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  • Birth certificate for Richard Walters (Slick Rick)

    Issued by
    General Register Office, United Kingdom
    Subject of
    Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
    Date
    January 19, 1965
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 3/8 × 13 7/8 in. (16.2 × 35.2 cm)
    Description
    A birth certificate for Richard Walters (Slick Rick) dated January 19, 1965. The certificate is oriented horizontally with red ink printed on a white background. The registration fields are filled out with handwritten black ink: "478 / Fourteenth / January / 1965 / Wilson / Hosptial / [illegible] / Ricky / Martin / Lloyd / Boy / Mellton / Lloyd / Walters / Veronica / [illegible] / Walters / formerly / Hyman / of 3 Durnsford / Court / Wimbledon / [illegible] 9 / Metal / trimmer / (foundry). / V. L. Walters / Mother / 3 Durnsford / Court/ [illegible] 9 / Nineteenth / January / 1965 / Moleman / Deputy."
    Place made
    Merton, Greater London, England, Europe
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    birth records
    Topic
    Hip hop (Music)
    Identity
    Immigration
    Musicians
    Rappers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick
    Object number
    2014.203.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd501f492e4-fa0d-4d1a-acfe-96c99b46ff2e
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    Derby hat worn by Slick Rick

    Distributed by
    Capas Headwear, American, founded 1985
    Subject of
    Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
    Date
    2003 - 2004
    Medium
    natural fiber, cloth
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 5 1/2 × 11 × 12 in. (14 × 27.9 × 30.5 cm)
    Description
    Powder blue derby stanton hat worn by Slick Rick. The hat has a purble cloth ribbon around the side band, covering the original powder blue ribbon. The inside of the hat is unlined and has a black sweatband that covers the shoulder joint. Gold letters are printed on the sweatband that read "Capas Design." There is a logo centered in the interior tip of the hat that features a gold top hat, gloves and cane centered on a black background.
    Place collected
    Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    London, England, Europe
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    derbies (hats)
    hats
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Hip hop (Music)
    Rappers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick
    Object number
    2014.203.6.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd587179cdd-2301-4107-b924-8abca42204ba
  • Pair of blue Clarks Wallabees shoes worn by Slick Rick

    Manufactured by
    C. and J. Clark International Ltd., British, founded 1825
    Subject of
    Slick Rick, British American, born 1965
    Date
    2003 - 2004
    Medium
    rubber , cloth
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 5 × 4 × 11 in. (12.7 × 10.2 × 27.9 cm)
    H x W x D: 5 × 4 × 11 in. (12.7 × 10.2 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    Pair of size 8 1/2 blue Clarks Wallabees shoes. The shoes have black, rounded laces and a tan rubbber sole. The insole of the shoes are brown with gold type that reads, [Clarks/Wallabees].
    Place used
    London, Greater London, England, Europe
    Place collected
    Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Type
    shoes (footwear)
    moccasin-type shoes
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Hip hop (Music)
    Rappers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ricky Walters, professionally known as Slick Rick
    Object number
    2014.203.6.5ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5061ec6ce-d6ac-4e2f-b21a-a0d123816cb2
  • The Crisis, Vol. 13, No. 5

    Edited by
    W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
    Subject of
    The Crisis, American, founded 1910
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Dunbar High School, American, founded 1870
    Photograph by
    Scurlock Studio, American, founded 1904
    Written by
    Grimké, Angelina Weld, American, 1880 - 1958
    Newsome, Effie Lee, American, 1885 - 1979
    Illustrated by
    Johnson, Georgia Douglas, American, 1880 - 1966
    Latimer, Louise R., American
    Date
    March 1917
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 3/4 × 6 7/8 in. (24.8 × 17.5 cm)
    H x W (Open): 9 3/4 × 13 5/8 in. (24.8 × 34.6 cm)
    Description
    March 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
    The cover is printed in red ink. The front features a multi-paneled line drawing of trees, signed [LRLATIMER] in the bottom left. In the center of the panels is a hand-lettered quote [To sin by silence / when we should / protest / makes cowards / out of men. / The human race / has climbed / on / protest. / Wilcox]. Across the top is [THE CRISIS] and across the bottom is [MARCH 1911]. The back cover has a full page advertisement for [THE CRISIS Book Mart].
    The interior contents include [PICTURES], listed as [COVER DESIGN. By Louise Latimer / THE NEW DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, D.C. Photograph by Scurlock / MEN OF THE MONTH / SHADOWS OF LIGHT / CARTOON.]; [ARTICLES] listed as [O SEA, THAT KNOWEST THY STRENGTH. A Poem. By Mary Effie Lee / THE NEW DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL, WASHINGTON, D.C. By J.C. Wright / TO THE DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL. A Sonnet. By Angelina Weld Grimké / HEROES OF DEATH / THE HEGIRA. A Poem. By G. Douglas Johnson]; and [DEPARTMENTS], listed as [EDITORIAL / THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE LOOKING GLASS / THE HORIZON]. The Editorial department includes sections titled "Civilization in the South," "Haiti," "England and the Negro," and "The Tuskegee Resolutions," among others. The NAACP news section includes a report on the Anti-Lynching Campaign. Throughout are advertisements, announcements, photographs, and illustrations.
    There are approximately 50 pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    England, Europe
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Anti-Lynching Movement
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Civil rights
    Education
    International affairs
    Literature
    Lynching
    Mass media
    Poetry
    Race relations
    Social life and customs
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    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.15.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e44211b4-40b3-4a02-8c92-0c558adde8e3
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    Commemorative bell from the 1883 Swiss National Exhibition

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Terrell, Mary Church, American, 1863 - 1954
    Date
    1883
    Medium
    metal, string
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 5 3/4 × 5 15/16 × 5 15/16 in. (14.6 × 15.1 × 15.1 cm)
    Description
    Commemorative bell from the 1883 Swiss National Exhibition. The metal bell has a rectangular handle at top. There is star detailing around the top border. The center front has raised relief text which reads [DIPLOME / L’EXPOSITION / NATIONALE SUISS / ZURICH 1883]. Below this [ROSA] is engraved on the rim. Each side of the bell has a central raised design, including a wheat sheaf on the back. There is a yellow string tied around the base of the clapper.
    Place used
    Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe
    Place collected
    Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Ceremonial Tools
    Type
    commemoratives
    bells (idiophones)
    Topic
    Education
    Government
    International affairs
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
    Object number
    A2017.13.1.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53677e1bb-5bb7-4b0d-ac54-0b21eb33e103
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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
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    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
  • The Crisis, Vol. 2, No. 4

    Edited by
    W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
    Subject of
    The Crisis, American, founded 1910
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Illustrated by
    Adams, John Henry Jr., American, 1880 - 1944
    Date
    August 1911
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 3/4 × 6 7/8 in. (24.8 × 17.5 cm)
    H x W (Open): 9 3/4 × 13 5/8 in. (24.8 × 34.6 cm)
    Description
    August 1911 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
    There is a double-lined rectangular border on the cover. The center of the cover features a portrait illustration of a woman. It is signed "John Henry Adams". The title across the top reads [THE CRISIS / A RECORD OF THE DARKER RACES] underneath which is printed [Volume Two - AUGUST 1911 - Number Four]. Along the bottom is [ONE DOLLAR A YEAR] and [TEN CENTS A COPY]. There are two (2) staples on the spine. The back cover features advertisements for the Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and training School in Philadelphia and [Half a Man: The Status of the Negro in New York] by Mary White Ovington.
    The interior contents include [ALONG THE COLOR LINE / MEN OF THE MONTH / OPINION: / The Bristow Amendment / A Brave Young Man / A Southerner Speaks / The Open Door / Music / THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE: / The New York Branch / The Oklahoma Lynching / Dr. DuBois in Europe / Incorporation / THE WORLD IN COUNCIL / EDITORIAL / A SOUTHERN WOMAN'S VIEWS / THE HEART'S DESIRE / THE CONGO EXPRESS / SOME LETTERS / WHAT TO READ / EXCAVATIONS IN ETHIOPIA]. In addition are advertisements, announcements, news stories, a poem, illustrations and letters. There are approximately 42 pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Mali, West Africa, Africa
    Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
    Europe
    Okema, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Africa
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Civil rights
    Colonialism
    Education
    French colonialism
    Literature
    Lynching
    Mass media
    Poetry
    Race relations
    Social life and customs
    Social reform
    Travel
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.14.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d1a31b3f-4025-4ffb-8eda-5497427ffefa
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    Opera glasses and case owned by Mary Church Terrell

    Created by
    Lemaire, French, 1846 - 1955
    Owned by
    Terrell, Mary Church, American, 1863 - 1954
    Date
    late 19th-mid 20th century
    Medium
    glasses:metal, plastic, glass, mother of pearl;
    case: leather, silk, metal, paper, ink
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (case): 2 3/4 × 4 5/8 × 2 in. (7 × 11.7 × 5.1 cm)
    H x W x D (glasses): 2 1/4 × 4 × 1 1/2 in. (5.7 × 10.2 × 3.8 cm)
    Description
    Small opera glasses and case owned by Mary Church Terrell. The metal opera glasses (a) have inlaid mother of pearl decoration. Around the rim of each eyecup [LEMAIRE PARIS] is printed. The text on the left side is significantly deteriorated. The lens glass has some deterioration and the metal is tarnished. The green leather case (b) has a blue silk lining. There is a button closure to open the hinged lid. The sides seams are torn and the leather is abraded. The case handle is partially detached. There is a handwritten numerical notation inside the lid.
    Place collected
    Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Collection title
    Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Personal use
    Type
    opera glasses
    cases (containers)
    Topic
    Amusements
    Domestic life
    Fashion
    Opera (Music)
    Theatre
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
    Object number
    A2017.13.1.16ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b5093de-622e-41b1-be29-adec38c8ffc1
  • James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

    Directed by
    Thorsen, Karen, American
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Angelou, Maya, American, 1928 - 2014
    Short, Bobby, American, 1924 - 2005
    Leeming, David Adams, American
    Styron, William, American, 1925 - 2006
    Reed, Ishmael, American, born 1938
    Happersberger, Lucien, Swiss, 1932 - 2010
    Owned by
    D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
    Date
    1989
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration (Reel 1): 50 Minutes
    Length (Film): 1800 Feet
    Duration (Reel 2): 24 Minutes
    Length (Film): 850 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
    Caption
    "James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket" recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
    Description
    James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
    The film includes footage of interviews and public speeches by Baldwin, scenes from Baldwin's funeral service, and explorations of Baldwin's homes in France, Switzerland, Turkey, and Harlem. Interviews with family and friends include his brother David; biographer David Leeming; writers Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, William Styron, Ishmael Reed and Yashar Kemal; painter Lucien Happersberger and entertainer Bobby Short.
    Consists of: 16mm Film (ab).
    2017.55.23.1ab:16mm film.
    Original film can labels read:
    AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X347 / TITLE JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET / PRINT No. 1 PART 1 / MAYSLES FILMS, INC. 250 West 54th Street, New York City
    AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X348 / TITLE JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET / PRINT No. 1 PART 2 / MAYSLES FILMS, INC. 250 West 54th Street, N.Y. / 212-582-6050
    Place depicted
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
    Switzerland, Europe
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Collection title
    DC Public Library Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Film
    Gender
    LGBTQ
    Literature
    Sexuality
    Spirituality
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.55.23.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Karen Thorsen (Nobody Knows Productions). Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd574f1a239-a28e-43aa-8216-2a68ae372bdb
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    Batouala

    Published by
    Thomas Seltzer Inc., 1919 - 1926
    Written by
    Maran, René, French Guyanese, 1887 - 1960
    Date
    1922
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 7 5/8 × 5 1/4 × 1 3/8 in. (19.4 × 13.3 × 3.5 cm)
    Caption
    Batouala paints a stunning portrait of the lives of an African tribe and the detrimental effects of the French regime on the tribe’s society. When René Maran, a French-Guyanese poet and novelist, published his debut novel, Batouala, in 1921, he did so with the intention of criticizing the French regime and their presence in Africa, but its effects were far more profound than expected. He would become the first novelist of African descent to be awarded the French Prix Goncourt, which at the time was the highest literary honor that a French author could receive. Various French critics expressed outrage about his award. Most expressed frustration with the idea that Maran was a black man challenging the status quo.
    Description
    A first edition of the novel Batouala by René Maran. The green hardcover book has gold lettering [BATOUALA / by / RENÉ / MARAN] in the top right corner. The interior of the book contains 207 pages of text. The back interior page has an inscription, by hand in pencil that reads: [2 /134]. The back of the cover is blank. The novel tells the story of Batoula, the leader, or mokoundji, of a small tribe of Bandas living in Gabon under French colonial rule during World War I. The book provides a study of Banda folklore and daily tribal life under an oppressive regime.
    Place depicted
    Gabon, Central Africa, Africa
    Cultural Place
    France, Europe
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Colonialism
    Decolonization
    Folklife
    French colonialism
    Literature
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.65
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57885dc6d-ac43-4132-9cf8-16cc7b8db56b
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    Le Code Noir

    Printed by
    Prault, Pierre, French
    Date
    1767
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    ink , paper , cardboard , leather
    Dimensions
    closed: 4 7/8 × 3 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (12.4 × 8.4 × 2.9 cm)
    open: 4 7/8 × 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (12.4 × 13.3 × 8.3 cm)
    Description
    Bound 446 page volume of 1767 "Le Code Noir" or "Black Code" with a red leather spine. The book covers are wrapped in a blue-green marbled paper and the edges are slightly worn. On the spine is embossed text in gold, above the center [LE / CODE NOIR]. Also on the spine are five sets of embossed lines, at regular intervals, with impressions of stylized foliage between each. Within the front cover are various marks in pencil near the top of the cover and pages [48056 / caribbean slavery / 4750 / ANAXVS / KK]. The interior pages are in tact but slightly water stained.
    Place collected
    New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Place depicted
    Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Martinique, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Saint Lucia, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Grenada, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Colonialism
    French colonialism
    Law
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.67
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5adcc64ec-c10a-49e7-a90a-587a63406e3e
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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
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    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
    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
  • Djuka: The Bush Negros of Dutch Guiana

    Written by
    Kahn, Morton Charles, American, 1896 - 1959
    Published by
    Viking Press, founded 1925
    Date
    1931
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product), cardboard, and thread
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 7/16 × 6 × 1 5/16 in. (21.4 × 15.2 × 3.3 cm)
    Description
    A 233-page first edition hardcover book entitled Djuka the Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana. The front cover has a dark brown imprint of a close-up depiction of an African maroon from Dutch Guiana. The spine of the book has a brown decorative print with a border along the upper and lower edges. The spine reads [DJUKA / THE / BUSH / NEGROES / OF / DUTCH / GUIANA]. Beneath the title the author’s name is imprinted [ MORTON C. / KAHN]. [ VIKING ] is located just above the lower decorative print.
    The interior end leaf of the book includes a map of the continents of South America, Africa, and a small portion of North America. This entire graphic is brick-red and light yellow in color. The light yellow continent of Africa is on the right side of the map. The early twentieth century boundary lines of Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana/British Gold Coast, Togoland, Nigeria, and Cameroon are filled in with the brick red color. The Niger River and the Congo River are also noted on the map. The interior of Africa has an illustration of individuals from their necks up. They all have coffles around their necks linking them together and the group is headed towards the western coast of Africa. The left side of the end leaf shows [SOUTH AMERICA], the [WEST INDIES] and the top of Florida labelled [N / A] presumably signifying North America. South America is light yellow, but [GUIANA] is blocked out in the same brick red color as the west African countries. The interior of South America has an illustrated depiction of a group of maroons with a dwelling behind them. The [SLAVE ROUTES] between these continents are depicted with bulleted arrows. The arrow starts at western Africa and branches to Guiana, the West Indies, and North America. The tip of the arrow pointing to Guiana has the labels of [BRITISH / DUTCH / FRENCH].
    The book includes 65 photographs. Among them are benches almost identical to those of the Ashanti in West Africa, drums, carved calabash gourds used for eating, carved wooden combs, images of transportation along waterways, and other images of daily life, dress, and culture.
    There is an inscription on the page facing the title page which appears to have been written in 1999 and was for documentation purposes.
    Place depicted
    Suriname, South America
    Place printed
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Netherlands, Europe
    Cultural Place
    West Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    African diaspora
    Colonialism
    Communities
    Dance
    Dutch colonialism
    Foodways
    Free communities of color
    Music
    Race relations
    Religion
    Resistance
    Rural life
    Self-liberation
    Trans Atlantic slave trade
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.1.253
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5abc65ed5-e5ea-4cd5-9a49-4b53842cfa1b
  • 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
    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
  • The Literary Corner: Vernon February’s Life and Works (side a) / Edward Brathwaite's Life and Works (side b)

    Created by
    Robinson, Brooks B. Ph.D., American
    Interview of
    Kunene, Daniel, PhD, South African, 1923 - 2016
    February, Vernon, South African, 1938 - 2002
    Brathwaite, Edward PhD, Barbadian, 1930 - 2020
    Subject of
    Eersel, Hein, Surinamese, born 1922
    Directed by
    Cham, Robert
    Date
    1978
    Medium
    plastic and tape
    Dimensions
    H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
    Duration (side a): 00:15:07
    Duration (side b): 00:14:47
    Title
    Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
    Description
    A white plastic cassette tape with recordings of two episodes of the radio program The Literary Corner. The cassette has a beige label on which typewritten text on one side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Vernon February]. The typewritten text on the other side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Edward Braithwaite].
    Side A: “Vernon February’s Life and Works”
    Episode 20 of the Literary Corner radio program. It is a discussion of creole literature and Professor February’s works entitled “Vernon February’s Life and Works.” The episode begins with Professor February commenting on the role black writers should play in the world before host Brooks Robinson formally introduces February to the audience. Some of the topics covered in this episode include Professor February’s inspiration for researching creole literature; a comparison between Negritude (Francophone) writers and Surinamese writers; a discussion of the works of the Surinamese scholar Heim Eersel. Additionally, Professor February reads some of his own poetry and poetry by Hein Eersel; poems such as “They Shoot Children, Don’t They” and several others.
    Side B: “Edward Brathwaite’s Life and Works”
    Episode 21 of the Literary Corner radio program entitled “Edward Brathwaite’s Life and Works.” It begins with host Brooks Robinson introducing his guest Edward Brathwaite. Some of the subjects discussed in this episode are Brathwaite’s childhood and his Methodist upbringing; the impact of emigrating to England on his writing, such as his experience of racism; the impact of emigrating to Ghana on his writing, and the way African culture helped him appreciate the Caribbean; the relationship between Africa and the New World; cultural, linguistic and phenotypical similarities between Ghanaians and West Indians; the connection between his work in Jamaica and his previous work. Additionally, he reads two of the poems from his book Rites of Passage. The episode concludes with Brathwaite reciting his poem “Starvation” in a West Indian dialect as the outro music plays.
    Place made
    United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Netherlands, Europe
    Suriname, Caribbean, South America
    South Africa, Africa
    Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Ghana, West Africa, Africa
    Portfolio/Series
    The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Anti-apartheid movements
    Type
    audiotapes
    Topic
    Literature
    Poetry
    Radio
    Religion
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
    Object number
    2010.17.1.11a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Brooks B. Robinson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53284cdab-850d-4ff9-bc6b-502be2fa292f
  • Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection

    smithsonian online virtual archive
    Record
    Creator
    National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
    name
    Church of God
    WHUT Howard University Television
    Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive (MARMIA)
    Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of District of Columbia
    inclusive dates
    1940 - Ongoing
    1940 - Ongoing
    1940 - Ongoing
    Physical description
    825 Digital files
    Abstract
    The Great Migration is a unique, ongoing digitization service program that partners the National Museum of African American History and Culture with individuals across the United States to preserve their important analog audiovisual media. While major motion picture film and television historically lacked diverse representation, black history was instinctively being preserved in everyday home movies. Today, these personal narratives serve as an invaluable tool for understanding and re-framing black moving image history, and provide a much needed visualization of African American history and culture.
    Preferred Citation
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Supported by the Robert Frederick Smith Fund of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    Restrictions
    Collection is available online for open research.
    Scope and Contents
    The collection contains 825 digitized audiovisual media objects. However, as an ongoing project the scope of the collection will continue to increase over time. The scope will be updated as is appropriate.
    The content of the collection consists predominantly of amateur recordings created by families to document their lives. This includes major life events, such as birthdays, as well as family vacations and holidays. Additionally, the collection includes footage produced by professionals for broadcast on television. This particular footage entered the collection through partnerships with other memory institutions.
    Physical description
    825 Digital files
    Abstract
    The Great Migration is a unique, ongoing digitization service program that partners the National Museum of African American History and Culture with individuals across the United States to preserve their important analog audiovisual media. While major motion picture film and television historically lacked diverse representation, black history was instinctively being preserved in everyday home movies. Today, these personal narratives serve as an invaluable tool for understanding and re-framing black moving image history, and provide a much needed visualization of African American history and culture.
    Preferred Citation
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Supported by the Robert Frederick Smith Fund of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    Restrictions
    Collection is available online for open research.
    Scope and Contents
    The collection contains 825 digitized audiovisual media objects. However, as an ongoing project the scope of the collection will continue to increase over time. The scope will be updated as is appropriate.
    The content of the collection consists predominantly of amateur recordings created by families to document their lives. This includes major life events, such as birthdays, as well as family vacations and holidays. Additionally, the collection includes footage produced by professionals for broadcast on television. This particular footage entered the collection through partnerships with other memory institutions.
    Physical description
    825 Digital files
    Abstract
    The Great Migration is a unique, ongoing digitization service program that partners the National Museum of African American History and Culture with individuals across the United States to preserve their important analog audiovisual media. While major motion picture film and television historically lacked diverse representation, black history was instinctively being preserved in everyday home movies. Today, these personal narratives serve as an invaluable tool for understanding and re-framing black moving image history, and provide a much needed visualization of African American history and culture.
    Preferred Citation
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Supported by the Robert Frederick Smith Fund of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    Restrictions
    Collection is available online for open research.
    Scope and Contents
    The collection contains 825 digitized audiovisual media objects. However, as an ongoing project the scope of the collection will continue to increase over time. The scope will be updated as is appropriate.
    The content of the collection consists predominantly of amateur recordings created by families to document their lives. This includes major life events, such as birthdays, as well as family vacations and holidays. Additionally, the collection includes footage produced by professionals for broadcast on television. This particular footage entered the collection through partnerships with other memory institutions.
    object type
    Archival materials
    topic
    Amateur films
    Families
    Travel
    Parties
    African Americans
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
  • The Crisis, Vol. 16, No. 2

    Edited by
    W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
    Subject of
    The Crisis, American, founded 1910
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Attributed to
    Jones, Robert Edmond, American, 1887 - 1954
    Subject of
    Judge Terrell, Robert Herberton, American, 1857 - 1925
    Written by
    Col. Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
    Subject of
    Gen. Ballou, Charles Clarendon, American, 1862 - 1928
    Written by
    Baker, Newton D., American, 1871 - 1937
    Cotter, Joseph Seamon Sr., American, 1861 - 1949
    Johnson, Fenton, American, 1888 - 1958
    Date
    June 1918
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 5/8 × 6 7/8 in. (24.4 × 17.5 cm)
    H x W (Open): 9 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (24.4 × 34.6 cm)
    Description
    June 1918 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
    The front cover of the magazine is printed in blue, red and brown and features a full page illustration of a soldier holding a rifle. There are red and blue vertical stripes either side of the soldier, and a blue circle behind him. There is blue text at the top of the cover which reads [The CRISIS / JUNE 1918 / SOLDIERS / NUMBER]. There are some small tears on the front cover. There are staples on the spine, which is tearing in several places. The back cover of the magazine is printed in blue and features an advertisement for “Beauty for Women” with Kashmir Chemical Co., and information about advertising rates for the magazine.
    The issue is military themed. The interior contents include [PICTURES] listed as [COVER: After the poster painted by Robert Edmund Jones for the Circle for Negro War Relief. / JUDGE TERRELL / THE LATE MAJOR WALKER / NEGRO OFFICERS / NEGRO SOLDIERS], [ARTICLES] listed as [A LETTER FROM GENERAL BALLOU / A LOST DIALOGUE OF PLATO. By John D. Swain / A SONNET TO NEGRO SOLIDERS. A Poem. By Joseph Seaman Cotter / WAR PROFILES. By Fenton Johnson], and [DEPARTMENTS] listed as [EDITORIAL / THE LOOKING GLASS / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / THE HORIZON]. The "Editorial" section begins with a message to Du Bois from the Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, which is followed by an editorial titled "Comrade to Comrade" by Col. Charles Young. "The Looking Glass" section has a photograph and story of "Colored Teachers of Principal Reid's School" in Wilson, North Carolina where the entire staff resigned in protest after a teacher was slapped by the white superintendent. Several sections have articles about a federal anti-lynching bill. There are advertisements, photographs, and illustrations throughout.
    There are approximately 50 pages.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    France, Europe
    Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Anti-Lynching Movement
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Civil rights
    Education
    Law
    Literature
    Lynching
    Mass media
    Military
    Poetry
    Race relations
    Social life and customs
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.15.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd594d085cb-13bb-4cb3-8d84-fd4e0fd53db0
  • The Crisis, Vol. 14, No. 1

    Edited by
    W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
    Subject of
    The Crisis, American, founded 1910
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Written by
    Johnson, Georgia Douglas, American, 1880 - 1966
    Fauset, Jessie Redmon, American, 1882 - 1961
    Date
    May 1917
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 × 6 3/4 in. (25.4 × 17.1 cm)
    H x W (Open): 10 × 13 1/2 in. (25.4 × 34.3 cm)
    Description
    May 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
    The cover is printed in black and features an illustration of a young woman with a large feather in her hair, standing next to a large vase of flowers sitting on a small table. The printing is cropped closely along the edge of the illustration and set against a plain white background. At top right is printed [THE / MAY / CRISIS / 1917]. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for [THE CRISIS Book Mart].
    The interior contents include [PICTURES], listed as [COVER. / FRENCH AFRICAN TROOPS / FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS]; [ARTICLES] listed as ["THERE WAS ONE TIME." A Story. By Jessie Fauset/ THE MAN WHO NEVER SOLD AN ACRE. By J.B. Woods / A SONNET. By G. Douglas Johnson] and [DEPARTMENTS], listed as [EDITORIAL / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / THE OUTER POCKET / THE LOOKING GLASS / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE HORIZON]. The Editorial section includes missives titled "The World Last Month," about the war, "Loyalty," "The Migration," about African American laborers moving from the South, "A Moral Void," "Register and Vote," and "The White Church." There are advertisements, photographs and illustrations throughout.
    There are approximately 50 pages.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    France, Europe
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Civil rights
    Education
    Great Migration
    International affairs
    Literature
    Mass media
    Poetry
    Race relations
    Religion
    Social life and customs
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.15.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d2cccb24-1186-4d2b-9984-9f4bd5936038
  • The Crisis, Vol. 14, No. 4

    Edited by
    W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
    Subject of
    The Crisis, American, founded 1910
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Persons, Ell, American, died 1917
    Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
    Illustrated by
    Farrow, William McKnight, American, 1885 - 1967
    Written by
    Talbert, Mary Burnett, American, 1866 - 1923
    Watkins, Lucian B., American, 1878 - 1920
    Johnson, Georgia Douglas, American, 1880 - 1966
    Date
    August 1917
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 × 6 3/4 in. (25.4 × 17.1 cm)
    H x W (Open): 10 × 13 1/2 in. (25.4 × 34.3 cm)
    Description
    August 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
    The front cover features a color, full page, art nouveau style design with an illustration of a young man and a young woman in front of a landscape with a lake or river inset into a circle and flanked by vines with leaves and grapes. At top is [THE CRISIS] and set into the design below the illustration is [VACATION / NUMBER / AUGUST, 1917: 10 CENTS A COPY]. [W.M. FARROW] is set into the bottom center of the design.
    The interior contents consist of [PICTURES] listed as [COVER. / SCENES FROM IDLEWILD / SHADOWS OF LIGHT / MEN OF THE MONTH], [ARTICLES] listed as [CONCERNING THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL. By Mary B. Talbert / IDLEWILD / THE BEST SUMMER I EVER SPENT. By H.H. Thweatt / THREE POEMS By Lucian B. Watkins / LAUGHING IN AND OUT. A Poem. By Edward Ide / "GRAY EYES." A Story. By "Jack Howard." Part II / TEARS AND KISSES. A Poem. By G. Douglas Johnson] and [DEPARTMENTS] listed as [EDITORIAL / THE LOOKING GLASS / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE HORIZON]. The Editorial section includes articles titled "The World Last Month," "Roosevelt," "The Present," and "Team Work," among others. The "Through the Looking Glass" department has several pages devoted to an article titled [THE RIOT IN EAST ST. LOUIS]. The photographs in the "Shadows of Light" section include several images of South African laborers in France, sports teams, and military photographs from the war. The NAACP consists of an article titled [THE LYNCHING AT MEMPHIS] about the lynching of Ell Persons. The feature article is about Idlewild, a vacation resort in Michigan. There are advertisements, photographs, and illustrations throughout.
    There are approximately 50 pages.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    France, Europe
    South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
    East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Idlewild, Lake County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Anacostia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Anti-Lynching Movement
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Associations and institutions
    British colonialism
    Business
    Civil rights
    Colonialism
    Education
    Labor
    Literature
    Lynching
    Mass media
    Military
    Poetry
    Race relations
    Race riots
    Recreation
    Social life and customs
    Social reform
    Travel
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.15.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd595dd871c-44a5-4991-90d6-78d666cf3e94
  • Michael Holman Family Home Movie #10

    Created by
    Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901
    Owned by
    Holman, Michael, American, born 1955
    Date
    ca. 1957
    Medium
    8mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Film Reel (b): plastic;
    Film Box (c): cardboard
    Dimensions
    Duration: 5 Minutes
    Length (Film): 50 Feet
    Title
    8mm motion picture film of Michael Holman Family Home Movie #10
    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).
    2016.31.3.10.1a: 8mm film. The film begins with a series of shots of street scenes and landmarks around Madrid, Spain. Included are the Arco de la Victoria and the Spanish Air Force Headquarters. Next is a series of shots taken from a moving vehicle and include images of people along the side of the road, as well as a Spanish soldier. This is followed by a wide shot overlooking Avila, Spain. This is followed by more shots of street scenes, many of which focus on local children in an unidentified city interacting with the camera operator. Another series of street scenes and shots of landmarks follows, possibly in and around Plaza Mayor in Madrid. Further shots from a moving vehicle follow this series and includes an extended shot of women performing road construction. Next, there is a brief series of shots of an unidentified church and surrounding plaza followed by a wide shot of windmills spinning in the distance. This is followed by a series of shots taken in and around the Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, Portugal. The film ends with a series of shots from a moving vehicle that depict unidentified locations.
    2016.31.3.10.1b: Original film reel. Standard yellow Kodak 8mm film box with handwritten mailing addresses for processing film. Includes a brief handwritten content note.
    2016.31.3.10.1c: Original film box.
    Place depicted
    Madrid, Spain, Europe
    Avila, Spain, Europe
    Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal, Europe
    Collection title
    Michael Holman Family Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    home movies
    8mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Families
    Film
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.31.3.10.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Michael Holman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57eabf46d-1a2e-4a16-9ea9-cafa5577d2c8

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