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    The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 47

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    November 23, 1855
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 15/16 × 17 7/8 in. (63.3 × 45.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 47 dated November 23, 1855. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top right facing corner of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd560c2e9e6-47fa-458c-a9b8-14cb02cfcd43
  • Cabinet card of Frederick Douglass with his grandson, Joseph Douglass

    Photograph by
    Bourdon, Denis, Canadian
    Notman Photo Company, American, 1866 - 1894
    Subject of
    Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
    Douglass, Joseph Henry, American, 1871 - 1935
    Date
    May 10, 1894
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)
    Caption
    This carte-de-visite is found in Series 6 of the Charlene Hodges Byrd Collection. This collection documents the personal life and professional career of Charlene Hodges Byrd as well as her related family members from various areas throughout the Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, D.C. This collection is comprised of correspondence, ephemera and photographs discussing family life, religion, race, education as well as the family relationship with Frederick Douglass and his family. The collection is available for research by contacting NMAAHC Archives at nmaahc-archivalcollection@si.edu or see our collections in the Smithsonian Online Virtual Archives available here: https://goo.gl/Rwckpe.
    Description
    A cabinet card of Frederick Douglass and his grandson Joseph Douglass. Frederick Douglass is featured on the right side of the image and sits in a chair holding papers in his hands atop his lap. Joseph Douglass, in the left side of the image, sits atop a table and holds a violin in his proper right hand. His proper left hand is resting on the back of his grandfather. The bottom of the card has a maker's mark and address for Notman Photographic Company in Boston.
    Place made
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Charlene Hodges Byrd Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Type
    cabinet photographs
    albumen prints
    Topic
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Charlene Hodges Byrd
    Object number
    A2010.26.29.8.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ad70812f-b001-4ac0-af06-3a1b0a5894b5
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    The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 26

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    June 27, 1845
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 7/8 × 18 1/2 in. (63.2 × 47 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 26 dated June 27, 1845. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Fugitive enslaved
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Self-liberation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55186b70f-5f56-4f7a-9ef7-e83fd77a8a56
  • Wilt Chamberlin, Boston, 1967

    Photograph by
    Iooss, Walter Jr., American, born 1943
    Subject of
    Chamberlain, Wilt, American, 1936 - 1999
    Philadelphia 76ers, American, founded 1963
    Boston Celtics, American, founded 1946
    Date
    1967
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4930pixels × 5000pixels
    Description
    An image of Wilt Chamberlin standing at one end of the court in the Boston Garden. Down court players from the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics are visible under the far net. Chamberlin is featured at the center of the image with his back towards the camera. He is wearing his uniform that is blue and has the number 13 on the back. The stands are filled with spectators and banners honoring Celtics players are hanging from the rafters.
    Place depicted
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Basketball
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Athletes
    Basketball
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walter Iooss
    Object number
    2016.164.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Walter Iooss
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd505dbc42f-2fd0-4c1a-bacf-2686ef7fcf9c
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 11

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    March 13, 1857
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 1/2 × 18 1/4 in. (64.8 × 46.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 11 dated March 13, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top edge of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd564308f3b-39c4-49f0-b8aa-71d2fdc43fae
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 22

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    May 29, 1857
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 3/4 × 18 in. (62.9 × 45.7 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 22 dated May 29, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd554c31021-cfa8-4d19-8eae-dd1230233e93
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 26

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    June 27, 1856
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 × 18 1/16 in. (63.5 × 45.9 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 26 dated June 27, 1856. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Colonization movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a0f4c62-f099-4949-ab32-e15082e2beb0
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    Carte-de-visite portrait of Lydia Maria Child

    Photograph by
    Whipple, John Adams, American, 1822 - 1891
    Subject of
    Child, Lydia Maria, American, 1802 - 1880
    Owned by
    Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
    Date
    ca. 1865
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9 × 5.7 cm)
    H x W (Image and Mount): 4 1/8 × 2 7/16 in. (10.5 × 6.2 cm)
    Description
    Carte-de-visite of Lydia Maria Child shown in half portrait. Child is seated behind the corner of a white columned banister, possibly on a balcony outside a house with wooden siding next to a window with a lace curtain. Her left elbow is propped on the railing and her left hand rests on her chin. She holds a book in her right hand, which she is reading. Her hair is parted at the center and gathered into curls or braided above her ears, then pulled behind her head. She wears a dark colored bodice and skirt with dropped bell sleeves and white lace collar. There is a ring with a dark stone on her left hand ring finger.
    The text "John A. Whipple / 297 Washington Street / Boston." is printed on the back of the photograph.
    The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "L. M. Child". Handwritten in the lower left corner of the album page in graphite is the text "John A. Whipple / 247 WASH. St. Boston".
    Place captured
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Emily Howland Photograph Album
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    cartes-de-visite
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Literature
    Photography
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
    Object number
    2017.30.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd510f1d07e-0562-46a1-9c39-03a89dd55cdc
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    The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    May 16, 1845
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 13/16 × 17 7/8 in. (63 × 45.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20 dated May 16, 1845. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in blue ink at the top right facing corner of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5478c29d2-797b-44fc-8d8b-9d99fef34192
  • Diary of Dr. Ionia Rollin Whipper

    Written by
    Dr. Whipper, Ionia Rollin, American, 1872 - 1953
    Manufactured by
    Samuel Ward Manufacturing Company, American, 1868 - c. 1930
    Subject of
    United States Department of Labor, American, founded 1913
    Howard University Hospital, American, founded 1862
    Date
    1923
    Medium
    ink on paper with leather and adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 5 5/16 × 3 7/16 × 9/16 in. (13.5 × 8.8 × 1.5 cm)
    Caption
    This diary, begun in 1923, documents the daily life of Dr. Ionia Rollin Whipper, a 1903 graduate of Howard University School of Medicine, during a time when she was touring the South as an assistant medical officer for the Children's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor. During the tour, Dr. Whipper lectured and instructed midwives in childbirth practices. After the tour, she returned to Washington, DC where she was an obstetrician in the Maternity Ward of Freedman's Hospital. She began to mentor and assist the teenage girls she encountered in the hospital and in 1931 she opened the Ionia R. Whipper Home for Unwed Mothers in Northeast Washington, D.C. It would remain the only maternity home for black women in the Washington area for many decades.
    Description
    Personal diary of Dr. Ionia Rollin Whipper from the year 1923. The diary is leather bound and has gold lettering on front that reads, [Day by Day / A PERPETUAL DIARY]. The tile page has the same title written in the same format as the cover. Underneath is the manufacturer's mark which is a circle with a shield in the center with the words, [TRADE MARK, SAMUEL / WARD / MFG. CO. / Boston]. On the opposite page is a handwritten inscription in black ink stating, [-Howard / Around the world dinner / in every place and at same / hours.] The first few pages have a list of addresses and starting January 4th, Rollin describes her activities each day including payments, lectures, meetings, and travel arrangements. There are dates scattered throughout the diary that are blank, greatly increasing in March. After each month is a page [Memoranda]. On March 13, a love poem on brown paper titled, [TELL HIM NOW]. Rollin stops writing in the diary on June 16th. The book begins again on the September Memoranda in claiming she had just found the book and have been in the hospital working since January 1st, 1921. After that the book is blank except for November 10 - 11th and December 11-12. and 21-22. on December 30-31st Rollin has listed [California / Books]. The [Memoranda] on the next two days has the inscription written above, [Office Sept. 8 / 1877] with a list of Insurances. The diary ends with a list of names and addresses. The back cover is blank.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    diaries
    Topic
    American South
    Education
    Government
    Medicine
    Midwifery
    Social reform
    Travel
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carole Ione Lewis Family Collection
    Object number
    2018.101.2
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd578cff3ca-bed1-4b1f-9ed3-e07bdbb0afb9
  • Digital image of Lou Brock at Fenway Park

    Photograph by
    Iooss, Walter Jr., American, born 1943
    Subject of
    Brock, Lou, American, born 1939
    Flood, Curtis Charles, American, 1938 - 1997
    St. Louis Cardinals, American, founded 1881
    Boston Red Sox, American, founded 1901
    Date
    October 11, 1967
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3468pixels × 5050pixels
    Description
    An image of Lou Brock running towards a base during Game 6 of the World Series at Fenway Park. Brock, playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, is mid-stride. A baseball is just ahead of him in his path. Curt Flood slides in the background. There are spectators visible in the stands behind the play.
    Place depicted
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Baseball
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walter Iooss
    Object number
    2016.164.34
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Walter Iooss
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54cbe9199-1476-4005-87e4-1025114a9992
  • Leaflet for the Dixie Jubilee Singers

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Dixie Jubilee Singers, American, ca.1920s - 1930s
    Henry, Charles
    Bowles, Francis
    Benn, Joseph
    Furr, Arthur
    Owned by
    Johnson, Hall, American, 1888 - 1970
    Date
    1920s - 1930s
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Closed): 7 1/16 × 5 1/16 in. (17.9 × 12.9 cm)
    H x W (Open): 7 1/16 × 10 in. (17.9 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    Green leaflet advertising the Dixie Jubilee Singers. The front of the leaflet has black type that reads: [DIXIE / JUBILEE / SINGERS]. The two inside pages show a black and white photograph of four men in tuxedos. The names of the men in the photograph are listed underneath the photo in black type that reads: [Charles Henry / Francis Bowles / Joseph Benn / Arthur Furr]. The rest of the content gives information and review about the singers. The leaflet's back page includes the title: [MEMORANDA] above blank lines. Under the lines, type reads: [DIXIE JUBILEE SINGERS AT YOUR SERVICE].
    Place depicted
    77 West Rutland Square, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Hall Johnson Collection
    Classification
    Archival Collections
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    leaflets
    Topic
    Singers (Musicians)
    Spirituals (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
    Object number
    TA2013.166.1.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Hall Johnson Estate
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d064d85-3c51-4b45-9ba1-f50d9c2fefe9
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 8

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    February 23, 1855
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 × 17 15/16 in. (63.5 × 45.6 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 8 dated February 23, 1855. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top edge of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Fugitive enslaved
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Self-liberation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5908f1b0a-a3f2-44d7-aced-44143f7d8ff4
  • The Crisis, Vol. 14, No. 1

    Edited by
    W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
    Subject of
    The Crisis, American, founded 1910
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Written by
    Johnson, Georgia Douglas, American, 1880 - 1966
    Fauset, Jessie Redmon, American, 1882 - 1961
    Date
    May 1917
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 × 6 3/4 in. (25.4 × 17.1 cm)
    H x W (Open): 10 × 13 1/2 in. (25.4 × 34.3 cm)
    Description
    May 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
    The cover is printed in black and features an illustration of a young woman with a large feather in her hair, standing next to a large vase of flowers sitting on a small table. The printing is cropped closely along the edge of the illustration and set against a plain white background. At top right is printed [THE / MAY / CRISIS / 1917]. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for [THE CRISIS Book Mart].
    The interior contents include [PICTURES], listed as [COVER. / FRENCH AFRICAN TROOPS / FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS]; [ARTICLES] listed as ["THERE WAS ONE TIME." A Story. By Jessie Fauset/ THE MAN WHO NEVER SOLD AN ACRE. By J.B. Woods / A SONNET. By G. Douglas Johnson] and [DEPARTMENTS], listed as [EDITORIAL / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / THE OUTER POCKET / THE LOOKING GLASS / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE HORIZON]. The Editorial section includes missives titled "The World Last Month," about the war, "Loyalty," "The Migration," about African American laborers moving from the South, "A Moral Void," "Register and Vote," and "The White Church." There are advertisements, photographs and illustrations throughout.
    There are approximately 50 pages.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    France, Europe
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Civil rights
    Education
    Great Migration
    International affairs
    Literature
    Mass media
    Poetry
    Race relations
    Religion
    Social life and customs
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.15.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d2cccb24-1186-4d2b-9984-9f4bd5936038
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 16

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    April 21, 1854
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 1/4 × 18 3/8 in. (64.1 × 46.7 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 16 dated April 21, 1854. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Fugitive enslaved
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Self-liberation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53fb37bea-8c13-463c-a714-644053a05724
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 23

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    June 5, 1857
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 × 18 1/4 in. (63.5 × 46.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 23 dated June 5, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top edge of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a19e5c09-3334-46c5-b0ca-aff2813c1c29
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 6

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    February 8, 1856
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (64.8 × 47 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 6 dated February 8, 1856. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top right facing corner of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d62b229d-3b9b-4ded-86b8-8b693302143b
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXIII, No. 7

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    February 18, 1853
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 3/4 × 17 7/8 in. (62.9 × 45.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIII, No. 7 dated February 18, 1853. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "H. O. Cracker" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd510e39fba-e97d-4109-b93d-6ea8cd0593e3
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 23

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    June 9, 1854
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 5/16 × 18 1/4 in. (64.3 × 46.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 23 dated June 9, 1854. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57406513a-3c6f-415d-a5c5-d46d1bdfd5ba
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 25

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    June 19, 1857
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 13/16 × 18 3/8 in. (63 × 46.7 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 25 dated June 19, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf260cd7-c506-48f7-9d4e-8afb139714fb

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