jansport, American, founded 1967
- Worn by
- Rev. Dr. Wesley, Howard-John, American
- Subject of
- Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012
- Alfred Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1803
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- Date
- March 25, 2012
- Medium
- cotton and polyester blend cloth, cotton cord
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (flat): 38 1/4 × 29 × 2 in. (97.2 × 73.7 × 5.1 cm)
- Caption
- This Howard University hoodie was worn by Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley as he delivered the sermon, "A Rizpah Response," on March 25, 2012 at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Wesley gave the sermon in response to the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida.
- Description
- A long-sleeved black hooded sweatshirt worn by Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley while giving the sermon "A Rizpah Response" on March 25, 2012, at Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. The cotton and polyester blend sweatshirt has full-length sleeves and a kangaroo pouch at the center front waist. The text "HOWARD / UNIVERSITY" is printed in white and gray at the center front chest. The text "BISONS" with a small gray silhouette of a bison is printed down the outside of the proper left sleeve. The hood can be cinched around the face with black cord that is knotted at each end above a clear plastic aglet. A manufacturer's label is sewn at the interior center back neck with an additional label sewn below it that has fiber content, style, and care information. A white paper tag is sewn at the interior proper left side seam near the waist with style information printed on it in black ink.
- Place used
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- sweat shirts
- Topic
- Activism
- Clothing and dress
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Justice
- Men
- Preaching
- Religion
- Religious groups
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
- Object number
- 2013.159.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
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A Rizpah Response II, 2 Samuel 21:1-14
- Created by
- Rev. Dr. Wesley, Howard-John, American
- Subject of
- Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012
- Recorded by
- Alfred Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1803
- Date
- March 25, 2012
- Medium
- DVD (a): plastic and metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
- Title
- DVD of A Rizpah Response II, 2 Samuel 21:1-14
- Caption
- This DVD contains a recording of Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley delivering the sermon, "A Rizpah Response," on March 25, 2012 at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Wesley gave the sermon in response to the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida.
- Description
- This DVD contains a recording by the Alfred Street Baptist Church of the sermon "A Rizpah Response II, 2 Samuel 21:1-14" given by Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley at the Alexandria, Virginia, church on March 25, 2012. The silver disc has black text printed on the front side with information about the video recorded on it and the complete contact information for the church. In the video Wesley stands at the wooden pulpit on a stage with a choir behind him in rows of wooden pews. He is flanked by women and men who sit behind the pulpit. Wesley wears the black Howard University hoodie 2013.159.1. The subject of the sermon is the story of Rizpah from 2 Samuel 21, which Wesley relates to the killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman.
- Place filmed
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- sermons
- videodiscs
- DVDs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
- Object number
- 2013.159.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
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When the Verdict Hurts, Mark 15:21
- Created by
- Rev. Dr. Wesley, Howard-John, American
- Subject of
- Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012
- Recorded by
- Alfred Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1803
- Date
- July 14, 2013
- Medium
- DVD (a): plastic and metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
- Title
- DVD of When the Verdict Hurts, Mark 15:21
- Caption
- This DVD contains a recording of the sermon "When the Verdict Hurts, Mark 15:21" given by Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, on July 14, 2013. The sermon is in response to George Zimmerman being found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. The verdict was announced the evening prior to the sermon.
- Description
- This DVD contains a recording by the Alfred Street Baptist Church of the sermon "When the Verdict Hurts, Mark 15:21" given by Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley at the Alexandria, Virginia, church on July 14, 2013. The silver disc has black text printed on the front side with information about the video recorded on it and the complete contact information for the church. In the video Wesley stands at the wooden pulpit on a stage with a choir behind him in rows of wooden pews. He is flanked by women and men who sit behind the pulpit. Wesley wears a black cassock with red trim and buttons. The sermon begins with Wesley explaining his disappoint in the verdict of the case of Trayvon Martin's killer George Zimmerman announced the evening prior, followed by a reading of Mark 15:21. Wesley goes on to discuss his struggle with his reactions to the events through a theological perspective and through his position as a black man, separating at times his denies between "Howard-John" and "the Reverend Doctor Pastor." He continues by recounting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the story of Simon, who carried the cross for Jesus. Wesley relates Simon's role as one of being forced to carry the weight of an unjust verdict put upon another (Jesus), and compares it to the role of himself and the congregation in carrying the weight of the acquittal of Zimmerman. Wesley also notes that Simon was an African in Rome for Passover. He proclaims that God carried Simon, and He carried those from Africa through past unjust murders of black men, and that He will carry them through the current situation. He calls on the congregation to carry the weight for their children, drawing comparisons between them and Simon, who had two sons. Wesley says they must "carry it correctly" to prevent their children from only feeling anger and acting in violence, and instead "be productive." He ends by reassuring the congregation that faith in God will see them through and will help them.
- Place filmed
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- sermons
- videodiscs
- DVDs
- Topic
- Activism
- Identity
- Justice
- Men
- Preaching
- Religion
- Religious groups
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
- Object number
- 2013.159.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
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The step team adds energy to the services at Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, Virginia, 2003
- Photograph by
- Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
- Subject of
- Alfred Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1803
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 2003; printed 2012
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm)
- H x W (image): 12 3/8 x 18 1/2 in. (31.4 x 47 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of two lines of women and men performing in front of an altar. One line is facing the right side of the photograph while the other is facing the left side. They are all performing the same move. Their knees are slightly bent, their left legs are stepping forward, and their right arms are extended with their hands making a fist. People are standing and sitting on either side of them on the altar or in church pews. No inscriptions on the front or back.
- Place captured
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.141.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jason Miccolo Johnson
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Usher Quanda Finch chats with Karolynn Moore while folding bulletins at Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, Virginia, 2005
- Photograph by
- Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
- Subject of
- Alfred Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1803
- Finch, Quanda Renee, American, born 1959
- Moore, Karolynn, American, born 1950
- Date
- 2005; printed 2012
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 15 7/8 x 19 15/16 in. (40.3 x 50.6 cm)
- H x W (image): 12 3/8 x 18 3/4 in. (31.4 x 47.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Karolynn Moore leaning over a bench and talking to Quanda Finch. Quanda Finch is sitting down with a stack of church bulletins on her lap and turned towards Karolynn Finch. Additional bulletins and purses are on the bench next to her. No inscriptions on the front or back.
- Place captured
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.141.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jason Miccolo Johnson
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Rev. Edward Y. Jackson prepares to baptize a young convert at Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria Virginia, 2003
- Photograph by
- Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
- Subject of
- Rev. Jackson, Edward Y., American
- Alfred Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1803
- Unidentified
- Date
- 2003; printed 2012
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 19 9/16 x 15 7/8 in. (49.7 x 40.3 cm)
- H x W (image): 18 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (47 x 31.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Rev. Edward Y. Jackson performing a baptism. He is standing on the right side of the image in profile. His right arm is raised, palm facing outward. He is holding the hands of the person being baptized with his left hand. He has a white towel around his neck and is wearing white robes. The person being baptized is wearing white and has a towel over their head. No inscriptions on the front or back.
- Place captured
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.141.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jason Miccolo Johnson
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Barbershop
- Photograph by
- McNeill, Robert H., American, 1917 - 2005
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1945
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (image): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a barbershop on North Patrick and Pendleton Street in Alexandria, Virginia. The photograph features three barbers working on clients in the shop. Other clients wait in the background.
- Place depicted
- North Patrick and Pendleton Street, Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Robert McNeill Photographs
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Graham Holdings Company, © Robert H. McNeill
- Object number
- 2014.276.2.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert H. McNeill. Permission required for use.