Published by

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986

Created by

Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985

Subject of

Attucks, Crispus, American, 1723 - 1770

Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883

Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913

Roberts, Sarah C., American, born 1844

McKinney Steward, Susan, American, 1847 - 1918

Scott, Dred, American, ca 1800 - 1858

Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895

Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915

Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943

W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963

Joplin, Scott, American, 1867 - 1917

Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940

Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938

Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965

Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979

Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972

Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005

Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963

Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973

Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955

National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968

Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971

Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827

Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909

Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937

Shriners International, American, founded 1870

National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930

National Dental Association, American, founded 1913

Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898

Democratic Party, American, founded 1828

Republican Party, American, founded 1854

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935

National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919

Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906

National Urban League, American, founded 1910

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935

Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

369th Veterans Association, American

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914

Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Charles, Ezzard Mack, American, 1921 - 1975

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1 cm)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Place made

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1976

Description

A 1976 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits. In the center is an angled blue square with text that reads [DELEGATE] in white text and [76] in striped red and white text, with a circle of stars in the center of the six [6]. Black text on the white spine reads [BI-CENNTENNIAL EDITION - DELEGATE 1976].

The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “The Long Journey from the back of the bus,” about how this issue of the Delegate will focus on “200 years of Contributions Blacks gave this nation as part of our Bicentennial Celebration.” There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1976] and a table of contents.

The majority of this issue consists of a 137 page article titled “The Negro in America, 1550-1976.” The content then continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Association of Black Social Workers, The National Caucus of Black School Board Members, Prince Hall Masons, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Empire State Medical Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Links, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, NAACP, Navy, Elks of the World, Democratic Party, Chi Eta Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Common Cause Ladies, National Association of Business and Professional Negro Womens Club, National United Church Ushers Association, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Urban League, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, NBC, National Medical Association, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, National Association of Negro Women, CBS, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Republican National Convention, Museum of Art, Whitney M. Young Classic, Black Caucus, 369th Veterans Association, Phi Beta Sigma, Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, Edges,

The issue concludes with a “Lest We Forget” page with a list of individuals who had passed away, including Ezzard Charles and Paul Robeson. There are approximately 348 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.

Topic

African American

Advertising

Associations and institutions

Business

Communities

Fraternal organizations

Fraternities

Government

Journalism

Labor

Mass media

Men

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

Professional organizations

Religious groups

Sororities

United States--History

United States--History--1969-2001

United States--Social life and customs

Urban life

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely

Object number

2012.167.10

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture