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Jet vol. 27 no. 3
- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
- Edited by
- Johnson, John Harold, American, 1918 - 2005
- Johnson, Robert Edward, American, 1922 - 1996
- Subject of
- Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
- Date
- October 22, 1964
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 5 7/8 × 4 1/4 × 1/16 in. (15 × 10.8 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 5 7/8 × 8 3/8 × 1/2 in. (15 × 21.2 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- Jet Magazine, volume 27, number 3 from October 22, 1964. The front cover features a black and white image of New York Senatorial candidate, Robert F. Kennedy, set against a red background. Kennedy is depicted in the left foreground of the image standing above, and facing, a large crowd of people. Kennedy’s hands are outstretched in front of him and he is clasping the hands of two people in the crowd below. The crowd of people in the right foreground have hands extended towards Kennedy. A row of policemen stand between Kennedy and the crowd. A caption printed in white text, right of center, at the bottom of the image reads, [The Kennedy touch / is magic in Harlem]. The associated cover line, running along the bottom of the cover in a red banner, is printed in white type that reads, [ROBERT KENNEDY BATTLES FOR NEGRO VOTE]. The top third of the front cover is the mast head in white text [JET] on the left side, and the date line, printed below in black text that reads, [Oct. 22. 1964]. The magazine price is printed in the top left corner in white text in a black circle, [20c]. To the right of the masthead, is the cover line, [HOW MOVIE STARS / AID FIGHT FOR / FAIR HOUSING] written in black text in a small white field. The interior pages are white with black and red text, black-and-white photographs, and illustrations. The magazine’s cover article about Kennedy’s candidacy for a New York Senate seat is titled, “Robert Kennedy Battles For Negro Vote.” The back cover features an advertisement for Old Hickory Bourbon. This magazine issue is sixty-six (66) pages.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Mass media
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clarence, Mary, and Robert Bryant
- Object number
- 2017.88.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- @Johnson Publishing Company. Permission required for use.
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Esquire, Vol. 69, No. 4
- Published by
- Hearst Corporation, American, founded 1887
- Subject of
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Date
- 1968
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 15/16 × 13 3/4 in. (27.8 × 35 cm)
- Description
- Esquire magazine volume 69, number 4. The magazine’s cover depicts Muhammad Ali being pierced by six arrows. Text below the image reads: [The Passion of Muhammad Ali]. The magazine contains166 pages of articles, advertisements, fiction writing, and pictured essays.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- periodicals
- Topic
- Activism
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Caricature and cartoons
- Mass media
- Men
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.248
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carl Fischer/Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York.. Permission required for use.
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Riot
- Written by
- Gwendolyn Brooks, American, 1917 - 2000
- Illustrated by
- Donaldson, Jeff, American, 1932 - 2004
- Published by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Owned by
- Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
- Subject of
- AfriCOBRA, founded 1968
- Date
- 1970
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/16 in. (21.5 × 14 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- This is a paperback volume of poetry with black cover and the word "RIOT" in red san-serif typeface within a white irregular circle. The name "GWENDOLYN BROOKS" in white serif typeface are centered in the middle of the cover. The words "BROADSIDE PRESS $1.00" are visible in the lower left corner. On the back cover is a large black and white photograph of the author that fills two-thirds of the surface. The photograph depicts a woman with short hair, wearing a button down collared shirt. There is a dark window behind her. The remaining third of the cover shows text that read "RIOT/ is a poem in three parts, only one part of / which has appeared in print before. It arises from/ the disturbances in Chicago after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. / RIOT, BY GWENDOLYN BROOKS, $1.00/ BROADSIDE PRESS/ 12651 Old Mill Place Detroit Michigan 48238." On the frontispiece is a reproduction of a painting by Jeff Donaldson. It depicts two young men, both wearing white shirts and khaki pants. The taller man holds a small African statue in his right hand and presses his left hand up against a clear sheet of glass the stands between the him and the viewer. The younger man stands behind him and also presses his hand against the glass surface. The glass is indicated by a few semi-transparent vertical lines and several iterations of the word "glass" in various sizes across the surface of the painting. Beneath the image are the words ""Allah Shango," by Jeff Donaldson / This painting was the Purchase Award Winner at the exhibit "Black/ Expressions '69" at the Southside Community Art Center, Chicago."
- Place printed
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Literature
- Poetry
- Race discrimination
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.255
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gwendolyn Brooks. Permission required for use.
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Head Off & Split: Poems
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Published by
- TriQuarterly Books, American, founded 1992
- Northwestern University Press, American, founded 1893
- Written by
- Nikky Finney, American, born 1957
- Date
- 2011
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper with adhesive
- Dimensions
- 8 1/2 × 6 3/16 × 3/8 in. (21.6 × 15.7 × 1 cm)
- Description
- First edition, first printing, paperback of Head Off & Split: Poems by Nikky Finney. The book has white front and back covers with a white spine. On the front cover, centered in the upper half, is an image of a pair of fish wrapped in a newspaper. In the upper left corner is a gold, round sticker with black text that reads [NATIONAL BOOK AWARD / WINNER] above and below a black graphic of an open book. In the lower half of the front cover, also centered, is the book title and author, listed in red and black text that reads [HEAD / OFF & / SPLIT / POEMS / NIKKY FINNEY]. The back cover of the book features a small black-and-white photograph of the author in frontal view, with her chin resting on her fist in the bottom left corner. To the right of the photograph is some biographical data about the author, photo credits and a cover design credit. Above the photograph are five endorsements of Head Off & Split and Nikky Finney. There is a barcode sticker in the bottom right corner of the back cover. The top third of the book spine is the last name of the author, [FINNEY], in red text, followed by the title of the book in black and red text that reads [HEAD OFF & SPLIT]. The bottom third of the spine is the publisher’s information and logo in black type. There are ninety-seven (97) interior pages that are white with black type as well as an addition section entitled, [Nikky Finney’s Acceptance / Speech for the National / Book Award for Poetry / November 16, 2011 · Cipriani’s, New York].
- Place printed
- Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.266
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2011 Nikky Finney. Permission required for use.
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Ebony Vol. XXVII No. 10
- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
- Subject of
- Ebony, American, founded 1945
- Date
- August 1973
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Closed: 13 5/16 × 10 1/4 × 3/8 in. (33.8 × 26 × 1 cm)
- Open: 13 5/16 × 19 3/4 × 1 in. (33.8 × 50.2 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- An August 1973 issue of Ebony Magazine titled, The Black Middle Class. The front cover of the magazine is a fish-eye lens view of a photograph of a man walking down a street in a city. The man is dressed in a suite and carries a briefcase. The street is lined with high-rises and several other people walk along the sidewalk. Parked cars are also visible in the photograph. The top of the front cover of the magazine has a black background with white type. The type reads: [A Johnson Publication / EBONY / SPECIAL ISSUE]. The magazine name, Ebony, is set against a red background. Blue type over at the center reads: THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS]. The bottom left corner of the front cover has additional white type that reads: [AUGUST 1973 75¢]. The bottom center of the front cover has a white address label sticker with black type. The interior of the magazine consists of 180 pages. The back cover has a Winston cigarette advertisement. The top of the back cover has a black background with white type that reads: [HOW GOOD IT IS! / THAT'S WINSTON]. The main portion of the back cover is filled with an image for the advertisement of a man (left) holding a cigarette and a woman (right) with her arms around his shoulders. The bottom of the cover has a warning from the Surgeon General.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Identity
- Mass media
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2015.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ebony. Permission required for use.
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Ebony Vol. LX, No. 12
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
- Edited by
- Leavy, Walter, American
- Norment, Lynn, American
- Subject of
- Johnson, John Harold, American, 1918 - 2005
- Ebony, American, founded 1945
- Date
- October 2005
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 3/16 × 5/16 in. (27.5 × 20.8 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- Ebony magazine, Volume LX, Number 12. This edition honors the life of John H. Johnson, the founder of Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of Ebony magazine. The front cover features a photographic portrait of Johnson. Johnson stands with his forearms resting on the back of an orange-red upholstered chair, looking at the camera. He is wearing a blue-gray suit, white shirt, and a red patterned tie. His hands are clasped in front of him and a gold cuff link can be seen on his proper left sleeve. Johnson stands in front of a blurry brown background. Behind his head, in the upper left corner, the publication mast head, a red partially obscured banner, outlined in white with white block lettering that reads: [EBONY] with the letters [NY] completely obscured. Over Johnson's chest, in the center of the front cover, is the main cover line in white text that reads [Celebrating / The Life / And Legacy Of / John H. Johnson / 1918-2005]. In the lower left corner is a white rectangle with a barcode. Below the rectangle is the publication website in white text [www.ebony.com]. In the lower right corner, in dark yellow text, is the publication date and price: [OCTOBER 2005 / USA $3.50 / CANADA $4.99]. Below the price is the publisher information [A JOHNSON PUBLICATION]. The back cover of the magazine features a full length Chevrolet advertisement for the Cobalt SS. The advertisement features three images: a red landscape with a blue road in the top left corner, the silver colored [SS] car emblem in the top right corner, and the car against a blue background on the bottom. There are 217 (two hundred and seventeen) interior pages with color and black-and-white images.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Bunch Family
- Object number
- 2015.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Johnson Publishing Company, LLC. All rights reserved. Permission required for use.
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Globe
- Created by
- Replogle Globes, American, founded 1930
- Subject of
- Covert Consolidated School, American
- Date
- 1930-1945
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- metal, paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 15 1/2 × 12 × 11 in. (39.4 × 30.5 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- Globe of the Earth attached to a metal axis and base. Ring of metal measuring latitude circles the globe. Base is a shallow cone shape with a lipped rim around the edge. Globe features all continents and oceans with major cities and waterways depicted. In the North Pacific Ocean is a graphic of the manufacturer in a scalloped oval. Within the oval is the name brand and place of manufacturer. Additional text found on the bottom border surrounding the oval. [10 INCH / STANDARD / GLOBE / MADE BY / REPLOGLE GLOBES / INC. / CHICAGO, ILL. / CLEAR" / "ACCURATE" / "UP-TO-DATE]. An analemma diagram is positioned in the East Pacific Ocean near Central America.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Van Buren County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Type
- terrestrial globes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Covert Historical Museum
- Object number
- 2014.17.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Sen. Brooke, Edward, American, born 1919
- Morris Brown College, American, founded 1881
- Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
- Humphrey, Hubert Horatio Jr., American, 1911 - 1978
- General James, Daniel Jr., American, 1920 - 1978
- Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981
- Shorter, Rufus B., American
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), International, founded 1844
- Avon, founded 1886
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
- National Association of University Women, American, founded 1910
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
- Ashe, Arthur Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
- The Salvation Army, American, founded 1865
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- Rev. King, Martin Luther Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 7/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.1 cm)
- Description
- A 1978 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a pink ribbon that reads [1978 / DELEGATE] on a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits with an orange tint. The magazine has a white spine with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1978 - The 2nd Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the failed mayoral campaign of Percy Sutton, affirmative action, and the disappointments of the Carter administration. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a bright blue background reading [DELEGATE, 1977], followed by a table of contents.
- The content then continues with a feature on Senator Edward W. Brooke and an article about the Bakke case, followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Boggs Academy, Opportunities Industrial Centers, Canadian Club, Bottle and Cork Club, Johnson & Johnson, Rufus Shorter, National Association of Black Social Workers, National Urban Affairs Council, Association of Market Developers, Empire State Medical, Ponds, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dr. George Alexander, National Newspaper Publishers Association, NBC, Clifford Alexander, Kraft, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, NAACP, Links, National Church Ushers, National Medical Association, National Dental Association, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Jeffrey Goldsen, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, National Urban League, ABC-TV, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Association of University Women, CBS Records, National Bar Association, Gulf Oil, Whitfield, American Bridge Association, Shriners and the Daughters of Isis, Center for Social Change, Elks of the World, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, 369th Veterans Association, Brenda Schofield and Willa Benge, and Judge Constance Motley. There are sections on California, Houston, Minneapolis, Detroit, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, and New York, as well as a travel section featuring Jamaica, Barbados, Oak Bluffs, and West Africa.
- There are approximately 284 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- California, United States, North and Central America
- Houston, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Travel
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
- Object number
- 2012.167.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Abbott's Monthly Vol. II No. 5
- Created by
- Abbott's Monthly, American, 1929 - 1933
- Published by
- Abbott, Robert Sengstacke, American, 1830 - 1940
- Edited by
- Harper, Lucius Clinton, American, 1895 - 1952
- Date
- May 1931
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 3/8 x 8 9/16 x 1/4 in. (28.9 x 21.7 x 0.6 cm)
- Description
- The May 1931 (Vol. II No. 5) issue of Abbott's Monthly. The front cover features an image of a woman wearing a white hat looking off to the left. The cover shows significant wear along the edges with tape along the binding. There are approximately 87 pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- 3435 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Uruguay, Latin America, South America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard
- Object number
- 2012.84.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Abbott's Monthly Vol. II No. 1
- Created by
- Abbott's Monthly, American, 1929 - 1933
- Published by
- Abbott, Robert Sengstacke, American, 1830 - 1940
- Edited by
- Harper, Lucius Clinton, American, 1895 - 1952
- Date
- January 1931
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 3/8 x 8 9/16 x 1/4 in. (28.9 x 21.7 x 0.6 cm)
- Description
- The January 1931 (Vol. II No. 1) issue of Abbott's Monthly. The front cover features an image of a woman with a basket on her head, standing next to a cow and in front of a log cabin. The cover shows significant wear along the edges.There are approximately 93 pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- 3435 Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bobbie Ross in memory of Elizabeth Dillard
- Object number
- 2012.84.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Negroes in Brazil: A Study of Race Contact at Bahia
- Written by
- Pierson, Donald, American, 1900 - 1995
- Illustrated by
- Debret, Jean-Baptiste, French, 1768 - 1848
- Published by
- University of Chicago Press, American, founded 1890
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product), cardboard, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (19.6 × 14 × 3.6 cm)
- Description
- A 392-page hard bound book entitled Negroes in Brazil: A study of Race Contact at Bahia by Donald Pierson. The cover is green with yellow text and graphics. The cover shows an outline of a map of South America with all countries except for Brazil filled in with yellow. Brazil has horizontal yellow lines crossing through its entirety. These lines continue to the left side of the South America outline. The uppermost and bottommost lines extend to the right side of the continent and frame the title of the book [NEGROES / IN BRAZIL] and the author’s name [DONALD PIERSON], which are both in yellow. The spine of the book is green with [PIERSON] underlined along the top edge. The title of the book is written between two sets of horizontal yellow lines. The University of Chicago Press publisher’s insignia is along the bottom edge.
- The first page of the book includes a portrait of woman with the caption: [TYPICAL BAHIAN NEGRO GIRL].
- In the Preface the author writes that the book will “contribute toward making better known and understood one aspect of Brazilian life, namely, the career of the Brazilian Negro.” The book hopes to answer the question: “What happened to the Africans who were imported in such large numbers into this part of the New World?” The book focuses on Bahia, the main Brazilian entry point for enslaved Africans. The first part of the book analyzes the racial, economic, and cultural factors that shape Bahian society. The second part examines the slave trade and race relations. The third part details miscegenation and the fading color line. The fourth part surveys with the racial composition of the classes in Bahia. The fifth section examines elements of the African culture that have survived in Bahia. The sixth section is a summary of Pierson’s findings and he argues that class over race is the determining factor in social position in Bahia.
- There are a variety of illustrations and graphics in the book.
- Page 5 has a geopolitical map of South America with [BAHIA] in Brazil filled in with thin diagonal lines. The caption for this photo is [MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA SHOWING BAHIA AND SURROUNDING AREA].
- Facing page 16 shows an image of a large structure in the Portuguese colonial style labelled [THE RICOS OF THE RIDGES] which translated to the “The Rich of the Ridges”.
- Facing page 19 shows an image of multiple, cramped homes with tile rooves and other features common in regional vernacular architecture. The image is labeled [THE POBRES OF THE VALLEYS] which translates to “The Poor of the Valleys”.
- Facing page 76 shows a painting by Jean-Baptiste Debret with the caption [A BRAZILIAN FAMILY OF THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY]. This graphic shows a Brazilian family leaving their home dressed in gala attire for a [customary Sunday promenade]. The family is in a single file line, led by the patriarch, followed by two young daughters and the mother. At least six enslaved individuals follow behind the family as they leave their home.
- Facing page 78 shows another painting by Jean-Baptiste Debret with the caption [A DOMESTIC SCENE IN COLONIAL BRAZIL]. This painting shows a Portuguese woman and children and five enslaved individuals engaging in a variety of domestic activities. The scene looks peaceful, but at the far-left side of the sofa sits a whip, suggesting that the scene could turn violent at any given moment.
- Page 259 shows an artistic duplicate of [SYMBOLS OF THE SOOTHSAYER’S ART PAINTED ON THE WALL OF A NEGRO DWELLING IN MATATU]. This artistic depiction is circular in form, with vines making up the bottom two thirds of the circle. Two decorative sugar bowls are depicted at the top of the image. Below the sugar bowls there is a circle with an illustration of an upside-down U-shaped object with circular shapes throughout. Above the circle is a book open to pages that read [THE LORD / IS MY / HELPER / WAIT ON / THE LORD / AND KEEP / HIS WAY]. On the left side of the circle, there is a flogger and, on the right, a knife. Two pears are below the circle. There is a phrase at the top of the image which reads [Suru ni ogun aiye] which translates to “Calm/patience conquers the world”.
- Facing page 287 is an image of a woman in traditional Candomblé festival attire with a white garment and layers of long and short necklaces. The caption reads [FILHA DE SANTO IN CEREMONIAL COSTUME READY TO ASSIST IN Candomblé RITUAL / In her hand is the symbol of Xangô, the orixá of lightning. (Photo- / graph by Friar Tomaz.)].
- Appendix B, which begins on page 262 features [COMMON SAYINGS REGARDING THE NEGRO] which are composed of misconceptions and stereotypes.
- The book has no markings, signatures, or inscriptions on the exterior or interior of the object.
- Place depicted
- Bahia, Brazil, Latin America, South America
- Place printed
- Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Caricature and cartoons
- Colonialism
- Communities
- Cooking and dining
- Emancipation
- Families
- Folklife
- Foodways
- Free communities of color
- Holidays and festivals
- Portuguese colonialism
- Race relations
- Religion
- Stereotypes
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.247
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Donald Pierson. Permission required for use.
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The Argument
- Created by
- Motley, Archibald John Jr., American, 1891 - 1981
- Owned by
- Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
- Date
- 1940
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W: 40 × 30 in. (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
- Description
- This oil painting depicts a street scene with a group of men arguing. In the painting's foreground are five men standing in a rough circle. Two men have their backs to the viewer, one tall thin figure wearing a grey suit and fedora. He carries a cigarette in his left hand, held behind his back. The second man is short, fat, and wears a light colored shirt and dark blue pants. He is balding and has his hands on his hips. He faces three taller men. The tallest wears a brown bowler hat over one eye and red tie with a dark blue suit. He stands with his legs spread and has a cigarette in his open mouth. Next to him is a man in a light colored suit with a flat blue cap. He holds a smoking cigarette in front of his face with his right hand. The third man wears a dark blue suit and flat cap. He leans against the wall behind him and gestures with his right hand. Slightly in front of him is an overflowing can of garbage. Slightly behind the group of men to the left is another man with his head tilted upwards, drinking from a flask. Above the men is an open window in the brick building behind them. A woman in a green sleeveless dress sits at the window, right hand on the sill, left hand touching her hair. Her head is turned downwards towards the men. Beyond the brick building is a small green yard with a laundry line. A woman in a red dress and white apron is hanging white sheets on the line. She looks over her shoulder at the group of men. Beyond the laundry line is a small house with a porch. A man in a white shirt and dark pants stands on the porch, leaning forward on the railings. It is signed and dated by the artist.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Communities
- Men
- Stereotypes
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert L. Johnson
- Object number
- 2015.2.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Valerie Gerrard Browne. Permission required for use.
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CC0
Pew from the Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
- Commissioned by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1844
- Date
- 1891
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 47 × 51 × 29 in., 90 lb. (119.4 × 129.5 × 73.7 cm, 40.8 kg)
- Description
- A dark-stained oak church pew with decoratively carved top crowns and sculptured ends. A brass plaque on the end identifies it as number 58.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Religious and Sacred Objects
- Type
- pews
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Chicago, Illinois
- Object number
- 2006.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Judgement of the World is Now! Volume 1
- Produced by
- Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 2, American, founded 1972
- Recorded by
- Muhammad, Elijah, American, 1897 - 1975
- Date
- 1966
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- vinyl, paper (fiber product), adhesive, cardboard, and printing ink
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (sleeve): 12 5/16 × 12 3/8 × 1/16 in. (31.3 × 31.4 × 0.2 cm)
- Diameter (vinyl record): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard record sleeve features a portrait of Elijah Muhammad at the center of the front cover. Muhammad wears a fez decorated with the Islamic star and crescent symbol and he also wears a black bow tie. Muhammad looks off camera to the right, his eyes on something in the distance. There are four lines of large black text across the top of the cover which read [MUHAMMAD SPEAKS/The Judgment of the World is/NOW!]. To the bottom left of Muhammad's portrait is a line of diagonal black script which reads [Elijah Muhammad/Messenger of Allah]. To the bottom right of his portrait there is a block of black text which reads [THERE ARE/3 VOLUMES/THIS IS/VOL. 1/PLEASE/PURCHASE/ALL THREE]. This cardboard sleeve is water damaged and tearing along one of its sides.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Topic
- Men
- Preaching
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Malcolm Ali
- Object number
- 2015.24.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
The Teachings of W.D. Muhammad Book I
- Published by
- Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 2, American, founded 1972
- Subject of
- Muhammad, Elijah, American, 1897 - 1975
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- paper, ink, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 1/4 × 8 3/8 × 3/4 in. (28.6 × 21.3 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- This hardback book is green in color with gold engraved text. The front cover features a gold line drawing of a man in profile with his index fingers resting on his temples; superimposed over his head is an open book with Arabic lettering written in its interior as well as a small sun rising from its pages. Beneath the line drawing is the title written in gold script [The/Teachings/of/W.D. Muhammad]. Beneath the title are two more lines of text [Book I/Secondary[/]Adult level].
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Malcolm Ali
- Object number
- 2015.24.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
Al-Islam Unity & Leadership
- Published by
- The Sense Maker, American
- Written by
- Imam Mohammed, Warith Deen, American, 1933 - 2008
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- paper, ink, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 5/8 × 5 9/16 × 5/16 in. (21.9 × 14.1 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- This paperback book has an illustrated front cover of what appears to be a close-up shot of a sandstone tower engraved with stylized calligraphic designs. In the top left corner of the cover are two lines of green text which read [AL-ISLAM/UNITY & LEADERSHIP]. In the bottom right corner of the cover is a smaller block of green text which reads [BY/IMAM W. DEEN MOHAMMED/PRICE $7.95].
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Malcolm Ali
- Object number
- 2015.24.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
The Fall of America
- Published by
- Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 2, American, founded 1972
- Written by
- Muhammad, Elijah, American, 1897 - 1975
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- paper, ink, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 3/8 × 5 3/4 × 7/8 in. (21.3 × 14.6 × 2.2 cm)
- Description
- This hardcover book has a laminated paper book jacket which features a graphic design. The front cover is split primarily in two opposing horizontal sections; the top section is black with red text drawn to resemble flames and the bottom section is red with black and yellow text. The text reads [THE FALL/OF/AMERICA/by ELIJAH MUHAMMAD/"Most powerful Blackman in America." Reader's Digest]. The word "America" is typed within a white outline drawing of the continental United States. There is some fading of the color on the cover.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Malcolm Ali
- Object number
- 2015.24.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1973 Elijah Muhammad. Permission required for use.
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How To Eat To Live
- Published by
- Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 2, American, founded 1972
- Written by
- Muhammad, Elijah, American, 1897 - 1975
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- paper, ink, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 3/8 × 5 5/8 × 1/16 in. (21.3 × 14.3 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- This hardback book is wrapped in a loosely attached sheet of plastic taped to the inside of the covers with large strips of brown, woven tape. The front cover features a cream background framed by a thin brown border. A small photographic portrait of Elijah Muhammad is in the top right corner of the cream section. To the left and above the portrait are two small blocks of text which read [FROM GOD IN PERSON/MASTER FARD MUHAMMAD/By ELIJAH/MUHAMMAD/Messenger of Allah]. The bottom two thirds of the front cover are filled with large black letters which read [BOOK/No. 2/HOW TO/EAT/TO LIVE]. Surrounding the text are illustrations of vegetables, fruit, and birds.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Cooking and dining
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Malcolm Ali
- Object number
- 2015.24.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
Letterman sweater for Iota Phi Theta Fraternity
- Created by
- Logan Knitting Mills Inc., American
- Subject of
- Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., founded 1963
- Morgan State University, American, founded 1867
- Date
- ca. 1972
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- wool and elastic
- Dimensions
- H x W (Flat): 29 1/2 × 21 1/4 in. (74.9 × 54 cm)
- H x W x D (On form): 29 1/2 × 24 × 15 in. (74.9 × 61 × 38.1 cm)
- Description
- A brown,gold, and beige knitted pullover letterman sweater for the Iota Phi Theta Fraternity. Deep V-neck front, lined with gold coloring (v-neck so deep it cuts through the bordered coloring). Three horizontal stripes from PL and PR of the V-neck, on front, reaching to the shoulder seams of the sweater (brown on top, gold in middle, brown on bottom). These three lines continue onto the top of the back of the sweater. On the front of the sweater, on the PL chest, there is a brown patch with text stitched on in gold color, reading [D. G. Slick] positioned diagonally pointing up towards the PL shoulder. In the middle of the front, there is a large patch, colored brown and gold depicting the Iota Phi Theta fraternity crest (mainly brown with details in gold). The bottom, above the clinched waist, of the front of the sweater, has a large patch sewn horizontally across it, brown with gold stitching, reading [Who's the Greatest?]. Bottom of sweater, along all front, sides, and back of the bottom hem, is clinched (vertical lines running along hem creating an elastic stretch that fits to the wears form tightly), mainly brown, with a single horizontal line of gold along the very bottom. The back of the sweater has the same crimson lines (one large one around the neck line, and three (3) horizontally across the top of the back). A large patch, brown with brown and gold stitching reading [Iota Phi Theta/Fraternity Inc.] in cursive is across the shoulder blades, centered. Underneath that are two (2) other large patches, brown wiht gold stitching, top one reading [Morgan State] and the bottom one reading [College]. There are five (5) 5-point star patchs (brown outlines with gold stitching) making a semi-circle around the bottom of the "Morgan State" and "College" patches. The clinched bottom is the same as the front. There is a patch sewn, vertically, on the clinched waist on the PL side of the sweater, brown with gold stitching reading [Edgar Johnson]. The PR and PL sleeves, long-sleeve, are mainly beige with three (3) horizontal strips of coloring (brown on top, gold in middle, brown on bottom) running around the bicep of the arm. The PL sleeve has a single patch right under the shoulder and a little above the bicep, of a 5-point star (brown border with gold stitching), with [69] written in black market in the middle of the patch. Both sleeves are clinched at the wrist, mainly brown with a single horizontal gold line at the very bottom of the wrist. A tag on the interior of the back of the neck line, cream with crimson type, reads [100% PURE WOOL - DRY CLEAN ONLY/LOGAN/Knitting Mills/6038 W. MADISON ST. CHICAGO, ILL.] with depictions of a cheerleading microphone, wings, and unidentified objects on the right and left of the text.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- pullovers
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Education
- Fraternities
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
- Object number
- 2014.191.4
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Nation of Islam Moslem Girls' Training School uniform worn by Jamilah Sahib
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Issued by
- Muhammad University of Islam, American, founded 1934
- Worn by
- Sahib, Jamilah
- Subject of
- Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
- Date
- 1959-1969
- Medium
- synthetic fiber and metal buttons and zipper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (.1 Tunic on form): 29 1/2 × 20 × 17 in. (74.9 × 50.8 × 43.2 cm)
- H x W (.1 Tunic flat): 30 × 16 3/4 in. (76.2 × 42.5 cm)
- H x W x D (.2 Pants on form): 39 × 16 × 8 in. (99.1 × 40.6 × 20.3 cm)
- H x W (.2 Pants flat): 39 3/8 × 16 5/8 in. (100 × 42.2 cm)
- H x W x D (.3 Headscarf on form): 13 × 22 × 18 in. (33 × 55.9 × 45.7 cm)
- H x W (.3 Headscarf flat): 28 1/4 × 42 3/4 in. (71.8 × 108.6 cm)
- Description
- A cream-colored, 3-piece original style button down MGT (Moslem Girls' Training) uniform, comprised of a tunic (.1), a skirt (.2), and a headscarf (.3), worn by Jamilah Sahib.
- The cream-colored princess-cut tunic (.1) is made from synthetic fabric and has long sleeves with folded cuffs and a standing collar. The tunic fastens with five (5) metal buttons down the front. The center of each button has a cream circle surrounded by a thin decorative metal circle, and then by self-fabric. The tunic is not lined.
- The cream-colored full-length skirt (.2) is made from the same synthetic fabric as the tunic. The skirt has a straight fitted waistband, and it fastens at the proper left waist with a zipper and a single button (the button is missing). The skirt is not lined.
- The cream-colored headscarf (.3) is made from the same synthetic fabric as the tunic and skirt. It is a slightly oblong half-circle with short ties at the front to fasten under the wearer's chin.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- tunics
- skirts
- headcloths (headgear)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamilah Sahib
- Object number
- 2013.224.1.1-.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions