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Broadside announcing the sale of enslaved persons in Mercer County, Kentucky
- Subject of
- Unidentified
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Bradshaw, Benjamin Sr., American, died 1836
- Bradshaw, Benjamin Jr., American, 1793 - unknown
- Robard's & Curd's Store, American
- Date
- 1836
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 11/16 × 10 9/16 in. (17 × 26.8 cm)
- Description
- Broadside announcing the sale of six or eight enslaved people in Mercer County, Kentucky. The broadside consists of printed black text on one side of a single sheet of yellowed paper. The broadside reads [Public Sale / Will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on hand, on / Tuesday the 14th day of June, / At Robard's & Curd's Store, about 3 miles from the mouth of Dick's river, Mercer county, Six or Eight likely NEGROES, to satisfy a decree or judgment of the Jessamine circuit court]. It was issued by [BEN. BRADSHAW, Exe'r. of B. BRADSHAW, Dec'd. and Agent for Curd's Heirs] and dated [June 6th 1836.].
- Place used
- Mercer County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- broadsides
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Finance
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pamphlet for Lowndes County Freedom Organization
- Published by
- Southern Conference Educational Fund, American, 1946 - 1981
- Created by
- Minnis, Jack H., American, 1931 - 2005
- Subject of
- Lowndes County Freedom Organization, American, founded 1965
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 15/16 × 8 9/16 in. (27.8 × 21.7 cm)
- Description
- This pamphlet depicts a black panther in a stalking pose. Centered on the page, it is surrounded by text that reads "VOTE / NOV 8 / LOWNDES COUNTY / FREEDOM / ORGANIZATION / The Story of the Development of an / Independent Political Movement / on the County Level/ 50 ¢."
- Place printed
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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John and Jean Rosenburg Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Rosenburg, John J. D., born 1931
- Rosenburg, Jean, American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Quakers, English, founded c. 1650
- National Socialist German Workers' Party, German, 1920 - 1945
- Wilmington College, American, founded 1870
- United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, American, founded 1957
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, American, founded 1908
- Duke University, American, founded 1838
- United States Air Force, American, founded 1947
- University of North Carolina School of Law, American, founded 1845
- Doar, John Andrew, American, 1921 - 2014
- Turnbow, Hartman, American, 1905 - 1988
- Voting Rights Act, American, founded 1965
- Appalachian Citizens' Law Center, American, founded 2002
- Date
- August 15, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:36:57
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.100.1a, 2011.174.100.1b, 2011.174.100.1c, 2011.174.100.1d, 2011.174.100.1e, 2011.174.100.1f, 2011.174.100.1g, 2011.174.100.1h, 2011.174.100.1i, and 2011.174.100.1j.
- Jean and John Rosenberg, J. D. begin this interview with recollections of their families' backgrounds. Jean learned about social issues as she was raised by a Quaker family in Pennsylvania, and John's family fled Germany under threat from the Nazis. Jean attended Wilmington College and became a research analyst for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. John grew up in Gastonia, North Carolina, where FBI agents kept tabs on his family, attended Duke University, served in the Air Force, and attended the University of North Carolina School of Law. He became an attorney with the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, which became effective after reorganization by John Doar. Much of this interview concerns Jean and John's work with the Civil Rights Division, including support for voter registration efforts in Georgia and Alabama, the investigation of the Hartman Turnbow case, in which a black activist was arrested for an arson attempt on his own home, and an effort to address a murder in Mississippi. John also addresses the effects of the Voting Rights Act in the South, the role of the lawyers in the Civil Rights Division in relation to the FBI and local law enforcement, and a variety of other cases and issues he dealt with. After retirement, the Rosenbergs founded the Appalachian Citizens Law Center.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0100
- Place collected
- Prestonburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Germany, Europe
- Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Law
- Military
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.100.1a-j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Walter Tillow Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Tillow, Walter, American, born 1940
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Harpur College, American, founded 1946
- Cornell University, American, founded 1865
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, American, founded 1936
- Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
- Date
- June 21, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 1:48:09
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.92.1a, 2011.174.92.1b, 2011.174.92.1c, 2011.174.92.1d, 2011.174.92.1e, 2011.174.92.1f, and 2011.174.92.1g.
- Walter Tillow discusses how he joined the Civil Rights Movement as a college student and how that led him into labor and leftist movements. He describes his childhood in New York City and the leftist politics of his parents, as well as how he learned about the Movement as a college student at Harpur College and as a graduate student at Cornell University. In 1963, he joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and moved to Fayette County, Georgia where he worked on voter registration drives. He later worked in the SNCC communication office in Atlanta. He describes in detail the movement for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. In 1965, he left the Movement to work for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) and he later worked for the Communist Party.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0092
- Place collected
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Fayette County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Mississippi Freedom Summer
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Labor
- Political organizations
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.92.1a-g
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Kay Tillow Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Tillow, Kay, American
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- University of Illinois, American, founded 1867
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Service Employees International Union, American, founded 1921
- Coalition of Labor Union Women, American, founded 1974
- Date
- August 14, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:12:48
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.99.1a, 2011.174.99.1b, 2011.174.99.1c, 2011.174.99.1d, and 2011.174.99.1e.
- Kay Tillow describes learning about the Civil Rights Movement as a student at the University of Illinois, where she got involved with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She remembers attending the trials of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) workers in Cairo, Illinois, and traveling to Ghana in 1962. When she returned to the United States in 1963 she participated in sit-ins in Atlanta, Georgia, and demonstrations in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She discusses her work with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1199, a hospital workers' union, and organizing victories in Pennsylvania. Tillow also discusses her role in the Coalition of Labor Union Women and her current work on health care reform.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0099
- Place collected
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Labor
- Medicine
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.99.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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The Courier-Journal Magazine June 5, 1988
- Written by
- Hill, Bob
- Illustrated by
- Unidentified
- Published by
- The Courier-Journal, American, founded 1868
- Subject of
- Oprah Winfrey, American, born 1954
- Rivera, Geraldo, American, born 1943
- Raphael, Sally Jessy, American, born 1935
- King, Larry, American, born 1933
- Donahue, Phil, American, born 1935
- Date
- June 5, 1988
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 9/16 × 10 1/8 × 1/16 in. (29.4 × 25.7 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 9/16 × 19 3/4 × 11/16 in. (29.4 × 50.2 × 1.8 cm)
- Description
- The Courier Journal Magazine from June 5, 1988. The front cover features color, illustrated caricatures of five (5) talk show hosts set against a blue background. The talk show hosts depicted include: Oprah Winfrey, Geraldo Rivera, Sally Jessy Raphael, Larry King, and Phil Donahue. Winfrey is centrally depicted from the waist up, with her body turned slightly towards the left edge of the magazine. She is wearing a purple dress, holding a microphone in her proper right hand, and has her proper left hand extended in front of her. Phil Donahue is depicted in the far right foreground. He is facing the right edge of the magazine. He is wearing a black suit, white collared shirt, and a red tie. His is leaning on his raised, proper left knee and is holding the microphone in both hands. To the left of Winfrey is Rivera. He is depicted facing the viewer and is wearing a brown suit, a white collared shirt, and a green tie. He is holding a microphone in his proper left hand. To the right of Rivera, and above Winfrey, is King. He is depicted from the shoulders up, wearing a blue collared shirt and large, black rimmed glasses. He is facing the viewer and is holding a microphone in his proper right hand. To the right of King, and above Winfrey and Donahue, is Raphael. She is depicted wearing a red dress and red rimmed glasses. She is facing the viewer and is holding both hands on either side of her head. The main cover line, in the bottom right corner of the front cover, is printed in red and black type in varying fonts that read, [TV TALK / SHOWS / SANE OR / PSYCHO?]. The mast head and date is printed in the top third of the magazine cover in black and orange text that reads, [The Courier-Journal / June 5, 1988 / MAGAZINE]. The interior pages are white with text, illustrations, black-and-white photographs, and color photographs. The cover article is printed on page ten (10). The back cover features an advertisement and coupons for Bonanza restaurants. This issue is twenty-four (24) pages.
- Place printed
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Actors
- Business
- Mass media
- Television
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Rhea L. Combs
- Object number
- 2017.72.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1988 The Courier-Journal. Permission required for use.
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Letter from Muhammad Ali to Khalilah Camacho-Ali
- Written by
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Owned by
- Ali, Khalilah, American, born 1950
- Subject of
- Muhammad Speaks, American, founded 1962
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- ca. 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (2018.75a): 8 11/16 × 8 9/16 in. (22 × 21.7 cm)
- H x W (2018.75b): 11 × 8 9/16 in. (28 × 21.7 cm)
- Caption
- In this letter, Muhammad Ali explains to then-wife Khalilah Camacho-Ali why he converted from Christianity to Islam. Ali publically converted to Islam in 1964.
- Description
- A letter written by Muhammad Ali to his wife, Khalilah Camacho-Ali. The letter is two pages in length and is written in cursive, in blue ink, on two (2) sheets of partially torn, unlined, white paper. The first page (2018.75a) describes a night in Louisville, Kentucky where he encountered a man selling the newspaper of the Nationa of Islam, Muhammad Speaks. He noted that it was the first time he had heard of the paper. The second page (2018.75b) continues from page one and goes on to say that the newspaper seller invited him to a meeting, and though he did not intend to go to the meeting, he did purchase a copy of Muhammad Speaks. The rest of page 2 describes a cartoon in the paper that depicted an enslaved person being punished for praying in Arabic and a white slave owner insisting that the enslaved person prays to Jesus. The back of both pages are blank.
- Place depicted
- Louisville, Kentucky, 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 Jonathan Eig and Khalilah Camacho Ali
- Object number
- 2018.75ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Muhammad Ali. Permission required for use.
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Manumission paper for Matilda and Cassandra Derickson
- Signed by
- Derickson, Charles, 1823 - 1912
- Subject of
- Derickson, Matilda, 1819 - 1910
- Derickson, Cassandra, born 1848
- Kenny, James M., American, born 1810
- Date
- 1849
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H X W: 12 3/8 × 7 5/8 in. (31.4 × 19.4 cm)
- H x W (Folded with note visible): 6 3/16 × 7 5/8 in. (15.7 × 19.4 cm)
- Description
- Handwritten manumission paper written in cursive in black in on white paper. The paper reads [I Charles Derickson of Nicholas County & State of Kentucky do herby emancipate & set free a Negro Woman Slave Matilda aged about 30 years & her child Cassandra aged about 7 months the Same purchased by one of James M. Kenny the 2nd day of January 1849. / Given under my hand and seal this 19th day of March 1849 / Charles his [mark made] mark Derickson / Attest F. Munger]. The back of the paper reads: [C. Derickson / -Emancipation deed / March 7. 1849.].
- Place used
- Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Type
- free papers
- Topic
- American South
- Emancipation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.59.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Street Musicians
- Photograph by
- Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1940s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 14 5/16 x 19 5/16 in. (36.3 x 49.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 x 15 15/16 in. (50.5 x 40.5 cm)
- Caption
- Street Musicians - East 6th Street, Kentucky, 1940's
- Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 74.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of street musicians playing a guitar, string bass, and third unseen instrument on the sidewalk.
- Place depicted
- Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
- Object number
- 2010.74.67
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Joe Schwartz
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Broadside for the sale of enslaved persons and other property of William Bland
- Printed by
- T. H. Gunter & Co., American
- Subject of
- Bland, William, American, 1765 - 1850
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1847
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard , metal and glass
- Dimensions
- framed: 11 x 14 x 1/2 in. (27.9 x 35.6 x 1.2 cm)
- H x W (unframed): 7 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. (18.7 x 24.8 cm)
- Caption
- People, Livestock, and Tools for Sale, 1847
- Enslaved people were traded no differently than a piece of farming equipment, livestock, or commodity crops. Slave traders and owners viewed the men, women, and children listed as inventory in this broadside as inhuman and lacking feeling, but they were loved by someone.
- Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
- Description
- A paper broadside advertising a public sale of enslaved people and other property owned by William Bland. The broadside has black text on yellowed paper. Some of the ink in the top right corner has bled and stained the paper. Additional marks and water stains appear throughout the advertisement. The broadside reads “PUBLIC SALE. / There will be sold to the highest bidder on the 26th / inst., at the residence of William Bland, sen., living 1 mile / from the Red Mills, the personal property of said bland. / 3 NEGRO MEN, 4 women, 1 boy, and some children, / 12 or 15 head of Horses, 1 yoke of Oxen, 25 or 30 / head of Cattle, 40 or 50 head of Sheep, 80 or 100 head / of Hogs, 1 five-horse Wagon, Farming Utensils of every / description. Also—a quantity of Wheat, Corn, Oats, Hay, / &c. Household & Kitchen Furniture, with many other / articles too tedious to mention. / All of the above property will be sold on a credit of 12 / months. Bond and good security will be required of the / purchasers. / L. BBLAND / JNO. A. RAIN, / E. H. BLAND, / Agents. / February 19, 1847. / T. H. Gunter & CO., Printers, Elizabethtown, Ky.”
- Place printed
- Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- broadsides
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.155.292
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Broadside for a reward for fugitive slaves George, Jefferson, Esther, and Amanda
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- January 20, 1840
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (26.7 x 19.4 cm)
- Description
- Text reads in part: "$1000 REWARD! Ran Away from the subscribers, on the night of the 5th inst. a NEGRO MAN named George, aged 22 or 23 years, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches in height--color, a dark black, a long or double head, had a variety of clothing, among which may be found a green frock cloth coat, with a black velvet collar, a low-crowned white silk hat. One negro BOY, aged 25 or twenty-six years . . . named Jefferson - - - he is a dark molatto [sic] . . . One negro girl, named ESTHER, . . . (nicknamed Puss) . . .a girl named AMANDA . . . " Posted by "Anderson Doniphan, Joseph Frazee, John D. Morford"; "Germantown, Mason Co. KY. 20th January 1840"
- Place depicted
- Germantown, Mason County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- broadsides
- Topic
- Advertising
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Identification card issued to Pullman porter Thomas McCord
- Created by
- Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1981
- Subject of
- McCord, Thomas, American, 1886 - 1967
- Date
- May 28, 1943
- Medium
- ink on printing paper and silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (5.7 x 9.5 cm)
- Description
- A Pullman Company identification card issued to Thomas McCord, Porter. The identification card includes: sex, height, weight, race, hair color, eye color, date of birth, and signature. It also includes McCord’s and the officer of support's signatures. There is a small picture of Thomas McCord in the bottom right corner of the front of the card.
- Place depicted
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Victor Young in memory of Thomas McCord, Louisville, Kentucky
- Object number
- 2010.31.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Training boxing gloves used and signed by Cassius Clay
- Created by
- Post Manufacturing Co.
- Worn by
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Date
- 1960
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- leather, cloth, thread
- Dimensions
- a: 10 1/4 x 6 x 3 7/8 in. (26 x 15.2 x 9.8 cm)
- b: 10 1/4 x 5 5/8 x 4 in. (26 x 14.3 x 10.2 cm)
- Description
- Dark red brown training boxing gloves worn by Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) and signed in Louisville, as indicated by the penned note inside the left glove near the wrist. Gloves are edged in faded yellow fabric and tied with dark, faded strings. Stitching throughout the glove is in white thread. On the outside fronts of both gloves below the wrist are manufacturer's labels. [POST / MANUFACTURING CO. / NEW YORK]. Inside the left glove, near the wrist, is a note in faded red ink. [SIGNED BY / CASSIUS CLAY/ Louisville / 1960]. Inside the right glove, near the wrist, is a note in blue pen [From / Cassius Clay / 1960]. Gloves are well worn and wrinkled. The right glove has dark discolorations near the top of the glove on the right side.
- Place used
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
- Type
- gloves
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.173.3ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Baseball bat used by Frank Robinson
- Manufactured by
- Hillerich & Bradsby Co., American, founded 1884
- Used by
- Robinson, Frank, American, 1935 - 2019
- Date
- 1973-1975
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 5/8 × 35 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (6.7 × 89.5 × 6.7 cm)
- Description
- Model R161 wood bat with black writing on side. Black type near center of bat reads, [LOUISVILLE SLUGGER® / 125 / HILLERICH & BRADSBY Co / MADE IN U.S.A. / LOUISVILLE, KY. / Powerized]. Type near end opposite of handle reads, [GENUINE / R161 / Frank Robinson / LOUISVILLE SLUGGER]. The bat is cracked one third of the way up from the handle.
- Place made
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- bats
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.120.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pass for Music Midtown used by Ira Tucker
- Created by
- Otto Printing & Entertainment Graphics, American, founded 1964
- Subject of
- Tucker, Ira Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
- Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928
- Date
- May 1, 1998
- Medium
- paper, plastic laminate, metal, nylon
- Dimensions
- H x W (Purple badge): 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.8 x 6.4 cm)
- L x W (lanyard): 21 x 5/16 in. (53.3 x 0.8 cm)
- Description
- An orange, nylon lanyard with a pass for the 1998 Midtown Music Festival, held in Atlanta, attached to it. The pass has an image of a microphone, and in a purple field below, the words "ARTIST / Coca-Cola/V103." The lanyard is an orange, fine-woven ribbon that bears a recurring logo and message "OSUUSPANKKI." Attached to the lanyard is an orange plastic ball.
- Place collected
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Dayton, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- passes (tickets)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
- Object number
- 2013.13.19.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Memorial Quilt for Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin
- Created by
- McCullin, Vivian Lucille, American
- Subject of
- Second Lieutenant McCullin, James L., American, 1919 - 1943
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- 99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
- Date
- after 1943
- Medium
- cloth and ink
- Dimensions
- H x W: 41 x 39 3/4 in. (104.1 x 101 cm)
- Description
- A quilt made in memory of Lt. James McCullin. The majority of the quilt's background is a tan fabric with a dotted blue floral design. The border of the quilt is navy blue fabric with a dotted tan floral design. In the center of the quilt is a printed photograph of James McCullin dressed as a World War II pilot. Around the portrait are triangular pieces of the blue fabric forming a sunburst pattern. Around the edges of the quilt are pieces of fabric with images and text printed on them. Many of these pieces are McCullin's personal documents such as his diploma, Army certification, and correspondence with the War Department concerning his disappearance in 1943. The images include the plane he flew, his grave, and the building named after him at Kentucky State University.
- Place depicted
- Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Italy, Europe
- Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the McCullin Family, in memory of Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin
- Object number
- 2013.52.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Letter to Giles Saunders from Samuel M. Fox concerning the slave trade
- Received by
- Saunders, Giles, American, 1810 - 1895
- Written by
- Fox, Samuel M., American, 1806 - 1864
- Date
- April 17, 1848
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 7/8 × 15 3/4 in. (25.1 × 40 cm)
- Description
- This letter was written in Madison County, Kentucky, on April 17, 1848, by Samuel M. Fox to Giles Saunders in Richmond, Virginia. Fox writes of his success in selling several enslaved people and about concerns of the prices for enslaved people around Lexington, Kentucky, due to the instability of the market price for cotton. The paper is folded in half with the right side having the correspondence and the left side the address. A postmark dated April 18 from Lexington, Kentucky, is stamped in blue ink over the address.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Tates Creek, Madison County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.174.3.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Letter to Samuel Fox from Giles Saunders regarding the slave trade
- Received by
- Fox, Samuel M., American, 1806 - 1864
- Written by
- Saunders, Giles, American, 1810 - 1895
- Date
- February 28, 1849
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 3/4 × 15 5/8 in. (24.8 × 39.7 cm)
- Description
- This letter was written in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 28, 1849, by Giles Saunders to Samuel Fox in Richmond, Kentucky. Saunders describes a recent sale of mules and notes, "I understand negroes is much hyer than last year" in reference to the market prices for enslaved people. The blue paper is folded in half with the letter on the right side and the address on the right side. A postmark dated February 28 from Charleston, South Carolina, is stamped in red ink above the address.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.174.3.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Letter to Giles Saunders from Samuel Fox regarding the slave trade
- Received by
- Saunders, Giles, American, 1810 - 1895
- Written by
- Fox, Samuel M., American, 1806 - 1864
- Date
- January 14, 1847
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 13/16 × 15 1/2 in. (24.9 × 39.4 cm)
- Description
- This letter was written in Richmond, Kentucky, on January 14, 1847, by Samuel Fox to Giles Saunders in Richmond, Virginia. The letter details the sale of enslaved people by Fox and his associates, including the recovery of one enslaved man who was loaned out for the use of a horse. There are also details regarding a customer dissatisfied with the purchase of two enslaved people. The paper is folded in half and the letter is written on the right hand side continuing onto the left side of the reverse. On the left hand side of the front is a list of names of enslaved people with monetary denominations. On the left hand side of the reverse is the address with a postmark dated January 16 from Richmond, Kentucky stamped in blue ink.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.174.3.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Letter to M. C. Taylor from T. Heatherly regarding the slave trade
- Received by
- Taylor, M. C.
- Written by
- Heatherly, T.
- Date
- December 19, 1840
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 7/8 × 15 5/8 in. (25.1 × 39.7 cm)
- Description
- This letter was written in Richmond, Virginia, on December 19, 1840 by T. Heatherly to Doctor M. C. Taylor in Richmond, Kentucky. The letter details Heatherly's trip by ship and rail from Charleston, South Carolina, to Richmond, Virginia. He speaks about an acquaintance who lost money through a crooked card game. At the end of the letter he lists current price ranges for young adult enslaved men and young adult enslaved women and notes, "young women are fetching a better price than any other description." He continues, "I think of dealing in women and children tho it will be very hard to get them home," meaning taking them from Virginia to Kentucky. The paper is folded in half with the letter written on the right hand side and continuing onto both sides of the reverse. The address is written on the left hand front side with a postmark dated December 21 in Richmond, Virginia.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Children
- Correspondence
- Domestic slave trade
- Fancy Girl trade
- Slavery
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.174.3.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions