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  • Sample ballot for the 2008 Presidential election

    Printed by
    New York Board of Elections
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Vice President Biden, Joseph Robinette, Jr., American
    John McCain, American, 1936 - 2018
    Palin, Sarah, American, born 1964
    Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
    Republican Party, American, founded 1854
    Date
    2008
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product) cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 36 × 43 3/8 in. (91.5 × 110.1 cm)
    H x W x D (partly rolled): 36 × 43 3/8 × 7 1/16 in. (91.5 × 110.1 × 18 cm)
    Caption
    New York’s 31 Electoral Votes helped to secure the Presidential victory for Obama. In New York, then-Democratic nominee Barack Obama took 62.9% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee John McCain with a 26.9% margin. At the time, this was the highest Democratic vote share in New York since Johnson’s Victory over Goldwater in 1964. Four years later, Obama would defeat his own New York state record with 63.35% of the vote in 2012.
    Description
    A sample ballot for the United States 2008 Presidential election in New York, New York. Printed in black ink on large off-white cardboard paper, the hyper visual ballot is designed with 11 top to bottom voting columns; voting machine instructions; voting party/group options from A to K, and an amendment proposal. Extensive voting machine instructions on the far left of the board are presented first in English, then again, in Spanish. To the right of the machine instructions, twenty rows of horizontal voting choices, A to K, list political parties and their candidates: Barack Obama/Joe Biden; John McCain/Sarah Palin; Roger Calero/Alsyon Kennedy; Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear; Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez; Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente; Bob Barr/Wayne A Root; Martin Schoenfeld; Marcy L. Kahn; Judith J. Gische; Shirley Werner Kornreich; Nora S. Anderson; Nancy M. Bannon, Charles B. Rangel; Bill Perkins; Adam Clayton Powell; Edward Daniels; Norma Soriano; George L. Espada, Sr.; Martin Koppel and Craig Schley. The last voting column on the far right, with the number one inside, offers “yes” or “no” in English and Spanish, on a proposed amendment to Article 5, section 6 of the Constitution. A blue ink stamp from the Board of Elections [SAMPLE BALLOT] features towards the lower half of the board, and at the bottom of the of the last column are Chinese and Korean characters, instructing the use of the voting machine lever. There are no markings on the reverse of the ballot.
    Place printed
    Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    documents
    ballots
    Topic
    Activism
    Government
    Multilingual communication
    Politics
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karen J. Greene, Ph.D.
    Object number
    2019.103.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58d5f446f-6c7d-4aeb-9ccd-8a455296359e
  • Sample ballot for the 2008 Presidential election

    Printed by
    New York Board of Elections
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Vice President Biden, Joseph Robinette, Jr., American
    John McCain, American, 1936 - 2018
    Palin, Sarah, American, born 1964
    Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
    Republican Party, American, founded 1854
    Date
    2008
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product) cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 36 × 43 3/8 in. (91.5 × 110.1 cm)
    H x W x D (partly rolled): 36 × 43 3/8 × 7 1/16 in. (91.5 × 110.1 × 18 cm)
    Caption
    New York’s 31 Electoral Votes helped to secure the Presidential victory for Obama. In New York, then-Democratic nominee Barack Obama took 62.9% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee John McCain with a 26.9% margin. At the time, this was the highest Democratic vote share in New York since Johnson’s Victory over Goldwater in 1964. Four years later, Obama would defeat his own New York state record with 63.35% of the vote in 2012.
    Description
    A sample ballot for the United States 2008 Presidential election in New York, New York. Printed in black ink on large off-white cardboard paper, the hyper visual ballot is designed with 11 top to bottom voting columns; voting machine instructions; voting party/group options from A to K, and an amendment proposal. Extensive voting machine instructions on the far left of the board are presented first in English, then again, in Spanish. To the right of the machine instructions, twenty rows of horizontal voting choices, A to K, list political parties and their candidates: Barack Obama/Joe Biden; John McCain/Sarah Palin; Roger Calero/Alsyon Kennedy; Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear; Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez; Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente; Bob Barr/Wayne A Root; Martin Schoenfeld; Marcy L. Kahn; Judith J. Gische; Shirley Werner Kornreich; Nora S. Anderson; Nancy M. Bannon, Charles B. Rangel; Bill Perkins; Adam Clayton Powell; Edward Daniels; Norma Soriano; George L. Espada, Sr.; Martin Koppel and Craig Schley. The last voting column on the far right, with the number one inside, offers “yes” or “no” in English and Spanish, on a proposed amendment to Article 5, section 6 of the Constitution. A blue ink stamp from the Board of Elections [SAMPLE BALLOT] features towards the lower half of the board, and at the bottom of the of the last column are Chinese and Korean characters, instructing the use of the voting machine lever. There are no markings on the reverse of the ballot.
    Place printed
    Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    documents
    ballots
    Topic
    Activism
    Government
    Multilingual communication
    Politics
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Karen J. Greene, Ph.D.
    Object number
    2019.103.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eb5e9b4c-833b-4098-8f08-cb4e59fa3509
  • Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign

    Manufactured by
    Larry Fox Assoc., American
    Subject of
    Chisholm, Shirley Anita, American, 1924 - 2005
    Date
    ca. 1972
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)
    Description
    A circular metal pin-back button. It has a yellow background with black type that reads: [UNBOSSED AND UNBOUGHT / SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM / FOR / PRESIDENT]. The fonts vary in size. Black type, around the edge of the pin reads: [LARRY FOX ASSOC. P.O. BOX 581 HEMPSTEAD NEW YORK]. The back of the button is silver in color, has a single pin without a clasp and an engraving.
    Place made
    Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Politics
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.76.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c73ffea4-6a5b-4e66-a6c9-6e2e9710d38a
  • Photograph of a Young Lords Party march commemorating the Ponce massacre

    Photograph by
    Maristany, Hiram, American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Prof. DeGraffe, Luis, American, 1949 - 2015
    Campos, Pedro Albizu, Puerto Rican, 1891 - 1965
    Puerto Rican Student Union, American, 1969 - 1976
    Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, Puerto Rican, founded 1922
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    March 21, 1971; printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 15 3/4 × 19 5/8 in. (40 × 49.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
    Caption
    Young Lords photographer, Hiram Maristany captured this image on March 21, 1971 when the Young Lords Party organized a commemorative march for the 1937 Ponce Massacre in Ponce, Puerto Rico. More than 7,000 Young Lords Party members participated in the march, which culminated in a rally at Plaza Borinquena.
    Description
    This image shows a commemorative march held by the Young Lords in the Bronx on March 21, 1971. The participants march in organized lines down the center of a city street, their proper right arms held out to their sides. The photo is taken in the center of the street, facing the marchers. At the head of the column of marchers at the left side of the image is a man wearing a large overcoat and a beret with a [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON] / [YLO] pin attached to the front. At the front of the column of marchers on the right side of the image is a woman in a beret and a leather jacket. She has a [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON] / [YLO] pin attached to her right collar. Her beret has another [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON] / [YLO] pin attached alongside a [YOUNG LORDS PARTY] pin with the Puerto Rican flag. A man in a beret and denim jacket marches behind her. At the back of the marchers visible in the photo, is a large banner that reads [FREE ALL / POLITCAL PRISONERS / NOW! / INMATES LIBERATION FRONT] with an image of Puerto Rican nationalist Pedro Albizu Campo displayed on the left-hand side of the banner. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
    Place captured
    Bronx, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States, North and Central America
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Justice
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Prisons
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.220.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Hiram Maristany. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ffb5801e-093e-4fe8-b3ce-986d388e9a44
  • Photograph of a Young Lords Party Rally at Queens County Jail

    Photograph by
    Maristany, Hiram, American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
    Viera, Rafael, American, born 1948
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1969; printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 15 3/4 × 19 5/16 in. (40 × 49.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 16 1/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.8 × 50.6 cm)
    Caption
    This image captures a 1969 rally that the Black Panthers and Young Lords organized to protest an array of unjust arrests and jail sentences amongst the two groups, namely those of Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers, the Panther 21, and Young Lords Party member, Rafael Viera.
    Description
    This image shows a large crowd of standing individuals at a Black Panthers and Young Lords Party rally. Most are pictured in profile, facing the left side of the image, with a fist raised, or their hands cupped around their mouths, and appear to be yelling or singing. Many wear berets with [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON] / [YLO] pins, [YOUNG LORDS PARTY] pins with the Puerto Rican flag, and another pin with an individual’s face on it with writing around the upper curve. Along the back, some participants stand on a raised surface above the rest of the crowd. The upper left quadrant of the photograph shows a poster with a bisected closeup illustration of an individual with a cropped haircut. The middle upper portion of the photograph shows a handmade [WANTED] sign. The upper right quadrant of the photo shows a hand holding up a white pole. The photograph cuts off the top of the pole. The lower portion of the photograph shows closeups of the various individuals at the rally. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
    Place captured
    Queens, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Decolonization
    Gesture
    Justice
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Prisons
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.220.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Hiram Maristany. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51af95a6f-1424-4e8e-88f1-5429ffa34e49
  • Pinback button for Carl McCall for New York State Comptroller

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    McCall, Carl, American, born 1935
    Date
    1993-2002
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 2 13/16 × 5/16 in. (4.4 × 7.1 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    A red, blue, and white pinback button for Carl McCall New York State Comptroller. The background of the button is red. At center, a blue box has white lettering that reads [McCall]. Above the [c] is a depiction of the state of New York in red. White lettering below the blue box reads [Comptroller]. The exterior edge of the button has a manufacturer's stamp, printed in white ink. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
    Place depicted
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.66
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c68af0c1-71c4-425f-8811-4095b785cadc
  • Pinback button for the re-election of Carl McCall as New York State Comptroller

    Manufactured by
    N. G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
    Subject of
    McCall, Carl, American, born 1935
    Date
    ca. 1998
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in. (4 × 4 × 0.6 cm)
    Description
    A red, blue, and white pinback button for the re-election of Carl McCall as New York State Comptroller. The background of the button is red. At center, a blue box has white lettering that reads [McCall]. Above the [c] is a depiction of the state of New York in red. White lettering below the blue box reads [Comptroller]. The exterior edge of the button has a manufacturer's stamp, printed in white ink. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
    Place depicted
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.74
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d49db318-94c1-4e3b-bc10-54af6b03e738
  • Pinback button for Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
    Date
    1988
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
    Description
    A white pinback button with red and blue text supporting Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential campaign. Text throughout the button reads [New Yorkers for Jesse Jackson Action '88]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
    Place depicted
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.43
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b9ed7a7f-3b4f-44c0-af84-8e76c241f00b
  • "Answer Peekskill" campaign pin for Ben Davis

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Davis, Benjamin Jefferson Jr., American, 1903 - 1964
    Date
    1940s
    Medium
    plastic on paper on metal
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
    Description
    Small round Ben Davis political button with a pin back. Red lettering on an off-white background reads "Answer Peekskill/ Re-Elect/ Ben Davis/ Vote A.L.P." emblem of the Allied Printing Trades Council (labor union) appears between the last two lines. The back is a simple metal stickpin; there is no catch for the pin. There are several small rust spots.
    Place purchased
    Gardner, Worchester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Politics
    Race relations
    United States History
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.207.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59489b034-f4fd-4a39-8c16-dbbb87f17c56
  • Pinback button for Jesse Jackson and the Democratic Party

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
    Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
    Date
    ca. 1988
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and yellow pinback button for the New York Democratic Party. The top half of the button has a black and white image of children. Above the children, yellow text reads, [Keep hope Alive]. The bottom half of the button is yellow with red and black text that reads, ["Register -Vote / For the Democrats / Jesse Jackson / Paid for by the New York State Democratic Party. Lawrence Kirwin (sic), Chairman]. The edge has the manufacturer’s stamp. The back of the button has metal pin with a clasp.
    Place depicted
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Activism
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.77
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58d535ad9-a3bc-45e6-8180-038c8d17a44b
  • Pinback button for Herman B. Ferfuson's campaign for Senate

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Ferguson, Herman B., American, born 1921
    Freedom and Peace Party, American, founded 1968
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 5/16 in. (3.5 × 3.2 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    A pinback button for Herman B. Ferguson's U.S. Senate campaign. The button has a black background with white text throughout that reads [Survival - Liberation / Herman B. Ferguson For Senate / Freedom & Peace Party]. The exterior edge of has the manufacturer's information, partially visible, printed in white. The back of button has a metal pin without a clasp.
    Place used
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Black Power (Black Pride)
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Activism
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.53
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e582b899-536f-45e9-b4f7-bf53f872ffdf
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    New Forms of Racism

    Published by
    Unidentified
    Written by
    Tyner, Jarvis, American, born 1941
    Date
    August 17, 1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 15/16 x 4 3/4 in. (17.7 x 12 cm)
    Description
    A pamphlet titled [New Forms of Racism] with the text of a speech by Jarvis Tyner, Communist candidate for Vice President. The front cover has white text on a blue background. The interior contains fifteen pages of white paper with blue ink on it. The pages contain both text and photographs. The back cover has a campaign advertisement for the Communist Party candidates.
    Place printed
    Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    speeches
    Topic
    Mass media
    Oratory
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Race discrimination
    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
    2010.55.72
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57410c846-f42d-440d-b2dc-0170dd0761a9
  • Pete Seeger Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
    Highlander Folk School, American
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Hayes, Rutherford B., American, 1822 - 1893
    Date
    July 22, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:57:22
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.39.1a, 2011.174.39.1b, 2011.174.39.1c, and 2011.174.39.1d.
    Pete Seeger recalls performing at a concert with Paul Robeson in 1949 in Peekskill, New York, visiting the Highlander Folk School, and the evolution of the song "We Shall Overcome". He remembers performing at many civil rights events, including the Selma to Montgomery March. He also discusses his thoughts on Presidents Barack Obama and Rutherford B. Hayes.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0039
    Place collected
    Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Musicians
    Politics
    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
    2011.174.39.1a-d
    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/fd57cf84e12-9b3b-4804-a3d5-1c2ea7676175
  • A Southerner Looks at Negro Discrimination

    Published by
    International Publishers Company, Inc., American
    Written by
    Cable, George Washington, American, 1844 - 1925
    Date
    1946
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (20 x 13 cm)
    Description
    A pamphlet of selected writings by George W. Cable. The front cover has green print on yellowed paper. The interior consists of forty-eight pages broken into four sections: [Historical Background of Negro Discrimination / The Nature of Negro Discrimination / The Results of Negro Discrimination / What Must Be Done]. The back of the pamphlet has an advertisement for International Publishers.
    Place depicted
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Education
    Mass media
    Politics
    Race discrimination
    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
    2010.55.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    © International Publishers Co., Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cc13e8b1-b1a1-4f3f-8e1f-144c3ab248b7
  • The Literary Corner: Introduction to African American Poetry with Eugene Redmond—Part I (side a) / Introduction to African American Poetry with Eugene Redmond—Part II (side b)

    Created by
    Robinson, Brooks B. Ph.D., American
    Interview of
    Redmond, Eugene B., American, born 1937
    Subject of
    Wheatley, Phillis, American, 1753 - 1784
    Dunbar, Paul Laurence, American, 1872 - 1906
    Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938
    Gwendolyn Brooks, American, 1917 - 2000
    Directed by
    Cham, Robert
    Date
    1978
    Medium
    plastic and tape
    Dimensions
    H x W (audiocassette): 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
    Duration (side a): 00:14:19
    Duration (side b): 00:14:50
    Title
    Cassette tape with two episodes of the Literary Corner radio program
    Description
    A white plastic cassette tape with recordings of two episodes of the radio program The Literary Corner. The cassette has a beige label on which typewritten text on one side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER / Intro to Afro American Poetry part 1. THE LITERARY CORNER Intro to Afro American Poetry part 2]. The typewritten text on the other side reads [THE LITERARY CORNER Intro to Afro American Poetry part 2].
    Side A: Introduction to African American Poetry with Eugene Redmond—Part I
    Episode 11 of the Literary Corner radio program. It is part one of a “two-part historical introduction of Afro-American poetry” and begins with poet Eugene Redmond reciting a poem, before segueing into an introduction by host Brooks Robinson. After the introduction, Redmond names some of the earliest African American poets, such as Phillis Wheatley, Jupiter Hammon, Briton Hammon, George Moses Horton, Gustavus Vassa (also known as Olaudah Equiano) and Frederick Douglas. Topics discussed include a brief overview of Phillis Wheatley’s life, and race consciousness (or lack thereof) in her work; how the first African enslaved people in the New World expressed their experiences or envisioned a new world in a new language; the development of folk literature and folk poetry; the development of written and oral protest poetry; writers in the 19th and 20th century, such as Albery Whitman, Paul Laurence Dunbar and James Weldon Johnson; the different schools of poetry, such as plantation and dialect; the use of unrealistic dialects by white writers. The discussion concludes with Eugene Redmond outlining the contributions and legacy of Paul Dunbar by listing institutions that have commemorated him through eponyms.
    Side B: Introduction to African American Poetry with Eugene Redmond—Part II
    Episode 12 of the Literary Corner radio program. It is part II of a two-part discussion on African American poetry. The episode begins with host Brooks Robinson introducing his guest, Professor Eugene Redmond, before segueing into a discussion of the Harlem Renaissance. Some of the themes and individuals discussed in the episode include the Harlem Renaissance; James Weldon Johnson’s contributions to African American poetry; black poets that emerged in the 1930s and 1940s, such as Frank Marshall Davis, Robert Hayton, M. Carl Holman, Gwendolyn Brooks and Melvin Tolson; Gwendolyn Brooks’ rise to prominence; black poets of the 1950s such as Lance Jeffers, Percy Johnston, Jay Wright, Henry Dumas, Clarence Major, Ted Joans, Bob Kaufman, and Russell Atkins; individuals of the early 1960s such as Larry Neal (Liberator magazine), John Henrik Clarke (Freedomways magazine) and several others; crucial figures of the Black Arts movement such as Ed Bullins, Leroy Jones (also known as Amiri Baraka) and Haki Madhubuti. The episode concludes with Eugene Redmond reading one of his poems, “I Can Never Unlove You,” while instrumental jazz music plays in the background.
    Place made
    United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Harlem, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    The Literary Corner: Black Writers of the World
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Type
    audiotapes
    Topic
    Poetry
    Radio
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
    Object number
    2010.17.1.6a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Brooks B. Robinson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ef13d1a9-c21d-4e02-a599-121cdd947045
  • Lesser, But Not Least

    Created by
    Robinson, Brooks B. Ph.D., American
    Subject of
    Saint Tekakwitha, Kateri, Mohawk, 1656 - 1680
    Walker, David, American, ca. 1796 - 1830
    Tijerina, Reies, Mexican American, 1926 - 2015
    Tijerina, Patsy, American, born ca. 1948
    Garnet, Henry, American, 1815 - 1882
    Directed by
    Cham, Robert
    Date
    February 1, 1981
    Medium
    tape and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 5/8 in. (7 × 10.8 × 1.6 cm)
    Duration: 00:27:26
    Description
    A white plastic audiocassette tape with a recording of the radio program "Lesser But Not Least." The cassette tape has a beige label on which typewritten text on one side reads [TRY OUT RADIO / 2/1/81 / "LESSER BUT NOT LEAST" WHA / RADIO]. The radio show was produced by Dr. Brooks Robinson for a "Tryout Radio," and focuses on "lesser-known" individuals in American history and is divided into three segments.
    The first segment discusses the life of Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American Catholic saint. In this segment, there is also a fictional dramatization of a conversation between Saint Kateri story and one of her suitors. In the second segment, the narrator moves to a discussion of David Walker's life and the impact of his essay "Appeal to The Colored Peoples of The World." There is also a reading of Henry Highland Garnet's commentary on David Walker's essay, as well as a dramatization of an encounter between Walker and Savannah’s representatives over the "seditious material" Walker wrote. Toward the end of the second segment, "The Star-Spangled Banner" instrumental is played while the narrator describes Walker’s contributions to the abolitionist movement.
    The last segment focuses on the contributions of Reies Lopez Tijerina. It is dramatized as a narration by his former wife Patsy Tijerina. Some of the topics they cover are the Mexican-American War of 1846; Mexico’s land grants to settlers; the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; La Alianza; San Joaquín de Chama land grant; the occupation of the Echo Amphitheater; the July 4 March from Albuquerque to Santa Fe; the planned citizen’s arrest of Sanchez on June 5; Reies Tijerina's arrest and the ensuing legal battles; Poor People's March on Washington in 1968; as well as Tijerina's activism post 1968.
    Place made
    Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    New Mexico, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
    Type
    audiotapes
    Topic
    Activism
    American West
    Antislavery
    Radio
    Religion
    United States History
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Contributed in memory of Professor Sarah Webster Fabio (1928-1979), poet, educator, Black Arts Movement icon, and one of the Literary Corner's analysts.
    Object number
    2010.17.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Brooks B. Robinson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ca3f378a-98ea-43aa-9696-bad0bedb4134
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    Twelve Years A Slave

    Written by
    Northup, Solomon, American, 1808 - 1875
    Published by
    Derby and Miller, American, 1848 - 1853
    Date
    1853
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    ink on paper with gold, cloth, and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 7 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 1 5/16 in. (19.7 × 14 × 3.4 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 7 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (19.7 × 29.2 × 10.5 cm)
    H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 3/4 × 6 × 6 1/4 in. (19.7 × 15.2 × 15.9 cm)
    H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (19.7 × 14.6 × 14.6 cm)
    Description
    This book is a first edition, seventeenth thousand printing copy of “Twelve Years A Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, A Citizen of New York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, and Rescued in 1853, From a Common Plantation Near the Red River, in Louisiana." The book has a brown cloth binding. The exterior spine is embossed with two lines running across the top and bottom of the spine. The title of the book has been embossed in gilt lettering [TWELVE/YEARS/A/SLAVE] across the top third of the spine and is surrounded by engraved flourishes. The name of the publishers [DARBY & MILLER] is embossed in gilt across the bottom of the spine. The front and back cover boards have been embossed with identical designs: two flourishes within two rectangles. The book has yellow end papers, a dedication to Harriet Beecher Stowe, a quote by Cowpee, an editor’s preface, twenty-two chapters and an appendix. The frontispiece is a portrait of Solomon Northup seated on a bench with his arms crossed. A facsimile of his signature is below the picture with a caption that reads, “IN HIS PLANTATION SUIT.” Three hundred and thirty-six pages with seven black and white plates.
    Place printed
    Auburn, Cuyahoga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    narratives
    hardcover books
    Topic
    American South
    Antislavery
    Caricature and cartoons
    Domestic slave trade
    Free communities of color
    Law
    Literature
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.262
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd537167978-c6a5-4b5c-8aad-8b8ccdd82f33
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    The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians

    Subject of
    Beckwourth, Jim, American, 1798 - 1866
    Created by
    Beckwourth, Jim, American, 1798 - 1866
    Bonner, T. D., American
    Published by
    Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
    Date
    1856
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    ink on book paper , cloth and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (20.3 x 14 x 3.2 cm)
    H x W x D (Open at 60 Degrees): 8 × 6 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (20.3 × 16.5 × 16.2 cm)
    Description
    Embossed brown cloth, hardcover book with 537-pages, 2 pages of ads, frontispiece and many illustrations with engraving of James P. Beckwourth in hunter's costume on frontispiece.
    Place printed
    Franklin Square, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    narratives
    hardcover books
    Topic
    American West
    Caricature and cartoons
    Freedom
    Men
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56762ba4a-0b84-4bd2-a43d-7033550f03b7
  • Black Studies: Threat or Challenge?

    Published by
    Kennikat Press
    Written by
    Ford, Nick Aaron, American, 1904 - 1982
    Edited by
    Shenton, James Patrick, American, 1925 - 2003
    Date
    1973
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
    Description
    A book by Nick Aaron Ford titled "Black Studies: Threat or Challenge?" published in Port Washington, New York by the National University Publications Kennikat Press in 1973. The book is signed by the author and dated [To Syl Shannon Sincerely Nick Aaron Ford 3/19/1975]. The book cover features a large red question mark with text on top of it, over a white background. Black text in the bottom portion of the cover reads: [Nick Aaron Ford / Black Studies / Threat or Challenge? / An Eminent Educator's Analysis and Recommendations]. The book has 217 pages and contains information and an analysis of Black Studies as a field of education. The back cover features a photograph and brief biography of Ford, as well as, publishing information.
    Place made
    Port Washington, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    books
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Education
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Herman Thomas
    Object number
    2013.189.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59070bdef-fbb6-4121-9cf5-30bd7ffe0f19
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    The Song of Hiawatha Op.30

    Published by
    Novello & Company, British
    Written by
    Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, British, 1875 - 1912
    Date
    1900
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 3/16 x 6 3/4 x 1/2 in. (25.9 x 17.1 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Full score for the opera, "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30", written by the Anglo-African composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. "The Song of Hiawatha Op. 30" is a trilogy of cantatas by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, produced between 1898 and 1900, which included "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", "The Death of Minnehaha", and "Hiawatha's Departure". The first part, "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast", was particularly famous for many years and it made the composer's name known throughout the world.
    Place depicted
    London, England, Europe
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
    Type
    scores
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.29.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a017314f-6bb5-4c8c-a297-5db534b5ff39

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