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  • United States Department of State Distinguished Honor Award

    Issued by
    United States Department of State, American, founded 1789
    Received by
    Carter, William Beverly Jr., American, 1921 - 1982
    Date
    January 1981
    Medium
    gold with metal and silk (textile)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/8 in. (7.5 × 3.7 × 0.9 cm)
    Description
    A United States Department of State Distinguished Honor Award issued to Ambassador William Beverly Carter, Jr. This medal is a composite object: a bar pin with a safety catch, holding a white ribbon attached to a gold medal. The ribbon is looped over the front of the bar pin. The ribbon is white with three (3), thin, vertical, navy blue stripes. The bottom of the ribbon is threaded through the bail at the top of the medal. The medal is gold toned and roughly rounded. The obverse is dominated by the Great Seal of the United States: a bald eagle with its wings displayed, holding a bundle of thirteen (13) arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in its right talon. In its beak, the eagle clutches a scroll with the motto [E PLURIBUS] and [UNUM]. Over the eagle’s head there is a cluster of thirteen (13) five-pointed stars surrounded by a ring of circular clouds. A vertically striped shield covers the eagle's breast. The seal is framed by two relief concentric circles. Text between the circles reads, [DEPARTMENT OF STATE] at the top and [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA] at the bottom, separated by two five-pointed stars. Wrapped around the bottom of the circular frame, is a wreath and a scroll with stamped text that reads [DISTINGUISHED / HONOR AWARD]. On the reverse of the medal at the center is stamped text that reads [W. BEVERLY CERTER / JANUARY 1981]. At the bottom is a stamped maker’s mark and carat stamp [P / S / PROV] and [10KT].
    Place made
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
    Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
    Collection title
    Archive of Ambassador W. Beverly Carter
    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    Archival Collections
    Type
    commemorative medals
    Topic
    Africa
    Government
    International affairs
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Ambassador William Beverly Carter, Jr.
    Object number
    A2019.45.1.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5133f8da5-5401-4b16-8b32-c5426b5ff1ab
  • Martha Prescod Norman Noonan Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Noonan, Martha Prescod Norman, American
    Interviewed by
    Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
    Subject of
    University of Michigan, American, founded 1817
    Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
    Date
    March 18, 2013
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:32:37
    Description
    The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.80.1a, 2011.174.80.1b, 2011.174.80.1c, 2011.174.80.1d, 2011.174.80.1e, 2011.174.80.1f, and 2011.174.80.1g.
    Martha Prescod Norman Noonan describes her childhood in Providence, Rhode Island, and being one of the few black families in the neighborhood. Her parents urged her to attend the University of Michigan, where she joined Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and learned about the Civil Rights Movement in the South. She eventually made her way to Albany, Georgia, where she worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. She also worked in the Movement in Mississippi and later in Alabama. Noonan describes the March on Washington, her perception of Mississippi Freedom Summer, and the early iterations of Black Power.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0080
    Place collected
    Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America
    Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Power (Black Pride)
    Albany Movement
    Mississippi Freedom Summer
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    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
    2011.174.80.1a-g
    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/fd5eaf13686-d082-43a0-a21e-d3e00a9ef7a4
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    Tintype photograph of James Turner, Master Mason, with two women

    Photograph by
    Pearce, H.G., American, active 1860s-1870s
    Subject of
    Turner, James, American
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    ca. 1873
    Medium
    silver on photographic plates
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Mount): 4 1/2 × 3 in. (11.4 × 7.6 cm)
    Description
    Tintype photograph of brother James Turner, Master Mason in the Celestial Lodge of Rhode Island, who is seated wearing masonic apron is flanked by two women, presumbably sisters in the women's auxiliary of the lodge who both have their hands resting on Turner's shoulders. The tintype is in its original paper frame, that is purple-pink in color and is decorated with gold-leafed designs around the outer edges. The back of the frame has the mark of the photographer printed in an elaborate gold ribbon design in the center, [37 Westminster St. / H.G. PEARCE / Providence, R.I.], surrounded by a gold frame with floral motif.
    Place captured
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    tintypes
    Topic
    Freemasonry
    Men
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.16.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd500053920-6a90-459a-ae78-2ad01e05f67e
  • Photograph of Mae Reeves sitting on a lawn

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Date
    1943
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 15/16 x 10 in. (20.2 x 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Mae Reeves sitting on a lawn. She is laughing and holds her right hand on her knee, which is stretched out in front of her while her left leg is tucked beneath her. She wears a dark colored pinstripe jacket and skirt. There is a handwritten note on the lower corner of the front of the photo.
    Place collected
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Place captured
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
    Object number
    2010.6.213
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d317141b-1372-4326-8dd7-d94a8cfe5ce1
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