Skip to main content
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Smithsonian
  • Visit

    Visit

    Get the latest information about timed passes and tips for planning your visit
    • Plan Your Visit
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Accessibility Options
    • Sweet Home Café
    • Museum Store
    • Museum Maps
    • Download Our Mobile App
  • Explore

    Explore

    Search the collection and explore our exhibitions, centers, and digital initiatives
    • Search the Collection
    • Exhibitions
    • The Curator Chats Series
    • Collection Stories
    • NMAAHC Digital Resources Guide
    • Blog
    • Many Lenses
    • Building
    • Museum Centers
    • Initiatives
    • Open Access
    • Publications
  • Learn

    Learn

    Online resources for educators, students, and families
    • Educators
    • Students
    • Adults
    • Early Childhood
    • Library
    • Talking About Race
  • Connect

    Connect

    Engage with us and support the Museum from wherever you are
    • Strategic Partnerships
    • Ways to Give
    • Volunteer
    • Internships & Fellowships
    • Contact
  • Events

    Events

    View a calendar of our public programs
    • Today at the Museum
    • Host an Event at NMAAHC
    • Upcoming Events
    • Ongoing Tours and Activities
    • Recent Events
  • About

    About

    Learn more about the Museum and view recent news
    • About the Museum
    • Leadership
    • Meet Our Curators
    • Founding Donors
    • Corporate Leadership Council
    • News
    • Image Files for Media Use
    • NMAAHC Annual Reports
  • Donate
  • Search

Search form

Collection Home

Collection Search Results

Search:
Filter:
Close Facet Modal
Basic Advanced
  • Topic
    • Photography 84 [-]
    • Education 58 [-]
    • Athletes 57 [-]
    • Track and field 52 [-]
    • Children 35 [-]
    • Urban life 32 [-]
    • Civil rights 24 [-]
    • Cvil Rights 23 [-]
    • Communities 22 [-]
    • U.S. History, 1961-1969 22 [-]
    • Nightlife 21 [-]
    • Comics and graphic novels 17 [-]
    • Race relations 17 [-]
    • Art 16 [-]
    • Race riots 15 [-]
    • Housing 14 [-]
    • Literature 14 [-]
    • Discrimination 13 [-]
    • Race 13 [-]
    • Graphic design 12 [-]
    • Jazz (Music) 12 [-]
    • Activism 11 [-]
    • Military 11 [-]
    • Politics 11 [-]
    • Religious groups 11 [-]
    • Social reform 10 [-]
    • Violence 10 [-]
    • Business 9 [-]
    • Dance 9 [-]
    • Agriculture 8 [-]
    • Entertainers 8 [-]
    • Men 8 [-]
    • Singers (Musicians) 8 [-]
    • Segregation 7 [-]
    • U.S. History, 1969-2001 7 [-]
    • Religion 6 [-]
    • Theatre 6 [-]
    • Fashion 5 [-]
    • Suffrage 5 [-]
    • American South 4 [-]
    • Correspondence 4 [-]
    • Domestic life 4 [-]
    • HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) 4 [-]
    • Labor 4 [-]
    • Poverty 4 [-]
    • U.S. History, 1953-1961 4 [-]
    • Women 4 [-]
    • Youth 4 [-]
    • African American - Latinx Solidarity 3 [-]
    • Associations and institutions 3 [-]
    • Baseball 3 [-]
    • Communication 3 [-]
    • Cooking and dining 3 [-]
    • Families 3 [-]
    • Freemasonry 3 [-]
    • Gender 3 [-]
    • Identity 3 [-]
    • Instrumentalists (Musicians) 3 [-]
    • LGBTQ 3 [-]
    • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 3 [-]
    • Mass media 3 [-]
    • Mississippi Freedom Summer 3 [-]
    • Music 3 [-]
    • Musicians 3 [-]
    • Sexuality 3 [-]
    • Actors 2 [-]
    • Amusements 2 [-]
    • Band (Music) 2 [-]
    • Clothing and dress 2 [-]
    • Drama (Theatre) 2 [-]
    • Family 2 [-]
    • Football 2 [-]
    • Hip hop (Music) 2 [-]
    • Labor unions 2 [-]
    • Language 2 [-]
    • Latin jazz (Music) 2 [-]
    • Law 2 [-]
    • Local and regional 2 [-]
    • Medicine 2 [-]
    • Oratory 2 [-]
    • Play 2 [-]
    • Poor People's Campaign 2 [-]
    • Popular music 2 [-]
    • Preaching 2 [-]
    • Recreation 2 [-]
    • Rhythm and blues (Music) 2 [-]
    • Rock and roll (Music) 2 [-]
    • Science 2 [-]
    • Soul (Music) 2 [-]
    • Travel 2 [-]
    • World War I 2 [-]
    • World War, 1939-1945 2 [-]
    • American West 1 [-]
    • Anti-apartheid movements 1 [-]
    • Architecture 1 [-]
    • Automobile racing 1 [-]
    • Beauty culture 1 [-]
    • Beauty schools 1 [-]
    • Black Nationalism 1 [-]
    Search More Topics
    Show More Topics Show Fewer Topics
  • Name
    • Peacock, Eulace 48 [-]
    • Bordentown School 26 [-]
    • Hine, Lewis Wickes 26 [-]
    • Loren Murchison & Company 26 [-]
    • Big City Comics, Inc. 17 [-]
    • Anyabwile, Dawud 16 [-]
    • Sims, Guy A. 14 [-]
    • Brooklyn Print Works / Green Rhino Inc. 12 [-]
    • Sims, Jason E. 12 [-]
    • Vergara, Camilo José 12 [-]
    • Club Harlem 10 [-]
    • New Jersey Association 10 [-]
    • New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association 10 [-]
    • Bradshaw 9 [-]
    • Houston, Robert L. 7 [-]
    • Rose Room 6 [-]
    • Union County 6 [-]
    • Civil Rights History Project 5 [-]
    • Dieges & Clust 5 [-]
    • Newark Public Schools Board of Education 5 [-]
    • Whitehead & Hoag Company 5 [-]
    • Atlantic City High School 4 [-]
    • Balfour 4 [-]
    • Cathrell, Laura 4 [-]
    • King, Martin Luther 4 [-]
    • London Express 4 [-]
    • Pavey Envelope & Tag Co. 4 [-]
    • Princeton University 4 [-]
    • Sullivan, Maxine 4 [-]
    • Abbott, Randy 3 [-]
    • Gaskin, Gerard H. 3 [-]
    • Gibson, Kenneth Allen 3 [-]
    • Gillespie, Dizzy 3 [-]
    • Johnnie Cole's 3 [-]
    • Lee, Bud 3 [-]
    • Lewis, Carl 3 [-]
    • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 3 [-]
    • Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party 3 [-]
    • Mosnier, Joseph 3 [-]
    • Rose Buds 3 [-]
    • Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 3 [-]
    • African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 2 [-]
    • Alten, Ben 2 [-]
    • Anderson, Marian 2 [-]
    • Benson, Harry 2 [-]
    • Charles, Ray 2 [-]
    • Doll, Frederick A. 2 [-]
    • Freedman, Jill 2 [-]
    • Light Work 2 [-]
    • Lowe, Clarence Alphonso 2 [-]
    • Newark Community Union Project 2 [-]
    • Paterson City Club 2 [-]
    • Peacock, James 2 [-]
    • Poor People's Campaign 2 [-]
    • Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Jersey 2 [-]
    • Tate, Louis N. 2 [-]
    • Tate, Roberta M. 2 [-]
    • Taylor, James Clair 2 [-]
    • Union High School 2 [-]
    • United States Army 2 [-]
    • Wilson, Nancy 2 [-]
    • 1964 Democratic National Convention 1 [-]
    • 369th Infantry Regiment 1 [-]
    • Abernathy, Ralph David 1 [-]
    • All-Star Awards & Trophies 1 [-]
    • Amateur Athletic Union New Jersey District 1 [-]
    • American Federation of Musicians 1 [-]
    • American Friends Service Committee 1 [-]
    • American Guild of Variety Artists 1 [-]
    • Amherst College 1 [-]
    • Apex News and Hair Company 1 [-]
    • Austin, Richard H. 1 [-]
    • Baker, Ella Josephine 1 [-]
    • Ballis, George 1 [-]
    • Baltimore Black Sox 1 [-]
    • Baraka, Amiri 1 [-]
    • Bass, Joe 1 [-]
    • Bassett, Emmett W. 1 [-]
    • Black American Racers, Inc. 1 [-]
    • Board of Education of Topeka 1 [-]
    • Borsay, LaTonya 1 [-]
    • Bourne, St. Clair 1 [-]
    • Bowser, Pearl 1 [-]
    • Brown, Oliver L. 1 [-]
    • Carter, Robert L. 1 [-]
    • Carter, Rubin "Hurricane" 1 [-]
    • Carver, George Washington 1 [-]
    • Charisma Records 1 [-]
    • Charles, Don Hogan 1 [-]
    • Cleage, Pearl 1 [-]
    • Club 845 1 [-]
    • Columbia University 1 [-]
    • Cooke, Sam 1 [-]
    • Cornell University 1 [-]
    • Corpart Inc. 1 [-]
    • Cosmopolitan Community Church 1 [-]
    • Crosby, Emilye 1 [-]
    • Cuban Stars 1 [-]
    • Davis Emergency Equipment Co., Inc. 1 [-]
    • Davis, Sammy 1 [-]
    Search More Names
    Show More Names Show Fewer Names
  • Object Type
    • medals 50 [-]
    • pins (fasteners) 39 [-]
    • gelatin silver prints 34 [-]
    • portraits 26 [-]
    • Photographs 23 [-]
    • inkjet prints 14 [-]
    • comic books 11 [-]
    • Portraits 9 [-]
    • digital images 9 [-]
    • digital media - born analog 8 [-]
    • digital media - born digital 6 [-]
    • Interviews 5 [-]
    • Oral histories (document genres) 5 [-]
    • Video recordings 5 [-]
    • Correspondence 4 [-]
    • programs 4 [-]
    • Buttons (information artifacts) 3 [-]
    • Record covers 3 [-]
    • black-and-white photographs 3 [-]
    • buttons (information artifacts) 3 [-]
    • drawings 3 [-]
    • negatives 3 [-]
    • Phonograph records 2 [-]
    • badges 2 [-]
    • contracts 2 [-]
    • periodicals 2 [-]
    • scripts (documents) 2 [-]
    • 16mm (photographic film size) 1 [-]
    • 78 rpm records 1 [-]
    • 8mm (photographic film size) 1 [-]
    • Bible 1 [-]
    • Façades 1 [-]
    • Magazines (periodicals) 1 [-]
    • Motion pictures (visual works) 1 [-]
    • Posters 1 [-]
    • bookstands 1 [-]
    • broadsides 1 [-]
    • carbon copies 1 [-]
    • chromogenic color prints 1 [-]
    • cocktail tables 1 [-]
    • collodion prints 1 [-]
    • color photographs 1 [-]
    • dinner plates 1 [-]
    • dresses 1 [-]
    • first aid kits 1 [-]
    • footballs 1 [-]
    • form letters 1 [-]
    • frames (furnishings) 1 [-]
    • guidebooks 1 [-]
    • hats 1 [-]
    • home movies 1 [-]
    • licenses 1 [-]
    • long-playing records 1 [-]
    • medallions (medals) 1 [-]
    • musical instruments 1 [-]
    • negative prints 1 [-]
    • noisemakers 1 [-]
    • paintings 1 [-]
    • paperweights 1 [-]
    • pennants 1 [-]
    • posters 1 [-]
    • record covers 1 [-]
    • resolutions 1 [-]
    • sewing machines (equipment) 1 [-]
    • side chairs 1 [-]
    • sketchbooks 1 [-]
    • souvenir programs 1 [-]
    • theater programs 1 [-]
    • trophies (prizes) 1 [-]
    Search More Object Types
    Show More Object Types Show Fewer Object Types
  • Date
    • 1840s 1 [-]
    • 1880s 2 [-]
    • 1890s 2 [-]
    • 1900s 6 [-]
    • 1910s 5 [-]
    • 1920s 41 [-]
    • 1930s 54 [-]
    • 1940s 51 [-]
    • 1950s 20 [-]
    • 1960s 26 [-]
    • 1970s 18 [-]
    • 1980s 20 [-]
    • 1990s 27 [-]
    • 2000s 4 [-]
    • 2010s 8 [-]
    Search More Dates
    Show More Dates Show Fewer Dates
  • Place
    • North and Central America 211 [-]
    • United States 211 [-]
    • Essex County 91 [-]
    • Newark 73 [-]
    • Burlington County 30 [-]
    • Bordentown 27 [-]
    • Atlantic City 26 [-]
    • Atlantic County 21 [-]
    • East Orange 18 [-]
    • Camden 14 [-]
    • Fern Street 12 [-]
    • Union County 12 [-]
    • Passaic County 10 [-]
    • New York City 9 [-]
    • Massachusetts 8 [-]
    • Mercer County 7 [-]
    • Monmouth County 7 [-]
    • Cliffwood 6 [-]
    • District of Columbia 6 [-]
    • Paterson 6 [-]
    • Washington 6 [-]
    • Attleboro 4 [-]
    • Bergen County 4 [-]
    • Bristol County 4 [-]
    • Camden County 4 [-]
    • Jersey City 4 [-]
    • Passaic 4 [-]
    • Princeton 4 [-]
    • 32 North Kentucky 3 [-]
    • Alabama 3 [-]
    • Boston 3 [-]
    • Hudson County 3 [-]
    • Montgomery 3 [-]
    • Pennsylvania 3 [-]
    • Philadelphia 3 [-]
    • Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dorchester 3 [-]
    • Suffolk County 3 [-]
    • Trenton 3 [-]
    • Atlanta 2 [-]
    • California 2 [-]
    • Caribbean 2 [-]
    • Detroit 2 [-]
    • Englewood 2 [-]
    • Fulton County 2 [-]
    • Georgia 2 [-]
    • Latin America 2 [-]
    • Michigan 2 [-]
    • Middlesex County 2 [-]
    • Mississippi 2 [-]
    • Montgomery County 2 [-]
    • New York 2 [-]
    • Puerto Rico 2 [-]
    • Virginia 2 [-]
    • Wayne County 2 [-]
    • 106 W. Palisade Ave. 1 [-]
    • 188 Irvine Turner Blvd 1 [-]
    • 32 N. Kentucky Avenue 1 [-]
    • Alameda County 1 [-]
    • Bridgeton 1 [-]
    • Burlington 1 [-]
    • Chicago 1 [-]
    • Cleveland 1 [-]
    • Collingswood 1 [-]
    • Connecticut 1 [-]
    • Convention Hall 1 [-]
    • Cook County 1 [-]
    • Cumberland County 1 [-]
    • Cuyahoga County 1 [-]
    • Dallas County 1 [-]
    • Delaware River 1 [-]
    • East Rutherford 1 [-]
    • Elizabethport 1 [-]
    • Essex county 1 [-]
    • Europe 1 [-]
    • Fort Dix 1 [-]
    • France 1 [-]
    • Gloucester County 1 [-]
    • Grahamsville 1 [-]
    • Greensboro 1 [-]
    • Greenville 1 [-]
    • Guildford County 1 [-]
    • Haddonfield 1 [-]
    • Henry County 1 [-]
    • Hudson River 1 [-]
    • Illinois 1 [-]
    • Liberty State Park 1 [-]
    • Livingston Street 1 [-]
    • Long Branch 1 [-]
    • Los Angeles 1 [-]
    • Manhattan 1 [-]
    • Maryland 1 [-]
    • Mizpah 1 [-]
    • Mt. Zion M. E. Church, Magnolia 1 [-]
    • New Brunswick 1 [-]
    • New Haven 1 [-]
    • North Carolina 1 [-]
    • Oakland 1 [-]
    • Ohio 1 [-]
    • Perth Amboy 1 [-]
    Search More Places
    Show More Places Show Fewer Places
  • On View
    • Yes 11 [-]
    Search More On Views
    Show More On Views Show Fewer On Views
  • Media Type
    • Maps 12 [-]
    • Images 141 [-]
    • Video recordings 2 [-]
    Search More Media Types
    Show More Media Types Show Fewer Media Types
  • Open Access (CC0)
    • Yes 44 [-]
    Search More Open Access (CC0)s
    Show More Open Access (CC0)s Show Fewer Open Access (CC0)s
Filter Results
Applied Filters: clear all filters
    Included:
  • place: "New Jersey"
Your search found 211 result(s).
Print
  • Ballad For Americans

    Recorded by
    Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
    Created by
    La Touche, John, American, 1914 - 1956
    Robinson, Earl, American, 1910 - 1991
    Date
    1940
    Medium
    shellac with ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    Diameter (2012.65a): 10 in. (25.4 cm)
    Diameter (2012.65b): 10 in. (25.4 cm)
    H x W x D (2012.65c): 10 1/2 × 12 × 3/4 in. (26.7 × 30.5 × 1.9 cm)
    Description
    Two vinyl records (2012.65ab) encased in paper inside housing. The cover (2012.65c) is blue with a red binding and reads: [Ballad for Americans, Paul Robeson, Bass] in black letters over a red and white striped feature surrounding a black and white photograph of Robeson. The inside cover has three photographs and information about the Ballad for Americans. The back cover continues information about the making of Ballad for Americans and provides two more photographs. Both records have Victor labels with track information, manufacturing information, and the Victor logo.
    Place made
    Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    record covers
    78 rpm records
    Topic
    Folk (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Deborah Spiliotopoulos
    Object number
    2012.65abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5764e6af2-e35f-4159-823a-fff93e2e5944
  • The Holy Bible

    Published by
    John B. Perry, American
    Subject of
    Woby, Susan, American, 1806 - 1893
    McCloe, Aaron, American, born 1844
    Wobe, Ann, American, 1803 - 1880
    McCloe, Gilbert, American, born 1847
    McCloe, John Cortland, American, born 1853
    Date
    1847
    Medium
    ink on paper with gold leaf on leather
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (bible closed): 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (29.8 × 24.8 × 9.5 cm)
    H x W (loose page): 11 1/8 × 8 5/8 in. (28.3 × 21.9 cm)
    Description
    A bible owned by the Woby and McCloe families. The Holy Bible is a large brown, leather bound book. Geometric and floral designs surround the outer edge and a gold-leaf image of a Bible atop a pillow. The image of the book is on a pedestal surrounded by columns. The geometric and floral patterns continue on the binding with some areas of loss around the title, leaving the words, [IBLE]. The back cover has the same design as the front without gold leaf. Handwritten in blue marker on the inside of the front cover is text that reads, [From Attic 22 E/ Burlington St. Woby to - McClow-]. The inner pages are cream colored with black text and ten large illustrations of scenes from the Bible. There is a [FAMILY RECORD] section with registers of [BIRTHS] and [MARRIAGES] on pages with a black scroll border. The space for births has been filled in with handwritten names and dates of members of the Wobe and McCloe family. The marriages section is blank. This Bible contains the Old and New Testaments, the Apocrypha, Canne's Marginal Notes and References, an index of names, and Concordance, and the Psalms of David.
    Place made
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    Bibles
    Topic
    Families
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.19.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e0bc773d-d6a6-439e-ac4f-4d70a7ec0726
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    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)
    Title
    Photograph of six men advocating for more and better housing
    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].
    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
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    Housing
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Migrations
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55ae48d39-6234-4bbb-85a3-325db737e717
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 9 5/8 in. (32.8 × 24.5 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
    Title
    Photograph of Newark police officer
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a Newark, New Jersey police officer standing in a doorway with a second person peeking over his shoulder. The officer wears a peaked cap featuring the seal of the City of Newark with his badge number, a dark shirt, tie, and jacket, and a badge with officer number 1418 and [POLICE] visible on it. The door has a chain to keep it from swinging like those appearing on train car doors, a window with blinds, and a sign that reads [A / PEACEFUL / NEWARK / DEPENDS ON.. / YOU!]. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5abb4b6db-9aba-48a2-a006-f016f7ad108f
  • Pinback button for Kenneth A. Gibson mayoral campaign

    Manufactured by
    Hewig & Marvic, American, founded 1970
    Subject of
    Kenneth A. Gibson, American, born 1932
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/8 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A pink, yellow, black, and white pinback button for Kenneth A. Gibson's campaign for mayor of Newark, New Jersey. The top of the button has a pink arc with a yellow semi-circle under it. The majority of the pin has a black background with white and yellow text that reads [Gibson / A-1]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacture's information printed in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
    Place used
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Urban planning
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd527d50975-a653-4408-b4d9-c7eabbc0ec08
  • Pinback button reading "New Jersey Loves Dinkins"

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    David N. Dinkins, American, born 1927
    Date
    ca. 1990
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 7/8 × 2 7/8 × 3/8 in. (7.3 × 7.3 × 1 cm)
    Description
    A red heart-shaped pinback button supporting David Dinkins, the 106th mayor of the City of New York. The button has white text throughout that reads [New Jersey Loves Dinkins]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
    Place depicted
    New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Politics (Practical)
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.44
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f404bdd7-bb67-4a54-adb5-c9eaa2a8d540
  • Poster for the Young Lords Breakfast Program

    Created by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1969-1970
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 22 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (56.2 × 43.5 cm)
    Description
    A white poster with large, black and white photograph in the upper half. The photograph shows children sitting at tables with food and drinks. Adults wearing hats and black berets stand near and behind the tables. Below the photograph, in the lower half of the poster is black text that reads: [SUPPORT FREE BREAKFAST FOR OUR CHILDREN / YOUNG LORDS FEED HOT MEALS/ TO NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN EVERY DAY / we would like to feed more children / DONATIONS OF FOOD & MONEY ARE NEEDED/Young Lords Organization / 75 Park Ave., Newark 482-8313]. The back of the poster is blank.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Children
    Communities
    Cooking and dining
    Decolonization
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e8ec1e39-6692-4381-b241-83c4326ca165
  • Newsweek Vol. LXXVI No. 5

    Published by
    Newsweek, Inc., American, founded 1933
    Subject of
    Kenneth A. Gibson, American, born 1932
    Mayor Richard G. Hatcher, American, born 1933
    Mayor Walter E. Washington, American, 1915 - 2003
    Jackson, Maynard, American, 1938 - 2003
    Austin, Richard H., American, 1913 - 2001
    Date
    August 3, 1970
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    11 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 1/8 in. (28.3 x 21 x 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Newsweek magazine from the week of August 3, 1970. [Newsweek] appears in bold red letters across the top of the magazine. The cover story appears in black, blue, and yellow type on the right edge of the magazine [The / Black / Mayors / How Are / They Doing? / Newark's / Kenneth Gibson]. The cover features a photograph of Kenneth Gibson standing outdoors in a suit and tie, positioned just to the left of the text.
    The cover article appears on pages 16-22. In addition to Kenneth Gibson, the article also features Mayors Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio, Richard Hatcher of Gary, Indiana, and Walter E. Washington of Washington D.C. The article discusses a number of black politicians holding local office, including Richard Austin of Detroit and Maynard Jackson, Jr. of Atlanta. There is also a section dedicated to the court case involving Newark mayor Hugh J. Addonizio, Gibson's predecessor. The article was written by Assoc. Editor David M. Alpern with assistance from other staff.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Mass media
    Politics (Practical)
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
    Object number
    2014.36.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Newsweek. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd539b9eb5b-5fec-4ab9-a350-93aa2f7951e1
  • Letter to Roberta Tate from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Written by
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Received by
    Tate, Roberta M., American, 1912 - 2011
    Signed by
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    October 23, 1958
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Caption
    This letter was sent as a thank you for a condolence message sent by Roberta Tate to Dr. King "in connection with the unfortunate incident he experienced in New York." The incident refers to the September 20, 1958 attack on Dr. King in Harlem, New York. While signing copies of his book, Stride Toward Freedom, Izola Curry stabbed Dr. King in the chest with a letter opener. She believed that Dr. King was conspiring against her with communists. Doctors were able to save Dr. King's life after hours of surgery.
    Description
    Typewritten letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to Roberta Tate. The letter is signed by King in blue ink and is dated October 23, 1958. The letterhead is printed in black at the top center, in a gothic font. The letter begins with "Dear Mrs. Tate: Thank you so much for the kind message / you sent to me in connection with the unfortunate incident I experienced in New York..." The back of the document is blank.
    Place made
    Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk
    Object number
    2012.166.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50572eec0-7745-405a-b1da-5459a1c1f655
  • Letter to Roberta Tate from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Written by
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Received by
    Tate, Roberta M., American, 1912 - 2011
    Signed by
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    December 24, 1958
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Caption
    Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story, published in 1958, is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic account of the 1955-56 Montgomery Bus Boycott.
    Description
    Typewritten letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to Roberta Tate. The letter is signed by King in black ink and is dated December 24, 1958. The letterhead is printed in black at the top in a gothic font. The letter begins with "Dear Miss Tate: This is just a note to acknowledge receipt of your very kind letter..." The back of the document is blank.
    Place made
    Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk
    Object number
    2012.166.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57bd7fe82-2e27-4b1c-a113-0540191caa2d
  • Carbon copy of a letter sent to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Louis Tate

    Written by
    Louis Tate, American, 1911 - 1964
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    St. Augustine Presbyterian Church, American
    Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
    Date
    January 10, 1964
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (page 1): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    H x W (page 2): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    Carbon copy of a typewritten letter from Louis Tate to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tate wrote to ask King to speak at an event at the St. Augustine Presbyterian Church of Paterson, NJ. Two separate pages. Both pages have a red stamp in the center, with a diagonal orientation. It reads "COPY." The letter begins with "Dear Dr. King: As Chairmen of the Trustee Board of the St. Augustine Presbyterian Church of Paterson, N.J. I am responsible for one outstanding program a year in relation to raising funds for a new church which we hope will be completed by early spring..." The back of both pages of the document are blank.
    Place made
    Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    carbon copies
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Religious groups
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk
    Object number
    2012.166.3ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d17c2970-c558-46e3-83a2-cd739597cd41
  • Letter to Louis Tate from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Written by
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Received by
    Louis Tate, American, 1911 - 1964
    Subject of
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Rev. Dr. Walker, Wyatt Tee, American, 1929 - 2018
    Signed by
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    February 12, 1964
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 7/16 in. (27.9 x 21.4 cm)
    Description
    Typewritten letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to Louis Tate. The letter is signed by King in blue ink. The letter is written on SCLS letterhead and dated February 12, 1964. The letterhead is printed in black at the top. The letter begins "This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of recent date inviting me to speak in Paterson under the auspices of the Trustee Board of St. Augustine Presbyterian Church sometime in March or April..." The back of the document is blank.
    Place used
    Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Religious groups
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk
    Object number
    2012.166.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f56623a6-7051-45fe-9f39-df378a371ccb
  • Façade of James M. Baxter Terrace Housing Project

    Created by
    Newark Housing Authority, American, founded 1938
    Date
    1939-1941
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    brick and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 135 1/2 x 118 in. (344.2 x 299.7 cm)
    Description
    Architectural elements that make up the dismantled façade of one entrance door to one building in the James M. Baxter Terrace Housing Project in Newark, NJ. The elements salvaged include: painted metal door, brick door frame, signs, and security light.
    Place used
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Buildings and Structures
    Type
    facades
    Topic
    Domestic life
    Housing
    Poverty
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.4.1-.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ad401e2-bebe-4f49-897c-1747c7f73605
  • New-Ark (Black Journal segment)

    Directed by
    Bourne, St. Clair, American, 1943 - 2007
    Produced by
    Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014
    National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
    Subject of
    Kenneth A. Gibson, American, born 1932
    Wonder, Stevie, American, born 1950
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 9 Minutes
    Length (Film): 330 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of New-Ark (Black Journal segment)
    Caption
    A short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program documenting a political rally in Newark, the 1970 mayoral campaign of Ken Gibson, and an African American voter registration drive with special musical performance by Stevie Wonder.
    Description
    A short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program documenting a political rally in Newark, the 1970 mayoral campaign of Ken Gibson, and an African American voter registration drive with special musical performance by Stevie Wonder. It consists of a single reel of 16mm color film.
    The film opens with close ups of audience members listening to Amiri Baraka giving a speech about black mobilization in local elections. Multiple shots of Newark, New Jersey play as the narrator explains how demographic shifts are impacting political power in the city and what African Americans are doing to exercise their newly acquired power. The narrator discusses the formation of an alliance between black and Puerto Rican groups based around "operational unity." A shot of a poster reveals a call to constituents to "Select qualified candidates to lead our city" and list Rep. Julian Bond, Dick Gregory, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee as speakers. An interview with Donald Tucker, a member of the convention organizing committee, begins. Tucker talks about the voter registration percentages in the black, Puerto Rican and white communities, and how this black and Puerto Rican political coalition will help create a government that addresses the needs of their communities. An interview with Hilda Hidalgo, a Puerto Rican member of the convention organizing committee, discusses where poor whites fit in with their political organization. She talks about how many poor whites don't believe they are in the same boat as the black and Puerto Rican communities, but nonetheless they are in need and deserving of the same services. She continues to make clear that the alliance is not anti-white, but rather that these communities must unify in order to make progress. The film returns to Amiri Baraka's speech; he puts out a rallying cry for the audience to get out the vote and elect the convention's endorsed candidates. After Baraka finishes his speech, the audience erupts in the Swahili chant, "Harambe," which is call for unity and collective work and struggle of the family. The narrator then explains the shift from the convention to running the election campaign itself. There is a scene of a Puerto Rican man holding a flyer endorsing Ken Gibson for mayor. The narrator further explains that Gibson is a different kind of candidate; instead of the candidate leading the community, the community leads the candidate. Multiple shots of Gibson and Stevie Wonder surrounding by people walking through the streets of Newark. Gibson states that this is more than just a political crusade, but a movement to get real political power into the hands of the people. Stevie Wonder is interviewed and talks about how he's happy to hear about increases in voter registration. A series of brief interviews with people on the street explaining their support for Gibson's candidacy. A man registers people to vote outside a local store, Stevie Wonder dances on a Gibson campaign float, and the film ends with a campaign truck urging people vote April 2nd.
    Place filmed
    Newark, Essex county, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Activism
    Film
    Mass media
    Musicians
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.79.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © National Educational Television
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56202fb09-d79a-4e75-88d0-331fd89022a6
  • Ballots or Bullets

    Published by
    Charisma Records, founded 1969
    Recorded by
    X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
    Date
    1973
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    vinyl , cardboard , ink , paper
    Dimensions
    Diameter (2012.88.8a (disc)): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
    H x W (2012.88.8b (cardboard sleeve)): 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (31.4 × 31.4 cm)
    Description
    A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "Ballots or Bullets" by Malcolm X. The record was part of the Charisma Record set MX 102, The Best of Malcolm X.
    2012.88.8a: The vinyl record has a red label and black text at the center of each side. Each side has a portion of Malcolm X's speech "Ballots or Bullets."
    2012.88.8b: The album cover has a black and white image of Malcom X. Text in white at the top reads: ["Ballots or Bullets" / by Malcom X.] Text in white at the bottom reads: [MX 102 / Told The Truth!]. The back of the album cover has a recollection and additional photographs of Malcolm X, as well as publishing information.
    Place made
    106 W. Palisade Ave., Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Movement
    Black Nationalism
    Type
    record covers
    long-playing records
    Topic
    Black power
    Civil rights
    Politics (Practical)
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.88.8ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56f28db45-e061-4ffd-9f63-1b734b93aaee
  • Robert L. Carter Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Carter, Robert L., American, 1917 - 2012
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Sullivan, Patricia A., born 1950
    Subject of
    Lincoln University, American, founded 1866
    Howard University School of Law, American, founded 1869
    Columbia University, American, founded 1754
    Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
    United States Army, American, founded 1775
    NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940
    Board of Education of Topeka, American
    Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961
    Date
    October 22, 2010
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 03:05:50
    Description
    The oral history consists of three digital files 2011.174.1.1a, 2011.174.1.1b, 2011.174.1.1c. There is also a transcript of the interview 2011.174.1.2.
    A digital oral history interview with Robert L. Carter that recalls growing up in Newark, New Jersey, and attending Lincoln University, Howard University Law School, and Columbia University. He discusses hearing Marian Anderson sing at the Lincoln Memorial and his service in the segregated army during World War II. He recounts his career as a lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, including the Brown v. Board of Education case and other legal cases that ended segregation.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0001
    178848.05 MB
    Place collected
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 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
    Civil rights
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Justice
    Law
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    World War II
    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
    2011.174.1.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5209a9696-b777-4481-9651-9db2f7e3dade
  • Junius W. Williams, J.D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Williams, Junius W. J.D., American, born 1943
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Amherst College, American, founded 1821
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Long, Worth, American, born 1936
    Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964
    Date
    July 20, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:54:49
    Description
    The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.37.1a, 2011.174.37.1b, 2011.174.37.1c, 2011.174.37.1d, 2011.174.37.1e, 2011.174.37.1f, 2011.174.37.1g, 2011.174.37.1h, and 2011.174.37.1i.
    Junius Williams, J.D. recalls growing up in Richmond, Virginia, attending Amherst College, and joining the student group Students for Racial Equality. He remembers attending the March on Washington, organizing a civil rights conference at Mount Holyoke, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He also discusses traveling with other students to the Selma to Montgomery March, being arrested at the march with Worth Long, working as a community organizer with the Newark Community Union Project, and witnessing the riots in Newark, New Jersey, in 1967.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0037
    Place collected
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Race riots
    Resistance
    Social reform
    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
    2011.174.37.1a-i
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c4f4492b-8ced-48ab-b742-1bed5ace33e1
  • Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. and Priscilla Tietjen Bassett Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Bassett, Emmett W. Ph. D., American, 1921 - 2013
    Tietjen Bassett, Priscilla, American, born 1928
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Smith College, American, founded 1871
    Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881
    Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
    Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
    Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Date
    July 21, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:10:53
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.38.1a, 2011.174.38.1b, 2011.174.38.1c, 2011.174.38.1d, 2011.174.38.1e, 2011.174.38.1f, 2011.174.38.1g, 2011.174.38.1h, 2011.174.38.1i, and 2011.174.38.1j.
    Priscilla Tietjen Bassett recalls growing up in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attending Smith College, and Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. remembers growing up in Henry County, Virginia, serving in World War II, and attending Tuskegee Institute, where he assisted George Washington Carver with research. They tell how they met at a protest of a segregated restaurant in Massachusetts, raising money for Emmett Till's mother, their involvement in many civil rights groups in New York, and attending the March on Washington. They also discuss Dr. Bassett’s career as a professor of dairy science, Mrs. Bassett's career as a librarian, and their struggles as an interracial married couple.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0038
    Place collected
    Grahamsville, Sullivan County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Henry County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    American South
    Civil rights
    Domestic life
    Education
    Families
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Labor
    Race relations
    Science
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    World War II
    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
    2011.174.38.1a-j
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd597b561dd-bb9a-4001-95f8-37e8bcdd7578
  • Phil Hutchings Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Hutchings, Phil, American, born 1942
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969
    Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Date
    September 1, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:43:40
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.42.1a, 2011.174.42.1b, 2011.174.42.1c, 2011.174.42.1d, 2011.174.42.1e, 2011.174.42.1f, 2011.174.42.1g, 2011.174.42.1h, 2011.174.42.1i, and 2011.174.42.1j.
    Phil Hutchings recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, his parents' involvement in many civic organizations, and attending Howard University. He remembers joining the Nonviolent Action Group (a precursor to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), protesting at the White Rice Inn in Maryland, and working with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. He discusses moving to Newark, New Jersey, to work for SNCC, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Newark Community Union Project. He also recalls organizing District of Columbia residents for the March on Washington and witnessing the Newark riots in 1967.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0042
    Place collected
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place collected
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 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
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Race riots
    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
    2011.174.42.1a-j
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d93b745e-90bb-4493-9896-64af061b2e2b
  • The Hononrable Lisa Anderson Todd Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Honorable Todd, Lisa Anderson, American, 1942 - 2015
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964
    Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
    American Friends Service Committee, American, founded 1917
    Cornell University, American, founded 1865
    Stanford Law School, American, founded 1893
    Date
    June 24, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:49:03
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.93.1a, 2011.174.93.1b, 2011.174.93.1c, 2011.174.93.1d, 2011.174.93.1e, 2011.174.93.1f, 2011.174.93.1g, and 2011.174.93.1h.
    The Hon. Lisa Anderson Todd shares memories from when she was a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) volunteer in Mississippi in 1963 and her recollections of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City. Todd describes how she was introduced to the Movement during her participation in a work camp at Tougaloo College and how she went on to do voter registration work, first with the American Friends Service Committee in Greensboro, North Carolina, and then with SNCC in Greenville, Mississippi. Todd shares her memories as well as her book research on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. She also describes her college years at Cornell University; her decision to attend law school at Stanford; her interest in civil rights law; and her work as a lawyer and later as an administrative judge.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0093
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Greensboro, Guildford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, 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
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Law
    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
    2011.174.93.1a-h
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57a4b8704-4e64-4b0f-8a99-037abf23428b

Pages

  • Currently on page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • …
  • Page 11
  • Next page
  • Last page
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Museum Address

1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560

  • Become a Member
  • Make a Donation

Get Updates

 
    Please leave this field empty
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Snapchat
  • YouTube

Privacy | Terms of Use

Back to Top