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Embosser used by Claflin University
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Claflin University, American, founded 1869
- Date
- 1870-1900
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- paint, cast iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (17.5 × 16.5 × 5.4 cm)
- Description
- A hand-operated embossing machine used by Claflin University. The exterior is painted black, with paint chipping away throughout surface. The embosser stands flat on a beveled base that is curved on two opposing sides, each containing a hole through the base at the end. The mechanism has a long, rounded lever, with a silver plated top on the end, hinged at the body of the embosser on the opposite side, with a spring element underneath, and is used to push the cylinder element into whatever material will be embossed. Below the cylindrical element, there is a two-tiered base, the bottom being circular with relief type (illegible) on the top, the other sitting on the top curved with straight ends in an oblong shape. There is a slit for the material being embossed to slide into between the pedestal and the cylinder. The main body of embosser has a relief 5-point star, painted red, with gold lines coming off of it, on both sides.
- Place used
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- tools
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Claflin University
- Object number
- 2016.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Cecil J. Williams Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Williams, Cecil J., American, born 1937
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
- Marshall, Thurgood, American, 1908 - 1993
- Briggs, Harry Jr., American, 1941 - 2016
- Elliott, R. M., American
- Date
- June 9, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:56:47
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.26.1a, 2011.174.26.1b, 2011.174.26.1c, 2011.174.26.1d, and 2011.174.26.1e.
- Cecil J. Williams remembers his childhood in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and starting his career as a photographer for several African American publications in his teens. He remembers photographing President Kennedy, Thurgood Marshall, and other civil rights leaders. He also discusses the Briggs v. Elliot school desegregation case, and his photographs of the Orangeburg Massacre.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0026
- Place collected
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, 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
- 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
- 2011.174.26.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Thomas Walter Gaither Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Gaither, Thomas Walter Ph. D., American, born 1938
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Claflin University, American, founded 1869
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- University of Iowa, American, founded 1847
- Date
- September 12, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:10:47
- Description
- The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.43.1a, 2011.174.43.1b, 2011.174.43.1c, 2011.174.43.1d, 2011.174.43.1e, 2011.174.43.1f, 2011.174.43.1g, 2011.174.43.1h, 2011.174.43.1i, and 2011.174.43.1j.
- Thomas Gaither, Ph. D. recalls growing up in Great Falls, South Carolina, attending Claflin College, and leading the college's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter. He remembers the student sit-ins in Orangeburg, South Carolina, joining the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and being arrested for protesting in Hollywood, Florida. He discusses organizing the Freedom Rides, his belief in nonviolence, and earning his Ph. D. in biology at the University of Iowa.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0043
- Place collected
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Great Falls, Chester County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Hollywood, Browar County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Freedom Riders
- 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)
- Prisons
- Resistance
- Segregation
- 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
- 2011.174.43.1a-j
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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T-Shirt featuring the comic book hero, Brotherman
- Manufactured by
- HanesBrands Inc, American, founded 1901
- Printed by
- Memories, Inc., American, founded 1976
- Distributed by
- Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- cotton and polyester
- Dimensions
- H x W: 30 5/8 × 35 13/16 in. (77.8 × 90.9 cm)
- Description
- A white T-shirt with black lettering and a color image of the comic book hero, Brotherman. The image depicts Brotherman from the chest up. He is wearing a blue suit with a large “B” on his forehead. Below the image in black lettering is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” Below this in smaller print is “1991 © BIG CITY COMICS, INC. / Memories, Inc. Orangeburg, SC.” A HanesBrand tag is on the inside of the shirt at the collar. It lists what the shirt is made of and the size. The back of the shirt is blank.
- Place printed
- Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- T-shirts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.
- Object number
- 2017.116.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Big City Entertainment, Inc.