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  • Gloria Hayes Richardson Oral History Interview

    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.35.1a, 2011.174.35.1b, 2011.174.35.1c, 2011.174.35.1d, and 2011.174.35.1e.
    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Richardson, Gloria St. Clair Hayes, American, born 1922
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, American, founded 1962
    Frazier, E. Franklin, American, 1894 - 1962
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
    X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:32:37
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Place collected
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    July 19, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.35.1a, 2011.174.35.1b, 2011.174.35.1c, 2011.174.35.1d, and 2011.174.35.1e.
    Gloria Richardson recalls growing up in Cambridge, Maryland, attending Howard University, and joining Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) with her daughter, Donna, after returning to Cambridge and running her father's drug store. She recalls traveling to the South with her family to assist SNCC with voter registration, organizing the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, assisting E. Franklin Frazier with research on African Americans, and marching in a protest where the police used cyanogen gas. She also discusses attending the March on Washington, her involvement with the Nation of Islam, and meeting Malcolm X.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0035
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Labor
    Religion
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.35.1a-e
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
  • Image for Cambridge, Maryland. Clifford Vaughs, a SNCC Photographer is Arrested

    Cambridge, Maryland. Clifford Vaughs, a SNCC Photographer is Arrested

    A black-and-white photograph of an African American man wearing white pants who is being pulled in all directions. Men with guns, helmets, and gas masks pull on his leg, arm and shirt. On the right side of the image a man in a short sleeve uniform walks away from the scene.
    Created by
    Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942
    Subject of
    Vaughs, Clifford, American
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 5/8 x 12 15/16 in. (21.9 x 32.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.6 x 35.4 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place depicted
    Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1964; printed 1994
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of an African American man wearing white pants who is being pulled in all directions. Men with guns, helmets, and gas masks pull on his leg, arm and shirt. On the right side of the image a man in a short sleeve uniform walks away from the scene.
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.107.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos . Permission required for use.
  • Image for Photograph of Aaron Molyneaux Hewlett, gymnasium coach of Harvard University

    Photograph of Aaron Molyneaux Hewlett, gymnasium coach of Harvard University

    This photographic print depicts Aaron Molyneaux Hewlett, the first African American gymnasium coach at Harvard University. Hewlett is seated and is surrounded by a variety of exercise equipment. He wears a striped three-piece suit and a dark necktie. The print is cut in an oval shape and mounted on thick pasteboard that is tinted a light tan around the print....
    Photograph by
    Warren, George Kendall, died 1884
    Subject of
    Hewlett, Aaron Molyneaux, American, 1820 - 1871
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper on pasteboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 1/8 × 10 in. (33.3 × 25.4 cm)
    Type
    photographic prints
    portraits
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place made
    Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1859-1871
    Description
    This photographic print depicts Aaron Molyneaux Hewlett, the first African American gymnasium coach at Harvard University. Hewlett is seated and is surrounded by a variety of exercise equipment. He wears a striped three-piece suit and a dark necktie. The print is cut in an oval shape and mounted on thick pasteboard that is tinted a light tan around the print. The text "Warren Phot." is printed in the lower left corner of the tinted paper. Written in the top left corner of the reverse in blue ink is the text, "1866-BOSTON / "HARVARD".
    Topic
    Athletes
    Education
    Health
    Photography
    Recreation
    Sports
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.174.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
  • Image for The Conjure Woman

    The Conjure Woman

    This book is a first edition, first printing of “The Conjure Woman," a collection of seven short stories, all set in "Patesville," North Carolina and told through the view point of the character Uncle Julius: The Goophered Grapevine, Po’ Sandy, Mars Jeems’s Nightmare, The Conjurer’s Revenge, Sis’ Becky’s Pickaninny, The Gray Wolf’s Ha’nt, and Hot-foot Hannibal....
    Written by
    Chesnutt, Charles W., American, 1858 - 1932
    Published by
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, American, founded 1880
    Produced by
    Riverside Press, American, 1852 - 1971
    Medium
    ink on paper with gold, cloth, cardboard and acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 7 1/8 × 4 7/8 × 1 1/16 in. (18.1 × 12.4 × 2.7 cm)
    Type
    hardcover books
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Place depicted
    Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1899
    Description
    This book is a first edition, first printing of “The Conjure Woman," a collection of seven short stories, all set in "Patesville," North Carolina and told through the view point of the character Uncle Julius: The Goophered Grapevine, Po’ Sandy, Mars Jeems’s Nightmare, The Conjurer’s Revenge, Sis’ Becky’s Pickaninny, The Gray Wolf’s Ha’nt, and Hot-foot Hannibal. The book has a tan cloth binding. The front cover has three illustrations set in in red blocks at top center of the cover. From left to right the illustrations include a white hare, an elderly bald man with a beard, and a white hare. Title of book, [THE CONJURE WOMAN], is embossed beneath the red blocks in gold serif typeface and author's name, [CHARLES · W · CHESNUTT], centered at bottom of the front cover, also in gold serif typeface. The spine text is all printed in gold serif typeface. The text along the top third of the spine reads [THE / CONJURE / WOMAN]. The author's name [CHARLES W · / CHESNUTT], is embossed on the center of the spine and the name of the publishers [HOUGHTON / MIFFLIN CO] is embossed across the bottom of the spine. The book is two hundred and twenty-nine pages and includes a title page and contents page.
    Topic
    American South
    Folklife
    Language
    Literature
    Race relations
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.280
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
  • Image for Miles Davis - Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. - 1970

    Miles Davis - Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. - 1970

    This image depicts the musician Miles Davis playing the trumpet. This close up shows Davis from chest upwards. Head bent, trumpet to his lips, Davis grasps the instrument with both hands. He wears a light colored long sleeved shirt.
    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5604pixels × 9079pixels
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place depicted
    Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970
    Description
    This image depicts the musician Miles Davis playing the trumpet. This close up shows Davis from chest upwards. Head bent, trumpet to his lips, Davis grasps the instrument with both hands. He wears a light colored long sleeved shirt.
    Topic
    Jazz (Music)
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
    Object number
    2014.116.30
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
  • Image for Miles Davis - Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. - 1970

    Miles Davis - Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. - 1970

    This image depicts musician Miles Davis playing the trumpet. Viewed from the shoulders up, and his eyes are cast downward. His hands are visible as he holds his instrument to his lips. He wears a light colored shirt with a scarf around his neck. A microphone is visible at the extreme right of the image.
    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Miles Davis, American, 1926 - 1991
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5604pixels × 9079pixels
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place depicted
    Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970
    Description
    This image depicts musician Miles Davis playing the trumpet. Viewed from the shoulders up, and his eyes are cast downward. His hands are visible as he holds his instrument to his lips. He wears a light colored shirt with a scarf around his neck. A microphone is visible at the extreme right of the image.
    Topic
    Jazz (Music)
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
    Object number
    2014.116.31
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
  • Image for Letter from DL Chandler to Norma Merrick Sklarek

    Letter from DL Chandler to Norma Merrick Sklarek

    Letter from DL Chandler to Norma Merrick Sklarek. The white paper has a black and red printed letterhead from the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The letter is handwritten in blue ink and dated in the upper right corner. The letter begins [DEAR MS....
    Written by
    Chandler, D. L., American
    Received by
    Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
    Subject of
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American, founded 1861
    Owned by
    Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Archival Collections
    Place made
    Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    September 29, 1976
    Description
    Letter from DL Chandler to Norma Merrick Sklarek. The white paper has a black and red printed letterhead from the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The letter is handwritten in blue ink and dated in the upper right corner. The letter begins [DEAR MS. SKLAREK - / I AM VERY SORRY FOR THE LONG DELAY IN RELAYING YOUR COPY TO YOU.] Chandler discusses a potential topic, “Architectural History of Black America,” for a PhD thesis and asks for permission to include research on Sklarek. Chandler also asks for information about other African American women architects to contact. The reverse is blank.
    Topic
    Architecture
    Correspondence
    Education
    United States--History
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff
    Object number
    TA2018.23.3.1.11.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
  • Image for Soldiers with Bayonets

    Soldiers with Bayonets

    A black-and-white photograph of Gloria Richardson and other African American protesters in the street being confronted by National Guard Troops. The troop in the foreground is pointing an army rifle with a bayonet at them.
    Created by
    Ward, Fred, American
    Subject of
    Richardson, Gloria St. Clair Hayes, American, born 1922
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (16.5 x 24.8 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 16 1/4 × 20 in. (41.3 × 50.8 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Place depicted
    Cambridge, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1964
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Gloria Richardson and other African American protesters in the street being confronted by National Guard Troops. The troop in the foreground is pointing an army rifle with a bayonet at them.
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg Gallery
    Object number
    2012.169.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Fred Ward/Award Agency. Permission required for use.