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Flier for the film King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis
- Distributed by
- King, Martin Luther Foundation, American
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (43.8 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- Martin Luther King Foundation flier for the film “King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis." The front of the flier features a black and white image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “KING” is printed in bold white text in the top, right corner. The back of the flier features six black and white images down the center with text on each side. The pictures depict images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a burning bus, a police officer, a large group of people marching, a burning cross and Klansmen, and people morning at King’s funeral. The text are reviews of the movie from various news outlets, awards the movie has won and suggested uses for the film. The flier is yellowed, creased, and torn in several places.
- Statement
- Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
- Place collected
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Mass media
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
- Object number
- 2017.71.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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I AM A (WO)MAN
- Photograph by
- Levy, Builder, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- April 8, 1968; printed 2016
- Medium
- gold toned silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a woman holding a poster at the Martin Luther King Memorial March in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. The woman is in the midst of a march and is carrying a sign with printed text that reads: [I AM A MAN]. The sign has been altered by hand to read: [I AM A WoMan]. Other marchers are visible in the background carrying similar signs. They marchers are walking down a street in Memphis that is lined with buildings on either side. The back of the photograph includes the photographer's signature, information about the subject of the photograph, and printing information.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Feminism
- Gender
- Identity
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arnika Dawkins and the Arnika Dawkins Gallery
- Object number
- 2017.43.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Builder Levy
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Beale Street
- Photograph by
- Leipzig, Arthur, American, 1918 - 2014
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1940s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 3/4 × 8 5/8 in. (17.1 × 21.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (19.4 × 24.1 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of an unidentified group of performers by Arthur Leipzig. There are six (6) individuals in the image and another figure wearing a hat partially visible on the right. At the left there is a woman in a dark top tucked into a knee-length skirt. She has both arms raised in front of her. Along the wall is an upright piano with a drum, wide brim hat, and coat resting on top. There is a man in a suit seated on a wooden chair playing the piano. In the corner, a man in a dark jacket, tie, and flat cap is watching the pianist. The man in the center of the photograph is looking directly at the camera. He has one foot resting on a washtub bass with his right arm leaning on his knee. The man is dressed in a suit and patterned tie. The woman standing next to him has her body angled toward him with her head turned toward the camera. She has both of her arms raised and elbows bent with her hands appearing in motion. She is wearing a patterned coat over a polka dot dress with white socks and black heels. To the right a girl is playing a banjo. She is wearing a long sleeved dress and smiling. The mostly bare walls of the room are visible along with a dark window and air conditioning duct. There are handwritten inscriptions, including the title, on the reverse.
- Place depicted
- Beale Street, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- American South
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Music
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mildred Leipzig in memory of Arthur Leipzig
- Object number
- 2017.60.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Arthur Leipzig
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Placard stating "HONOR KING: END RACISM" carried in 1968 Memphis March
- Printed by
- Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
- Used by
- Schmidt, Arthur J., American
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on poster board
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 21 1/2 × 14 1/8 in. (54.6 × 35.9 cm)
- Description
- A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. The poster reads "HONOR KING: END RACISM." A small allied printing label is stamped on the bottom of the front of the poster at center in black ink. The back of the poster is blank.
- Place used
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
- Object number
- 2017.71.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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
- 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
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Placard stating "I AM A MAN" carried by Arthur J. Schmidt in 1968 Memphis March
- Printed by
- Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
- Used by
- Schmidt, Arthur J., American
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on poster board
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 21 1/2 × 14 1/16 in. (54.6 × 35.7 cm)
- Description
- A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. The poster reads "I / AM / A MAN." A small allied printing label is stamped on the bottom of the front of the poster at center in black ink. The back of the poster is blank.
- Place used
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
- Object number
- 2017.71.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Smoke and the Lovers
- Photograph by
- Stewart, Frank L., American, born 1949
- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3198pixels × 4753pixels
- Description
- A digital image of people sitting in a diner. The couple in the corner, a man and woman, have their arms around each other with heads positioned very closely. The man one booth over sits looking away from them and smokes a cigarette with his offhand on the table. On the leftmost edge of the frame, a jukebox appears..
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Frank Stewart Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Art
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Frank Stewart Estate
- Object number
- 2016.158.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Frank Stewart
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Photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Photograph by
- Louw, Joseph, South African, 1945 - 2004
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Young, Andrew Jackson, American, born 1932
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- McCollough, Marrell, American, born 1944
- Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- April 4, 1968
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 × 12 1/2 in. (22.7 × 31.6 cm)
- H x W x D (Frame): 18 11/16 × 22 1/16 × 1 in. (47.5 × 56 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. taken on April 4, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. The walkway outside of room 306, where King was staying, is shown on the right side of the image. Three people are standing and pointing across the street in the direction of the gunshot. Andrew Young is on the left with Jesse Jackson mostly obscured behind him. An unidentified woman is standing to the right in front of Ralph Abernathy, who is partially visible. In front of Young, Martin Luther King Jr. is lying on the ground. Marrell McCollough is kneeling next to King with one hand on the railing. There are people standing in the parking lot below including Memphis police officers. Two cars can be seen parked below the balcony. The reverse of the image is covered in numerous inscriptions from press agencies, in French and English, stamps, and lines.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted by Jeffrey Coopersmith
- Object number
- 2017.73
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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Martin Luther King Memorial March, for Union Justice and to End Racism
- Photograph by
- Levy, Builder, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- April 8, 1968; printed 2017
- Medium
- gold toned silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 × 13 1/16 in. (22.9 × 33.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of men and women marching in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial March, in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 8, 1968. The marchers are walking down a street. Spectators are visible on porches and balconies on the buildings lining the street. The back of the photograph includes the photographer's signature, information about the subject of the photograph, and printing information.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Builder Levy
- Object number
- 2017.43.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Builder Levy
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Centennial Edition: The National Baptist Pulpit
- Published by
- Sunday School Publishing Board, American, founded 1915
- Edited by
- Rev. McGlothian, Odell Sr., American, 1929 - 2014
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 3/8 × 5 1/4 × 3/8 in. (18.7 × 13.3 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Paperback copy of "The National Baptist Pulpit" by the National Baptist Pulpiteers with 171 pages of text and blank pages for notes at the back. The book has a metallic gold-colored cover with the image of a lectern. The title is printed on the front cover [THE CENTENNIAL EDITION / THE NATIONAL BAPTIST PULPIT / 1981-82]. Seven (7) authors, including D.C. Washington, are featured inside. The majority of the book includes sermons under a "Treasury of Preaching." There is an introduction by W. T. Crutcher of the Sunday School Publishing Board. The back cover has black printed text which reads [SOURCES OF PREACHING MATTER / AND PASTORAL AIDS / FROM NATIONAL BAPTIST AUTHORS]. There is some water damage and staining in the interior.
- Place printed
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©Sunday School Publishing Board. Permission required for use.
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Letter to Arthur J. Schmidt from David Lewallen
- Written by
- Lewallen, David M., American
- Subject of
- Schmidt, Arthur J., American
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- September 26, 2016
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A typed letter to Arthur J. Schmidt from David Lewallen. The letter describes events the two men shared on April 8, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Lewallen drove Mr. Schmidt to a memorial march for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that they both attended.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
- Object number
- 2017.71.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Baseball cap from the Memphis Red Sox
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Memphis Red Sox, American, 1923 - 1962
- Date
- ca. 1945
- Medium
- cloth on wool with cardboard, canvas and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (On form): 4 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (11.4 × 19.1 × 29.2 cm)
- Description
- Memphis Red Sox baseball cap from the 1940s. The cap is a game-worn, wool, blue baseball-style cap. It has a stiff front brim and the crown is divided into six panels with white-stitched air holes in each panel. A white patch reading [M] has been sewn to the front and is outlined in red. The underside of the brim is green. There is a brown, leather headband running almost around the entire bottom interior of the hat. The front two panels of the interior of the hat are lined with a stiff white canvas. There is a torn, partial tag attached to the back edge of the leather band on the proper right side that reads [D[---?] / [---?] / [---?] / In[---?] / SHO[---?] / [---? ]].
- Place used
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Topic
- Baseball
- Clothing and dress
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.206.2.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Baseball jersey worn by Neil Robinson for the Memphis Red Sox
- Manufactured by
- P. GoldSmith & Sons, American, 1875 - 1987
- Worn by
- Robinson, Neil, American, 1908 - 1983
- Subject of
- Memphis Red Sox, American, 1923 - 1962
- Date
- ca. 1945
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- wool with thread, plastic, mother of pearl and synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (On form): 31 3/4 × 26 × 15 in. (80.6 × 66 × 38.1 cm)
- L x W (Flat): 33 1/4 × 33 11/16 in. (84.5 × 85.5 cm)
- Description
- Memphis Red Sox baseball jersey worn by Neil Robinson during the 1940s. The game-worn, baseball jersey is made from light gray and white wool woven fabric. It is short-sleeved with a round neckline. There is blue piping stitched over red ribbon that outlines the neckline running down the button band, around the sleeve seams, and across the top of the shoulders. Blue wool patch letters, outlined in red wool patches, are sewn across the front of the jersey and read [MEMPHIS]. The [MEM] is on the proper right side of the jersey and [PHIS] across the proper left side of the jersey with the [P] in the button band. There are seven button holes running down the proper left side of the button band. There are six buttons on the proper right side of the button band: five (5) mother-of-pearl buttons and one (1) green plastic button. The third button from the top is missing. On the back of the jersey, blue wool patch numbers outlined in red wool patches is the number [22] sewn across top center area. A red, white, and blue shield-shaped patch has been sewn onto the proper left sleeve of the jersey. The top field of the patch is blue with thirteen (13) white stars. The bottom of the patch is red with small white stripes. The bottom of the jersey has small slits that run up the proper left and proper right sides of the jersey. The tag on the inside of the neckband is black with red and white stitched letters that read, [MACGREGOR / GOLDSMITH / CINCINNATI, OHIO, U.S.A. / T.M. REG. U.S.A. & FOREIGN COUNTRIES] with [SIZE /44] stitched to the far right and the company logo stitched on the far left of the tag.
- Place made
- Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- jerseys
- sports uniforms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.206.2.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Down In Memphis -They're Wearing Out Their Shoes, Dancing To "The Blues"
- Composed by
- Wilson, Hi
- Written by
- Byers, Hale N.
- Published by
- Johnson, Charles Leslie, American, 1876 - 1950
- Chas. L. Johnson Music Company, American
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Date
- 1916
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 5/16 in. (34.9 × 26.2 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for the song Down in Memphis. The front cover for the sheet music features an illustration of an African American man dancing while several other people look on and play instruments. The scene takes place on a dock at night and a boat can be seen in the water. Red and white type on the front cover above the image reads: [DOWN IN MEMPHIS / -THEY'RE WEARING OUT THEIR SHOES, DANCING TO "THE BLUES"]. Below the image, red type reads: [The / great "levee" / song of the South / by / HI WILSON / HALE BYERS]. A text box logo in blue ink on the bottom of the front cover reads: [CHAS. L. JOHNSON / MUSIC COMPANY / GORDON-KOPPEL BLDG. / LIVE-WIRE / MUSIC / MUSIC COMPANY / KANSAS CITY, MO.]. The front inside cover has sheet music in black ink for additional songs. The interior of the sheet music consists of three pages of sheet music in black ink for Down in Memphis. The top of the back cover has a drawing in black ink of a man playing a trombone. There is also sheet music for a song titled: [Doodle De-Dum].
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
- Place collected
- Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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First base used in Inaugural Civil Rights Game
- Used by
- Major League Baseball, American, founded 1869
- Manufactured by
- Schutt Sports, American
- Date
- 2006; used 2007
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- rubber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 15 × 15 in., 6 lb. (7.9 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm, 2.7 kg)
- Description
- Square first base baseball base used in the 2007 inaugural Major League Baseball [MLB] Civil Rights baseball game. Top of base has printed design featuring an illustration of three fists grabbing a bat. Next to the design, black type reads, [CIVIL / RIGHTS / GAME]. Text that reads: [Original Hollywood Base/ Jack Corbett / Schutt Sports] is impressed over the design and black text. The MLB logo is both in ink and impressed on the top of the base. Four rectangular plaques appear on the sides of the base. Two of the sides feature plaques that have the MLB logo next to white type that reads, [CIVIL RIGHTS GAME]. One of the other sides has red type that reads, [St. Louis] in the style of the St. Louis Cardinals logo. The last side reads in red type, [Cleveland] in the style of the Cleveland Indians logo. Handwritten in black on bottom edge of the base is: [1ST B / SET B]. A sticker is near the black handwriting. There is also a stamp in red that reads: [Nov 28 2006]. There is dirt on all over the base.
- Place used
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
- Type
- ball game equipment
- Topic
- Baseball
- Civil rights
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.256.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Trade card for the "Great Negro Mart" in Memphis, Tennessee
- Issued by
- Hill, Ware, & Chrisp, American, 1859 - 1860
- Subject of
- Hill, Byrd, American, 1800 - 1872
- Chrisp, John W., American
- Ware, John D., American, born ca. 1800
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1859-1860
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 7/8 × 4 in. (7.3 × 10.2 cm)
- Description
- A trade card with printed black type for the slave traders Hill, Ware and Chrisp. Text on the obverse reads, "GREAT / NEGRO MART, / No. 87, ADAMS STREET, / MEMPHIS, --- TENN. / The undersigned would announce to the community at large, that they will keep/constantly on hand a / GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF NEGROES / AT PRIVATE SALE AND AT AUCTION. / They will also receive on commission (to Board or for Sale) any Negroes consigned / to their care. / All sales warranted as represented. / HILL, WARE & CHRISP." On the back, a handwritten inscription in black ink reads "S Ward + Jones / Send me a vile of / fine Branday / Hill Ware + Chrisp." Below in the bottom left corner is the name "R. Griffith" handwritten in graphite.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- trade cards
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Gelatin silver prints of Charley Pride wearing a Memphis Red Sox uniform
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Pride, Charley, American, 1934 - 2020
- Memphis Red Sox, American, 1923 - 1962
- Owned by
- Pride, Charley, American, 1934 - 2020
- Date
- early 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (2012.125.99.1.1): 6 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (15.4 x 10.3 cm)
- H x W (2012.125.99.1.2): 6 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (15.4 x 10.3 cm)
- Description
- Two identical black and white prints of a photograph of country singer Charley Pride in a Memphis Red Sox baseball uniform. Pride's arms are behind his head. The front of his jersey says "Memphis." There is text in the bottom right corner that is partially cut-off. It reads [CHARLIE PRI/MEMPHIS RED / EARLY 1950].
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
- Object number
- 2012.125.99.1.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Placard from memorial march reading "HONOR KING: END RACISM!"
- Published by
- Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 21 1/2 x 14 in. (54.6 x 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A placard comprised of black ink on white (yellowing) card stock. Text reads [HONOR/ KING: / END/ RACISM!]. There is a small hole at the top where the placard would have been stapled to wood and carried. The back has a series of handwritten numbers on the top center edge.
- Place used
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Photographic print of Ira Tucker at the Lorraine Motel
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Tucker, Ira Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- photographic paper, paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. (8.6 x 10.8 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph with white borders of Ira Tucker and an unknown women standing on the second floor balcony outside of room 306 at the Lorraine Motel, where MLK was assasinated. There are several flower arrangements on the balcony.
- The door has a white cross on it. The photograph has been mounted onto a stiff paper. “P03/ 8907/ Tea” has been written in graphite on the verso of the object. “B 807611” is printed on the photograph on the verso right edge and is visible where the photograph overlaps the backing board.
- Place filmed
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
- Object number
- 2013.13.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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With the aid of large projection screens, Bishop G. E. Patterson, senior prelate of the Church of God in Christ and pastor of Temple of Deliverance, can more easily be seen by every member of the congregation, Memphis, Tennessee, 2005
- Photograph by
- Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
- Subject of
- Bishop Patterson, Gilbert Earl, American, 1939 - 2007
- Temple of Deliverance COGIC, American, founded 1975
- Church of God in Christ, American, founded 1897
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 2005; printed 2012
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 19 7/8 x 15 15/16 in. (50.5 x 40.5 cm)
- H x W (image): 18 1/8 x 12 3/16 in. (46 x 31 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Bishop G. E. Patterson on a large screen hanging on a wall. The screen has a pillar on either side of it. On the screen, Bishop Patterson is facing forward and holding a microphone with his left hand. He is pointing up with his right hand. Bishop Patterson and several other men are standing below the screen. He is the man on the right and is facing towards the right of the image. All of the men are wearing robes. The man standing next to the bishop has both of his hands raised. No inscriptions on the front or back.
- Place captured
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.141.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jason Miccolo Johnson