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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.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- 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
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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 ViewConcourse 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].
- 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
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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.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- 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
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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
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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.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- 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
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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
- Type
- poems
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.46
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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 ViewCulture/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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.29.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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
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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
- 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
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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.
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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 ViewConcourse 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
- 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
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Painted blackface mask
- Manufactured by
- British Made Toys & Games, British
- Date
- 20th century
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- 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.
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- masks (costume)
- 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
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Painted blackface mask
- Manufactured by
- British Made Toys & Games, British
- Date
- 20th century
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- 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.
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- masks (costume)
- 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
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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
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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
- 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
-
CC0
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
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- 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
-
CC0
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 ViewConcourse 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.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- 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
-
CC0
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 ViewConcourse 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.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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