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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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504c9581e-f0e7-4490-b2f5-43bfac2a8c46
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dfd877c2-c600-4962-995e-594a795e9f8c
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e58da660-8fd3-40b4-a803-6bb22dbe5148
  • 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
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56902a7d4-16e7-41f7-9020-3b7228b08150
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