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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
- Medium
- cotton and polyester
- Dimensions
- H x W: 30 5/8 × 35 13/16 in. (77.8 × 90.9 cm)
- Type
- T-shirts
- Place printed
- Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1991
- 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.
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Comics and graphic novels
- 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.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Rehabilitation client and his family on Lady's Island off Beaufort, SC
- Photograph by
- Mydans, Carl, American, 1907 - 2004
- Subject of
- Hunter, Lewis, American
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
- H x W (image): 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place depicted
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1936
- Description
- A gelatin silver print of a black family in South Carolina. The three adults stand furthest from the camera; (from left to right) the father, mother, and grandmother of the family. The mother holds an infant in her arms; the father rests his hands on the shoulders of the smallest standing child, a girl. The tallest child, a boy, stands to the far right adjacent to his grandmother; the remaining child, a boy, stands slightly front and left of his brother in a ripped shirt. The background of the family portrait appears to be the wood paneled side of the family's cabin.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Children
- Domestic life
- Families
- Photography
- Rural life
- United States--History--1933-1945
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.166.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Charles F. McDew Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- McDew, Charles F., American, born 1938
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:21:53
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 4, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.21.1a, 2011.174.21.1b, 2011.174.21.1c, 2011.174.21.1d, and 2011.174.21.1e.
- Charles McDew recalls growing up in Massillon, Ohio, his family's involvement in the steel mill unions and attending South Carolina State University. He remembers being arrested three times in two days for not obeying segregation laws in South Carolina, founding the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and registering voters in Mississippi.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0021
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil Rights
- Labor
- Law
- Politics (Practical)
- Segregation
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- United States--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
- 2011.174.21.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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The Honorable Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Honorable Perry, Matthew J. Jr., American, 1921 - 2011
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- South Carolina State University, American, founded 1896
- NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:55:52
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- Place collected
- Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 7, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of three digital files: 2011.174.24.1a, 2011.174.24.1b, and 2011.174.24.1c.
- The Hon. Matthew J. Perry, Jr. [August 3, 1921-July 29, 2011] (At the time of the interview, he was still hearing cases for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, after taking senior status in 1995.) recalls serving in the military during World War II, and experiencing discrimination during the war. He remembers watching a trial that inspired him to go to the newly formed law school at South Carolina State College. He discusses his start as a trial lawyer in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the famous civil rights cases he argued, joining the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and his admiration for the African American lawyers who mentored him.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0024
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil Rights
- Education
- Law
- Military
- Race discrimination
- Social reform
- 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
- 2011.174.24.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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The Honorable Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Honorable Finney, Ernest Adolphus Jr., American, born 1931
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- South Carolina State University, American, founded 1896
- Friendship Nine, American, founded 1961
- South Carolina Human Affairs Commission, American, founded 1972
- South Carolina Supreme Court, American, founded 1841
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:54:44
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- Place collected
- Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 8, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.25.1a, 2011.174.25.1b, 2011.174.25.1c, 2011.174.25.1d, 2011.174.25.1e, and 2011.174.25.1f.
- The Honorable Ernest Finney, Jr recalls his father's teaching career and attending law school at South Carolina State College. He remembers defending the "Friendship Nine", a group of college students who protested segregation in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He discusses joining the South Carolina Human Rights Commission, serving as a state representative, and his election to the State Supreme Court.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0025
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil Rights
- Education
- Law
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--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
- 2011.174.25.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:56:47
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- Place collected
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 9, 2011
- 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
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Civil Rights
- Law
- Photography
- United States--History--1945-1953
- United States--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
- 2011.174.26.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
William Saunders Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Saunders, William, American, born 1935
- Interviewed by
- Taylor, Kieran Walsh
- Subject of
- Jenkins, Esau, American, 1910 - 1972
- Highlander Folk School, American
- Charleston Hospital Workers Movement
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:23:43
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- Place collected
- Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Johns Island, Charleston+County"&edan_local=1&op=Search">Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- June 9, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.27.1a, 2011.174.27.1b, 2011.174.27.1c, and 2011.174.27.1d.
- William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the Highlander Folk School, and working at a mattress factory. He also discusses founding the Lowcountry Newsletter, helping the workers in the Charleston Hospital Strike of 1969, and running unsuccessfully for the state senate.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0027
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Civil Rights
- Education
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Labor
- Mass media
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--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
- 2011.174.27.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:10:47
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- 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
- Date
- September 12, 2011
- 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
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil Rights
- Education
- Prisons
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Social reform
- United States--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
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Euvester Simpson Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Simpson, Euvester, American, born 1946
- Interviewed by
- Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Council of Federated Organizations, founded 1962
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:34:46
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- Place collected
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Itta Bena, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Racine, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 12, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.72.1a, 2011.174.72.1b, 2011.174.72.1c, 2011.174.72.1d, 2011.174.72.1e, 2011.174.72.1f, and 2011.174.72.1g.
- Euvester Simpson discusses her childhood in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and she describes her parents' decision to send her to Racine, Wisconsin, to attend high school because they were fed up with segregated public schools in Mississippi. For her last year of high school, Simpson returned to Mississippi, and she became active in the Civil Rights Movement. She describes attending a citizenship school in Charleston, South Carolina, going to mass meetings, and being arrested with a group of women, including Fannie Lou Hamer. She also discusses her involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Council of Federated Organizations, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Simpson ends the interview by discussing the legacy of the movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0072
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil Rights
- Education
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Women
- 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
- 2011.174.72.1a-g
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Cleveland Sellers, Ed. D. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Sellers, Cleveland Ed. D., American, born 1944
- Interviewed by
- Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Vorhees College, American, founded 1897
- NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, American, founded 1964
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:48:00
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- Place collected
- Denmark, Bamberg County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 21, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.81.1a, 2011.174.81.1b, 2011.174.81.1c, 2011.174.81.1d, and 2011.174.81.1e.
- Cleveland Sellers, Ed. D. shares memories of growing up in Denmark, South Carolina, especially the influence of Voorhees College in the community. He organized a Youth Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Denmark, and he describes the group's activities. He discusses his first impressions of Howard University, where he joined the Nonviolent Action Group (NAG). He shares memories of the March on Washington and the role of students in organizing it, his involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and his role in the Mississippi Freedom Project. He also describes the goals of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the tensions that developed within SNCC in the late 1960s.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0081
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil Rights
- Education
- Social reform
- United States--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
- 2011.174.81.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
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Wrought iron gate created by Philip Simmons
- Created by
- Simmons, Philip, American, 1912 - 2009
- Medium
- iron alloy
- Dimensions
- 79 1/2 × 29 × 4 in. (201.9 × 73.7 × 10.2 cm)
- 2008.11.1ab: 153 lb. (69.4 kg)
- 2008.11.1a: 77 lb. (34.9 kg)
- 2008.11.1b: 76 lb. (34.5 kg)
- Type
- gates
- Place made
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1970s
- Description
- A wrought iron metalwork gate created by the blacksmith and artist Philip Simmons. The gate has two halves, one with a female latch with an inverted L-shaped vertical slide lock. The other has the male latch with a decorative hook that slides up and down on two bolts. Each door of the gate is primarily composed of seven evenly spaced vertical bars. Halfway up each gate is an open section with curving French scroll work positioned horizontally. Similar scroll work is present as the top decoration of the gate. The gate doors are taller at their center than on their hinge side.
- Topic
- African American
- Art
- Craftsmanship
- Ornamentation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2008.11.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Phillip Simmons
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- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
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Barber Shop • Charleston, SC
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 13/16 x 19 1/16 in. (32.5 x 48.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Place captured
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1965; printed 1998
- Description
- a photograph of barbers and customers in a barbershop in New Orleans, LA by photographer Leonard Freed. The photo looks down between two rows of barber chairs and depicts several young barbers standing at their charis. Most of the barbers are men but to the right of the center of the photo stands a young woman in a barber jacket. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Business
- Hair
- Men
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
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- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
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Children in Bedroom • Johns Island, SC
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 13 in. (22 x 33 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place captured
- Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1964; printed 1998
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of several young children by the photographer Leonard Freed taken in St. Johns, South Carolina. Seven boys and girls are photographed in the reflection of a large mirror they are facing, the bottom outline of which is visible in the photograph. There is a large window to the left of the photo letting in light. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Children
- Domestic life
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
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- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
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Christmas Eve Watch • Johns Island, SC
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 12 15/16 in. (22 x 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place captured
- Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1964; printed 1998
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a group of parishoners attending an all night Christmas Eve service at the Moving Star Hall in Johns Island, SC by the photographer Leonard Freed. The photo shows the backs of the congregation in the right half of the frame. To the left and in the background, three women stand at a table, near a seated man. Coats and hats are hung on the walls. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Communities
- Photography
- Religious groups
- United States--History--1961-1969
- United States--Social life and customs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
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- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
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Southern Trailer Home • South Carolina
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 x 19 1/16 in. (32.8 x 48.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place captured
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1965; printed 1998
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a young man and a television in a darkened room in a trailer home in South Carolina by the photographer Leonard Freed. The young man stands to the extreme left of the frame and wears a patterned white shirt. His left hand is raised to his jaw, partly obscuring his face. To the extreme right of the photo is a television, turned on and showing a woman on the screen. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Topic
- African American
- Domestic life
- Photography
- Television
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
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- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
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Broadside for an auction of enslaved persons at the Charleston courthouse
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 5/16 x 8 7/16 in. (33.8 x 21.5 cm)
- Type
- broadsides
- Date
- 1859
- Description
- A broadside advertising a court-ordered slave of enslaved persons at the courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on January 10, 1859. The paper is printed in black ink with hand-written annotations along columns printed with the first names and ages of ninety-nine [99] enslaved men, women, and children. The names are numbered and grouped together into subsets. Large printed text at top reads, [UNDER DECREE IN EQUITY. / SANDERS vs. SANDERS, et al]. The handwritten notations make remarks like "healthy," "very fine," "sold privately," "dead," "shot in leg," "breeding," "leg broke," "lost a toe," "white," and "mostly white." The names listed are as follows:
- First column:
- London, 55; Nelly, 50; Dick, 15; Rosy, 4
- Cuffy, 35; Becker, 19
- Caroline, 29; Martha, 4; Bull or Frederick, 12; Infant, 9 months
- Charity, 30; Susan, 17; Floride, 2; Infant, 6 months
- Ned, 60; Silvy, 35; Frank, 11;
- Easton, 3; Infant, 3 months; Billy, 68; Lucy, 50; Binah, 14; Phillis, 12; Jack, 11;
- Thomas, 26; Toney, 30;
- Becky, 30; Sammy 5; Fed, 3; Infant, 7 months;
- Isaac, 30;
- Moses, 25;
- Morris, 21;
- Billy, 45; Hagar, 50; Joe, 35; William, 20; Rose, 15;
- Martha, 70; Nancy, 45; Rachel, 22; Ben, 16; Lot, 10;
- Betty, 25; Plymouth, 2;
- London, 26; Grace, 22; Harriet, 2;
- Hester, 25; Amos, 21; Elsey, 5;
- Second column:
- Jacob, 55; Mary, 45; Emma, 21; Rose, 15; Aelie, 18; Simon, 13; Francis, 6; Mary, 3;
- Hardtimes, 70; Sary, 30; Anne, 18;
- Old Peter, 70; Old Nancy, 60;
- Old Hester, 68; Maggy, 40; Edward, 19; Susan, 17; Robert, 13; Martha, 7; Sarah, 2;
- Peter, 28; Venus, 25; Henry, 8; Hamilton, 4; Cornelia, 1;
- Lydy, 25; Hannah, 6 months;
- Hannah, 30; Nero, 10; Rachel, 7; August, 4; Henry, 2; Infant, 1 month;
- Old Frank, 60;
- Toney, 30;
- Jake, 35; Eliza, 30; Pleasant, 12; Sukey, 10; Amanda, 8; Catharine, 3;
- David, 36;
- Jim 39;
- Binah, 60;
- March, 40;
- Bob, 35;
- Sarah, 12;
- Harriet, 14
- Topic
- African American
- Colorism
- Domestic slave trade
- Families
- Finance
- Law
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.21.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
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Wood-burning stove from the Hope School
- Manufactured by
- Hanks Stove & Range Company, American, 1901 - 1981
- Used by
- Hope School, 1925 - 1954
- Medium
- iron , wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 60 × 21 × 21 in., 223 lb. (152.4 × 53.3 × 53.3 cm, 101.2 kg)
- Type
- stoves
- Place used
- Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1925-1954
- Description
- An iron wood-burning stove used in the Hope Rosenwald School. The stove is in several distinct pieces: stove body, ash box, base, transition piece, lid, small top piece, three long pipes, one short pipe, stove pipe adapter, cirular pipe piece, two rods, and a box of six screws, five nuts, and a pin. The pieces are probably a combination of iron and tin, and the base is wood. A stamp into the ash box reads "HANKS STOVE & RANGE CO. / ROME / GA."
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Education
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC
- Object number
- 2010.22.11a-o
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
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Sign from Hope School
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Hope School, 1925 - 1954
- Medium
- wood, paint, iron alloy
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 3/4 × 98 × 2 3/8 in., 36 lb. (32.4 × 248.9 × 6 cm, 16.3 kg)
- Type
- signs
- Place used
- Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1925-1954
- Description
- A sign reading "HOPE SCHOOL" in relief and composed from rectangular profile pieces of wood that are nailed to a wood board with a square attached frame. All pieces are nailed together, although there might also be glue. The sign is painted white and the letters appear to have been painted black over the white.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Education
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC
- Object number
- 2010.22.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Traveling trunk used by George Thompson Garrison in the Civil War
- Manufactured by
- Crouch & Fitzgerald, American, founded 1839
- Owned by
- Garrison, George Thompson, American, 1836 - 1904
- Subject of
- 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
- Medium
- wood, leather, cotton, metal
- Dimensions
- trunk: 18 × 31 × 17 in. (45.7 × 78.7 × 43.2 cm)
- insert tray: 3 9/16 × 29 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (9 × 75.3 × 40 cm)
- canvas bag: 12 5/8 × 30 11/16 × 16 9/16 in. (32 × 78 × 42 cm)
- Type
- trunks (containers)
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Description
- A traveling trunk owned by George Thompson Garrison while serving as an officer with the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The wood, leather bound trunk is embossed throughout with four rows of brass rivets along the front, top and back of the base and lid. The leather is also stitched along the edges and lip of the trunk. Two metal buckles attached to leather straps are on the left and right sides of the front. A leather strap is attached to the top left of the trunk but the top right strap is removed. The removed strap is broken into nine pieces and includes a meral buckle. The leather is a different color where the original strap was located. A hinged lock plate is on the front of the base with the locking mechanism directly above it on the lid. Embossed below the lock plate on the base is “CROUCH & FITZGERALD / MAKERS / New York.” Embossed on the left and right sides of the trunk is “Geo T. Garrison.” The interior of the trunk has a removable cloth lined tray and a red leather pouch embedded into the cloth lined lid. Underneath the tray is a canvas bag with “Geo T. Garrison.” printed on each side in black paint. The canvas bag is torn in several places.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.24a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
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- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Military
- Exhibition
- Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
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Mahogany sofa from the home of Robert Smalls
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Smalls, Robert, American, 1839 - 1915
- Medium
- crotch mahogany
- Dimensions
- 34 x 85 x 25 in. (86.4 x 215.9 x 63.5 cm)
- Type
- sofas
- Place used
- Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1850s
- Description
- A Late Classical mahogany sofa, upholstered in red, with serpentine, tufted back and wing scroll arms, crotch mahogany decorative veneers on crest, arms, and apron.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Domestic life
- Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.28.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
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