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  • Delegate

    Published by
    MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
    Created by
    Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
    Subject of
    New York Giants, American, founded 1925
    National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
    United Negro College Fund, American, founded 1944
    Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
    President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
    Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
    President Truman, Harry S., American, 1884 - 1972
    National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
    National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
    Howard University Medical Alumni Association, Inc., American, founded 1871
    Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, American, founded 1916
    Sovereign Military Order of Malta, founded 1099
    Lockett, Steven N., American
    The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927
    National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
    Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
    Golar, Simeon, American, 1929 - 2013
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
    Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
    National Urban League, American, founded 1910
    Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
    Dr. Clark, Kenneth, American, 1914 - 2005
    Young, Whitney Moore Jr., American, 1921 - 1971
    National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
    National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
    National Association of Broadcasters, American
    Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
    Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Spelman College, American, founded 1881
    Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
    Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
    Shriners International, American, founded 1870
    Dixon, Gladys W., American, born 1901
    Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
    369th Veterans Association, American
    National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921
    Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
    Hale, Clara, American, 1905 - 1992
    Date
    1973
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 3/8 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.2 × 0.9 cm)
    Description
    A 1973 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine shows a collage of black and white portrait photographs tinted in bright pink, green, yellow, purple, orange, and blue. In the top left corner is a purple ribbon badge with text that reads [DELEGATE]. Blue text centered at the top reads [1973 DELEGATE]. White text in a black box at the bottom right reads [PLEASE TURN TO PAGES DEVOTED TO YOUR CONVENTION].
    The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “It Was a Frustrating Year…” which recounts events of the past year, including the deaths of Jackie Robinson, President Johnson, President Truman and Attorney Franklin Reeves. There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE 1973 / The Anthology and Voice of the Black Convention] and a table of contents.
    The content continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the New York Giants, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, United Negro College Fund, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., President Lyndon Johnson, Jackie Robinson, President Truman, National Association of Black Social Workers, National Medical Association, Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Steven N. Lockett, The Girl Friends, Inc., National Newspaper Publishers Association, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Chairman of the Housing Authority of New York City Simeon Golar, NAACP, Gordon Parks, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National Urban League, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Dr. Kenneth Clark, Whitney M. Young, National Dental Association, The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., National Association of Broadcasters, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Spelman College, Morehouse College, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Shriners International, Gladys W. Dixon, Daughters of Isis, 369th Veterans Association, National Association of Black Travel Agents, National Insurance Association, and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. There are also short features on the travel destinations Barbados and Jamaica and the children’s charity Hale House.
    There are 256 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 Johnny Walker Red Label scotch.
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    Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
    Place made
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    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
    2012.167.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfb9effd-68b5-4246-b12a-9179d2fdce82
  • 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.
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    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
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e8bb6cbd-99b9-4ce0-8851-3b3bef3dd0e8
  • My Green Hills of Jamaica

    Written by
    McKay, Claude, Jamaican American, 1889 - 1948
    Published by
    Heinemann Educational Books, British, 1890 - 2001
    Date
    1979
    Medium
    paper (fiber product) and ink
    Dimensions
    8 x 5 1/4 x 3/8 in. (20.3 x 13.3 x 1 cm)
    Description
    A paperback book titled, in yellow text: [My Green Hills / of Jamaica]. The cover shows a landscape scene of a jungle. At the top of the cover the author's name is listed in black text: [CLAUDE McKAY]. This autobiographical book about the Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay was published posthumously.
    Place depicted
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Type
    books
    Topic
    African diaspora
    Caricature and cartoons
    Identity
    Immigration
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.158.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Heinemann Educational Book (Caribbean) 1979. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd524f5bedd-ccd4-4551-a517-e17c21da9aef
  • Slavery in the West Indies

    Written by
    Wilberforce, William, British, 1759 - 1833
    Macaulay, Zachary, British, 1768 - 1838
    Published by
    Greenwood Press, Inc., American, 1967 - 2008
    Date
    1823; republished 1969
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product), cardboard, and thread
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 5/8 in. (22.5 × 14.5 × 1.6 cm)
    Description
    A 148-page hardbound book entitled Slavery in the West Indies. The entire cover is made of a brown woven material. The front and back covers are blank. The spine reads [SLAVERY IN THE WEST INDIES] vertically and includes the Negro Universities Publishing logo at the bottom. All text on the spine is gold. The original publication of this volume was in 1823. This book was reprinted in 1969 by Negro Universities Press, a division of Greenwood Publishing Press.
    This book is composed of two separate essays compiled into one volume, as noted on the Contents page. The first essay is “An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire, in Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies” written by William Wilberforce. The second essay is “Negro Slavery ; Or, a View of Some of the More Prominent Features of That State of Society, as It Exists in the United States of America and in the Colonies of the West Indies, especially Jamaica” by Zachary Macaulay.
    There are no inscriptions or signatures anywhere on the object.
    Place depicted
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Place printed
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    England, Europe
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    Antislavery
    British colonialism
    Caricature and cartoons
    Colonialism
    Law
    Slavery
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.1.261
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504c9581e-f0e7-4490-b2f5-43bfac2a8c46
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    The Portuguese slaver Diligenté captured by H.M. Sloop Pearl with 600 slaves on board, taken in charge to Nassau

    Created by
    Lieutenant Hawker, Henry Samuel, English, 1816 - 1889
    Date
    May 1838
    Medium
    watercolor on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 3/8 x 17 1/8 in. (28.9 x 43.5 cm)
    Caption
    The slave ship Diligente was engaged in the illegal slave trade when it was seized in 1838. A lieutenant in the British Royal Navy painted this scene from the ship. He captured the trauma of the Middle Passage in images of malnutrition and overcrowding.
    Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
    Description
    A watercolor painting of a slave ship showing five crew members with multiple enslaved persons crowded on the weather deck. A Portuguese flag flies from the ship and the sketched outline of another ship is visible in the background.
    Place depicted
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Portugal, Europe
    Nassau, Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Type
    watercolors
    Topic
    Africa
    Art
    Law
    Military
    Slavery
    Trans Atlantic slave trade
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.21.2ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5320730ca-6bd4-41e9-ac93-5ccf375e79ad
  • General Colin L. Powell Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    General Powell, Colin L., American, born 1937
    Interviewed by
    Bunch, Lonnie G. III, American, born 1952
    Subject of
    President Bush, George W., American, born 1946
    United States Army, American, founded 1775
    Date
    August 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.15.1a): 57.2 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.15.2a): 56.4 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.15.1a and 2016.129.15.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    93.98498 GB
    General Colin Powell was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. General Powell donated several items including a uniform that is on display to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this interview conducted by National Museum of African American History and Culture Director Lonnie Bunch, General Colin Powell discusses his early life as the son of Jamaican immigrants and the journey to a long and distinguished military career that culminated in being appointed the first African American Secretary of State under President George W. Bush.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Collection Donor Oral History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Immigration
    International affairs
    Military
    Museums
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.15.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5617891af-ab5b-4d50-b64b-225690b03f38
  • The Negro Worker Vol. 2 No. 6

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

    Photograph by
    Associated Press, American, founded 1846
    Subject of
    Parchment, Stanford, British, born ca. 1922
    Wellington, Claudius, British, 1923 - 2004
    Date
    1943
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 10 3/16 × 6 5/8 in. (25.9 × 16.8 cm)
    H x W (image): 9 11/16 × 6 5/16 in. (24.6 × 16 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Stanford Parchment and Claudius Wellington. The two (2) men are standing in front of a railing in a train station. They are both wearing suits, ties, hats, and pin back buttons with illegible text. Parchment, shorter and on the left, is holding a suitcase. He is leaning forward slightly and looking up and to the side at Wellington. Wellington has one hand on Parchment’s shoulder. Wellington is wearing striped pants and looking down. On the back is a date stamp, several numerical inscriptions, and a newspaper clipping with a printed caption reading: [Stanford Parchment, four feet, eight inches tall, and Claudius Wellington, who towers to six feet, rest a minute in a Chicago railroad station before starting the last leg of their journey from Jamaica to Wisconsin. They’re among 200 Jamaicans imported for farm work near Racine and Beaver Dam, Wis., in truck gardens. – AP Wirephoto].
    Place depicted
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Labor
    Migrations
    Photography
    Transportation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.17.10.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5af056b02-8bb2-4761-8b23-b6a09965e31c
  • Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 8

    Published by
    Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
    Edited by
    Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
    Subject of
    Sir Jordan, Edward, British, 1801 - 1869
    Lightbourne, Robert Charles, Jamaican, 1909 - 1995
    Owned by
    Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
    Date
    April 1970
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)
    Description
    Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 8. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [APRIL 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [SPOTLIGHT ON CAMPUS / SCIENCE WITH SOUL? / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / SIR EDWARD JORDAN / SICKLE CELL ANEMIA / CAN IT BE STOPPED?]. The front cover has layered images of the Jamaican Minister of Trade and Industry Robert Lightbourne and the cargo docks of Kingston with a ship on the right. The cover photography is by David Parks. The lower right corner reads [JAMAICA: BLACK ECONOMY AT WORK/PAGE 18]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Kool cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has thirty-six (36) pages.
    Place printed
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Business
    Labor
    Mass media
    Medicine
    Transportation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.17.11.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1970. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dafe4845-278b-4988-8627-d8db9f0da85a
  • Calypso Songs

    Published by
    Charlton Publications, American, founded 1940
    Subject of
    Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927
    Date
    1957
    Medium
    ink on printing paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 5/16 in. (27.9 x 21.1 cm)
    Title
    Song and story magazine about Harry Belafonte
    Description
    A song and story book about Harry Belafonte, titled: [CALYPSO SONGS]. The cover features red and green letters at the top, a black and white photograph of Harry Belafonte at center left, and drawings of drums, maracas, and banjo at center right. Black type in a circle at the bottom lists the songs included in the song book. The back cover features a larger black and white photograph of Belafonte.
    Place printed
    Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Actors
    African diaspora
    Calypso (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.34.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown-Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56902a7d4-16e7-41f7-9020-3b7228b08150
  • Jamaica legal document concerning an enslaved woman named Zaire

    Written by
    Gordon, Martin
    Subject of
    Valdec, Marie Anne
    Joubert, M, French
    Van Eeckhout, Nicholas Charles, German, 1751 - 1821
    Date
    February 8, 1811
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (2010.1.227a): 14 3/4 × 16 13/16 in. (37.5 × 42.7 cm)
    H x W (2010.1.227b): 14 3/4 × 16 13/16 in. (37.5 × 42.7 cm)
    Description
    Two handwritten depositions from a court case, Valdec v. Gravier in Kingston, Jamaica. Document a is Nicholas Charles Van Eeckhout’s deposition and b is a deposition given by an unidentified person with the surname of Gravier who appears to be the defendant. It appears that Doctor M. Joubert sold an enslaved woman, Zaire to Marie Anne Valdec when the British entered Port-au-Prince, Haiti during the Haitian Revolution. After this English invasion, it seems that Zaire went missing. She may have been sold to an American Captain who took her to Jamaica, or she may have ended up in Havana, Cuba.
    The two statements given on these documents relate to the same events however the accounts of the events differ.
    The first document (a) is signed at the bottom by Nicholas Charles Van Eeckhout. The back of the document has the filing notes for the case, entitled [Valdec v Gravier]. The subject matter [Deporting] is written alongside these two names. The papers were filed February 8, 1811 by Martin Gordon.
    The second document (b) is signed by the unknown individual with last name Gravier.
    Both documents are torn vertically down the middle and an additional piece of paper has been added to the back of each document as support. These missing portions leave out large gaps of writing in the depositions. The ink from the documents has also bled over time, which has expanded the script. Both documents are very frail.
    Place used
    Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Havana, Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    England, Europe
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    documents
    Topic
    British colonialism
    Business
    Colonialism
    Law
    Slave trade
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.1.227ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c70d6156-46e4-406a-b98b-1482cbc0bddc
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    Deed of sale including 237 enslaved persons in transaction

    Written by
    Moulton and Rushton, British
    Signed by
    Smith, Robert,1st Baron Carrington, British, 1752 - 1838
    Payne, René, British
    Smith, Samuel, British, 1754 - 1834
    Smith, George, British, 1765 - 1836
    Smith, John, British, 1767 - 1842
    Date
    August 20, 1798
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    ink on vellum, wax
    Dimensions
    H x W (page 1): 22 7/16 × 27 15/16 in. (57 × 71 cm)
    H x W (page 2): 21 7/8 × 27 15/16 in. (55.5 × 71 cm)
    H x W (page 3): 22 1/4 × 27 7/8 in. (56.5 × 70.8 cm)
    H x W (page 4): 22 7/16 × 27 15/16 in. (57 × 71 cm)
    H x W (page 5): 22 7/16 × 27 15/16 in. (57 × 71 cm)
    H x W (page 6): 22 1/4 × 27 15/16 in. (56.5 × 71 cm)
    H x W (page 7): 22 1/4 × 27 3/4 in. (56.5 × 70.5 cm)
    Description
    Seven (7) paged deed of sale document between Samuel Smith, Rene Payne, George Smith, John Smith and Robert Lord Carrington for the sum of [nineteen thousand] one hundred and seventeen pounds, eleven shillings. The indenture document is sold by Moulton and Rushton of Chancery Lane, as indicated in the upper left corner of the front of the first page. The document is bordered in red lines. The top of the document in the upper left corner is stylized script [This indenture of three parts/Sold by/Moulton and Rushton,/Chancery Lane] Following the first line of stylized text is the start of the indenture [made the Twenty Eighth day of August in the/thirty eighth year of the Reign of our/Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain Ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the ffaith and soforth and in the year of our Lord One/thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight Between Samuel Smith and/Rene Payne of the City of London (illegible) of the first part The said Samuel Smith and Rene Payne and their (illegible)/George Smith and John Smith of the City of London (illegible) of the second part and The Right Honorable Robert Lord/Carrington of the third part]. On the left side in the upper third are two (2) blue squares of paper with embossed seals. On the reverse of the first page in the upper left corner is the payment of the indenture received to Robert Lord Carrington for the sum of [nineteen thousand] (AA, 1/29/15) one hundred and seventeen pounds and eleven shillings. The payment is witnessed and signed. At the top in the middle is a note regarding the sealing and endorsing of the document. On the left side in the middle third, is a note regarding where the indenture was filed [Enrolled in the Office of Enrollments in Jamaica/May 25th 1799 Lib: 465 fol 187/(illegible)/(illegible signature]. In the middle of the center of the reverse of the document is a summary of the document contents and the date [Dated 20th of August 1798./Samuel Smith Esq./and others...../to/The Right (illegible)/Lord Carrington../Conveyance/of two thirds of the ffarm/plantation/Enrd 25th May 1799/(illegible)/6.. 15 71/2 . 6/ 6.. 18 . 17]. Included in the indenture is a schedule of property listed on the sixth and seventh pages. On the last page are five (5) wax seals and signatures along the bottom. The signatures include Samuel Smith, Rene Payne, George Smith, John Smith and Lord Carrington.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    London, England, Europe
    Place used
    Saint Catherine, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    deeds
    indentures
    Topic
    Business
    Trans Atlantic slave trade
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.1.317a-g
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5676b0d0e-dd96-4861-809e-e3616eb9ee93
  • Members of the Stewardess Board sit together dressed in all white suits at the Greater Allen Cathedral of New York, Jamaica, New York, 2000

    Photograph by
    Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York, American, founded 1834
    Date
    2000; printed 2012
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (image): 12 1/2 x 18 7/8 in. (31.8 x 47.9 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of three rows of women sitting in church pews. All of the women are wearing white coats and hats. They are facing away of from the camera. No inscriptions on the front or back.
    Place captured
    Jamaica, New York City, Queens County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Photography
    Religious groups
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.141.42
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jason Miccolo Johnson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5adf9d7fd-9687-485b-a134-2833c79c43fe
  • Wage book for the slave trading ship Fox captained by Robert Mitchell

    Written by
    Captain Mitchell, Robert
    Subject of
    Davenport, William, English, 1725 - 1797
    Date
    1774-1775
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    ink on paper, bast thread
    Dimensions
    Closed: 12 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 11/16 in. (31.8 × 21.6 × 1.7 cm)
    Open: 12 1/2 × 16 5/16 × 1 3/4 in. (31.8 × 41.4 × 4.4 cm)
    Caption
    Fox’s Wages Book
    This volume contains information regarding a voyage of the ship Fox, a 146 ton brigantine that left Liverpool on March 8, 1774. The ship stopped first in the Cameroons, West Africa, where 148 African people were enslaved and brought aboard. The ship then crossed the Atlantic Ocean westward, landing first in Dominica. Seventeen (17) of the enslaved people died during the Atlantic crossing. After likely making other landings in the Caribbean to sell enslaved people the ship returned to Liverpool, completing the trip on February 22, 1775. The wages book recorded wages and debts of the crew, desertions, and several deaths of crew members by drowning. There are also records of enslaved people who worked on the ship and were paid in clothing.
    Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
    Description
    This bound volume contains information regarding Captain Robert Mitchell and his crew aboard the slave trading ship Fox. The covers are made from a brown paper and the text "Fox's Wages Book / Feb.y 1775 Capt Mitchell" is written on the front cover in black ink. The thirty-six (36) total interior pages have text pertaining to wages and debts of the crew, desertions of the crew, and several deaths of crew members by drowning, all written in black ink. There are also records of enslaved people who worked on the ship and were paid in clothing. Most pages have writing on the front and back sides, but there are some blank pages toward the back of the volume. The pages are bound together with bast fiber thread.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    Liverpool, Merseyside, England, Europe
    Place depicted
    Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    County Cork, Ireland, Europe
    Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Type
    account books
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Commerce
    Finance
    Health
    Labor
    Medicine
    Trans Atlantic slave trade
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.5.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58740e938-c1d4-4213-92aa-f6a409ca2d08
  • Pinback button for Vernon's Jerk Paradise Restaurant

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Date
    2002
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 1 cm)
    Description
    A pinback button advertising Vernon's Jerk Paradise Restaurant. The button has a yellow background with black ink details. Text at the top of the button reads [Vernon's Jerk Paradise Restaurant / 252 W. 29th St., N.Y. Tel. 268-7020]. At center, there is an image of a beach in Jamaica. Text at the bottom reads [The Best Jerk In The U.S.A.]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
    Cultural Place
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Business
    Cooking and dining
    Foodways
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.132
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd522e06865-2bc1-4f7a-8d4e-ab280a8d36bc
  • Pinback button for Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues festival

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Date
    1996
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 5/16 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    A white pinback button for the 1996 Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival. Blue and pink text at the top reads [air jamaica]. Below the text, at the center of the pin, there are two depictions of saxophone and a guitar. The depictions are only partial drawings of the instruments. Underneath the depictions, blue, black, purple, and green text reads [Jazz and Blues Festival]. Black text at the bottom of the button reads [In association with Jamaica's KLAS FM and the Jamaica Tourist Board / Oct. 17-20, 1996]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
    Place depicted
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Blues (Music)
    Holidays and festivals
    Jazz (Music)
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.29
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e14f0fab-3fe4-4318-bb97-7288f0b957b7
  • Pinback button for Tuff Gong

    Issued by
    Tuff Gong, Jamaican, founded 1970
    Subject of
    Bob Marley, Jamaican, 1945 - 1981
    Bob Marley and the Wailers, Jamaican, 1963 - 1981
    Date
    after 1970
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    A pinback button for Tuff Gong. The button background looks like a record with red and yellow stripes and a black circle at the center. Red and yellow block text at center reads [Tuff / Gong]. Black text on the left side read [Smile Jamaica / Bob Marley and the Wailers]. Black text on the right side read [Prod. by Bob Marley]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
    Place depicted
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Business
    Reggae (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.98
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bdc59adc-6fd8-49d8-aa2e-c16de39d1580
  • Program for a boxing match between Joe Frazier and George Foreman

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Foreman, George, American, born 1949
    Frazier, Joe, American, 1944 - 2011
    Date
    1973
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    ink on paper, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 12 × 9 1/8 × 1/8 in. (30.5 × 23.2 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A thirty-two page program for a boxing match between Joe Frazier and George Foreman. The front cover features stylized images of George Forman and Joe Frazier's faces. Black and gold type on front of program reads: [THE SUNSHINE SHOWDOWN / JOE / FRAZIER / UNDEFEATED CHAMPION / VS / GEORGE FOREMAN / UNDEFEATED NO.1 CHALLENGER / JAN. 22 1973 / NATIONAL STADIUM / KINGSTON / JAMAICA]. The interior features advertisements for Jamaica travel and business, messages from political figures, features on Jamaican sports/athletes, profiles of Frazier, Foreman and other boxers Percy Hayles, Al Ford, Bunny Grant.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    souvenirs
    programs
    Topic
    Athletes
    Boxing
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.89.7.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b8c2c30-addd-40db-a971-d3058fc13461
  • Nicodemus on the Mike, U-Brown on the Spliff

    Photograph by
    Lesser, Beth, Canadian
    Subject of
    King Sturmar Roots, Jamaican
    Nicodemus, Jamaican, 1957 - 1996
    U-Brown, Jamaican, born 1956
    Tenor Saw, Jamaican, 1966 - 1988
    Manjor Manzie, Jamaican
    General Jah Mikey, Jamaican
    Date
    1987; printed 2004
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 7/8 in. (22 × 32.7 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of the dancehall sound system King Sturmar Roots in Kingston, Jamaica. Nicodemus, who is wearing a red sweater vest and performing with a microphone, is pictured in the center. To his right, U-Brown is smoking, while Major Manzie, in a camouflage print shirt, looks on; two Heineken beers are on top of the turntable case in front of them. General Jah mikey is in the background,w earing a white hat. To the left of Nicodemus, a man in a pink and white striped shirt appears to be focusing on a turntable just out of frame, whileTenor Saw, standing behind them, looks to the camera. On the back is the photographer's signature and date along with an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the subjects and place.
    Place captured
    Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Eyejammie Hip Hop Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    African diaspora
    Musicians
    Photography
    Reggae (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.132.245
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Beth Lesser
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd521fa5103-c742-4676-aff5-cc407df92828
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