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  • The Negro Worker Vol. 2 No. 6

    Published by
    The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937
    Edited by
    Padmore, George, Trinidadian, 1903 - 1959
    Subject of
    Communist International, 1919 - 1943
    Date
    1932
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in. (22.5 x 16 cm)
    Description
    A black ink on yellowed paper pamphlet. At center on the front cover there is a black and white photograph of a white colonial governor with four African tribal chiefs with the caption [Colonial Governor and Native Chiefs - The King's African "Monkeys"]. Below the caption in large, bold text is [DOWN WITH THE WHITE IMPERIALISTS / AND THEIR BLACK AGENTS! / LONG LIVE THE FREEDOM OF AFRICA / AND THE COLONIES!]. The interior consists of thirty-one pages of articles and photographs. The back cover has an illustration of a man over a globe breaking chains.
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    Place depicted
    South Africa, Africa
    Place made
    Hamburg, Germany, Europe
    Place depicted
    Guyana, Caribbean, South America
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, South America
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    England, Europe
    Place depicted
    Liberia, West Africa, Africa
    Kenya, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Colonialism
    Decolonization
    International affairs
    Labor
    Mass media
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dfd877c2-c600-4962-995e-594a795e9f8c
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    Handcuffs used in the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

    Created by
    Hiatt & Co. Ltd., British, founded 1780
    Subject of
    Gates, Henry Louis Jr., American, born 1950
    Date
    2000s
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    nickel
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 3/4 in. (7 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm)
    Description
    Standard police-issued chain style handcuffs. The handcuffs are made of nickel and consist of two locking bracelets linked by a short chain. Embossed on the base of each bracelet is [HIATTS / MADE IN / ENGLAND]. Etched on the side of each bracelet is [CROWLEY].
    Place made
    England, Europe
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment
    Type
    handcuffs
    Topic
    Justice
    Politics
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
    Object number
    2010.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d7a9f482-5b7a-4658-9adf-b0c29dd98564
  • The International Negro Workers' Review Vol. 1 No. 1

    Published by
    The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937
    Issued by
    International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers, founded 1928
    Date
    1931
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (23 x 16 cm)
    Description
    A pamphlet distributed by The Negro Workers. The pamphlet consist of thirty pages of black print on yellowed paper. The back cover features a photograph of the home of the former czar of Russia.
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    Place made
    Hamburg, Germany, Europe
    Place depicted
    Russia, Asia
    South Africa, Africa
    North Africa, Africa
    Liberia, West Africa, Africa
    Caribbean, North and Central America
    Gambia, West Africa, Africa
    Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
    England, Europe
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    British colonialism
    Colonialism
    Decolonization
    Economics
    International affairs
    Labor
    Mass media
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd584084f60-d31b-4449-a5a0-8f7ca61e1490
  • What Are We Doing in the Congo?

    Published by
    New Outlook Publishers, American
    Written by
    Lumer, Hyman, American
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (19 x 12.8 cm)
    Description
    A pamphlet titled [What are We doing in the Congo?]. The cover features black print on discolored paper. Below the title, is a depiction of a hand labeled [USA BIG BUSINESS] rakes its fingers across a political map of the Congo, taking gold, copper, tin, uranium, diamonds, and cheap labor while leaving bodies in its wake. The interior consists of twenty-three pages of text. The back cover has an advertisement for New Outlook Publishers.
    Place depicted
    Congo (Republic of), Central Africa, Africa
    Belgium, Europe
    England, Europe
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Belgian colonialism
    British colonialism
    Business
    Colonialism
    Decolonization
    International affairs
    Mass media
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.30
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd513f60ddb-7de1-4274-874d-e8c34accf977
  • The Negro Worker Vol. 2 No. 7

    Published by
    The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937
    Edited by
    Padmore, George, Trinidadian, 1903 - 1959
    Subject of
    Communist International, 1919 - 1943
    Date
    1932
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 9/16 x 6 in. (21.7 x 15.2 cm)
    Description
    A pamphlet published by the Negro Worker. The front cover features black print on yellowed paper. At center, there is a black and white photograph of a man wearing a hat and smoking a cigarette. The interior contains thirty-two pages of text, including articles, poems, and photographs. Content includes articles about the Belgian Congo, "The Struggles of The West Indian Masses," "Lynch Chustice in America," and "How The Workers Live in Cameroon," among others. The back of the pamphlet has a depiction of a man breaking a chain and text that encourages readers to share the pamphlet with others.
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    Place depicted
    Congo (Republic of), Central Africa, Africa
    Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
    Africa
    Belgium, Europe
    South Africa, Africa
    England, Europe
    British West Indies, Caribbean
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Belgian colonialism
    British colonialism
    Colonialism
    Decolonization
    International affairs
    Justice
    Labor
    Lynching
    Mass media
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.33
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55a8f5c26-8b15-4e06-bd61-6780c0d20eb5
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    Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral

    Written by
    Wheatley, Phillis, American, 1753 - 1784
    Illustrated by
    Moorhead, Scipio, ca. 1750 - unknown
    Published by
    Bell, Archibald, British
    Date
    1773
    Medium
    ink on paper with leather and wood
    Dimensions
    7 x 4 3/4 x 5/8 in. (17.8 x 12.1 x 1.6 cm)
    Description
    A first edition of the book Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, by Phillis Wheatley, while she was enslaved to Mr. John Wheatley of Boston. The book has a brown leather cover, the original morocco spine label, and a frontispiece featuring a portrait of Wheatley by Scipio Morehead. Along the top of the portrait are the words [PHILLIS WHEATLEY, NEGRO SERVANT TO MR. JOHN WHEATLEY OF BOSTON]. The book also has the armorial bookplate of Daniel P. Griswold, a small circular ticket from the Library of George W. Brinely, as well as a larger one from Henry Weston Sackett.
    Place printed
    London, England, Europe
    Place depicted
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    poems
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Poetry
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.46
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57a20ed82-d93b-4a37-884e-3109eedcd868
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    The Song of Hiawatha Op.30

    Published by
    Novello & Company, British
    Written by
    Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, British, 1875 - 1912
    Date
    1900
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 1/2 in. (25.9 x 17.1 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Full score for the opera, "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30", written by the Anglo-African composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30" is a trilogy of cantatas by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, produced between 1898 and 1900, which included "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", "The Death of Minnehaha", and "Hiawatha's Departure". The first part, "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", was particularly famous for many years and it made the composer's name known throughout the world.
    Place depicted
    London, England, Europe
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Type
    scores
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.29.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a017314f-6bb5-4c8c-a297-5db534b5ff39
  • Slavery in the West Indies

    Written by
    Wilberforce, William, British, 1759 - 1833
    Macaulay, Zachary, British, 1768 - 1838
    Published by
    Greenwood Press, Inc., American, 1967 - 2008
    Date
    1823; republished 1969
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product), cardboard, and thread
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 5/8 in. (22.5 × 14.5 × 1.6 cm)
    Description
    A 148-page hardbound book entitled Slavery in the West Indies. The entire cover is made of a brown woven material. The front and back covers are blank. The spine reads [SLAVERY IN THE WEST INDIES] vertically and includes the Negro Universities Publishing logo at the bottom. All text on the spine is gold. The original publication of this volume was in 1823. This book was reprinted in 1969 by Negro Universities Press, a division of Greenwood Publishing Press.
    This book is composed of two separate essays compiled into one volume, as noted on the Contents page. The first essay is “An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire, in Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies” written by William Wilberforce. The second essay is “Negro Slavery ; Or, a View of Some of the More Prominent Features of That State of Society, as It Exists in the United States of America and in the Colonies of the West Indies, especially Jamaica” by Zachary Macaulay.
    There are no inscriptions or signatures anywhere on the object.
    Place depicted
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Place printed
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    England, Europe
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    Antislavery
    British colonialism
    Caricature and cartoons
    Colonialism
    Law
    Slavery
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.1.261
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504c9581e-f0e7-4490-b2f5-43bfac2a8c46
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    The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

    Written by
    Equiano, Olaudah, 1745 - 1797
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Owned by
    West, Mary J., American
    Date
    1789; republished 1837
    Medium
    ink on paper, leather
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 7 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (17.8 × 11.5 × 2.8 cm)
    H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 × 4 1/2 × 5 in. (17.8 × 11.4 × 12.7 cm)
    Description
    A hardcover book titled The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African written by Eqiano Olaudah. The book has a brown leather cover with gold colored lettering. A paper dust jacket with "Gustavus Vassa" on the front surrounds the leather cover. There are inscriptions on the front pastedown endpaper and the front endpaper. The book has 294 pages.
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    West Africa, Africa
    England, Europe
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    West Indies, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    books
    narratives
    Topic
    Africa
    Emancipation
    Literature
    Men
    Middle Passage
    Religious groups
    Slavery
    Spirituality
    Trans Atlantic slave trade
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William E. West, Sr. and Family
    Object number
    2014.44
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd590f81561-b437-40c1-8a0b-4b80a76ab2bc
  • Blues People

    Written by
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Published by
    MacGibbon & Kee, British, 1948 - 1968
    Photograph by
    Granada Television, British, founded 1954
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    ink on paper with book cloth (textile material) , cardboard and acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 1 1/8 in. (22.5 × 14.5 × 2.8 cm)
    Description
    A British first edition copy of Blues People by LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka). The book has a paper dust jacket and a plastic book jacket cover. The front cover of the dust jacket is black and is dominated by a large black-and-white photograph of a man. He is depicted in profile, from the shoulders up, facing the right edge of the book and he is singing. At the top of the cover is the book title and author printed in blue and white text in varying sizes that reads, [BLUES PEOPLE / NEGRO MUSIC IN WHITE AMERICA / LeRoi Jones]. The dust jacket spine features the book title and author in blue and white vertical text and the publisher’s name printed in blue horizontal text that reads [MacGibbon / & Kee]. The back of the dust jacket is white and features a blurb from Ian Christie of the Sunday Telegraph about Bird: The Legend of Charlie Parker, as well as the publisher’s information. The jacket’s front interior flap features a book summary and credit for the cover art. The jacket’s back interior flap features a blurb written by Langston Hughes. The front and back covers of the book are covered in green fabric and are blank. The book title and author are printed on the book spine in red, vertical text and the publisher’s logo is also printed in red, [mc], inside a red oval. The interior of the book has black type on white pages. The content of the book includes a study of African American music from the slavery period to contemporary times and its impact on various aspects of American culture. The book has two hundred and forty-four (244) pages. The front free endpaper has pencil inscriptions and a line of text on the copyright page has been crossed out with black marker ink.
    Place printed
    London, England, Europe
    Place depicted
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Black power
    Blues (Music)
    Identity
    Jazz (Music)
    Music
    United States History
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2019.22.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1965. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd598e1db22-0b61-46c8-8358-ded6d18e41a7
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    Pocketwatch inscribed to William Lloyd Garrison from George Thompson

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Commissioned by
    George Thompson, English, 1804 - 1878
    Subject of
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Owned by
    Garrison, George Thompson, American, 1836 - 1904
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Date
    1850
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    gold, metal, glass, paint
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 11/16 × 1 7/8 × 9/16 in. (6.8 × 4.8 × 1.4 cm)
    Description
    An inscribed gold pocket watch presented to William Lloyd Garrison. The watch has a half hunter case, with spring hinged glass cover over the dial and a hinged gold lid over the back, protecting the inscription and winding square. The dial is painted white with roman numerals and fleur de lis shaped watch hands. There is a smaller 60-second dial partly obscuring the "VI" of the larger dial. The two hinged covers open via a button on the crown and bow, positioned above the "XII" of the dial. The engraved inscription on the back of the watch is decorative and reads [Presented by / GEORGE THOMPSON, M.P. / on behalf of him / self and others / to / WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON, / intrepid and uncompromising / Friend of the Slave: / in commemoration of the / TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF / THE LIBERATOR / Boston / January 1st, 1851] in several text sizes and fonts. Production and identification marks are stamped and scratched on the inside of the back cover.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    London, England, Europe
    Place depicted
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Tools and Equipment-Personal use
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    pocket watches
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Social reform
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Garrison Family in memory of George Thompson Garrison
    Object number
    2014.115.6.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e0215bd0-3401-45dd-a961-97d312b03270
  • Painted blackface mask

    Manufactured by
    British Made Toys & Games, British
    Date
    20th century
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    cotton (textile) with plaster and paint
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Overall): 19 3/16 × 9 × 8 7/16 in. (48.8 × 22.8 × 21.5 cm)
    H x W x D (Mask): 9 1/16 × 8 × 3 15/16 in. (23 × 20.3 × 10 cm)
    Description
    A painted blackface mask. The mask is constructed from two layers of cotton voile with and an internal layer of plaster cloth sandwiched in between that shapes the mask. The plaster cloth is white, the top layer is black cotton voile, and the bottom layer white cotton voile. Hood is black cotton voile. The facial features and ears of the mask are painted. The mask has large, prominent eyes that are stenciled white circles with blue irises and black pupils. There are eye holes at the center of each pupil. The eyebrows, eye wrinkles, and forehead lines are hand painted in white. There are two holes at the mask's nostrils and a semicircular opening at the mouth. The stenciled mouth is painted wide and red. The mask is bald and its ears protrude on either side. A black hood constructed from black cotton voile is attached to the back of the mask. Inside the mask is a white label with a manufacturer's logo, a bulldog with its front proper left paw wrapped around a flag attached to a pole. The flag and the front paws of the dog are draped over a white oval with black printed text inside the oval that reads [BRITISH MADE / TOYS & GAMES] across the top and the bottom and [TRADE MARK] printed in small type across the center.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place made
    England, Europe
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    masks (costume)
    Topic
    Blackface
    Caricature and cartoons
    Costume
    Stereotypes
    Theatre
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
    Object number
    2007.7.228.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e25ce04b-89f3-426d-91f7-be300ba481d4
  • Painted blackface mask

    Manufactured by
    British Made Toys & Games, British
    Date
    20th century
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    cotton (textile) with plaster , paint and glue
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Overall): 16 3/4 × 9 15/16 × 7 1/2 in. (42.5 × 25.3 × 19 cm)
    H x W x D (Mask): 9 7/16 × 9 1/4 × 4 13/16 in. (24 × 23.5 × 12.2 cm)
    Description
    A painted blackface mask. The mask is constructed from two layers of cotton voile with and an internal layer of plaster cloth sandwiched in between that shapes the mask. The plaster cloth is white, the top layer is black cotton voile, and the bottom layer white cotton voile. Hood is black cotton voile. The facial features and ears of the mask are painted. The mask has large, prominent eyes that are stenciled white circles with blue irises and black pupils. There are eye holes at the center of each pupil. The eyebrows, eye wrinkles, and forehead lines are hand painted in white. There are two holes at the mask's nostrils and a semicircular opening at the mouth. The stenciled mouth is painted wide and red. The mask is bald and its ears protrude on either side. A black hood constructed from black cotton voile is attached to the back of the mask. The right ear has been repaired with glue.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Place made
    England, Europe
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    masks (costume)
    Topic
    Blackface
    Caricature and cartoons
    Costume
    Stereotypes
    Theatre
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
    Object number
    2007.7.228.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd544289688-5d80-4057-8426-4d9b3b0a8e79
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    American Sketches: A Negro Congregation at Washington

    Published by
    The Illustrated London News, British, 1845 - 2003
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    November 18, 1876
    Medium
    ink on paper, wood, glass
    Dimensions
    frame: 18 5/8 x 22 x 7/8 in. (47.3 x 55.9 x 2.2 cm)
    H x W (object in frame): 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A print captioned “American Sketches: A Negro Congregation at Washington.” The print has been hand colored. The image depicts a man behind an elevated pulpit. He is reading a book. Another man sits beside him on the pulpit. Men in women dressed formally are standing and sitting in front of them. A man on the left side of the image is standing and also holding a book. He appears to be singing. The caption appears underneath the image. The image is in a wooden frame.
    Place printed
    London, England, Europe
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Type
    prints
    Topic
    Emancipation
    Local and regional
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
    Object number
    2013.239.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5086075f4-6413-471a-852d-376b91146698
  • African Correspondence

    Written by
    Allen, William, British, 1770 - 1843
    Manufactured by
    Williams, John, British
    Subject of
    Cuffe, Paul, American, 1759 - 1817
    The African Institution, British, 1807 - 1827
    Kizell, John, Sierra Leonean
    Friendly Society of Sierra Leone, founded 1811
    Warren, Henry, Sierra Leonean
    Wise, James, Sierra Leonean
    Gabbidon, Stephen, Sierra Leonean
    Date
    1811-1815
    Medium
    ink on paper, leather
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 12 11/16 × 8 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (32.2 × 21.6 × 3.1 cm)
    Title
    Correspondence ledger owned by William Allen
    Description
    A leather-bound ledger entitled, “African Correspondence” owned by William Allen. The ledger contains handwritten copies of letter written and received by Allen as well as other documents copied by Allen. The leather is in poor condition, with the spine almost completely detached and very fragmentary. The cover has numerous areas of loss and damage. There is a dark red label at the top of the spine with the volume’s title. The pastedown pages are blue marbled paper. On the front pastedown page there is a name plate with the text, “John Williams / Patent Acco’ Book Manufacturer & / Stationer / Royal Family Public Offices [illegible] / 20 Cornhill London.” There is also a modern barcode affixed to the bottom left corner that reads “002789.” The book has tabbed pages, labeled A-Z and printed in alternating red and black ink. Inside, the book is filled with black handwritten script on 225 pages made up of copies of separate documents. Approximately half of the pages in the book are unused.
    A partial list of the correspondence and documents copied in the ledger are as follows:
    1. William Allen to John Kizell, Aug. 29, 1811
    2. Kizell to Allen, Feb. 19, 1812
    3. Friendly Society (Henry Warren/Pres. and James Wise/Clerk) to Allen, Feb 4, 1812
    4. Allen to Kizell, April 4, 1812
    5. Allen to Friendly Society, April 30, 1812
    6. Friendly Society (Warren & Wise) to Allen, May 3, 1812
    7. Friendly Society (Warren) to Allen, July 30, 1812
    8. Kizell to Allen, July, 30 1812
    9. Allen to Kizell , Oct., 30 1812
    10. Allen to Friendly Society, Oct., 30 1812
    11. Paul Cuffee to Allen, June 17, 1812
    12. Cuffee to Allen, June 1812
    13. Allen & Thomas Clarkson to Cuffee, July 1812
    14. Allen to Cuffee, Oct. 29, 1812
    15. Resolution of the Directors of the African Institution, Aug. 27, 1811
    16. Resolution of the Directors of the African Institution, June 16, 1812
    17. Allen to Kizell, Jan. 29, 1813
    18. Allen to Warren, Jan. 24, 1813
    19. Wise to Warren, March 1813
    20. Kizell to Allen, March 21, 1813
    21. List of slaves auctioned by William Draper, March 10, 1813
    22. Rules & Regulations of the Friendly Society of Sierra Leone
    23. Warren to Allen, March 12, 1813
    24. Kizell to Allen, June 3, 1813
    25. Friendly Society (Warren) to Allen, June 20, 1813
    26. Kizell to Clarkson, May 1813
    27. Allen to Warren, Aug 15, 1813
    28. Friendly Society (James Reed/VP) to Allen, Nov. 10, 1813
    29. Cuffee to Allen, Aug. 11, 1813
    30. Cuffee to Allen, Sept. 28, 1813
    31. Allen to Friendly Society, May 25, 1814
    32. Allen to Kizell, May 27, 1814
    33. Allen to Wise, May 28, 1814
    34. Friendly Society to Allen, 4 Feb. 4, 1814
    35. Kizell to Allen, Feb. 14, 1814
    36. Wise to Allen, April 5, 1814
    37. Kizell to Allen, April 1814
    38. Duncan Campbell to Allen, March 1814
    39. Stephen Gabbidon to Allen, June 12, 1814
    40. Gabbidon and Tharpe to Allen, June 20, 1814
    41. Wise to Allen, July 3, 1814
    42. Friendly Society (Wise) to Allen, July 3, 1814
    Place made
    London, England, Europe
    Place used
    London, England, Europe
    Cultural Place
    Sierra Leone, West Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Movement
    Anti-slavery movements
    Colonization movement
    Type
    ledgers (account books)
    letters
    Topic
    Africa
    Antislavery
    Correspondence
    Free communities of color
    Social reform
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of GSK
    Object number
    2017.45
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf7009a0-2c9b-47e7-a6a7-d90eef547aaa
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    Slave whip owned by British abolitionist Charles James Fox

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Hon. Fox, Charles James, British, 1749 - 1806
    Date
    late 18th century
    Medium
    hide and wood
    Dimensions
    H x W: 40 15/16 in. (104 cm)
    Description
    Wooden handle with hide lash and hide loop through opposite end for hanging storage
    Place depicted
    Caribbean
    Place used
    London, England, Europe
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Tools and Equipment-Occupational
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    whips (slavery artifacts)
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Slavery
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.21.1.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd523c746e0-5a8f-496b-aff8-6617e9224d6f
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    Slave whip owned by British abolitionist Charles James Fox

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Hon. Fox, Charles James, British, 1749 - 1806
    Date
    late 18th century
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    hide and wood
    Dimensions
    H x W: 29 15/16 in. (76 cm)
    Description
    Braided hide whip with wooden handle. A small ring of hide has been put through a hole at the end of the handle, presumably for storing the whip by hanging.
    Place depicted
    Caribbean
    Place used
    London, England, Europe
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Tools and Equipment-Occupational
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    whips (slavery artifacts)
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Slavery
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.21.1.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51a941a45-a909-4634-b12f-b9e274931c68
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    Slave whip owned by British abolitionist Charles James Fox

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Hon. Fox, Charles James, British, 1749 - 1806
    Date
    late 18th century
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    leather and hide
    Dimensions
    H x W: 35 13/16 in. (91 cm)
    Description
    Braided leather handle with single lash made from animal hide put through a hole on one end with a ring of hide for hanging through the other end.
    Place depicted
    Caribbean
    Place used
    London, England, Europe
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Tools and Equipment-Occupational
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    whips (slavery artifacts)
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Slavery
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.21.1.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55ddc2565-11a3-4875-9e49-d51d2b667002
  • Michael Holman Family Home Movie #11

    Created by
    Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901
    Subject of
    Holman, Linda, American, born 1953
    Owned by
    Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
    Date
    1962-1963
    Medium
    8mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Film Reel (b): plastic;
    Film Box (c): cardboard
    Dimensions
    Duration: 3 Minutes
    Length (Film): 50 Feet
    Title
    8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #11
    Caption
    This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation films, the footage shot by Pauline Wood documents her involvement with the Baha'i Faith and includes footage of Baha'i events and pilgrimages to holy sites in Israel and Palestine. There is also footage of the family at home in San Francisco and other sites in California.
    Description
    This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop.
    Consists of: 8mm Film (a), Original Film Reel (c), and Original Film Box (c).
    2016.31.3.11.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with a series of shots of a group of people in Paris filling a car to capacity with luggage. This is followed by a shot of a group of people posed in front of the Eiffel Tower. Next, the film depicts people gathering and greeting one another outside Royal Albert Hall in London for the Baha'i World Faith Congress. Linda Holman stands in the center of a group of people wearing a headscarf tied around her chin and a jacket with a fur collar. Linda Holman then appears in another shot wearing a white jacket and a light colored headband. Among those in the crowd are people clothed in Mexican charro suits and South Asian saris. The film concludes with a wide shot of the proceedings of the congress within the concert hall.
    2016.31.3.11.1b: Original film reel.
    2016.31.3.11.1c: Original film box. Standard yellow Kodachrome 8mm film box with handwritten mailing addresses for processing film. Includes a brief handwritten content note.
    Place depicted
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    London, Greater London, England, Europe
    Collection title
    Michael Holman Family Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    home movies
    8mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Families
    Film
    Religion
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.31.3.11.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Michael Holman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bffe6491-acbc-4318-9bf0-c5eee8521ffe
  • Michael Holman Family Home Movie #14

    Created by
    Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901
    Subject of
    Holman, Alice, American, 1927 - 2009
    Holman, Linda, American, born 1953
    Owned by
    Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
    Date
    ca. 1963
    Medium
    8mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Film Reel (b): plastic;
    Film Box (c): cardboard
    Dimensions
    Duration: 3 Minutes
    Length (Film): 50 Feet
    Title
    8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #14
    Caption
    This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation films, the footage shot by Pauline Wood documents her involvement with the Baha'i Faith and includes footage of Baha'i events and pilgrimages to holy sites in Israel and Palestine. There is also footage of the family at home in San Francisco and other sites in California.
    Description
    This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop.
    Consists of: 8mm Film (a), Original Film Reel (b), and Original Film Box (c).
    2016.31.3.14.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with a series of wide shots taken during the 1963 Baha'i World Congress in London. Next, a group of people pose at the entrance of an unidentified building. Linda Holman stands on the far left, wearing a beige coat with a red sweater underneath. This is followed by a shot of people entering a car parked in a spot marked, "Calais." A series of shots depicting various monuments around Paris, France follows. A middle aged man and a young girl, Linda Holman, pose in many of the shots. Linda wears a navy skirt and jacket. There are two brief shots that appear to have been taken in Nice, France and Monaco. A single shot depicts two young girls on the street of an unidentified city dressed in elaborate white gowns. This is followed by several shots of St. Peter's Square in the Vatican where Linda Holman wears a white sweater, blue skirt, and pink headband, and several shots taken most likely in Nice. A series of shots taken from a moving vehicle depict small villages surrounded by large mountains in an unidentified location. Next, there are multiple shots from a moving vehicle of a large group of West German soldiers and their armored vehicles in an unidentified location. Alice Holman waves at the camera wearing a pink hat and jacket, as she is boarding a ship. The final shot of the film is taken from the deck of ship flying a Hungarian flag.
    2016.31.3.14.1b: Original film reel.
    2016.31.3.14.1c: Original film box. Standard yellow Kodachrome 8mm film box with a brief handwritten content note.
    Place depicted
    London, Greater London, England, Europe
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe
    Monaco-Ville, Monaco, Europe
    Vatican City, Holy See, Europe
    West Germany, Europe
    Collection title
    Michael Holman Family Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    home movies
    8mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Families
    Film
    Religion
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.31.3.14.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Michael Holman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50d4da659-6c50-422a-9d51-ba3417bf3681

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