Manufactured by

Riddell, American, founded 1929

Worn by

Emmitt Smith, American, born 1969

Medium

plastic , metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 × 9 × 12 in. (25.4 × 22.9 × 30.5 cm)

Type

helmets

Place depicted

Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date

1990-2004

Description

A football helmet worn by Emmitt Smith as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. Helmet is covered with nicks and abrasions from impacts. Helmet is size 7 1/4 and was made by Riddell. There is a blue and white star decal on both sides. Shield-shaped sticker at back right reads [All / American / 7 1/4]. Label on back of helmet on white stripe reads [E. SMITH]. On interior padding on right side, underlined in black ink: [EMM]. On interior padding on right side in red marker: [GO / GIANTS]. Interior at crown on the plastic that covers the ring-shaped pad is [RIDDELL / 16543]. Interior above left ear hole is a sticker that reads [PROVA / Let's Get Legit! / www.provagroup.com / Z4vuNK2u1c]. Interior, behind right ear hole, on lip of foam insert, is [16003-2] stamped into the plastic.

Topic

African American

Athletes

Football

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Emmitt Smith From His Personal Collection

Object number

2017.84.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Clothing-Historical

Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

Reebok International Ltd., British, founded 1895

Worn by

Emmitt Smith, American, born 1969

Medium

nylon

Dimensions

H x W (Flat): 39 × 34 1/2 in. (99.1 × 87.6 cm)

Type

jerseys

sports uniforms

Place depicted

Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date

2001

Description

Football jersey worn by Emmitt Smith as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. The jersey is blue with white sleeves. White stars with blue and white trim are stiched on at the shoulders, and white numbers [22] with blue and white trim are stiched on the front and back. Blue numbers 22 are stiched on the sleeves. Stiched on in white letters on upper back is [E. SMITH]. Two tags on the collar read [01-44] and [(blue and white circular logo) / WE TRAK / www.wetrak.com]. Sticker adhered to jersey at right of WE TRAK tag reads [WT288104251] in black print. Tag at front bottom of jersey reads [reebok / (Dallas Cowboys helmet) / Designed and engineered / to the exact specifications / of the Dallas Cowboys]. Two small tags adhered to jersey using shared stitching read [4"L.B.] and [44]. Tag on lower interior of jersey reads [100% NYLON / MADE IN / BERLIN, WI / U.S.A. / OVER FOR CARE] with [NOV 22, 2001] written over it in black marker. Reverse of tag has washing instructions. WETRAK tag is adhered to jersey with zip tie through mesh at front lower right. Tag gives [WT2388104251] on front and notice of certification by WeTrak, Inc. on the back.

Topic

African American

Athletes

Football

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Emmitt Smith From His Personal Collection

Object number

2017.84.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Clothing-Historical

Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

Reebok International Ltd., British, founded 1895

Worn by

Emmitt Smith, American, born 1969

Medium

imitation leather

Dimensions

H x W x D (Left shoe, a): 6 × 4 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (15.2 × 10.8 × 31.1 cm)

H x W x D (Right shoe, b): 6 × 4 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (15.2 × 10.8 × 31.1 cm)

Type

athletic shoes

Place depicted

Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date

2002-2004

Description

One pair of blue and white size 12 1/2 Reebok football cleats worn by Emmitt Smith. Shoes have minor scuffing at the toe and lower third of the leather. Both shoes have the number 22 written in black marker at the heel. Text on outsole of both shoes reads [AUTHENTIC / reebok / FOOTBALL]. Tag on inside of tongue on both shoes reads [EQUIPMENT / NFL / MADE IN CHINA / FABRIQUE EN CHINE / USA UK EUR CM / 12.5 11.5 46 30.5]. Tag on insole of both shoes reads [EQUIPMENT / NFL / ENGINEERED BY REEBOK TO THE / EXACT SPECIFICATIONS OF THE / NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE / NAME # (blank) / 8NFIELD reebok]. Sticker on inside of right shoe reads [PROVA / Let's Get Legit! / www.provagroup.com / Z4vuNK2w1r].

Topic

African American

Athletes

Football

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Emmitt Smith From His Personal Collection

Object number

2017.84.3ab

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Clothing-Historical

Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Siler, Charles, American

Interviewed by

Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969

Subject of

Boy Scouts of America, American, founded 1910

Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 01:42:04

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Place collected

Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted

Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date

May 10, 2013

Description

The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.86.1a, 2011.174.86.1b, 2011.174.86.1c, and 2011.174.86.1d.

Charles Siler remembers his early life in Louisiana, including a penchant for drawing that began before the age of two, quitting the Boy Scouts when his troop made black Scouts walk behind the horses in a local parade, and picketing Louisiana's segregated State Library as a senior in high school. He was eventually expelled from Southern University because of his activism. He joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1967, he was drafted and served in the military in the Vietnam War. He continued his civil rights advocacy as he took a variety of positions at cultural institutions and began a career as a cartoonist. The interview closes with Siler's reflections on identity and the process of learning from those who are ideologically different.

LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0086

Topic

African American

Activism

American South

Art

Associations and institutions

Children

Civil rights

Education

Identity

Military

Social reform

United States--History--1961-1969

Vietnam War, 1961-1975

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

2011.174.86.1a-d

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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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

Directed by

Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969

Subject of

Orr, Robert, American

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

16mm Film (b): acetate film

Dimensions

Duration: 68 Minutes

Length (Film Reel 1): 1175 Feet

Length (Film Reel 2): 1175 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place filmed

Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America

Date

1947

Caption

Two con men arrive in Texas and pass themselves off as beauty pageant coaches in exchange for free room and board.

Description

2015.167.10.1ab: 16mm black and white films.

Bad News Johnson and July Jones, also known as Whitney Vanderbilt and Cornbread Green, when they go to Dallas where they acquire lodgings with Mama Lou and her family. The plot revolves around Mama Lou's efforts to keep her family intact.

Having fled Memphis, Tennessee, to start a new life, smalltime fugitive Bad News Johnson and his slow-witted companion, July Jones, arrive in Dallas with no place to stay and only twenty-five cents to their name. Johnson explains to July that they are taking the advice of the great thinker Horace Greeley, who said, "Go west young man, and do your best; then come east and spend your grease." When Johnson realizes that July does not understand the quote, he tells July that he is so dumb that he probably thinks that "Veronica Lake is some kinda' summer resort." Using his charm and graciousness, mixed in with a touch of pure deception, Johnson procures a room for himself and July at the home of the Holiday family. Mrs. Louella "Mama Lou" Holiday is at first reluctant take in two strangers as boarders, but when Johnson, who has introduced himself as Mr. Whitney Vanderbilt, impresses her as a great "thespian," she, in the hope that he will tutor her daughter Honey Dew in poise, decides to give them a room. Johnson and July, who is now known as Mr. Green, gladly accept the offer. Meanwhile, Mama Lou's lazy husband, Papa Sam, who was sent by his wife on an errand to the market, is instead at Johnny's Juke Joint playing poker with his pals. Papa Sam's daughter Florida, also at the juke joint, is being pursued by Johnny, the owner of the establishment, who wants to take her to Chicago. When Papa Sam returns home without the food he was sent to get, Mama Lou scolds him until Honey Dew breaks up the fight. Back at the juke joint, while Florida considers Johnny's offer, he calls his wife and tells her that he will be home late. After Johnson and July enjoy their first dinner at the Holidays, Johnson gives Honey Dew lessons on how to carry herself at the beauty contest she has entered, while Florida is told to do the dishes. Johnson's lessons are proven valuable when Honey Dew wins first prize in the contest. Backstage at the contest, Papa Sam's buddy, "High Life" Harris, suggests that Honey Dew be taken to the juke joint to celebrate her success, and Papa Sam agrees. When Mama Lou returns home to find that her husband and Florida, who was given the responsibility of preparing the house for a party, are missing, she marches over to Johnny's with an umbrella in hand and takes swings at Harris, Johnny and Florida. Mama Lou then discovers Papa Sam kissing a waitress outside the juke joint and pounces on him. At home, Mama Lou gives Florida one last beating to punish her for her actions as Johnson and July watch through a keyhole.

Sources:

AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Accessed on August 10, 2016 (http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=27660)

WorldCat. Accessed on August 10, 2016 (https://www.worldcat.org/title/juke-joint/oclc/16517545&referer=brief_results)

Topic

African American

American South

Comedy

Domestic life

Race films

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman

Object number

2015.167.10.1ab

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Collection title

Nieman Film Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture