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  • Letter from J.J. Davis and the International F. & A. M. Masons

    Created by
    International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. and Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1950
    Subject of
    International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. and Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1950
    Banks, William Venoid, American, 1903 - 1985
    Signed by
    Davis, J. J.
    Date
    1950-1957
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    Form letter from the International F. & A.M. Masons. The letter is printed in black ink on International F. & A.M. Masons letterhead printed in blue. It is addressed [Dear Friend:] and begins [International Masons is making a special appeal to get the cooperation of ministers. With the cooperation of these ministers we can provide financial aid for you and job opportunities, for our people.] The letter encourages distributing enclosed leaflets [not included]. The letter is signed by J.J. Davis, Executive Secretary, and also lists William V. Banks, founder. The paper has two crease lines from being folded. The reverse is blank.
    Place made
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    form letters
    Topic
    Correspondence
    Freemasonry
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5daa0f124-4ea2-4246-ade2-6e1265e1f1a1
  • Architectural template by Haworth, Inc. owned by John Chase

    Manufactured by
    Haworth, Inc., American, founded 1948
    Owned by
    Chase, John S., American, 1925 - 2012
    Date
    1984
    Medium
    ink, plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 × 7 1/8 in. (15.2 × 18.1 cm)
    Description
    Architectural plumbing fixture template by Haworth, Inc. owned by John Chase. The off-white template has black printed text and cut out areas in various shapes. The plastic is partially transparent. The right side of the template has [HAWORTH] with linear detailing in red. Along the top edge are ruler measurements. There are sections for plan views to 1/4 and 1/8 scale and elevation to 3/8 scale. There are bordered sections for “Unitek electronic support.” The plastic has three (3) holes along the bottom edge, possibly to secure the template in a binder ring. The reverse is blank, with the printed text visible through the plastic.
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Tools and Equipment-Occupational
    Type
    templates
    Topic
    Architecture
    Building Arts
    Design
    Labor
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Drucie Rucker Chase
    Object number
    2018.69.3.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1984 Haworth, Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d7bc205a-982f-47ce-8157-bd8616a8d4f0
  • Straw hat owned by Rosa Parks

    Manufactured by
    Michelle
    Owned by
    Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
    Subject of
    Women In Community Service, founded 1967
    Date
    1960s-1980s
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    2018.31.4.2a: straw and chiffon
    2018.31.4.2b: metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Hat (2018.31.4.2a)): 4 1/2 × 12 1/4 × 10 in. (11.4 × 31.1 × 25.4 cm)
    L x W (Pin (2018.31.4.2b)): 3 × 1/2 in. (7.6 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    A straw hat with a chiffon band (2018.31.4.2a) and pin (2018.31.4.2b) owned by Rosa Parks. The straw hat is light in color and has a brim that is longer in the front than in the back. The edge of the brim is fairly thick. Around the base of the hat is a cream colored chiffon band. The chiffon band is pinned with a Women In Community Service (WICS) metal pin that is gold in color. The pin is long and thin. The top of the pin has [Women In Community Service] arced over a circle with a tear drop shape at center. [WICS] is below the circle. The interior of the hat has white and red manufacturer's label reading [Michelle].
    Place used
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    hats
    Topic
    Activism
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Clothing and dress
    Social reform
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the Library of Congress
    Object number
    2018.31.4.2ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd027853-43f1-4981-a3a3-50da8f3c45ca
  • Photographic slide of National Coalition of Black Lesbian and Gays (NCBLG) sign

    Photograph by
    Dr. Simmons, Ron, American, 1950 - 2020
    Subject of
    National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, American, 1978 - 1990
    Rev. Dr. McCoy, Renee, American, born 1951
    Date
    1988
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)
    Description
    A color photographic slide depicting the logo for the National Coalition for Black Lesbians and Gays on the door of their office in Detroit. The letters [N.C.B.L.G.] are printed in a large bold red typeface with white shadows to the left of each. Below the acronym, [RENEE McCOY EXEX. DIRECTOR] is printed in a slightly smaller font without the white shadows. A red rectangle borders the logo. On the left side of the front of the slide's white encasement, [SEP 88W03] is printed in black and the number [6] is printed on the right. The back of the slide's encasement has the words [Ektachrome SLIDE] at the bottom and a blue Kodak logo at the top with [PROCESSED BY KODAK] printed inside it. The back of the encasement is black and is secured with gray rivets instead of black ones.
    Place depicted
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Ron Simmons Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Archival Collections
    Type
    color slides
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Sexuality
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ron Simmons
    Object number
    TA2019.38.1.1.1.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ron Simmons
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dbbd89f8-f619-4c93-b0f1-5be711e554e2
  • The Prince of Colored Preachers: The Remarkable Story of Charles Albert Tindley of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Written by
    Rev. Tindley, Elbert Thurwalden, American, 1899 - 1951
    Printed by
    Schultz Printing Company, American
    Subject of
    TIndley, Charles Albert, American, 1851 - 1933
    Date
    1942
    Medium
    ink on paper, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 7 × 5 1/8 × 3/16 in. (17.8 × 13 × 0.4 cm)
    Description
    Paperback copy of a book titled The Prince of Colored Preachers. The cover is orange with a rectangular cut out in the center so the photograph of Charles Albert Tindley on the first page is visible. The title is printed in black at the bottom of the front cover. The book is a biography of Tindley written by his youngest son, E. T. Tindley with an introduction by Frank S. Hemingway. The price is listed as twenty-five (25) cents. The book has thirty-six (36) pages with two staples. The back cover is blank.
    Place printed
    Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Literature
    Men
    Preaching
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.40.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    ©Professor E.T. Tindley. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a0307ba-e378-4d4c-a244-5f0b4471e8d4
  • Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2

    Published by
    Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
    Edited by
    Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
    Owned by
    Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
    Date
    October 1970
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)
    Description
    Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2. The cover has black printed text at the top and graphics below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / -GAZINE] with [OCTOBER 1970 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [CARS FOR 1971: / DETROIT’S NEW DIRECTION / TASTE TREATS / FROM THE SANDWICH BOARD / HEALTH PARK IN HARLEM: / THE COMMUNITY HAS ITS WAY]. The front cover has a vibrant graphic showing a boy in a colorful outfit holding an animal, possibly a goat, above his head. There are spiral and floral designs on the animal, labeled George. Between the legs of the central figure is yellow text [as / George / grew tired / he was / carried by / the boy]. On the left is a yellow semicircle with spherical detailing and text which reads [Black Folklore: / Tall Tales from Africa / & the New World]. To the right is another semicircle with interior blue, red, and white rays and an animal lying on its back. The image has other motifs, including hearts, triangles and geometric shapes, and eyes. The cover art is by Fred Steffen. The lower right corner reads [BLACK FOLKLORE/PAGE 8]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has a Viceroy cigarettes advertisement. The magazine has thirty-six (36) pages.
    Place printed
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Business
    Folklife
    Mass media
    Transportation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.17.11.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1970. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b065c0ac-d369-40ba-bc72-d4e832613aaa
  • The Crisis, Vol. 14, No. 4

    Edited by
    W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
    Subject of
    The Crisis, American, founded 1910
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Persons, Ell, American, died 1917
    Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
    Illustrated by
    Farrow, William McKnight, American, 1885 - 1967
    Written by
    Talbert, Mary Burnett, American, 1866 - 1923
    Watkins, Lucian B., American, 1878 - 1920
    Johnson, Georgia Douglas, American, 1880 - 1966
    Date
    August 1917
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 × 6 3/4 in. (25.4 × 17.1 cm)
    H x W (Open): 10 × 13 1/2 in. (25.4 × 34.3 cm)
    Description
    August 1917 issue of The Crisis Magazine.
    The front cover features a color, full page, art nouveau style design with an illustration of a young man and a young woman in front of a landscape with a lake or river inset into a circle and flanked by vines with leaves and grapes. At top is [THE CRISIS] and set into the design below the illustration is [VACATION / NUMBER / AUGUST, 1917: 10 CENTS A COPY]. [W.M. FARROW] is set into the bottom center of the design.
    The interior contents consist of [PICTURES] listed as [COVER. / SCENES FROM IDLEWILD / SHADOWS OF LIGHT / MEN OF THE MONTH], [ARTICLES] listed as [CONCERNING THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL. By Mary B. Talbert / IDLEWILD / THE BEST SUMMER I EVER SPENT. By H.H. Thweatt / THREE POEMS By Lucian B. Watkins / LAUGHING IN AND OUT. A Poem. By Edward Ide / "GRAY EYES." A Story. By "Jack Howard." Part II / TEARS AND KISSES. A Poem. By G. Douglas Johnson] and [DEPARTMENTS] listed as [EDITORIAL / THE LOOKING GLASS / NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE / MEN OF THE MONTH / THE HORIZON]. The Editorial section includes articles titled "The World Last Month," "Roosevelt," "The Present," and "Team Work," among others. The "Through the Looking Glass" department has several pages devoted to an article titled [THE RIOT IN EAST ST. LOUIS]. The photographs in the "Shadows of Light" section include several images of South African laborers in France, sports teams, and military photographs from the war. The NAACP consists of an article titled [THE LYNCHING AT MEMPHIS] about the lynching of Ell Persons. The feature article is about Idlewild, a vacation resort in Michigan. There are advertisements, photographs, and illustrations throughout.
    There are approximately 50 pages.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    France, Europe
    South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
    East Saint Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Idlewild, Lake County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Anacostia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Anti-Lynching Movement
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Associations and institutions
    British colonialism
    Business
    Civil rights
    Colonialism
    Education
    Labor
    Literature
    Lynching
    Mass media
    Military
    Poetry
    Race relations
    Race riots
    Recreation
    Social life and customs
    Social reform
    Travel
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    World War I
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.15.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd595dd871c-44a5-4991-90d6-78d666cf3e94
  • The A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review: Volume LV, No. 3

    Created by
    African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
    Edited by
    Bishop Taylor, James Clair, American, 1893 - 1954
    Used by
    Rev. Clarence Lowe, Barbadian American, 1893 - 1974
    Date
    July 1945
    Medium
    ink on paper, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 1/8 × 6 15/16 × 3/16 in. (25.7 × 17.6 × 0.5 cm)
    Description
    Periodical of the A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review. The blue cover has a black border with a cross design. Below the title is a list of topics in this issue which begins with [The Church of Christ in / the New Testament / J. Leonard Farmer]. The booklet is fastened with two (2) staples. The title and year is printed in black on the spine. The back cover has [CLIFTON PRINTING, CO., INC.] printed in the center and a mailing label addressed to Rev. Clarence Lowe in the upper left.
    Place made
    Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    periodicals
    Topic
    Communication
    Religion
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.40.61
    Restrictions & Rights
    © A.M.E. Zion. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51a66d992-0e4a-48c8-a4b3-b8d1c8fa0f04
  • Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9

    Published by
    Tuesday Publications, Inc., American, 1965 - 1970s
    Edited by
    Evans, William Leonard Jr., American, 1914 - 2007
    Subject of
    National Teacher Corps, American, 1965 - 1983
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Owned by
    Robinson, Avis Collins, American, born 1954
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    May 1969
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 × 10 7/8 in. (33 × 27.6 cm)
    Description
    Edition of Tuesday Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 9. The cover has black printed text at the top and an image below. The text reads [NATIONAL / EDITION Tuesday / MAGAZINE] with [MAY 1969 · ISSUED MONTHLY] in the upper right corner. A list of topics discussed in the magazine is below this [THE INSIDE TRACK: / CAREERS & OPPORTUNITIES / THE NEGRO IN WORLD HISTORY / EMPIRE OF KUSH / ON THE GOLF TOUR / “OLD CHARLIE” KEEPS SWINGING]. The front cover has an image of students in a 6th grade classroom at the Woodward Elementary School in Detroit highlighting the national Teachers Corps effort. The photograph is by Jim Taylor. The lower right corner reads [THE TEACHERS CORPS: FINDING THE RIGHT DIRECTION/PAGE 6]. There are various articles and advertisements in the issue. The back cover has an Ultra Sheen Permanent Creme Relaxer advertisement. The magazine has thirty-six (36) pages.
    Place printed
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Advertising
    Business
    Education
    Golf
    Mass media
    Sports
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.17.11.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuesday Publications, Inc, 1969. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57cfdfaac-3a24-407d-a115-6d3ebe2c44cb
  • Ali, Berrien Springs, MI 1996

    Photograph by
    Iooss, Walter Jr., American, born 1943
    Subject of
    Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
    Date
    1996
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4714pixels × 5922pixels
    Description
    An image of Muhammad Ali in Berrien Springs Michigan in 1996. The image features Ali facing the left of the photograph wearing a polo shirt and long pants. He is standing with a bicycle in front of a large fence. His hands are on the bicycle’s handlebars and he is looking down towards the ground. Trees are visible in the background of the image.
    Place depicted
    Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Icons
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Athletes
    Boxing
    Photography
    Recreation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walter Iooss
    Object number
    2016.164.23
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Walter Iooss
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e160102-3ed1-4821-89c3-195871dd42a3
  • The A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review: Volume LVI, No.3

    Created by
    African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
    Edited by
    Bishop Taylor, James Clair, American, 1893 - 1954
    Used by
    Rev. Clarence Lowe, Barbadian American, 1893 - 1974
    Date
    1946
    Medium
    ink on paper, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 3/16 × 6 15/16 × 1/4 in. (25.9 × 17.6 × 0.6 cm)
    Description
    Periodical of the A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review. The red cover has a black decorative border. The top of the cover has a scroll graphic with the date of 1796 and a list of names. Below this is the title followed by [Summer Issue / SESQUICENTENNIAL YEAR / 1946]. The booklet is fastened with two (2) staples. The title and year is printed in black on the spine. The table of contents begins with [Bishops' Proclamation on the Sesquicentennial of the A.M.E. Zion Church]. The back cover has [CLIFTON PRINTING, CO., INC.] printed in the center and a mailing label addressed to Rev. Clarence Lowe in the upper left.
    Place made
    Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    periodicals
    Topic
    Religion
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.40.62
    Restrictions & Rights
    © A.M.E. Zion. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59d38e158-d3db-4d08-9dbb-47e58d0c88f3
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    Card photograph of three unidentified men wearing ribbons on their jackets

    Photograph by
    Poisson, Joseph H., 1864 - 1935
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Owned by
    Williams, Beatrice
    Date
    ca. 1900
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 3 13/16 × 3 3/4 in. (9.7 × 9.5 cm)
    H x W (image): 2 3/4 × 2 13/16 in. (7 × 7.1 cm)
    Description
    This black-and-white photograph by Joseph H. Poisson shows three (3) unidentified men who all wear dark suits, hats, and each have a wide ribbon attached to their proper left jacket lapel. Two men are seated with the third standing behind and between them, with his hands resting on their shoulders. The seated man on the left and the standing man both have light-colored ribbons with symbols printed in a darker color on them, while the man seated on the right has a plain dark-colored ribbon. The man on the right is clean-shaven, while the other two have mustaches. The photograph is mounted to a nearly square piece of pasteboard with an embossed frame design. The photographer's name and studio location are printed below the photograph. The reverse is blank. The photograph is from the album 2016.111.
    Place captured
    Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    card photographs
    gelatin silver print
    Topic
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of JoAnn Oxley Foster
    Object number
    2016.111.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50990c663-d6f9-4243-b6bf-3b627d0ab737
  • Episode 191: Craig Wilkins

    Produced by
    Cherry, Maurice, American
    Interview of
    Wilkins, Craig, American
    Subject of
    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, American, founded 1897
    Date
    May 15, 2017
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 58.25 minutes (3495 seconds)
    Description
    Episode 191 of the Revision Path podcast. The episode begins with host Maurice Chery welcoming the listeners, as the intro music plays in the background. He then thanks his sponsors: MailChimp, Hover and SiteGround and introduces the guest for that episode, Craig Wilkins. He also congratulates Wilkins on his award from the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt and notes that Wilkins is only the second African American to ever win the award.
    Some of the topics they discuss during the interview include, Wilkins’ early years in Chicago and undergraduate career in Detroit; projects Wilkins is currently working on, such as a piece he is writing about the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; how Wilkins got involved in architecture; design institutions such as AIGA and AIA; public interest designing; as well as hip hop architecture.
    Toward the end of the interview, Maurice Cherry asks Wilkins where the audience can find him, before thanking him and congratulating him. After the interview, Cherry thanks and advertises the sponsors. He also thanks the audience and asks them to leave positive ratings and reviews of the show. Then, he encourages them to become patrons of the show.
    Place made
    United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Architecture
    Civil rights
    Design
    Hip hop (Music)
    Urban life
    Urban planning
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
    Object number
    2019.47.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b24c51b-4603-4616-8beb-3382430a7c2e
  • Case for the key to the City of Detroit presented to Althea Gibson

    Owned by
    Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003
    Signed by
    Miriani, Louis C., American, 1897 - 1987
    Date
    May 19, 1961
    Medium
    cardboard
    Dimensions
    box lid: 8 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 7/16 in. (22.6 × 6 × 1.1 cm)
    box: 8 7/8 × 2 7/16 × 11/16 in. (22.5 × 6.2 × 1.7 cm)
    Description
    Case for the key to the city of Detroit. The case has a lid and a base. the inside of the lid has gold and black text that reads "This Key to the City of Detroit is presented to / Althea Gibson / Honorary Citizen / May 19, 1961" Hand written in blue ink is "Louis C. Miriani." On the left side of the box lid is the seal for the City of Detroit.
    Place used
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    Type
    commemoratives
    Topic
    Athletes
    Tennis
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donald Felder and family
    Object number
    2014.205.4.2ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5281c6c3d-2e28-480f-b162-377704f78bab
  • Advertisement card for a revival featuring the Cleveland Colored Quintet

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Cleveland Colored Quintet, American
    Date
    1947
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (8.2 × 14 cm)
    Description
    An advertising card for a performance by the Cleveland Colored Quintet with Mrs. Lacy in Detroit, Michigan. The card has a photo of the music group along the top left. The five (5) men are photographed from the chest up in a line and all wear suit jackets and ties. Text detailing the performance schedule and details about a revival at the First Church of the Nazarene is printed to the right and below the photo. The other side of the card has a typed address for Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Wager and has a postal office stamp dated October 15, 1947.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    advertising cards
    Topic
    Gospel (Music)
    Religion
    Religious groups
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.63.102.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eb462016-a8c0-486e-a589-ff917b571033
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    Albumen print of an unidentified woman

    Photograph by
    The Northland Studios, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Owned by
    Sullivan, Maxine, American, 1911 - 1987
    Date
    early 20th century
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper, paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (2013.46.29121a): 5 3/4 × 3 11/16 in. (14.6 × 9.4 cm)
    H x W (2013.46.29.121b): 8 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (21.7 × 14 cm)
    H x W (2013.46.29.c (Open)): 8 15/16 × 13 9/16 in. (22.7 × 34.4 cm)
    H x W (2013.46.29121c (Closed)): 8 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (22.5 × 14.9 cm)
    Description
    2013.46.29.121a: A black and white photograph of an unidentified woman. The woman is posed facing the left side of the photograph. Her head is turned toward the camera. She is wearing a dark dress and a long light colored necklace. The photograph is mounted in a black paper frame (2013.46.29.121b) and has a black paper cover (2013.46.29.121c)
    2013.46.29.121b: A black paper photograph mount. The back of the mount is blank.
    2013.46.29.121c: A black paper photograph cover. The cover has an inscription on the interior right flap that reads: [THE NORTHLAND STUDIO / CHICAGO / DETROIT / TOLEDO / CLEVELAND / PITTSBURGH / INDIANAPOLIS]. The back of the cover is blank.
    Place depicted
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
    Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Maxine Sullivan Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.29.121abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5543fa5d7-e4b7-46a7-a380-05f1c09a5928
  • Advertisement card for the Holiness Youth Crusade in Detroit, Michigan

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Cleveland Colored Quintet, American
    Date
    1947
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (8.2 × 14 cm)
    Description
    An advertisement card for a Youth Crusade event at The Detroit Institute of Arts Auditorium featuring the Cleveland Colored Quintet and the speaker Capt. James Deweerd. The card is printed in dark blue and orange ink with details about the event, including speakers and musical guests. The upper center of the car features a printed photo of the Cleveland Colored Quintet, shown standing in a straight line from the waist up, wearing suits and ties and holding instruments. The other side of the card has a printed address for the Wager Family of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, a one cent stamp, and a postal office stamp dated October 27, 1947.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    advertising cards
    Topic
    Advertising
    Gospel (Music)
    Religion
    Religious groups
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.63.102.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599067694-b402-40c3-8eaa-e7781a157934
  • The Institutes of English Grammar

    Published by
    William Wood & Company
    Written by
    Brown, Goold, American, 1791 - 1857
    Subject of
    Covert Consolidated School, American
    Date
    1867
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    ink on paper , leather
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 7 9/16 × 5 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (19.2 × 13.3 × 2.9 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 2 1/8 × 7 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (5.4 × 19.2 × 24.8 cm)
    Title
    Book from the Covert School
    Description
    A book bound in light colored leather. The book has plain covers with a minimally decorated spine. The spine has four (4) lines of gold embossing. Between the two top lines on the spine is a dark rectangle with gold lettering featuring the title: [BROWN'S / GRAMMAR / IMPROVED]. Inside front cover page has extended title, author information, and the publisher listed. [BROWN'S GRAMMAR IMPROVED. / THE / INSTITUTES / OF / ENGLISH GRAMMAR / METHODICALLY ARRANGED; / WITH / FORMS OF PARSING AND CORRECTING, EXAMPLES FOR PASSING, / QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINIATION, / FALSE SYNTAX FOR COR- / RECTION, EXERCISES FOR WRITING, OBSERVATIONS / FOR THE ADVANCED STUDENT, / METHODS OF ANALYSIS, / AND / A KEY TO THE ORAL EXERCISES: / TO WHICH ARE ADDED FOUR APPENDIXES. / DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES, AND PRIVATE LEARNERS. / BY GOOLD BROWN, / PRINCIPAL OF AN ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL ACADEMY, NEW YORK. / "Ne quis igitur tangquam parva fastidiat Grammatices elementa." -QUINTILIAN. / A NEW EDITION, / WITH EXERCIES IN ANALYSIS AND PARCING, / BY HENRY KIDDLE, A. M., / ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS, NEW YORK CITY. / NEW YORK: / WILLIAM WOOD & CO., 61 WALKER STREET. / 1867].
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Van Buren County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    books
    Topic
    Children
    Education
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Covert Historical Museum
    Object number
    2014.17.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5658b2713-0824-45d5-a8c8-c81fa132895c
  • Riot

    Written by
    Gwendolyn Brooks, American, 1917 - 2000
    Illustrated by
    Donaldson, Jeff, American, 1932 - 2004
    Published by
    Broadside Press, founded 1965
    Owned by
    Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
    Subject of
    AfriCOBRA, founded 1968
    Date
    1970
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    8 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/16 in. (21.5 × 14 × 0.4 cm)
    Description
    This is a paperback volume of poetry with black cover and the word "RIOT" in red san-serif typeface within a white irregular circle. The name "GWENDOLYN BROOKS" in white serif typeface are centered in the middle of the cover. The words "BROADSIDE PRESS $1.00" are visible in the lower left corner. On the back cover is a large black and white photograph of the author that fills two-thirds of the surface. The photograph depicts a woman with short hair, wearing a button down collared shirt. There is a dark window behind her. The remaining third of the cover shows text that read "RIOT/ is a poem in three parts, only one part of / which has appeared in print before. It arises from/ the disturbances in Chicago after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. / RIOT, BY GWENDOLYN BROOKS, $1.00/ BROADSIDE PRESS/ 12651 Old Mill Place Detroit Michigan 48238." On the frontispiece is a reproduction of a painting by Jeff Donaldson. It depicts two young men, both wearing white shirts and khaki pants. The taller man holds a small African statue in his right hand and presses his left hand up against a clear sheet of glass the stands between the him and the viewer. The younger man stands behind him and also presses his hand against the glass surface. The glass is indicated by a few semi-transparent vertical lines and several iterations of the word "glass" in various sizes across the surface of the painting. Beneath the image are the words ""Allah Shango," by Jeff Donaldson / This painting was the Purchase Award Winner at the exhibit "Black/ Expressions '69" at the Southside Community Art Center, Chicago."
    Place printed
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Literature
    Poetry
    Race discrimination
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.255
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Gwendolyn Brooks. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ffdb31e4-eb0c-4e5f-98d4-ba8f6b38060b
  • We Walk the Way of the New World

    Written by
    Madhubuti, Haki R., American, born 1942
    Printed by
    Broadside Press, founded 1965
    Owned by
    Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
    Date
    1970
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/16 in. (21.5 × 14 × 0.5 cm)
    Description
    This is a paperback volume of poetry titled "We Walk the Way of the New World" by Don L. Lee. The cover is black, with a large central image against a red, green and yellow mosaic background. Divided into three fields by black borders with brown and yellow triangles, the top field has the title in black letters, followed by a crescent moon and star. The middle field shows a drawing of an individual in profile, flanked by an African sculpture to the right and a large African mask to the left. The bottom field has the words "By Don L. Lee/ Broadside Press Detroit." In the bottom right corner of the cover are the numbers "$1.50."
    Place printed
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    books
    Topic
    African diaspora
    Poetry
    Race discrimination
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
    Object number
    2014.254.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1970 Haki Madhubuti. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5095e4be1-9292-437f-b560-23dc6061103c

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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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