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Rusco & Hockwald's Famous Georgia Minstrels' Song Album
- Published by
- Harold Rossiter Music Company, American
- Subject of
- Rusco & Hockwald's Famous Georgia Minstrels, American
- Produced by
- Hockwald, Arthur
- Rusco, W. A.
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Date
- 1920
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 1/4 in. (34.9 × 26 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for songs from Rusco & Hockwald’s Famous Georgia Minstrels’. The front cover features blue and white images of W. A. Rusco [top left] and Arthur Hockwald [bottom right]. There are also two caricatured illustrations of African American men, one positioned behind the “G” in the word Georgia, and one playing the banjo next to Hockwald’s image. Red and black type on front cover reads: [NEARLY HALF A CENTURY OF SUCCESS / FORTY PEOPLE / BAND AND ORCHESTRA / RUSCO & HOCKWALD'S / FAMOUS / GEORGIA / MINSTRELS' /SONG / ALBUM / PRICE 50¢]. A text box at the bottom reads: [HAROLD ROSSITER MUSIC COMPANY / Chicago - 323-325 W. Madison St. - Illinois]. The inside of the front cover has red ink and is titled: [New Jokes by Old Jokers]. The sheet music interior has sixteen pages in black ink. The pages include music bars and notes, lists of songs, jokes, and cartoons. The back inside cover is also in red ink and is titled: [Komikal Konundrums]. The back cover in black ink reads: [WITCHES' DICTIONARY OF DREAMS].
- Place collected
- Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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That Nigger Treated Me All Right
- Subject of
- Irwin, Flora
- Composed by
- Hausley, Walter
- Published by
- Will Rossiter Publisher, American
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- Date
- 1898
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 5/8 × 10 3/4 in. (34.6 × 27.3 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for the song "That Nigger Treated Me All Right." The front cover of the sheet music features an image of a white woman in a dress. The image has a blue hue. A colorful design borders the image. Blue type on the front cover reads: [That Nigger / Treated Me All Right / AS SUNG BY / FLO IRWIN / WORDS AND MUSIC BY / Walter Hausley / AUTHOR OF / FLO I LOVE YOU SO / I'll Carve That Nigger When / We Meet ]. Underneath the image is another text box that reads: [FLO-IRWIN / MUSICAL SUPPLEMENT / TO THE / SUNDAY EXAMINER / PUBLISHED BY WILL ROSSITER CHICAGO ILL N.Y.]. The interior of the sheet music has two pages of music bars and notes, in black ink, for the song. The music bars and notes for the song continue on the back cover in blue ink. At the bottom of the music bars, the lyrics are written out.
- Place collected
- Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Topic
- Minstrel (Music)
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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When The War Breaks Out In Mexico I'm Going To Go to Montreal
- Composed by
- Breuer, Ernest, 1886 - 1981
- Written by
- Walsh, J. Brandon, American, 1882 - 1955
- Subject of
- Tucker, Sophie, American, 1887 - 1966
- Published by
- Will Rossiter Publisher, American
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 7/8 × 10 7/16 in. (35.2 × 26.5 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for the song When The War Breaks Out In Mexico I'm Going To Go To Montreal. The front cover features an illustration of a caricatured African American man running and following a sign for Montreal. To the left of the illustration there is a black and white photograph of Sophie Tucker. Blue type on top portion of front cover reads: [Written for laughing purposes only! / WHEN THE WAR BREAKS OUT IN MEXICO / I'M GOING TO GO TO MONTREAL / WORDS BY / J. BRANDON WALSH / MUSIC BY / ERNEST BREUER / WRITERS OF / "MOTHER GOOSE'S TANGO BALL" / "THE IRISH TANGO." ETC / Published for / BAND and ORCHESTRA]. The publisher’s logo in the bottom right of the cover reads: [Will Rossiter / The Chicago Publisher / 136 W. Lake St. Chicago, Ill. / Copyright MCMXIV By Will Rossiter]. There is a signature in the bottom left hidden in the illustration that reads [STARMER]. The interior of the sheet music consist of four pages of music bars and notes, in black print, for the song. The back cover features advertisements for additional songs in blue print.
- Place collected
- Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.20
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Tintype portrait of Mrs. Annie Cox
- Photograph by
- Hall's Tintype & Ferrotype Gallery, American
- Subject of
- Cox, Annie
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- ca. 1865
- Medium
- collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 1/8 × 1 15/16 in. (8 × 5 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.1 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- Tintype of Mrs. Annie Cox shown in three quarter portrait. Cox is seated and leaning with her arms crossed on the arm of a chair. She is turned slightly to her left and looks off frame. Her curly hair is parted at the center and loosely gathered into a ponytail at the nape of her neck. She wears a dark bodice and a plaid skirt. There is a ring on her right hand ring finger. The tintype is housed in its original "Potters Patent" die-cut paper frame.
- Information for Hall's Tintype & Ferrotype Gallery 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 "Mrs. Anna Cox".
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- tintypes
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- United States--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
- 2017.30.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Nation of Common Sense (Black Journal segment)
- Produced by
- Bourne, St. Clair, American, 1943 - 2007
- Subject of
- Muhammad, Elijah, American, 1897 - 1975
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Date
- ca. 1970
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 24 Minutes
- Length (Film): 850 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Nation of Common Sense
- Caption
- "Nation of Common Sense" is a documentary produced by St. Clair Bourne for the WNET program, "Black Journal." It focuses on the Nation of Islam and its goals of total economic self-sufficiency and separation from white people. Various enterprises are are shown, such as the Muhammad Speaks newspaper and Shabazz Bakery, and a number of prominent NOI members, including Elijah Muhammad, are interviewed.
- Description
- The film begins with tracking shots from a moving vehicle as it moves through an unidentified neighborhood. In voiceover, an unidentified woman describes her search for spiritual meaning, how Christianity failed her, and how she came to the Nation of Islam. Shots of a storefront church are shown in addition to the tracking shots. The next segment begins with shots of men selling the "Muhammad Speaks" newspaper on street corners. As a shot of a rotating crescent and star is shown, a narrator (St. Clair Bourne) begins discussing the economic enterprises of the Nation of Islam. A montage of various NOI businesses plays as he speaks. The film then focuses on the publishing of "Muhammad Speaks." The paper's editor, John Woodford, explains the focus of the paper and highlights its wide circulation. Woodford continues on to say that the paper is attacked for printing the truth and that Elijah Muhammad does not have an undue influence over its content. As shots of the newspaper's production are shown, the narrator explains the high quality of the infrastructure to which the paper has access. Eugene Majeed, art director for the paper is then interviewed about his artwork. As Majeed explains his approach, images of his pieces are shown. The narrator concludes the segment with an explanation of the paper's future plan for expanded distribution over images of the printing facilities. The next segment focuses on NOI schools and begins with an interview of Beverly X who heads an NOI school in Chicago. She explains the NOI approach to education and how it differs from traditional public school. A classroom at the school is shown as students learn how to tell time. The segment concludes with Beverly X excoriating black teachers at public schools for failing their students. The segment begins with an interview of John Ali, the NOI National Secretary. He explains that the goal of the various NOI enterprises is to be totally self-sufficient. Shots of an NOI grocery store illustrate the point. The narrator then takes over to futher explain how the nation encourages black communities to spend their money at NOI businesses, such as grocery stores and bakeries, and how their businesses are vertically integrated. The narration and the images shown transition to how the NOI buys farm land to supply all of their businesses. The narrator introduces a farm in Cassopolis, MI managed by Cornelius X. Williams. Williams explains the origins of the farm and how it faced local resistance when it was founded. The narrator lists the many activities of the farm as they are shown in montage. The segment concludes with Williams explaining his satisfaction with working on a farm built with a larger purpose in mind. The film then abruptly shifts subjects to the NOI's opinion of Malcolm X. John Ali explains that Malcolm X never should have left the nation and lost his way when he did. The next segement is an interview with Elijah Muhammad in his home conducted by St. Clair Bourne. The first question concerns the origins of the NOI and Muhammad answers in turn. In a follow up, Muhammad declares that Islam is the true religion, "The very nature," of black people and that all black people are brothers regardless of geography. The next question focuses on NOI participation in politics. Muhammad explains that Muslims have politics, but it is based upon on the teachings of the Koran. He further explains that the NOI are seeking to have a separate land of their own away from white people. At the end of the interview, the narration continues and explains that the NOI is a way of life for its members. The film concludes with a final shot of a man selling copies of "Muhammad Speaks" on a street corner.
- Place filmed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Cassopolis, Cass county, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Black Journal segment
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.42.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © National Educational Television
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Negro Digest, Sept.-Oct. 1968
- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
- Subject of
- Negro Digest, American, 1942 - 1976
- Date
- 1968
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 5/8 × 5 5/16 × 3/16 in. (19.4 × 13.5 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 5/8 × 10 5/8 × 3/16 in. (19.4 × 27 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- An issue of Negro Digest magazine. The front cover is black and green with white type that reads: [Negro Digest / Sept./Oct. 1968 A Johnson Publication 50¢ / The Annual Poetry Issue / Black Poets and Their Publications].The content of the magazine runs from page three to ninety-eight. Publications include works by Gwendolyn Brooks, Dudley Randall, Sonia Sanchez, Leroi Jones (Amiri Baraka), Mari Evans, Michael Harper, Jay Wright, Etheridge Knight and many others. There are also articles by Don L. Lee and Keorapetse Kgositsile.
- Place made
- 1820 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Topic
- Literature
- Mass media
- Poetry
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.76.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1968 by the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. Permission required for use.
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T-shirt with "I Can't Breathe" worn and signed by Derrick Rose during warm-ups
- Manufactured by
- Fruit of the Loom, founded 1851
- Worn by
- Derrick Rose, American, born 1988
- Subject of
- Garner, Eric, 1970 - 2014
- Chicago Bulls, American, founded 1966
- Date
- December 6, 2014
- Medium
- cotton, metallic ink
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (on form): 31 × 26 1/2 × 12 in. (78.7 × 67.3 × 30.5 cm)
- H x W x D (flat): 32 × 37 × 1/8 in. (81.3 × 94 × 0.3 cm)
- Caption
- Before the Chicago Bulls' December 6, 2014 game against the Golden State Warriors, Derrick Rose came out of the tunnel for warm-ups wearing this shirt that read "I Can't Breathe." It was a reference to the non-indictment of a New York City police officer in the choking death of Eric Garner a week prior.
- Description
- A black t-shirt worn by NBA basketball player Derrick Rose during warm-ups before a game when he played with the Chicago Bulls. The shirt has the text "I / CAN'T / BREATHE" printed across the front in white text that fades out from top proper right to bottom proper left. Rose signed the shirt, including his number 1, in silver metallic ink on the proper left front shoulder. A Fruit of the Loom manufacturer's label with fiber content, size, style, and care information is sewn at the interior center back neck.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- T-shirts
- Topic
- Activism
- Basketball
- Clothing and dress
- Justice
- Race relations
- Resistance
- United States--History--2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous gift
- Object number
- 2015.121
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Newsletter discussing events in Angola
- Created by
- MPLA Solidarity Committee, American, 1975 - 1976
- Subject of
- Kissinger, Henry Alfred, German, American, born 1923
- Burchett, Wilfred, Australian, 1911 - 1983
- The National Guardian, American, 1948 - 1992
- Nesbitt, Prexy, American
- Date
- March 11, 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This newsletter discusses Henry Kissinger's foreign policy in Africa and the fight for liberation in Angola. The newsletter is white paper with black text and the words: [Angola News Summary] appear at the top of the page. This newsletter features articles from a number of other news outlets. The first several pages has been excerpted from the April 1976 edition of Southern Africa magazine. The article "How people's power works in Angola" has been excerpted from the National Guardian Newspaper. The article "Civilians were slaughtered in Angola retreat" has been excerpted from the Feb 29, 1976 edition of the London Observer. The last article is written by the Chicago Committee for the liberation of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-bissau. The letter is five pages each double sided.
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Angola, Central Africa, Africa
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Mozambique, Africa
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Type
- newsletters
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black power
- International affairs
- Journalism
- Mass media
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.29
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Prexy Nesbitt, Jane Bergerol, Wilfred Burchett. Permission required for use.
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Untitled
- Photograph by
- White, John H., American, born 1945
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- May 12, 1968 - June 24, 1968
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (16.8 × 24.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.5 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photographic print of participants of the Poor People’s Campaign. Two women are wearing jackets that read [POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN / 1968 / WASHINGTON, D.C.]. One woman is resting her hands on the right shoulder of the other. Men and women are visible in the background. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Place collected
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Poor People's Campaign
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
- Object number
- 2016.118.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © John H. White
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Agenda for National Black Organizations and Leaders in Arts and Culture meeting
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 15/16 × 8 1/2 in. (35.4 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Agenda from the Second World Black Festival of Arts and Culture meeting of National Black Organizations and Leaders in Arts and Culture. The agenda is printed on legal paper listing the conveners of the meeting, the location and address of the meeting, as well as the agenda and invitation to the meeting. Top third [2nd WORLD BLACK FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND CULTURE/c"/"o CONSULATE GENERAL OF NIGERIA PHONE: PL2-1670/575 LEXINGTON AVENUE, N.Y. 10022/Meeting of National Black Organizations/and Leaders in Arts and Culture/DATE: Friday, June 23, 1972/VENUE: Johnson Publishing Co. Building/(10th Floor)/820 South Michigan Avenue/Chicago, Illinois 60605/TIME: 10 a.m/CHIEF CONVENER: MR. OSSIE DAVIS]. Middle third left column [Co-Conveners:-/Mr. Charles Diggs, Chairman/Congressional Black Caucus/Mr. Imamu Baraka/Congress of African People/Dr. Charles Wesley/Ass. for Study of Negro/Life and History/Dr. H.R. Branson/President, Lincoln Univ./Dr. Ms. Samelia Lewis/National Conference of/Artists]. Middle third right column [Mr. Samuel L. Evans/Philadelphia Bicentennial Corp./Rev. Jesse Jackson, Director/Operation Push, Chicago/Miss Dorothy Height/National Council of Negro/Women/Dr. Richard Long/Center for Afro-American/Studies, Atlanta]. Bottom third [(This list of co-conveners is not complete)/Dear Brother"/"Sister:/You are cordially invited to the above meeting in Chicago, on/Friday, June 23, 1972/Purpose of Meeting: To discuss the above Festival and the/organisation of Black American participation. A brief on the/Festival is attached./AGENDA/1. Opening Remarks: Mr. Ossie Davis/2. Address by President of the Festival and Chairman of the/International Committee, Chief Anthony Enahoro,/Federal Commissioner for Information & Labour, Nigeria./3. Selection of Vice-President of the Festival (American Zone)/4. -INTERMISSION-/5. Establishment of the American National Committee./6. National Sub-Committees./7. Date and Venue of first meeting of the American National Comm./8. General].
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Consulate of Nigeria, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- agendas
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.154.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Riot
- Written by
- Gwendolyn Brooks, American, 1917 - 2000
- Illustrated by
- Donaldson, Jeff, American, 1932 - 2004
- Published by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Owned by
- Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
- Subject of
- AfriCOBRA, founded 1968
- Date
- 1970
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/16 in. (21.5 × 14 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- This is a paperback volume of poetry with black cover and the word "RIOT" in red san-serif typeface within a white irregular circle. The name "GWENDOLYN BROOKS" in white serif typeface are centered in the middle of the cover. The words "BROADSIDE PRESS $1.00" are visible in the lower left corner. On the back cover is a large black and white photograph of the author that fills two-thirds of the surface. The photograph depicts a woman with short hair, wearing a button down collared shirt. There is a dark window behind her. The remaining third of the cover shows text that read "RIOT/ is a poem in three parts, only one part of / which has appeared in print before. It arises from/ the disturbances in Chicago after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. / RIOT, BY GWENDOLYN BROOKS, $1.00/ BROADSIDE PRESS/ 12651 Old Mill Place Detroit Michigan 48238." On the frontispiece is a reproduction of a painting by Jeff Donaldson. It depicts two young men, both wearing white shirts and khaki pants. The taller man holds a small African statue in his right hand and presses his left hand up against a clear sheet of glass the stands between the him and the viewer. The younger man stands behind him and also presses his hand against the glass surface. The glass is indicated by a few semi-transparent vertical lines and several iterations of the word "glass" in various sizes across the surface of the painting. Beneath the image are the words ""Allah Shango," by Jeff Donaldson / This painting was the Purchase Award Winner at the exhibit "Black/ Expressions '69" at the Southside Community Art Center, Chicago."
- Place printed
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- paperbacks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.255
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gwendolyn Brooks. Permission required for use.
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Pinback button for the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
- Manufactured by
- N. G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
- Subject of
- National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, American, founded 1973
- Date
- after 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A black and yellow pinback button depicting the logo for the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Oppression. The top of the button has the Spanish phrase [Basta La Represion] (Enough Repression) in yellow text. At center is a depiction of the American flag turned vertically so that the stripes appear as prison bars. Two hands grip the bars near the bottom of the depiction. At the bottom of the button, yellow text, in English, reads [Freedom Is A Constant Struggle]. The edge of the button has the makers name [N.G. Slater Corp. N.Y.C. 11] and stamp. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Topic
- Activism
- Freedom
- Justice
- Multilingual communication
- Politics (Practical)
- Prisons
- Resistance
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button supporting African Liberation
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- National Anti-Imperialist Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation, American, 1978 - 1990
- Date
- October 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 11/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (4.3 × 3.7 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button advocating for African Liberation. The pin has a white background with orange text throughout that reads [Afro-Americans / In Anti-Imperialist Solidarity / With / African Liberation / Dunbar High School / Chicago - October 19, 20, 21, 1973]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's stamps in orange print. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- South Africa, Africa
- Zimbabwe, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Liberation Support Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.50
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Uphold Your Men
- Created by
- Lawrence, Carolyn Mims, American, born 1940
- Subject of
- AfriCOBRA, founded 1968
- Signed by
- Lawrence, Carolyn Mims, American, born 1940
- Williams, Gerald, American, born 1941
- Jones-Henderson, Napoleon, American, born 1943
- Jarrell, Jae, American, born 1935
- Mallory, Howard R. Jr., American, 1930 - 2012
- Jones-Hogu, Barbara, American, 1938 - 2017
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- printing ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 61 cm)
- Description
- This colorful silk screen print depicts a female figure wearing a long red dress in the center of the image. She wears a blue ankh necklace, an Afro hairstyle, and has a spiral symbol on her forehead. She stands with her arms crossed, against a red and orange background with graphic shapes and letters in bright yellow, blue, and green with black accents. The letters spell out [UPHOLD YOUR MEN] across the top and [UNIFY YOUR FAMILIES] across the bottom. The artist's signature is in blue in the bottom right corner of the image. The print is also signed along the bottom margin in pencil by the artist and several AfriCOBRA members: Gerald Williams, Napoleon Henderson, Jae Jarrell, Howard R. Mallory, Jr. and Barbara Jones-Hogu.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- screen prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.130.4
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Digital print of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Raby, and Ralph Abernathy
- Created by
- Kleina, Bernard, American
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Raby, Albert, American, 1933 - 1988
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- July 24, 1965; printed 2012
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 11/16 x 7 1/2 in. (17 x 19.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Raby, and Ralph Abernathy. Dressed in black suits and white shirts the three men are standing in front of a microphone. Dr. King is facing the viewer and looking to the viewer's right. Beside him is Albert Raby, with a flower on his lapel, looking away from the viewer to the left. Behind both of them is Ralph Abernathy. He is gazing at the viewer over Dr. King's left shoulder.
- Place depicted
- City Hall, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Chicago Freedom Movement
- Type
- portraits
- inkjet prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
- Object number
- 2013.140.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
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Digital print of Jesse Jackson and Albert Raby at Chicago Freedom Movement rally
- Created by
- Kleina, Bernard, American
- Subject of
- Raby, Albert, American, 1933 - 1988
- Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
- Date
- July 31, 1966; printed 2012
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Jesse Jackson and Albert Raby walking side by side along a path. Jackson is on the right in a black suit, white shirt, sunglasses, and a diagonally-striped tie. Albert Raby, in a brown suit and banded tie, is on the left. Behind them in two lines are a group of followers. A uniformed police officer can be seen in the background.
- Place depicted
- Marquette Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Chicago Freedom Movement
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
- Object number
- 2013.140.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
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Digital print of mob and police during Chicago Freedom Movement march
- Created by
- Kleina, Bernard, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- August 5, 1966; printed 2012
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 15/16 x 6 1/4 in. (22.7 x 15.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of a man being escorted by a Chicago police officer. He is wearing a plaid shirt, partially unbuttoned with a white t-shirt underneath. Wearing black pants and white shoes, he steps forwards aggressively, head lowered, gaze to the front. The police officer, in blue shirt and helmet, is holding onto his right arm. Another man is holding his left arm at the elbow and the wrist. A crowd of young men stand in the background, watching.
- Place depicted
- Marquette Park Neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Chicago Freedom Movement
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
- Object number
- 2013.140.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
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Digital print of police arresting a man during a Chicago Freedom Movement march
- Created by
- Kleina, Bernard, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- August 5, 1966; printed 2012
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 5 7/16 in. (22.1 x 13.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Chicago police arresting a bloody man wearing a white shirt and green pants. His hands are behind his back and blood is running down the right side of his face. One of the men arresting him is in plainclothes, one is in police uniform. Other officers and people in the crowd look on.
- Place depicted
- Marquette Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Chicago Freedom Movement
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
- Object number
- 2013.140.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
-
Digital print of police confronting a mob during a Chicago Freedom Movement marc
- Created by
- Kleina, Bernard, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- August 5, 1966; printed 2012
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 5 5/8 x 8 11/16 in. (14.3 x 22.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of a Chicago police officer confronting a mob at a gas station. The officer, in his blue uniform with his billy club raised, is confronting a man with no shirt. next to him a man in black shirt flinching away from the billy club. The rest of the mob is breaking up and leaving the scene. At the extreme right is a Confederate flag.
- Place depicted
- Marquette Park neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Chicago Freedom Movement
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
- Object number
- 2013.140.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
-
Digital print of a Chicago Freedom Movement march
- Created by
- Kleina, Bernard, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- August 5, 1966; printed 2012
- Medium
- ink and paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (14.6 x 22.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Dr. King, Andrew Young and marchers escorted by Chicago police down a street. The photo is taken from above and shows a two-man crew with a large video camera in the foreground. The marchers are passing a store, Steven's Finer Meats, advertising "GROUND BEEF PATTIES 5 LBS FOR $2.95" and "GROUND TENDER LOINS 85 C LB." Several young men run alongside the march, attracting the attention of the police.
- Place depicted
- Marquette Park neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Chicago Freedom Movement
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
- Object number
- 2013.140.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina