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  • Letter to Louis Tate from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Written by
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Received by
    Louis Tate, American, 1911 - 1964
    Subject of
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Rev. Dr. Walker, Wyatt Tee, American, 1929 - 2018
    Signed by
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 7/16 in. (27.9 x 21.4 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Place used
    Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    February 12, 1964
    Description
    Typewritten letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to Louis Tate. The letter is signed by King in blue ink. The letter is written on SCLS letterhead and dated February 12, 1964. The letterhead is printed in black at the top. The letter begins "This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of recent date inviting me to speak in Paterson under the auspices of the Trustee Board of St. Augustine Presbyterian Church sometime in March or April..." The back of the document is blank.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Correspondence
    Religious groups
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk
    Object number
    2012.166.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>No. 18, Upper Broad Street</I>

    No. 18, Upper Broad Street

    Photograph by
    A. W. Möller, American, 1867 - after 1922
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper mounted on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 4 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (10.8 x 16 cm)
    H x W (Card): 5 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (13 x 18.4 cm)
    Type
    cabinet photographs
    albumen prints
    Place depicted
    Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1895
    Description
    An albumen print on cabinet card depicting Broad Street in Thomasville, GA. The photograph looks north up Broad Street, with the steeple of the Thomasville First Methodist Church visible above the tree line on the west side of the street. The street is relatively empty, though a carriage sits on the left side of the road and a woman holding an umbrella stands on the sidewalk nearby. In the right foreground is a streetlamp. The photograph is faded with a yellowish tint and mounted on a piece of board with rounded corners that is green on the front and gray on the back. A small hole is located at the top center of the backing board. The back is printed with text identifying the series and photographer.
    Topic
    African American
    Photography
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman and Sandra Lindley
    Object number
    2013.117.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Portfolio/Series
    Views of Thomasville and Vicinity
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Jersey for the Atlanta Braves worn and autographed by Hank Aaron

    Jersey for the Atlanta Braves worn and autographed by Hank Aaron

    Created by
    Spalding, American, founded 1876
    Worn by
    Aaron, Hank, American, born 1934
    Medium
    wool, synthetic fiber, plastic
    Dimensions
    On form: 34 1/4 × 26 × 9 1/2 in. (87 × 66 × 24.1 cm)
    Type
    jerseys
    sports uniforms
    Place depicted
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1968-1969
    Description
    Atlanta Braves "away" or "road" jersey worn by Hank Aaron during the 1968 or 1969 MLB season. Jersey is grey in color with blue and red stitched type on front and back. Type on front chest area reads, [Braves]. Type on back reads, [44]. Patch on PR sleeve features an MLB logo with red type that reads, [100th ANNIVERSARY]. Patch on PL sleeve features an illustration of a caricatured American Indian face. Hank Aaron autograph in lower portion of jersey's front. Next to signature are several labels including a Spalding label and a size "40" label. Label with blue ink on inside of neckline reads, [44 40 68].
    Topic
    African American
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Clothing and dress
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.297.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Carbon copy of a letter sent to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Louis Tate

    Written by
    Louis Tate, American, 1911 - 1964
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    St. Augustine Presbyterian Church, American
    Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (page 1): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    H x W (page 2): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    carbon copies
    Place made
    Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    January 10, 1964
    Description
    Carbon copy of a typewritten letter from Louis Tate to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tate wrote to ask King to speak at an event at the St. Augustine Presbyterian Church of Paterson, NJ. Two separate pages. Both pages have a red stamp in the center, with a diagonal orientation. It reads "COPY." The letter begins with "Dear Dr. King: As Chairmen of the Trustee Board of the St. Augustine Presbyterian Church of Paterson, N.J. I am responsible for one outstanding program a year in relation to raising funds for a new church which we hope will be completed by early spring..." The back of both pages of the document are blank.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Correspondence
    Religious groups
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk
    Object number
    2012.166.3ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Purple Atlanta Braves baseball cap owned by Big Boi

    Purple Atlanta Braves baseball cap owned by Big Boi

    Manufactured by
    New Era Cap Company, founded 1920
    Owned by
    Big Boi, American, born 1975
    Subject of
    Atlanta Braves, American, founded 1871
    Medium
    polyester, rayon thread, and adhesive on foil
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 5 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (14 × 21.6 × 26.7 cm)
    Type
    baseball caps
    Place depicted
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2013
    Description
    A limited release design New Era Cap Company fitted baseball cap with the Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves logo owned by Big Boi. The cap is purple with a rainbow-colored embroidered "A" at the center front crown, matching the album cover for Big Boi's solo release, "Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors" (2013). The New Era logo is embroidered on the proper left side and the Major League Baseball logo is embroidered on the center back, both in the same colors as the "A". The interior of the crown is lined with a multi-colored shiny fabric, with each seam covered in black woven tape featuring repeating white printed text reading "59FIFTY NE NEW / ERA". There are four (4) tags on the interior center back of the cap. At the far left is a tag with the Major League Baseball logo and the text "GENUINE / MERCHANDISE". At the center is a brand tag reading "NEW / ERA / FLY YOUR OWN FLAG". At the far right is a size "7 1/2" tag. Below the center brand tag is an additional tag with fiber content, care, and manufacturer information. There are two (2) holographic stickers on the brim of the cap. On the top side is a gold and black sticker reading "NEW ERA / 59FIFTY / 7 1/2". On the bottom side is a silver sticker with red marks made to look like a baseball and text reading "OFFICIAL / MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL / LR358006037".
    Topic
    African American
    Baseball
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Hip hop (Music)
    Musicians
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Antwan Patton
    Object number
    2016.121.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Fashion
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Constitution and laws of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

    Printed by
    Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
    Subject of
    Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 7/16 × 3 11/16 × 1/8 in. (21.4 × 9.3 × 0.3 cm)
    Type
    pamphlets
    Place printed
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1930
    Description
    A pamphlet titled “Constitution and laws of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan” published by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc. It has a green cover with black text and a rectangular border. The title is at the top of the cover. An image of a Klansmen riding a horse and holding a torch is at the center of the cover, printed in red ink. Underneath the image, printed with in black ink is “(AS AMENDED BY THE / IMPERIAL KLONVOKATION AT / CHICAGO, ILL., AUGUST, 1930).” Printed on the bottom of the cover is “IMPERIAL PALACE-INVISIBLE EMPIRE / KNIGHTS of the KU KLUX KLAN / ATLANTA, GEORGIA. The internal pages of the pamphlet are printed on white paper with black ink. It has sixty-one pages.
    Topic
    African American
    Fraternal organizations
    United States--History--1919-1933
    White supremacy movements
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
    Object number
    2013.231.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Hat designed by Lillian Head

    Created by
    Head, Lillian, American, 1921 - 2010
    Subject of
    Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
    Medium
    felt, vinyl, plastic, and elastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 12 3/4 × 12 3/4 × 5 1/4 in. (32.4 × 32.4 × 13.3 cm)
    Type
    hats
    Place made
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1967 - 1968
    Description
    A blue and cream hat designed to resemble the Polaris restaurant in the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. The hat has a round crown made of bright blue felted faux fur that is heavily machine-stitched in a grid pattern with cream thread. The hat has double rounded brims, both made of a cream felt faux fur. In between the double brims, forming a circle all the way around the hat, is a length of clear plastic. The plastic is stitched with black thread to make a grid pattern. The top edge of the plastic is tacked to the upper side of the bottom brim in two places using cream thread, but the stitching has come loose. The bottom edge of the plastic is hand-sewn to the upper side of the bottom brim using cream thread. The underside of the bottom brim has two details that provide additional structure to the hat, one rolled piece of cream felt halfway between the crown and the brim edge, and another rolled piece of cream felt at the crown. Around the interior opening of the crown, a length of blue grossgrain ribbon edged with a length of cream lace is sewn. Black elastic cord is attached to the blue ribbon on the proper right and proper left sides, and two (2) brown plastic hair combs are woven through this elastic cord.
    Topic
    African American
    Architecture
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
    Object number
    2007.3.3.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Collection title
    Black Fashion Museum Collection
    Classification
    Clothing-Fashion
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Handbag designed by Lillian Head

    Created by
    Head, Lillian, American, 1921 - 2010
    Subject of
    Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
    Medium
    leather, plastic, velvet and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 1/4 × 7 × 6 1/2 in. (26 × 17.8 × 16.5 cm)
    Circumference: 20 in. (50.8 cm)
    L (With cords fully extended): 21 1/4 in. (54 cm)
    Type
    handbags
    Place made
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1967 - 1968
    Description
    A leather and plastic handbag designed to resemble the elevators in the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. The handbag is cylindrical, with tapered ends. The main body of the handbag is clear, made from one piece of plastic that is stapled at its seam and secured into place by being stitched and glued to eight (8) reddish-brown leather straps extending the full length of the handbag, from the base to the top opening. The top and bottom portions of the handbag are constructed from reddish-brown leather overlaid onto a form. At the top of the handbag, all eight (8) leather straps taper upwards to form a cinch closure that can be pulled shut by tightening two cords that are looped through the leather straps and knotted together on the ends. The cords are made from a brown synthetic fiber and capped with metal end caps. When fully tightened, the cords extend from the leather straps by approximately 9 inches, which can be grasped to carry the handbag. Underneath the leather straps and cords is the opening into the central body of the handbag. The opening is covered by a hinged flap that is glued to one side of the opening and can be secured on the other side with a snap. At the bottom of the handbag, all eight (8) leather straps continue extending downwards to be concealed under a circular band of leather stitched and glued to the base. This small circular base creates a foot on which the handbag can be rested. All of the interior leather portions of the handbag are lined with a deep red velvet, covering the interior base and the verso of the flap that covers the opening.
    Topic
    African American
    Architecture
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
    Object number
    2007.3.3.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Collection title
    Black Fashion Museum Collection
    Classification
    Clothing-Fashion
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Sharecropper's agreement between Daniel Weaver and James Crow

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Weaver, Daniel
    Crow, James, American, born 1847
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 5/16 x 7 13/16 in. (31.3 x 19.8 cm)
    Type
    contracts
    Place made
    Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    March 11, 1867
    Description
    A one page document, legal-size, handwritten in black ink on lined paper.
    Topic
    African American
    Agriculture
    Emancipation
    Labor
    Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.14.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
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    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Identification button used by Thomas Porter II

    Identification button used by Thomas Porter II

    Manufactured by
    I. Nutting & Son, British, ca.1805 - 1840
    Used by
    Porter, Thomas II, British, 1790 - 1857
    Medium
    pewter
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), 3.9Grams
    Type
    buttons (fasteners)
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Place collected
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
    Date
    ca. 1820
    Description
    A round pewter button with "TPORTER" stamped across the middle. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved person's shirt to identify him or her as belonging to Thomas Porter II. On the reverse side of the button there are fine concentric circle impressions within a pronounced rim as well as a stamp which is now illegible. There is also evidence of a parting line for a two-part mold on the reverse of the button. The button has considerable wear with pitting on both sides.
    Topic
    African American
    Middle Passage
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.32.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Identification button used by Thomas Porter II

    Identification button used by Thomas Porter II

    Manufactured by
    I. Nutting & Son, British, ca.1805 - 1840
    Used by
    Porter, Thomas II, British, 1790 - 1857
    Medium
    pewter
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), 3.2Grams
    Type
    buttons (fasteners)
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Place collected
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
    Date
    ca. 1820
    Description
    A round pewter button with "TPORTER" stamped across the middle. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved person's shirt to identify him or her as belonging to Thomas Porter II. On the reverse side of the button there is a pronounced concavity which may have occurred after fabrication. The button has considerable wear with pitting on both sides.
    Topic
    African American
    Middle Passage
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.32.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Identification button used by Thomas Porter II

    Identification button used by Thomas Porter II

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    Porter, Thomas II, British, 1790 - 1857
    Medium
    copper alloy
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), 2.7Grams
    Type
    buttons (fasteners)
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Place collected
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
    Date
    ca. 1820
    Description
    A round copper-alloy button with the initials "T*P" on the front. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved person's shirt to identify him or her as belonging to Thomas Porter II. There is an inscription on the reverse of the button in two concentric circles that reads, "FINE ORANGE STANDARD GILT." There is a considerable amount of verdigris on both sides of the button.
    Topic
    African American
    Middle Passage
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.32.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Identification button used by Thomas Porter II

    Identification button used by Thomas Porter II

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    Porter, Thomas II, British, 1790 - 1857
    Medium
    copper alloy
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm), 2.8Grams
    Type
    buttons (fasteners)
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Place collected
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
    Date
    ca. 1820
    Description
    A round copper-alloy button with the initials "T*P" on the front. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved person's shirt to identify him or her as belonging to Thomas Porter. There is an inscription on the reverse of the button in two concentric circles that reads, "FINE ORANGE STANDARD GILT."
    Topic
    African American
    Middle Passage
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.32.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Identification button worn by enslaved persons on Golden Grove Plantation

    Identification button worn by enslaved persons on Golden Grove Plantation

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    Baillie, David, British, 1786 - 1861
    Medium
    pewter
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm), 4.4Grams
    Type
    buttons (fasteners)
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Place collected
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
    Date
    1828-1834
    Description
    A round pewter button with "D BAILLIE / G•GROVE" stamped on the front. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved person's shirt to identify him or her as belonging to David Baillie of Golden Grove Plantation, British Guyana. The button has considerable wear with pitting on both sides.
    Topic
    African American
    Middle Passage
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.32.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>Georgia • USA</I>

    Georgia • USA

    Created by
    Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (26 x 38.7 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1964
    Description
    A photograph depicting a man, woman, and child picking cotton in a field.
    Topic
    African American
    Agriculture
    Labor
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brigitte Freed in memory of Leonard Freed
    Object number
    2009.36.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Leonard Freed/Magnum
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Wood-burning stove from the Hope School

    Wood-burning stove from the Hope School

    Manufactured by
    Hanks Stove & Range Company, American, 1901 - 1981
    Used by
    Hope School, 1925 - 1954
    Medium
    iron , wood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 60 × 21 × 21 in., 223 lb. (152.4 × 53.3 × 53.3 cm, 101.2 kg)
    Type
    stoves
    Place used
    Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1925-1954
    Description
    An iron wood-burning stove used in the Hope Rosenwald School. The stove is in several distinct pieces: stove body, ash box, base, transition piece, lid, small top piece, three long pipes, one short pipe, stove pipe adapter, cirular pipe piece, two rods, and a box of six screws, five nuts, and a pin. The pieces are probably a combination of iron and tin, and the base is wood. A stamp into the ash box reads "HANKS STOVE & RANGE CO. / ROME / GA."
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Education
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC
    Object number
    2010.22.11a-o
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Occupational
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • SCLC contribution can

    SCLC contribution can

    Created by
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Hollins, Billy, American
    Medium
    tin , ink on printing paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 6 in. (7.3 x 7.3 x 15.2 cm)
    Type
    cans
    Place depicted
    334 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1968-1977
    Description
    An SCLC donation can. The can is made of tin and is wrapped in white paper. The paper has a black and white image of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph David Abernathy and text that reads: [I Gave] above an address. There is a slot at the top of the can for the donations.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil Rights
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.41.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Contract signed by Otis Redding for

    Contract signed by Otis Redding for "Mr. Pitiful"

    Created by
    East Publications Inc.
    Subject of
    Redding, Otis, American, 1941 - 1967
    Cropper, Steve, American, born 1941
    Stewart, Jim, American, born 1930
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)
    Type
    contracts
    Place depicted
    3226 Commodore, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    2582 Capewood, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1965
    Description
    A contract signed by Otis Redding. The contract has black print on legal paper with signatures on the bottom right of the front. The contract establishes the payment distribution regarding the song "Mr. Pitiful" between writers Otis Redding and Steve Cropper and Stax/Volt record executive Jim Stewart.
    Topic
    African American
    Business
    Law
    Soul (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.50.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>Answers for Action: Schools in the South</I>

    Answers for Action: Schools in the South

    Published by
    Southern Regional Council, American, founded 1919
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.8 x 15.2 cm)
    Type
    pamphlets
    Place printed
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1954
    Description
    A pamphlet about Schools in the South and the impact of Brown vs. the Board of Education on segregated school districts. The front cover has brown ink on discolored paper. At top, there is a band of teal with white text. The interior consists of thirty-two pages of text and a map. The back of the pamphlet has information about how to obtain additional copies.
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Education
    Law
    Mass media
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    Segregation
    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
    2010.55.90
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Sweat shirt with the slogan

    Sweat shirt with the slogan "Just a Cracker from Georgia"

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
    Medium
    cotton (textile) and polyester
    Dimensions
    H x W: 22 x 51 1/4 in. (55.9 x 130.2 cm)
    Type
    sweat shirts
    Place depicted
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1960 - 1962
    Description
    A blue sweat shirt with the phrase "Just a Cracker from Georgia" on the front center.
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Civil Rights
    Clothing and dress
    Race relations
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
    Object number
    2010.71.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

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