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Banner from the 2008 Obama campaign headquarters in Columbia, Missouri

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961

Medium: acrylic paint on canvas
Dimensions: H x W: 31 x 80 in. (78.7 x 203.2 cm)

Type: banners

Place made: Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2008

Description: A hand-painted campaign banner from Columbia, Missouri. The banner features the Obama campaign logo on the left side, with the words [ Yes / we / can! ] to the right. Signatures and doodles by campaign staffers, volunteers, and supporters cover the rest of the banner.

Topic: African American; Art; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of the Mid-Missouri Campaign Field Office, Columbia, MO

Object number: 2011.115.1

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Banner from the 2008 Obama campaign headquarters in Columbia, Missouri

Created by: Saudek, Tony, American
Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961

Medium: acrylic paint on canvas
Dimensions: H x W: 31 x 82 in. (78.7 x 208.3 cm)

Type: banners

Place used: Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date: 2008

Description: A hand-painted campaign banner from Columbia, Missouri. The banner features a rendition of the Shepard Fairey portrait of Obama on the right side. The word [ HOPE ] is painted to the left in blue, with the Obama campaign logo used as the 'O.'

Topic: African American; Art; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of the Mid-Missouri Campaign Field Office, Columbia, MO

Object number: 2011.115.2

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pinback button featuring a campaign portrait of Senator William B. Nash

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Sen. Nash, William Beverly, American, 1822 - 1888

Medium: metal, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 3.8 × 1 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits; buttons (information artifacts)

Place used: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1868

Description: A metal pin back button featuring a photographic image of Sen. W.B. Nash. The pin is oval and made of metal with a slight tarnish. The front features a beaded design around the edge of the picture and the back is slightly indented with a horizontal pin across the middle. The photo is placed loosely in the frame and features a bust shot of Nash wearing a suit jacket and tie. He has a beard and mustache.

Topic: African American; American South; Emancipation; Politics (Practical); Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877); Slavery

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William Beverly Nash

Object number: 2013.168.1

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Slavery and Freedom Objects; Media Arts-Photography; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: Slavery and Freedom
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Member token used by Nelda Rowan to ensure safe passage in South Carolina

Issued by: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
Owned by: Rowan, Nelda S., American, 1929 - 1997

Medium: brass (alloy)
Dimensions: H x W x D (Diameter): 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)

Type: tokens

Place used: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A brass token stamped with [MEMBER / KKK / IN / GOOD STANDING] with a pendant hole at the top. The letters [KKK] have been punched out entirely while the rest of the text is engraved. The verso is blank.

Topic: African American; American South; Fraternal organizations; Rural life; United States--History--1953-1961; White supremacy movements

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Susan Rowan McGee

Object number: 2013.184

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Honorable Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Honorable Perry, Matthew J. Jr., American, 1921 - 2011
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: South Carolina State University, American, founded 1896; NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 00:55:52

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

Place collected: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 7, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of three digital files: 2011.174.24.1a, 2011.174.24.1b, and 2011.174.24.1c.; The Hon. Matthew J. Perry, Jr. [August 3, 1921-July 29, 2011] (At the time of the interview, he was still hearing cases for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, after taking senior status in 1995.) recalls serving in the military during World War II, and experiencing discrimination during the war. He remembers watching a trial that inspired him to go to the newly formed law school at South Carolina State College. He discusses his start as a trial lawyer in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the famous civil rights cases he argued, joining the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and his admiration for the African American lawyers who mentored him.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0024

Topic: African American; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil rights; Education; Law; Military; Race discrimination; Social reform; World War II

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: 2011.174.24.1abc

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Honorable Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr. Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Honorable Finney, Ernest Adolphus Jr., American, born 1931
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: South Carolina State University, American, founded 1896; Friendship Nine, American, founded 1961; South Carolina Human Affairs Commission, American, founded 1972; South Carolina Supreme Court, American, founded 1841

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 00:54:44

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

Place collected: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date: June 8, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.25.1a, 2011.174.25.1b, 2011.174.25.1c, 2011.174.25.1d, 2011.174.25.1e, and 2011.174.25.1f.; The Honorable Ernest Finney, Jr recalls his father's teaching career and attending law school at South Carolina State College. He remembers defending the "Friendship Nine", a group of college students who protested segregation in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He discusses joining the South Carolina Human Rights Commission, serving as a state representative, and his election to the State Supreme Court.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0025

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Civil rights; Education; Law; Politics (Practical); Social reform; 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: 2011.174.25.1a-f

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Member token used by Nelda Rowan to ensure safe passage in South Carolina

The Honorable Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Oral History Interview

The Honorable Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr. Oral History Interview