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Red, yellow, blue, and white Madras headdress
- Created by
- DODY, Guadeloupean, founded 1973
- Medium
- cotton, paper, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 1/2 × 10 × 10 1/2 in. (24.1 × 25.4 × 26.7 cm)
- Type
- headdresses
- Place made
- Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- A plaid headdress formed into a traditional Guadeloupian style. The red, blue, yellow, and white woven Madras style plaid cotton is formed and heat-set into a fixed structure with a portion rolled and gathered to fit over the crown of the head like a cap, and a decorative accordion-pleated fan reaching from ear to ear over the top of the head. The cap has a layer of medium-weight paper between the facing and lining Madras fabric to provide extra support. The raw edges of the fabric are hot-glued on the interior of the cap. A knot at the center back cap portion is also hot-glued, as is the back edge of the knot at the base of the fan. A manufacturer's tag reading "DODY" in white on a plaid ground is attached with a plastic tag to the proper left side of the fan near the cap.
- Topic
- African American
- African diaspora
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joanne Hyppolite
- Object number
- 2015.153
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pair of tété négresse style gold earrings with yellow stones
- Created by
- Louis Fritz, Guadeloupean, founded 1982
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (each): 1 3/8 × 1 × 7/8 in. (3.5 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm)
- Type
- earrings
- Place made
- Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- 1990s
- Description
- A pair of tété négresse style gold-colored earrings with fish hook clasps. Each earring is formed with four (4) consecutive circular layers that form a convex shape with the innermost layer being the pinnacle. This center layer is made from a single gold-colored metal bead that has a raised center nipple surrounded by a rounded cone with engraved stripes. The center bead is soldered to a second layer of five (5) gold-colored metal flower beads that have hollow centers with a single stamen protruding from the center. The layer is in turn soldered to the third layer, comprised of nine (9) of these same flower beads. The third layer is soldered to the fourth and outermost layer made from a ring of gold-colored metal resembling a ball chain, but with the back of this piece being flat. There is one rounded ball section protruding from the outermost layer with the looped portion of the clasp extending from it and attaching to a hook at the bottom center back.
- Topic
- African American
- African diaspora
- Beauty culture
- Clothing and dress
- Design
- Fashion
- Ornamentation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.32ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Adornment
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Ramparts, Volume 9, Number 4
- Published by
- Keating, Edward M., American, 1925 - 2003
- Subject of
- Ramparts, American, 1962 - 1975
- Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1948
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 15/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/8 in. (27.8 × 21.4 × 0.3 cm)
- Place depicted
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- October 1970
- Description
- A copy of Ramparts magazine, volume 9, number 4 from October 1970. The front cover of the magazine features a full page, color image of Felipe Luciano. He is featured looking to the left, wearing a beret with a button promoting the Young Lords Party. In the upper right corner of the image there is white text that reads: ["The Young Lords, / once a street gang, / have become the most / potent revolutionary / organization of / Puerto Rico youth / in the U.S."] Above the image is the mast head of the publication with text in blue, black, and red that reads: [October 1970 / How Harvard, Berkeley et al Set Up the Indonesian Massacre / Civil War in Ireland?; Middle Earth Art; $4 Woodstock.75¢ / Ramparts]. The interior of the magazine has black type on white paper and contains sixty-four pages.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1970 Ramparts Magazine, Inc. Permission required for use.
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- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Boat seat with spider web design from Ecuador
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Nazareno, Débora, Ecuadorian
- Owned by
- Juan García Salazar, Ecuadorian, 1944 - 2017
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 1/2 x 12 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. (14 x 32.7 x 37.5 cm)
- Type
- seating
- Place made
- Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Latin America, South America
- Date
- early 20th century
- Description
- A carved wooden boat seat with two legs and a concave center. The seat has a design etched into its surface of a spider web. A spider is at the center of the web.
- Topic
- African American
- African diaspora
- Art
- Craftsmanship
- Folklife
- Ornamentation
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Juan Garcia Salazar
- Object number
- 2008.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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John Carlos, Ph. D. Oral History Interview
- Subject of
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Carlos, John Wesley Ph. D., American, born 1945
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- East Texas State University, American, founded 1889
- Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944
- Created by
- Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:06:42
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- August 18, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.103.1a, 2011.174.103.1b, 2011.174.103.1c, 2011.174.103.1d, 2011.174.103.1e, 2011.174.103.1f, 2011.174.103.1g, 2011.174.103.1h, 2011.174.103.1i.
- John Carlos, Ph. D. discusses his childhood in Harlem, New York, the changes that he saw in Harlem with the widespread use of heroin and the splintering of families, and describes the disparities in education for black children when he was growing up. He remembers the influence of black leaders including Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Carlos was recruited to run track at East Texas State University, where he experienced racial discrimination and was treated poorly by his coach. He explains his protest at the 1968 Olympics, including the symbols that he and Tommie Smith employed to protest racial discrimination, and he describes the emotional impact that the protest had on him.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0103
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Athletes
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Families
- Olympics
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Social reform
- Track and field
- United States--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
- 2011.174.103.1a-i
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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El Young Lord, Volume 1, Number 5
- Published by
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Subject of
- Campos, Pedro Albizu, Puerto Rican, 1891 - 1965
- Zapata, Emiliano, Mexican, 1879 - 1919
- Jimenez, Jose Cha Cha
- Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican, founded 1922
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 18 × 11 9/16 in. (45.7 × 29.4 cm)
- Type
- newspapers
- Place depicted
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place made
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 2, 1971
- Description
- El Young Lord newspaper, volume 1, number 5 from July 2, 1971. The front cover of the newspaper has a dark plum colored, central rectangle covering the whole of the page. In the lower two-thirds of the cover is a drawn graphic of a profile portrait of Pedro Albizu Campos. The profile is stylized with dark areas and negative spaces creating the contours of the face. In the lower right corner is the artist's signature [ANTHONY]. Above the image in the upper left is black text in Spanish that reads: ["PARA QUITARNOS LA PATRIA / PRIMERO TIENEN QUE QUITARNOS / LA VIDA" / PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS / 1890-1965]. At the top is the mast head in black with white text that reads: [EL YOUNG LORD / LATIN LIBERATION NEWS SERVICE / OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE YOUNG LORDS / PUBLISHED WEEKLY / VOLUME 1 NUMBER 5 / 25 CENTS / MINISTRY OF INFORMATION / BOX 5024 / MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN 53204]. On either side of the mast head are black, graphic depictions of two men, the man on the left is Albizu Campos and the man on the right is Emiliano Zapata]. In the upper right quadrant above the central portrait and below the mast head is a black and white image of Jose Cha Cha Jimenez. The paper consists of fifteen pages in both English and Spanish.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Palante, Volume 2, Number 16
- Published by
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Subject of
- Palante, 1970 - 1972
- Roldán, Julio, American, died 1970
- Davila, Anibal, 1925 - 1970
- Moore, Raymond Lavon, American, 1945 - 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 17 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (43.8 × 29.2 cm)
- Type
- newspapers
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- December 11, 1970
- Description
- A copy of Palante newspaper, volume 2, number 16 with an orange, black, and white illustration on the front cover. The illustration depicts a police officer with the head of a pig, standing behind three graves. The graves have headstones with names listed from left to right [ANNiBAL / DAViLA/R. LAVON/MOORE / JULiO / ROLDAN]. In front of the graves is an open fourth grave in the lower right corner. The headstone for the fourth grave features large question mark. In the background is an exterior wall with a window behind the proper right shoulder of the police man. A man is seen with an arm raised outside the barred window, yelling. In the upper right quadrant is a pair of doors. At the top of front is the masthead, outlined in black, black type reads: [PALANTE / 25 / cents / LATIN REVOLUTIONARY NEWS SERVICE / YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The masthead features a silhouette of the logo of the Young Lords Party on the right side. The logo includes the text: [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON / YLP].The bottom of the front is a rectangle listing the volume and number, featured article titles, and date. The paper consists of twenty-three pages in both English and Spanish.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Prisons
- Resistance
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Palante, Volume 3, Number 8
- Published by
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Subject of
- Palante, 1970 - 1972
- Feliciano, Carlos, Puerto Rican
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican, founded 1922
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 17 1/8 × 11 1/2 in. (43.5 × 29.2 cm)
- Type
- newspapers
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- ca. 1970
- Description
- A copy of Palante newspaper, volume 3, number 8. The front cover has an orange background with a black and white photograph at its center. The photograph features protestors holding a large banner in the background with hand-painted text in black. The text is in Spanish and reads: [LIBeRTAD PaRa / CaRLOS FeLiCiAnO]. In front of the protestors is a Puerto Rican flag. Above and below the image is black, printed type that reads: [FREE / CARLOS FELICIANO / VOTE IN THE STREETS / MAY 16]. At the top of front is the masthead, outlined in black, with black type that reads: [PALANTE / 25 / cents / LATIN REVOLUTIONARY NEWS SERVICE / YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The masthead features a silhouette of the Young Lords Party logo on the right side. The logo includes type that reads: [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON / YLP]. The bottom of the front is a rectangle listing the volume and number and featured article titles. The interior consists of twenty-three pages in English and Spanish.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Justice
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Suffrage
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Palante, Volume 3, Number 17
- Published by
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Subject of
- Palante, 1970 - 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 17 1/8 × 11 9/16 in. (43.5 × 29.4 cm)
- Type
- newspapers
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- October 9, 1971
- Description
- A copy of Palante newspaper, volume 3, number 17. The newspaper is printed in both English and Spanish. One half of the paper reads one way and is all in Spanish, the other reads in the opposite direction and is in all English. One cover side has a photograph of a man in a crowd holding a sign with an image of the Lares flag of 1868 and a man lying on top with arms outstretched, facing upward. Surrounding the image and the central text is a thin, black, patterned border. Central type starts in the upper left and extends to the lower right and reads [THE / STRUGGLE / FOR / THE / LIBERATION OF PUERTO / RICO CONTINUES... / JOIN US ON OCT. 30]. At the top is the masthead, outlined in black, with black type that reads: [PALANTE / 25 / cents / LATIN REVOLUTIONARY NEWS SERVICE / YOUNG LORDS PARTY]. The masthead features a silhouette of the Young Lords Party logo on the right side. The logo includes type that reads: [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON / YLP]. The bottom of the front is a rectangle listing the volume and number, featured article titles, and date. The interior consists of twenty-three pages.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Freedom
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Palante, Volume 4, Number 24
- Published by
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Subject of
- Palante, 1970 - 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 16 13/16 × 11 11/16 in. (42.7 × 29.7 cm)
- Type
- newspapers
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- November 8, 1972
- Description
- A copy of Palante newspaper, volume 4, number 24. One half of the paper reads one way and is all in Spanish, the other reads in the opposite direction and is in all English. The middle page, a layout of all different photographs with a Spanish and English caption that reads: [Nixon You Liar, Sign The Ceasefire!]. One of the covers features a photograph of protestors. In the middle of the crowd is a banner with hand-painted text in Spanish. Above the photograph, in the upper half of the page, is large block type that reads: [PEACE IN VIETNAM OR / MORE OF NIXON'S LIES? / (SEE page 2) / At Home / (SEE PAGE 3) / Thousands Marched on Nov. 4]. At the top is the masthead, outlined in black, with black type that reads: [Puerto Rican Revolutionary Workers Organization / PALANTE / 25 / cents / (YOUNG LORDS PARTY) / Vol. 4 No. 24 New York Nov. 8 - Nov. 21, 1972 Bi-Monthly]. The masthead features a silhouette of the Young Lords Party logo on the left side. The logo includes type that reads: [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON / YLP]. The bottom is a rectangle listing the volume and number, featured article titles, publisher information and postage. The interior consists of twenty-three pages.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Resistance
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.109.7.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Suit worn by Tommie Smith for the 1968 US Olympic Opening Ceremony
- Manufactured by
- Palm Beach, American, founded 1922
- Worn by
- Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944
- Medium
- unidentified fiber with polyester, felt, plastic , metal, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W (.1 Jacket): 33 1/4 × 19 in. (84.5 × 48.3 cm)
- H x W (.2 Pants (folded)): 46 × 14 in. (116.8 × 35.6 cm)
- H x W (.2 Pants (open)): 46 × 16 1/4 in. (116.8 × 41.3 cm)
- Type
- jackets
- pants
- Place used
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- Jacket and pants from the 1968 Olympics Opening Ceremony.
- .1 A red suit jacket with notched lapels. There are two button holes on the front on the proper left side. There are two buttons to the proper left of the button holes. There is are two buttons on each of the sleeves and two pockets with flaps, one on either side of the jacket near the waist.
- There is a navy felt patch on the proper left side below the breast pocket. It has designs in several different color threads. On the outer edges of the patch there are two gold olive branches, one on either side. In between the branches, at the bottom of the patch, it reads [U.S.A.]. In the center of the patch there is a shield trimmed in gold thread. The top of the shield is blue and has a white shape inside. Inside the white shape are the five (5) interlocking Olympic rings in blue, gold, black, green, and red. The bottom half of the shield has seven (red) red and six (6) white alternating vertical lines, trimmed in gold. Coming out of the top of the shield are two (2) flag poles, one crossed over the other. The American flag is on the proper right side and is backwards. The Mexican flag is on the proper left side and is facing the proper direction.
- The inside of the jacket is lined in red shiny polyester. There is a black manufacturer's label sewn into the proper left side where the pocket it. It reads [TAILORED BY / Palm Beach (R)] in yellow. There is a slit on either side of the jacket at the bottom. There are some loose threads on the inside of the jacket.
- .2 A pair of white pants with black vertical pinstripes. The stripes along the waistband are horizontal. There is a metal fastener in the front of the pants along with a button and button hole and a white plastic zipper. There are several belt loops along the waistband. There is a pocket without a flap on either side of the pants. There are some loose threads and runs in the fabric as well as some spots and stains. There is a white tag inside the waistbands of the pants.
- Topic
- African American
- Athletes
- Olympics
- Track and field
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tommie and Delois Smith
- Object number
- 2016.110.1.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Track cleats worn by Tommie Smith for the 1968 Olympics
- Manufactured by
- PUMA, German, founded 1948
- Worn by
- Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944
- Medium
- suede, rubber, leather, metal, Velcro (TM), and ink
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a: left cleat): 3 1/2 × 4 × 11 in. (8.9 × 10.2 × 27.9 cm)
- H x W x D (b: right cleat): 3 1/2 × 4 × 11 in. (8.9 × 10.2 × 27.9 cm)
- Type
- cleats
- sports uniforms
- Place used
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A pair of Tommie Smith's track cleats.
- The main parts of the shoes are made of a red suede. There are off white stripes on both sides of the shoes. The stripes are wider near the fronts of the shoes and get thinner as the move towards the backs of the shoes. There is off white trim around the tops of the shoes. There is an off-white leather section on the fronts of the shoes with four straps attached to a piece of Velcro. There is an off-white shape on the backs of the shoes above the heels.
- The top 1/4 of the bottoms of the shoes are off white suede with seven (7) metal spikes. There are some dark areas of discoloration around the spikes. The bottom 3/4 is a yellow textured leather.
- There are some loose threads on the straps of the shoes. The soles of the shoes are off white. There are blue numbers stamped along the insides of the shoes. They are a size 10 1/2 and there are several other numbers that follow.
- Topic
- African American
- Athletes
- Clothing and dress
- Olympics
- Track and field
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tommie and Delois Smith
- Object number
- 2016.110.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Clothing-Historical
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Travel bag used by Tommie Smith for the 1968 Olympics
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944
- Medium
- leather, cotton, plastic, metal, and ink
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 3/4 × 18 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (29.8 × 47 × 19.1 cm)
- Type
- bags (containers)
- Place used
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A 1968 Olympic travel bag.
- The navy bag has rounded corners on the top. The front panel of the bag and the back panel of the bag are trimmed in white. There is a metal zipper going along the top center of the bag. The zipper pull reads [TALON] and has vertical grooved lines. On the front of the bag and the back of the bag there are two metal rings. There is a white plastic handle connected to them. There is text screen-printed on both sides of the bag. It reads [USA] in red with a white outline and [OLYMPIC TEAM] in white underneath. Some of the text has scratches and smudges. There are also some spots on other areas of the bag and on the handles.
- There is a white faded rectangle on the back of the bag in the top proper right corner. Tommie Smith's autograph appears in black ink. The bottom of the bag has six (6) metal rivets, three along the front and three along the back.
- Topic
- African American
- Athletes
- Olympics
- Track and field
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tommie and Delois Smith
- Object number
- 2016.110.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Bartering Home Grown Produce
- Created by
- Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- 1950s
- Caption
- Bartering Home Grown Produce - Mexico City Market Place, 1950's
- Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 158.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of bartering over produce at an open-air market in Mexico City.
- Topic
- African American
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family
- Object number
- 2010.74.123
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Joe Schwartz
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- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Letter to Charles Humbert Marie Vincent signed by Toussaint Louverture
- Written by
- Unidentified
- Signed by
- Louverture, Toussaint, Haitian, 1743 - 1803
- Received by
- Vincent, Charles Humbert Marie, French, 1753 - 1831
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 39 x 23 x 2 in. (99.1 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm)
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Place made
- Cap-Haïtien, Nord, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place used
- France, Europe
- Date
- October 21, 1797
- Caption
- Toussaint Louverture campaigned tirelessly on behalf of slaves during the Haitian Revolution, and his actions helped push France to abolish slavery in all its colonies in 1794. He wrote this letter in response to a speech in French parliament calling for slavery's restoration on Saint-Domingue. He warned the French that he would fight for Haitian independence if France ever revoked abolition.
- Description
- A letter signed by Toussaint Louverture to Charles Humbert Marie Vincent from Cap-Français (now Cap-Haïtien), Haiti, on October 21, 1797. The text itself was recorded by a scribe as Louverture's written French was limited, though the content comprises his own thoughts. At the top of the first page is pre-printed letterhead for Toussaint Louverture, Chief General of the Army of Saint-Domingue. The letter is handwritten in black ink on the front and back sides of two (2) sheets of paper. The contents of the letter are in regards to ongoing conflicts in the French colony of Saint Domingue, later the free nation of Haiti, and military leader Louverture's dissatisfaction with a speech given in the French parliament earlier in 1797 in which Viénot de Vaublanc spoke against abolition and people of African descent as uncivilized.
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Correspondence
- Freedom
- Government
- Justice
- Military
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.26.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- public domain
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- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Resurrection City: Untitled
Photograph of six men advocating for more and better housing- Photograph by
- Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 15/16 in. (21.9 × 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968; printed September 2017
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of six men standing and looking towards the camera. Several of the men to the left of frame hold a sign that reads [Bridgeton N. J. / Want more better / housing]. The man third from the right wears a striped shirt and two pinback buttons, one with the image of JFK and the other reading [POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN / PUERTORRIQUEÑOS MARCHAN and carries the Puerto Rican flag in his pocket. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Housing
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Resurrection City: Untitled
- Photograph by
- Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 9 in. (32.8 × 22.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968; printed September 2017
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man wearing a shirt and tie and smoking a cigarette. The man wears his jacket over his head. A partially obstructed pinback button attached to his shirt or jacket reads [WE MOURN OUR LOSS / 1925 / 1968 / ROBERT F. KENNEDY] with an image of Kennedy appearing at center. The man holds a small flag of Puerto Rico in his right hand. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Black Power
- Designed by
- Rostgaard, Alfredo, Cuban, 1943 - 2004
- Published by
- Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Cuban, founded 1966
- Subject of
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22 x 13 in. (55.9 x 33 cm)
- Type
- color lithographs
- Place printed
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- Large color lithographic poster published by The Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, African and Latin America (OSPAAAL) with the message "Retaliation to Crime: Revolutionary Violence" written in English, French, Spanish and Arabic below an illustration of a red-eyed black panther with its teeth bared and the words "Black Power" inside its open jaw.
- Topic
- African American
- African diaspora
- Art
- Graphic design
- International affairs
- Justice
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.17.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Solidarity with the African American People
- Illustrated by
- Douglas, Emory, American, born 1943
- Designed by
- Abreu, Lazaro, Cuban
- Published by
- Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL), Cuban, founded 1966
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 21 x 14 in. (53.3 x 35.6 cm)
- Type
- color lithographs
- Place printed
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- Large color lithographic poster published by The Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, African and Latin America (OSPAAAL) with the title "Solidarity with the African American People, August 18, 1968" written in English, French, Spanish and Arabic above an illustration of an African American man and female wearing black berets and holding semi-automatic weapons.
- Topic
- African American
- African diaspora
- Art
- Graphic design
- International affairs
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.17.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pinback button promoting Solidarity with the People of Guatemala
- Attributed to
- Guatemala News and Information Bureau, American
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 1 cm)
- Place depicted
- Guatemala, Latin America, North and Central America
- Date
- late 20th century
- Description
- Round pin-back button featuring a pink silhouette of a woman, a yellow silhouette of a man, and a green and orange bird in flight. Red type circles central imagery and reads, [SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF GUATEMALA]. Border of button's back has black type on all sides that reads, [GNIB P.O. BOX 28594 OAKLAND, CA. 94604].
- Topic
- African American
- International affairs
- Justice
- Politics (Practical)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.52
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture