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WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: FAVORITE PASTIME IS A GAME OF CARDS.
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- June 24, 1944
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (24.8 × 20 cm)
- H x W (image): 9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in. (24.1 × 19.4 cm)
- Title
- Photographic print of migrant workers playing cards
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a group of men, Barbadian migrant workers, playing cards. There is a crate in the center being used as a table. Six (6) men are crouched around the crate, most of them holding cards in their hands. The two (2) men in the back center are wearing hats, one a wide-brim style and the other a baseball cap. There is a man standing in the back left, with only his lower half visible. Four (4) of the men are wearing overalls. The siding and screen door of a building are visible in the background. On the back is a date stamp, several numerical inscriptions, and a typed label with the title/caption.
- Place depicted
- Waseca County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Labor
- Migrations
- Photography
- Recreation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.10.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: FILLING CUPS AT COFFEE URN AT END OF CHOW LINE
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1940s-1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 7 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (20 × 24.8 cm)
- H x W (image): 7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (19.3 × 24.1 cm)
- Title
- Photographic print of migrant workers filling coffee cups
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of unidentified men during a meal. The center of the image has a table with two (2) coffee urns. The men are standing in overalls and hats. The man in the foreground on the left is facing the camera and helping a man in the center, with his back to the camera, fill his coffee cup. Some of the other men are drinking coffee and holding mess kits filled with food. The metal siding of a building is visible in the background. The title is printed on the back.
- Place depicted
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Waseca County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Labor
- Migrations
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.10.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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WASECA - BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: WORKING IN THE BEAN FIELDS
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- June 24, 1944, edited 1983
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 7 9/16 × 11 1/16 in. (19.2 × 28.1 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 7 13/16 × 11 1/16 in. (19.9 × 28.1 cm)
- Title
- Photographic print of migrant workers in a bean field
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a group of men, Barbadian migrant workers, laboring in bean fields. The unidentified men are in the center of the image. They are facing various directions, some holding hoes. The cloudy sky and a tree line are visible in the background. On the reverse is a date stamp, several numerical inscriptions, a partial newspaper article clipping from 1983 and a caption reading [WASECA BARBADOS ISLAND STORY. / WORKING IN THE BEAN FIELDS].
- Place depicted
- Waseca County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Labor
- Migrations
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.10.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: AT THE END OF A HARD DAY’S WORK
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1945-1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 7 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (20 × 24.8 cm)
- H x W (image): 7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (19.3 × 24.1 cm)
- Title
- Photographic print of three migrant workers, smoking
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of three (3) migratory workers. The man in the center is shirtless and has a cigarette between his lips. The man on the left, in a white tank top, is holding a pack of cigarettes in his left hand. He is using one cigarette to light the other man’s. A third man on the right is wearing a hat and overalls. He is wiping a towel over the center man’s back. Two (2) buildings are partially visible in the background. Another person is looking out of the doorway. The men are identified from left to right as Raymond Jordan, Reginald Best, and Elrich Codrington. There are identifying and numerical inscriptions on the back. Paper adhered to back of the photograph has printed text which reads [WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: / AT THE END OF A HARD DAY’S WORK….. / A SHOWER, A FAG, AND A RUB DOWN. / THESE BARBADOS NEGROES, DIRECT DESCENDANTS / OF BRITISH SLAVES, HAVE TREMENDOUS BLUE - / BLACK BODIES, XXX THE ENVY OF A SCULPTOR / THEY SPEAK IN SOFT TONES WITH A PECULIAR / BRITISH ACCENT. / L/R RAYMOND JORDAN, REGINALD BEST, ELRICH / CODRINGTON].
- Place depicted
- Waseca County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Labor
- Migrations
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.10.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Episode 37: Jon Daniel
- Produced by
- Cherry, Maurice, American
- Interview of
- Daniel, Jon, British, 1966 - 2017
- Subject of
- Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
- Date
- July 28, 2014
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 65.63 minutes (3937.8 seconds)
- Description
- Episode 37 of the Revision Path podcast. The episode begins with host Maurice Cherry thanking the show’s sponsors and describing the logistics of producing a free podcast. He also implores his listeners to donate to the show, stating that Revision Path is the only podcast that showcases black designers.
- The interview segment begins with Cherry inviting his guest, Jon Daniel, to introduce himself. Daniel speaks with a British accent and gives a brief autobiography. Some of the topics they discuss include, Daniel’s career and his tenure at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM); design culture in the 1950s and 1960s, and the Sylvia Harris essay; Daniel’s inspiration for curating the Afro Supa Hero exhibition; Daniel’s West Indian heritage; how West Indian, British and African American diasporic influences inform Daniel’s work; similarities and differences between African American and black British customs and attitudes; the lack of black representation in business and commerce; Daniel’s five-year goals; Daniel’s family life; as well as advice he would give to burgeoning designers.
- Toward the end of the interview, Maurice Cherry asks Daniel to mention where he can be found online; then, the men thank each other. In the outro, Cherry thanks the show’s sponsors again and advertises the show’s August newsletter.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Grenada, Caribbean, North and Central America
- England, Europe
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- Topic
- Advertising
- African diaspora
- Beauty culture
- Comics and graphic novels
- Design
- Fatherhood
- Identity
- Museums
- Sitcoms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
- Object number
- 2019.47.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
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WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: FILLING UP COFFEE CUPS AT THE COFFEE URNS AT THE END OF CHOW LINE
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1940s-1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 7 1/2 × 9 13/16 in. (19.1 × 24.9 cm)
- H x W (image): 7 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (18.8 × 24.1 cm)
- Title
- Photographic print of migrant workers around coffee urns
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of men around coffee urns. There is a group of unidentified men crowded around a table with two (2) coffee urns. Some of the men are holding cups and the rest are reaching toward the table. Most of the men are wearing hats and overalls. One of the urns has printed text which reads [F. C. CO. 10] and handwritten [S…]. There are identifying and numerical inscriptions on the back.
- Place depicted
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Waseca County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Labor
- Migrations
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.10.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: IN THE KITCHEN THE COOKS PREPARE MEAT CAKES.
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Lashley, Bernard Arthur, Barbadian, born 1917
- Goodwin, Colbourne, Barbadian
- St. Clair-Hacket, Cyril, Barbadian
- Murray, Clarence, Barbadian
- Date
- 1944-1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 7 3/8 × 9 3/4 in. (18.8 × 24.7 cm)
- H x W (image): 7 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.2 × 24.2 cm)
- Title
- Photographic print of migrant workers in a kitchen
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of migrant workers in a kitchen. Four (4) men are stand around a large bowl of ground meat. They are wearing aprons and holding spoons and other utensils. The three (3) men on the right are looking and smiling to the right of the camera. The wall of the kitchen, with a calendar, is visible in the background. There are identifying and numerical inscriptions on the back. Paper adhered to the back has printed text which reads [WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: / IN THE KITCHEN THE COOKS PREPARE / MEAT CAKES. THIS IS FROZEN GROUND / STEAK. / L/R COLBOURNE GOODWIN / CYRIL ST. CLAIR-HACKET / CLARENCE XX MURRAY / BERNARD LASHLEY].
- Place depicted
- Waseca County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Labor
- Migrations
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.10.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: CHOW LINE NOTICE U.S. GOV’T SOLDIER MESS KITS
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1940s-1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 7 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (20 × 24.7 cm)
- H x W (image): 7 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (19.3 × 24 cm)
- Title
- Photographic print of migrant workers in a food line
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of men in a food line. A dozen unidentified men are standing in a line. They are all wearing hats of various styles. The men are wearing overalls or button front shirts. Some of the men are holding mess kits. Most are looking at the camera. A few are turned around, speaking to one another. There are identifying and numerical inscriptions on the back.
- Place depicted
- Waseca County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Labor
- Migrations
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.10.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Wage book for the slave trading ship Fox captained by Robert Mitchell
- Written by
- Captain Mitchell, Robert
- Subject of
- Davenport, William, English, 1725 - 1797
- Date
- 1774-1775
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper, bast thread
- Dimensions
- Closed: 12 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 11/16 in. (31.8 × 21.6 × 1.7 cm)
- Open: 12 1/2 × 16 5/16 × 1 3/4 in. (31.8 × 41.4 × 4.4 cm)
- Caption
- Fox’s Wages Book
- This volume contains information regarding a voyage of the ship Fox, a 146 ton brigantine that left Liverpool on March 8, 1774. The ship stopped first in the Cameroons, West Africa, where 148 African people were enslaved and brought aboard. The ship then crossed the Atlantic Ocean westward, landing first in Dominica. Seventeen (17) of the enslaved people died during the Atlantic crossing. After likely making other landings in the Caribbean to sell enslaved people the ship returned to Liverpool, completing the trip on February 22, 1775. The wages book recorded wages and debts of the crew, desertions, and several deaths of crew members by drowning. There are also records of enslaved people who worked on the ship and were paid in clothing.
- Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
- Description
- This bound volume contains information regarding Captain Robert Mitchell and his crew aboard the slave trading ship Fox. The covers are made from a brown paper and the text "Fox's Wages Book / Feb.y 1775 Capt Mitchell" is written on the front cover in black ink. The thirty-six (36) total interior pages have text pertaining to wages and debts of the crew, desertions of the crew, and several deaths of crew members by drowning, all written in black ink. There are also records of enslaved people who worked on the ship and were paid in clothing. Most pages have writing on the front and back sides, but there are some blank pages toward the back of the volume. The pages are bound together with bast fiber thread.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Europe
- Place depicted
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- County Cork, Ireland, Europe
- Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- account books
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Commerce
- Finance
- Health
- Labor
- Medicine
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.5.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
- Ifill, Percy C., American, 1914 - 1973
- Logan, Arthur Courtney, American, 1909 - 1973
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
- National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- National Association of University Women, American, founded 1910
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
- Golar, Simeon, American, 1929 - 2013
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, American, founded 1913
- Alliance for Women in Media, American, founded 1951
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- National Business League, American, founded 1900
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- Ailey, Alvin, American, 1931 - 1989
- Dr. Toote, Gloria, American, 1931 - 2017
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.4 cm)
- Description
- A 1974 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine shows a collage of black and white photographic portraits cropped and tinted in bright pink, green, yellow, orange and blue. There are two (2) ribbon badges at the top right, one pink and one blue. Each ribbon reads [1974 / DELEGATE]. Black text in the bottom left corner reads [Price $1.50]. White text in a black box at the bottom right reads [PLEASE TURN TO PAGES DEVOTED TO YOUR CONVENTION].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “It Was Not A Good Year,” which recounted events of the past year, including Watergate and the reduction of federal programs. There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1974] and a table of contents.
- The content continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Pan-Hellenic Council,National Association of Black Social Workers, Girl Friends, Inc., the National Medical Association, Prince Hall Masons, National Market Developers, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, National Newspaper Publishers, NAACP, Lambda Kappa Mu, National Insurance Association, National Urban League, National Church Ushers Association, National Medical Association, National Council of Negro Women, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Funeral Directors Association, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, National College Women Association, National Dental Association, The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Coleman Young, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Daughters of Isis, Elks of the World, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Dr. Gloria Toote, United Mortgage Bankers of America, American Bridge Association, 369 Veterans Association, Media Women, The Association for the Study of Afro American Life in History, Black Caucus, National Business League, Morehouse College, and Alvin Ailey. There are also features on Detroit, Kenya, Barbados and Oak Bluffs.
- There are 254 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.
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Kenya, Africa
- Barbados, Caribbean, 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
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Funeral customs and rites
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Sororities
- Travel
- 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
- 2012.167.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Sen. Brooke, Edward, American, born 1919
- Morris Brown College, American, founded 1881
- Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
- Humphrey, Hubert Horatio Jr., American, 1911 - 1978
- General James, Daniel Jr., American, 1920 - 1978
- Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981
- Shorter, Rufus B., American
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), International, founded 1844
- Avon, founded 1886
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
- National Association of University Women, American, founded 1910
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
- Ashe, Arthur Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
- The Salvation Army, American, founded 1865
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- Rev. King, Martin Luther Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 7/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.1 cm)
- Description
- A 1978 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a pink ribbon that reads [1978 / DELEGATE] on a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits with an orange tint. The magazine has a white spine with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1978 - The 2nd Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the failed mayoral campaign of Percy Sutton, affirmative action, and the disappointments of the Carter administration. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a bright blue background reading [DELEGATE, 1977], followed by a table of contents.
- The content then continues with a feature on Senator Edward W. Brooke and an article about the Bakke case, followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Boggs Academy, Opportunities Industrial Centers, Canadian Club, Bottle and Cork Club, Johnson & Johnson, Rufus Shorter, National Association of Black Social Workers, National Urban Affairs Council, Association of Market Developers, Empire State Medical, Ponds, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dr. George Alexander, National Newspaper Publishers Association, NBC, Clifford Alexander, Kraft, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, NAACP, Links, National Church Ushers, National Medical Association, National Dental Association, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Jeffrey Goldsen, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, National Urban League, ABC-TV, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Association of University Women, CBS Records, National Bar Association, Gulf Oil, Whitfield, American Bridge Association, Shriners and the Daughters of Isis, Center for Social Change, Elks of the World, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, 369th Veterans Association, Brenda Schofield and Willa Benge, and Judge Constance Motley. There are sections on California, Houston, Minneapolis, Detroit, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, and New York, as well as a travel section featuring Jamaica, Barbados, Oak Bluffs, and West Africa.
- There are approximately 284 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
- California, United States, North and Central America
- Houston, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Travel
- 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
- 2012.167.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Slavery in the West Indies
- Written by
- Wilberforce, William, British, 1759 - 1833
- Macaulay, Zachary, British, 1768 - 1838
- Published by
- Greenwood Press, Inc., American, 1967 - 2008
- Date
- 1823; republished 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product), cardboard, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 5/8 in. (22.5 × 14.5 × 1.6 cm)
- Description
- A 148-page hardbound book entitled Slavery in the West Indies. The entire cover is made of a brown woven material. The front and back covers are blank. The spine reads [SLAVERY IN THE WEST INDIES] vertically and includes the Negro Universities Publishing logo at the bottom. All text on the spine is gold. The original publication of this volume was in 1823. This book was reprinted in 1969 by Negro Universities Press, a division of Greenwood Publishing Press.
- This book is composed of two separate essays compiled into one volume, as noted on the Contents page. The first essay is “An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire, in Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies” written by William Wilberforce. The second essay is “Negro Slavery ; Or, a View of Some of the More Prominent Features of That State of Society, as It Exists in the United States of America and in the Colonies of the West Indies, especially Jamaica” by Zachary Macaulay.
- There are no inscriptions or signatures anywhere on the object.
- Place depicted
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Place printed
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- England, Europe
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- Antislavery
- British colonialism
- Colonialism
- Law
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.261
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Deed of sale between William Walker and John and Joan Gunston
- Written by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Walker, William, English
- Signed by
- Gunston, John, English
- Gunston, Joan, English
- Gunston, Ursula, English
- Warren, Thomas, English
- Bulkeley, William, English
- Manby, James, English
- Date
- March 28, 1685
- Medium
- ink on vellum
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 3/8 × 28 1/8 in. (51.8 × 71.4 cm)
- Description
- A deed of sale document between William Walker and John and Joan Gunston for the sum of seven hundred pounds. The upper left corner of text is embellished with stylized writing. The bottom of the document has the signatures of John and Joan Gunston. Both signatures have attached seals with paper ribbons attached. The document begins “This Indenture made the Eight and Twentieth day of March In the first yeare of the reined of our Sovereign Lord James the second by the grace / of God of England Scottland Ffrance and Ireland King defender of the faith Anno Dni 1685 Betweene John Gunston and Joan Gunston Spinster both of Taunton Deane / in the county of Somersett Nephew and Niece Captain Thomas Gunston late of the parish of St. George in the island of Barbados (illegible) on the one part And William Walker / Cittizen and Ironmonger of London of the other part Withnesseth that they the said John Gunston and Joan Gunston as well for and in consideration of the summe of Seven / hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to them in hand payd by the said William Walker…” The middle of the document mentions the ownership and transfer of the Negro slaves. Written on the back side of the document at center is “28th March 1684 / Mr Jhn Gunston & Mrs Joan Gunston Conveyance / to Mr. William Walker.” On the back in the upper left corner is a small summary of the exchange of funds with witness signatures. In the upper right corner is a statement of understanding signed by Ursula Gunston. Witness signatures and a small wax seal stamp are also present.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Somerset County, England, Europe
- Saint George, Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- deeds
- indentures
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.316
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
The Literary Corner: Vernon February’s Life and Works (side a) / Edward Brathwaite's Life and Works (side b)
- Created by
- Robinson, Brooks B. Ph.D., American
- Interview of
- Kunene, Daniel, PhD, South African, 1923 - 2016
- February, Vernon, South African, 1938 - 2002
- Brathwaite, Edward PhD, Barbadian, 1930 - 2020
- Subject of
- Eersel, Hein, Surinamese, born 1922
- Directed by
- Cham, Robert
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- plastic and tape
- Dimensions
- H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
- Duration (side a): 00:15:07
- Duration (side b): 00:14:47
- Title
- Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
- Description
- A white plastic cassette tape with recordings of two episodes of the radio program The Literary Corner. The cassette has a beige label on which typewritten text on one side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Vernon February]. The typewritten text on the other side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Edward Braithwaite].
- Side A: “Vernon February’s Life and Works”
- Episode 20 of the Literary Corner radio program. It is a discussion of creole literature and Professor February’s works entitled “Vernon February’s Life and Works.” The episode begins with Professor February commenting on the role black writers should play in the world before host Brooks Robinson formally introduces February to the audience. Some of the topics covered in this episode include Professor February’s inspiration for researching creole literature; a comparison between Negritude (Francophone) writers and Surinamese writers; a discussion of the works of the Surinamese scholar Heim Eersel. Additionally, Professor February reads some of his own poetry and poetry by Hein Eersel; poems such as “They Shoot Children, Don’t They” and several others.
- Side B: “Edward Brathwaite’s Life and Works”
- Episode 21 of the Literary Corner radio program entitled “Edward Brathwaite’s Life and Works.” It begins with host Brooks Robinson introducing his guest Edward Brathwaite. Some of the subjects discussed in this episode are Brathwaite’s childhood and his Methodist upbringing; the impact of emigrating to England on his writing, such as his experience of racism; the impact of emigrating to Ghana on his writing, and the way African culture helped him appreciate the Caribbean; the relationship between Africa and the New World; cultural, linguistic and phenotypical similarities between Ghanaians and West Indians; the connection between his work in Jamaica and his previous work. Additionally, he reads two of the poems from his book Rites of Passage. The episode concludes with Brathwaite reciting his poem “Starvation” in a West Indian dialect as the outro music plays.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Netherlands, Europe
- Suriname, Caribbean, South America
- South Africa, Africa
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- Portfolio/Series
- The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Type
- audiotapes
- Topic
- Literature
- Poetry
- Radio
- Religion
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
- Object number
- 2010.17.1.11a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Brooks B. Robinson