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Slavery in the West Indies
- Written by
- Wilberforce, William, British, 1759 - 1833
- Macaulay, Zachary, British, 1768 - 1838
- Published by
- Greenwood Press, Inc., American, 1967 - 2008
- Date
- 1823; republished 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product), cardboard, and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 5/8 in. (22.5 × 14.5 × 1.6 cm)
- Description
- A 148-page hardbound book entitled Slavery in the West Indies. The entire cover is made of a brown woven material. The front and back covers are blank. The spine reads [SLAVERY IN THE WEST INDIES] vertically and includes the Negro Universities Publishing logo at the bottom. All text on the spine is gold. The original publication of this volume was in 1823. This book was reprinted in 1969 by Negro Universities Press, a division of Greenwood Publishing Press.
- This book is composed of two separate essays compiled into one volume, as noted on the Contents page. The first essay is “An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire, in Behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies” written by William Wilberforce. The second essay is “Negro Slavery ; Or, a View of Some of the More Prominent Features of That State of Society, as It Exists in the United States of America and in the Colonies of the West Indies, especially Jamaica” by Zachary Macaulay.
- There are no inscriptions or signatures anywhere on the object.
- Place depicted
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Place printed
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- England, Europe
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- Antislavery
- British colonialism
- Colonialism
- Law
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.1.261
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Negro Worker Vol. 2 No. 6
- Published by
- The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937
- Edited by
- Padmore, George, Trinidadian, 1903 - 1959
- Subject of
- Communist International, 1919 - 1943
- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in. (22.5 x 16 cm)
- Description
- A black ink on yellowed paper pamphlet. At center on the front cover there is a black and white photograph of a white colonial governor with four African tribal chiefs with the caption [Colonial Governor and Native Chiefs - The King's African "Monkeys"]. Below the caption in large, bold text is [DOWN WITH THE WHITE IMPERIALISTS / AND THEIR BLACK AGENTS! / LONG LIVE THE FREEDOM OF AFRICA / AND THE COLONIES!]. The interior consists of thirty-one pages of articles and photographs. The back cover has an illustration of a man over a globe breaking chains.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Place made
- Hamburg, Germany, Europe
- Place depicted
- Guyana, Caribbean, South America
- Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, South America
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- England, Europe
- Place depicted
- Liberia, West Africa, Africa
- Kenya, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Colonialism
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Labor
- Mass media
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
- Object number
- 2010.55.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Courtland Cox Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Cox, Courtland, American, born 1941
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Howard University, American, founded 1867
- Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- 1964 Democratic National Convention, American, founded 1964
- Sixth Pan-African Congress, founded 1974
- Pan-African Congress, 1919 - 1994
- Date
- July 8, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:43:40
- Description
- The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.30.1a, 2011.174.30.1b, 2011.174.30.1c, 2011.174.30.1d, 2011.174.30.1e, 2011.174.30.1f, 2011.174.30.1g, 2011.174.30.1h, and 2011.174.30.1i.
- Courtland Cox recalls growing up in Trinidad and New York City, and attending Howard University. He remembers organizing student protests in Washington, D. C., with the Nonviolent Action Group, which later merged with other groups to become the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He also discusses the March on Washington, the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, changes in SNCC, and attending the Sixth Pan-African Congress.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0030
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, South America
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Pan Africanism
- 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)
- 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
- 2011.174.30.1a-i
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Calypso Songs
- Published by
- Charlton Publications, American, founded 1940
- Subject of
- Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- ink on printing paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 8 5/16 in. (27.9 x 21.1 cm)
- Title
- Song and story magazine about Harry Belafonte
- Description
- A song and story book about Harry Belafonte, titled: [CALYPSO SONGS]. The cover features red and green letters at the top, a black and white photograph of Harry Belafonte at center left, and drawings of drums, maracas, and banjo at center right. Black type in a circle at the bottom lists the songs included in the song book. The back cover features a larger black and white photograph of Belafonte.
- Place printed
- Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Actors
- African diaspora
- Calypso (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.34.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown-Restrictions Possible