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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.
- Transcription Center Status
- 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
- 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
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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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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.
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Slavery in the West Indies
- Written by
- Wilberforce, William, British, 1759 - 1833
- Macaulay, Zachary, British, 1768 - 1838
- Published by
- Greenwood Press, Inc., American, 1967 - 2008
- Date
- 1823; republished 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product), cardboard, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 5/8 in. (22.5 × 14.5 × 1.6 cm)
- Description
- A 148-page hardbound book entitled Slavery in the West Indies. The entire cover is made of a brown woven material. The front and back covers are blank. The spine reads [SLAVERY IN THE WEST INDIES] vertically and includes the Negro Universities Publishing logo at the bottom. All text on the spine is gold. The original publication of this volume was in 1823. This book was reprinted in 1969 by Negro Universities Press, a division of Greenwood Publishing Press.
- This book is composed of two separate essays compiled into one volume, as noted on the Contents page. The first essay is “An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire, in Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies” written by William Wilberforce. The second essay is “Negro Slavery ; Or, a View of Some of the More Prominent Features of That State of Society, as It Exists in the United States of America and in the Colonies of the West Indies, especially Jamaica” by Zachary Macaulay.
- There are no inscriptions or signatures anywhere on the object.
- Place depicted
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Place printed
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- England, Europe
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- Antislavery
- British colonialism
- Caricature and cartoons
- Colonialism
- Law
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.261
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The 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
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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
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The Negro Worker Vol. 2 No. 6
- Published by
- The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937
- Edited by
- Padmore, George, Trinidadian, 1903 - 1959
- Subject of
- Communist International, 1919 - 1943
- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in. (22.5 x 16 cm)
- Description
- A black ink on yellowed paper pamphlet. At center on the front cover there is a black and white photograph of a white colonial governor with four African tribal chiefs with the caption [Colonial Governor and Native Chiefs - The King's African "Monkeys"]. Below the caption in large, bold text is [DOWN WITH THE WHITE IMPERIALISTS / AND THEIR BLACK AGENTS! / LONG LIVE THE FREEDOM OF AFRICA / AND THE COLONIES!]. The interior consists of thirty-one pages of articles and photographs. The back cover has an illustration of a man over a globe breaking chains.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Place made
- Hamburg, Germany, Europe
- Place depicted
- Guyana, Caribbean, South America
- Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, South America
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- England, Europe
- Place depicted
- Liberia, West Africa, Africa
- Kenya, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Colonialism
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Labor
- Mass media
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Politics (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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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.
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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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.34.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown-Restrictions Possible
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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
- 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
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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 ViewConcourse 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.317a-g
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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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
- 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
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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 ViewConcourse 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.5.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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 ViewCommunity/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
- 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
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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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.132.245
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Beth Lesser