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James Oscar Jones Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Jones, James Oscar, American, born 1943
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Hansen, Bill, American, born 1939
- Grinage, Ben, American
- Date
- May 25, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:06:49
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.14.1a, 2011.174.14.1b, 2011.174.14.1c, 2011.174.14.1d, 2011.174.14.1e, 2011.174.14.1f, 2011.174.14.1g, and 2011.174.14.1h.
- James Oscar Jones remembers growing up on a farm in Arkansas, the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, and attending the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College in Pine Bluff. He discusses his involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and meeting activists Bill Hansen and Ben Grinage. He recalls participating in sit-ins at Woolworth's drug store in Pine Bluff, and helping African Americans in rural areas become political candidates.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0014
- Place collected
- Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, 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 South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Politics
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- 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
- 2011.174.14.1a-h
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Table fork used by Lavinia Whiteside Carrington
- Manufactured by
- Hall & Elton, American
- Owned by
- Whiteside Carrington, Lavinia, American
- Carrington, E. H., American
- Date
- after 1867
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 3/4 × 1 × 11/16 in. (19.7 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- A silver fork with four tines. The handle features a seal with a profile portrait of a knight, looking to the right. The knight has a comb and sits on an oval background. Above and below the knight are stylized curlicues the follow the shape of the fork. On the back on the narrow section of the handle is etched text that reads "HALL & ELTON." The end of the handle of the fork comes to a shallow tip.
- Place used
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Type
- forks
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
- Object number
- 2015.257.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Postcard advertising Niggy Tardust First Show Ever
- Created by
- Williams, Saul, American, born 1972
- Subject of
- Lichtenstein, Roy, American, 1923 - 1997
- Date
- 2008
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 1/16 × 6 1/16 in. (10.3 × 15.4 cm)
- Description
- The front of the postcard features four artworks by Roy Lichtenstein in each quadrant of the postcard. The reproduced artwork in the upper left corner, originally entitled "Forget it! Forget Me!” depicts the proper left side of a man's face with a woman in the background. A callout is above the woman and to the right of the man [BUT SWEETIE, / I GOT US TICKETS!]. The reproduced work in the upper right corner is "Kiss V." The image depicts a man and woman embracing, with the woman on the left side and the man on the right. The woman is seen crying with her proper right hand grasping the man's proper left shoulder. The reproduced work in the lower left corner is from the work "Ohhh...Alright..." with black text replacing the original words [SO BETH, WHAT / HAPPENED / TO TOM?]. The image depicts a red haired woman talking into the black handset of a telephone. In the lower right corner is the work "Oh, Jeff... I love you, too... But..." with the original text replaced by [TOM WHO?! / GIRLFRIEND, / IT'S ALL ABOUT / JAMAL NOW!!]. The image depicts a blond haired woman talking into the white handset of a telephone. In the middle of the quadrants at the center it lists the artists featured in the advertised gallery in stylized font [saul williams is now / NIGGY TARDUST / FIRST SHOW EVER/ w"/" the NOISETTES, EARL GREY HOUND / GAME REBELLION, THE EXIT, THE THIRST, AFROBOTS]. Above the top two quadrants to right is black text [Matrix Presents Afro-Punk]. In the lower right corner is a column of text with the venue information [Wednesday 12th March / VICE aka EXODUS / 304 6th St. / Austin, TX, 78701 / Tel. 512-477-7523]. To the left of the column of text is a red logo advertising the car manufacturer Toyota and the car called the Matrix. The logo includes the Toyota symbol to the left of text [TOYOTA / MATRIX]. In a circle in the lower left quadrant is the time for the event [7PM / SHARP!!]. The circle has a thick black rim. On the reverse of the postcard is a black, white, and blue illustration in the style of Lichtenstein. The image depicts a woman with black hair crying. She raises her proper right hand to her proper right cheek. Above her head, right of center in the top half of the image, is a thought bubble with black text [OH GOD! WHY CAN'T / MY BOYFRIEND BE / AFRO-PUNK?!]. In the lower right corner of the image is a black and white illustration of a man who looks at the woman. Surrounding the illustration is a thick black border. Behind both figures, is a blue background with white polka dots.
- Place printed
- Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- postcards
- Topic
- Art
- Graphic design
- Hip hop (Music)
- Identity
- Language
- Rock and roll (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Saul Williams
- Object number
- 2014.188.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. Permission required for use.
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Toothpick / match holder urn from Lyons Hall
- Manufactured by
- Empire Craft Corporation, American, 1930 - 1950
- Owned by
- Lyons, Louis Daniels, American, 1873 - 1944
- Date
- 1930-1950
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (7 × 7 × 7 cm)
- Description
- This is a small urn with a wide rim. The rim has a raised rope pattern. The urn body narrows near the middle, with the middle portion bulges out in a narrow ring. Below the ring is a tapered base, wider at the bottom. The bottom of the urn has series of concentric rings with etched text in the center that reads "Empire/ STERLING/ WEIGHTED/ 52."
- Place used
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Type
- urns
- Topic
- Business
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
- Object number
- 2015.257.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of Southwest Regional Conference of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Wells, Henrietta Bell, American, 1912 - 2008
- Hemmings, Myra, American, 1895 - 1968
- Davis, Mary Lou
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 × 8 1/2 in. (15.2 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A scan of a sepia print of a group picture of ladies on the exterior steps of a stone building. The sepia print itself is 5h x 7w on the scan. The print depicts 13 women in two rows (7 in bottom row, 6 in top row), all wearing hats and winter coats. Some of the women are holding books and folders. There are handwritten notes on the original print, and are seen on the scan, in black ink, identifying some of the women's names, with text in the footer, reading: [...Regional Conference - Austin (1933) / ..Lou Daniel, Regional Director. Henrietta Bell Sec'. - Tres...]. Nothing on back of print. There is an associated photocopy (11 x 8 1/2") with a handwritten note vertically down the right side, reading [Southwest Regional Conference. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, inc. 1933 / Myra Hemings, Founder - Former AKA President - last Pres. Delta Sigma Theta / Mary Lou Regional Director / Henrietta Wells Secy - Tres. Southeast Region - Delegate from Alpha Theata- / Wiley College].
- Place depicted
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Education
- Sororities
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Edward L. Cox
- Object number
- 2015.43.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Table fork used by Lavinia Whiteside Carrington
- Manufactured by
- Hall & Elton, American
- Owned by
- Carrington, E. H., American
- Whiteside Carrington, Lavinia, American
- Date
- after 1867
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 13/16 × 1 × 7/8 in. (19.8 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm)
- Description
- A silver fork with four tines. The handle features a seal with a profile portrait of a knight, looking to the right. The knight has a comb and sits on an oval background. Above and below the knight are stylized curlicues the follow the shape of the fork. On the back on the narrow section of the handle is etched text that reads "HALL & ELTON." The end of the handle of the fork comes to a shallow tip.
- Place used
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Type
- forks
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Domestic life
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
- Object number
- 2015.257.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Jigger measuring cup from Lyons Hall
- Manufactured by
- Cambridge Silver
- Owned by
- Lyons, Louis Daniels, American, 1873 - 1944
- Date
- after 1907
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- silver on copper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 13/16 × 6 1/16 × 1 7/8 in. (2.1 × 15.4 × 4.8 cm)
- Description
- This a jigger shaped like a gavel.The jigger has narrow cup with two lines around the outside indicating the measurement of liquid. The cup has lip on left edge. On the left side of the cup at the top is etched text that reads "2oz." On the bottom of the cup is additional etched text in gothic-style font that read "Cambridge/ E. P. C./711." On the right side of the handle is a large, curved indentation to be used a bottle opener. The indentation is near the end of the handle. Above the indentation, in the middle of the handle are three small lines. The handle is attached to the center of the cup.
- Place used
- Austin, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Culinary
- Topic
- Business
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Families
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Carrington/Lyons Collection
- Object number
- 2015.257.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Menu from Stubbs BBQ advertising a James Brown concert
- Created by
- Stubb's BBQ, American, founded 1968
- Subject of
- Brown, James, American, 1933 - 2006
- Date
- 2006
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. (43.8 x 31.4 cm)
- Description
- A cardboard menu from Stubbs BBQ, advertising a James Brown concert. Recto features an image of a young James Brown on a yellow background with red and black text. At top center written in yellow text “JAMES BROWN” surrounded by red flames. On the top left side written in black ink is “MAY 10 – STUBB’S.” Below this is several of James Brown’s nicknames written in red and black text. Verso features a list of food, beverages and prices offered at Stubb’s BBQ.
- Place used
- Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, North and central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Topic
- Communication
- Cooking and dining
- Funk (Music)
- Soul (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2008.7.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions