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  • General Colin L. Powell Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    General Powell, Colin L., American, born 1937
    Interviewed by
    Bunch, Lonnie G. III, American, born 1952
    Subject of
    President Bush, George W., American, born 1946
    United States Army, American, founded 1775
    Date
    August 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.15.1a): 57.2 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.15.2a): 56.4 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.15.1a and 2016.129.15.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    93.98498 GB
    General Colin Powell was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. General Powell donated several items including a uniform that is on display to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this interview conducted by National Museum of African American History and Culture Director Lonnie Bunch, General Colin Powell discusses his early life as the son of Jamaican immigrants and the journey to a long and distinguished military career that culminated in being appointed the first African American Secretary of State under President George W. Bush.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Collection Donor Oral History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Immigration
    International affairs
    Military
    Museums
    Politics
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.15.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5617891af-ab5b-4d50-b64b-225690b03f38
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 7/8 × 12 15/16 in. (22.6 × 32.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a police officer holding a baton behind their back and facing a crowd of demonstrators. Part of the crowd is visible to the right of frame. The front line of the visible crowd consists of a man in a clerical collar holding a Bible in one hand with his other arm around a woman next to him. The woman wears a printed dress, a kerchief on her head, and tennis shoes and carries a pocketbook. Next to the woman is a man in light shirt and dark colored jacket and a young boy wearing dark jacket and pants. Each person is looking up and to the right of frame, away from the police officer. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Poverty
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53468a059-00d3-4762-b70d-f541ce3f672c
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Tijerina, Reies, Mexican American, 1926 - 2015
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Reies Tijerina surrounded by supporters and reporters. Supporters hold signs that read [We / WANT / OUR / LAND / BACK!] and [a / TREATY / is the / SUPREME / LAW OF THE / LAND]. Reporters hold hand microphones, and a boom microphone and camera are also visible. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    American West
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Poverty
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5051738cc-8b64-42a7-8cbb-61ace7075f64
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 11/16 in. (32.9 × 22 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (35 × 27.7 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of man wearing an SCLC marshall badge and an Omega button. The man sits looking towards the camera, with his head tilted slightly down. He has wavy hair and a goatee with mustache. He wears a light button-down shirt with a darker color jacket. On the jacket is a SCLC Marshall badge that reads [POOR PEOPLES CAMPAIGN / NAME (RAYMOND M-[illegible] / ADDRESS (CHICAGO ILLINOIS / BLOOD TYPE (IF KNOWN) [illegible] / SIGNATURE [illegible] / SCLC / 1401 U. STREET, NW / WASHINGTON, D.C. / [illegible] / MARSHAL]. Beneath the badge is an anti-Vietnam War draft pinback button with the Greek letter Omega on it. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Activism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Poverty
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b03818b-4081-4d19-bf2a-86a1e21ac99f
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 9 in. (32.8 × 22.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man wearing a shirt and tie and smoking a cigarette. The man wears his jacket over his head. A partially obstructed pinback button attached to his shirt or jacket reads [WE MOURN OUR LOSS / 1925 / 1968 / ROBERT F. KENNEDY] with an image of Kennedy appearing at center. The man holds a small flag of Puerto Rico in his right hand. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place captured
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Activism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Poverty
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59d5b8038-3200-4dad-a3ad-7dd694ec505f
  • Placard with "Women's Rights Are Human Rights" used during the Women's March

    Created by
    Lindner, Ellen, American
    Subject of
    Women's March, American, founded 2017
    Date
    January 20, 2017
    Medium
    paint , glitter and pressure-sensitive tape on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 22 3/4 × 40 in. (57.8 × 101.6 cm)
    Description
    A placard used during the Women's March on Washington, January 21, 2017. The corrugated cardboard placard is mostly yellow with white and blue text. The top third of the placard depicts six (6) cartoon portraits of women of varying ethnicities. All the women are depicted from the chin up and they are all smiling and looking at the viewer. The woman on the far left is depicted with blue cat eyeglasses. The women second from the left is depicted with blue hair with straight bangs across her forehead and a black headband. The third woman from the left is depicted with curly hair and blue, diamond shaped earrings. The third woman from the right is depicted with braids on either side of her head. The women second from the right is depicted with black hair with straight bangs across her forehead. The woman on the far right is depicted with white hair and eyebrows. Below the women’s heads is a band of black plastic tape. The bottom two thirds of the placard are yellow with white painted text outlined with blue and blue painted text that reads [WOMEN'S RIGHTS / are / HUMAN RIGHTS]. The word [are] is accessed on either side with two (2) five (5) pointed blue stars. The words [WOMEN'S] and [RIGHTS] are underlined with black plastic tape. The back of the placard is undecorated brown cardboard. Thick pieces of clear tape hold the four (4) pieces of cardboard together that comprise the placard.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    political posters
    Topic
    Feminism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Race relations
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ellen Lindner
    Object number
    2017.102
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd554c159a6-a971-4505-87a0-54a63864956d
  • Placard with "'Nah' - 94% of Black Women" used during the Women's March

    Created by
    Robinson, Lakeshia, American
    Subject of
    President Trump, Donald John, American, born 1946
    Women's March, American, founded 2017
    Date
    January 20, 2017
    Medium
    acrylic paint on board, foamcore
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 30 × 20 × 3/16 in. (76.2 × 50.8 × 0.5 cm)
    Description
    A placard made by Lakeshia Robinson and used during the Women's March on Washington, January 21, 2017. The foam board placard is mostly black with a thick white band at the bottom. Hand painted text in black and white paint reads ["Nah" / 94% / of / Black Women]. The back of the placard is black. In the bottom right is an orange, white, and blue Elmer’s manufacturer's label with information about the product and the company.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    political posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Race relations
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lakeshia Robinson
    Object number
    2017.103
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58212748a-f247-411a-9196-e6c52a0d39be
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of young women marching down a street. Two hold signs, several clap, and some have arms linked. The sign that is visible reads [No bread / No meat / No soda / No cake / But we shall overcome]. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Poverty
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Youth
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1c0fd3d-1445-4451-be9f-7e5c7e6d878b
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 7/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.5 × 32.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of women marching in the street. The women walk with their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them. Some of the marchers are barefoot and many of them are smiling. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Poverty
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54e022a87-3247-4b44-8f8f-589ce50e26c6
  • "Pussy Power Hat" worn during the Women's March on Washington

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Pussyhat Project, American, founded 2016
    Women's March, American, founded 2017
    Date
    2017
    Medium
    yarn: Acrylic (fiber)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 10 7/16 × 13/16 in. (19.1 × 26.5 × 2.1 cm)
    Description
    A "Pussy Power Hat" worn during the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017. The hat is knitted with varigated bright and dark pink, acrylic yarn. The knit cap is rectangular in shape with knit ribbing along the bottom edge.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    hats
    Topic
    Activism
    Clothing and dress
    Feminism
    Gender
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Race relations
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Ayeisha Brinson
    Object number
    2017.92.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd529ca4bff-0dd5-4112-afc4-4dbf9fe37777
  • Pinback button stating "Stay Woke" worn during the Women's March on Washington

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Women's March, American, founded 2017
    Date
    January 2017
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic laminate
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 5/16 in. (3.2 × 3.2 × 0.8 cm)
    Description
    A pin-back button with the text [STAY WOKE]. The button has a black background with centered white text that reads [STAY WOKE]. The back of the button is silver toned and has a pin with a fastener.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Activism
    Feminism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Ayeisha Brinson
    Object number
    2017.92.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58e05aa6f-31e5-470f-8e71-4624aa91caff
  • This Was Resurrection City

    Produced by
    Boston, Bernie, American, 1933 - 2008
    Allott, Patricia, American, born 1939
    Cahn, Edgar, American, born 1934
    De Vincent, George, American, 1919 - 2014
    Published by
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    ca. 1968
    Medium
    printing ink on book paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 7 15/16 × 7 15/16 × 1/16 in. (20.2 × 20.2 × 0.2 cm)
    Description
    A paperback booklet printed in black ink on white paper. The front cover is a black-and-white photograph of a person's bare right muddy foot. At the top of the front cover is the text in white print [All proceeds to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference $1] and at the bottom is the title in bold white print [This Was Resurrection City.] The back cover is a black-and-white photograph of the legs of two people, one wearing jeans, striding barefoot through mud. The booklet is 20 pages long, containing 28 photographs of men, women and children living, working, eating and playing within Resurrection City, interspersed with poetic text.
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Civil rights
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nina Mjagkij
    Object number
    2014.92.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfd5e302-eb6c-4942-8a8f-7a989b547954
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    Pan African flags used at the Million Man March 20th Anniversary

    Subject of
    Million Man March, American, founded 1995
    Date
    2015
    Medium
    polyester, wood, and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W (2015.251.8.1): 24 × 17 1/2 in. (61 × 44.5 cm)
    H x W (2015.251.8.2): 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
    Description
    Two Pan-African flags.
    Rectangular flag with a tan, thin, wooden, rounded pole and a gold plastic pointed finial at the top. There is white fabric around the pole. The rest of the flag has three horizontal stripes, red, black, and green (from top to bottom).
    Each pole has a white rectangular sticker that reads [MADE IN CHINA] in black.
    2015.251.8.1 has some red stitching in the green section at the bottom.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Million Man March Anniversary Collection
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    flags
    Topic
    Activism
    Politics
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.251.8.1-.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b4e0649-23a0-451d-a675-ddac73564955
  • Jacob Philadelphia checks out President Obama's hair in May 2009

    Photograph by
    Souza, Pete, American, born 1954
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Philadelphia, Jacob, American, born 2004
    Date
    May 2009
    Medium
    ink on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 x 19 1/16 in. (33 x 48.4 cm)
    Description
    Photograph featuring President Barack Obama bent over allowing a child to touch his head. The child, Jacob Philadelphia is in the center of the image standing in front of the Presidential desk in the Oval Office. Obama stands slightly to the child's PL. The child raises his PR arm with his PR hand on the President's head. Obama wears a dark suit with his hands in his pockets. On the left side of the image are two (2) adults and one (1) child who stand and watch the interaction between the President and Philadelphia. The two adults, one woman and one man, stand in profile to the camera with their PR sides facing the viewer. The child stands in the foreground, slightly out of focus, also with his PR side facing the viewer. In the lower right corner yellow couch cushions can be seen. The image is bordered in white.
    Place captured
    White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital prints
    Topic
    Children
    Hair
    Identity
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.176
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bb327eab-7184-4124-b8b2-f20d105dc79d
  • Pinback button promoting the March on Washington

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    Dr. Edgerton, Samuel Y. Jr., American
    Date
    August 28, 1963
    Medium
    plastic and ink on paper on metal
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
    Description
    Round pin-back button depicting a black and a white hand clasped together. This is a white button with black text. In the center is a graphic of two hands shaking, one black, one white. The top half of the button is large, black text that reads "AUG. 28/ MARCH ON/ WASHINGTON." Below the graphic, following the circumference of the button's edge in black, block text reads "FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM."
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Communication
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Race relations
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton
    Object number
    2013.187.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55accf28c-7969-414d-befb-a394a218eced
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    Program from the March on Washington

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    Dr. Edgerton, Samuel Y. Jr., American
    Subject of
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Date
    August 28, 1963
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    Program from the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial. The program is a single page folded in half to create a booklet. The top of the front page has the march title and date in large black letters underlined by a black decorative border. It reads "MARCH ON WASHINGTON/ FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM/ AUGUST 28, 1963." Below the line is the program title in large black block print "LINCOLN MEMORIAL PROGRAM." Below the program title are two columns of text. The column on the left lists the kind of events during the program and the column on the right lists who is participating in the given event and their affiliation. At the bottom center is bold, black text that reads "WE SHALL OVERCOME."
    Inside, on the left hand page is an essay, in black print, of the aspirations and goals of the march. Under the essay are the names and affiliations of the movement leaders and supporters. On the right hand page is a formal list of demands of the movement.
    The back page is a map of part of the National Mall. It shows the marcher's route, beginning at the Washington Monument and around the reflecting pool to the Lincoln Memorial. It also shows three zones for bus parking for the marchers.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Race relations
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton
    Object number
    2013.187.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a0fdec8d-4eb2-4a22-89d4-9475d2002b5c
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    Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act

    Created by
    Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967
    Used by
    President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
    Date
    July 2, 1964
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    metal , plastic , paper
    Dimensions
    L x W (pen): 6 1/4 x 1/2 x 1/2 in. (15.9 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm)
    L x W (box): 7 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. (18.1 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm)
    Description
    An Esterbrook pen with an Esterbrook 2668 nib. The pen has a black plastic grip and a clear plastic body, with [THE PRESIDENT- THE WHITE HOUSE] printed in white ink. [ESTERBROOK] and [MADE IN U.S.A.] are imprinted on the black pen grip. Type reading: [ESTERBROOK / 2668 / MADE IN USA] is imprinted on the nib. The pen was one of the pens President Lyndon B. Johnson used to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
    Place used
    White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    fountain pens
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Law
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
    Object number
    2012.147ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5427c85ea-1fc8-4de5-b97c-01ad5a2e167b
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    Republican Notification Committee, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 20th, 1892

    Photograph by
    Prince, Fotografer, American, 1847 - 1929
    Subject of
    President McKinley, William, American, 1843 - 1901
    President Harrison, Benjamin, American, 1833 - 1901
    Harris, Charles Oscar, American, 1852 - 1913
    Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1892
    Medium
    silver and albumen on photographic paper and cardboard
    Dimensions
    18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm)
    H x W: 15 x 21 1/2 in. (38.1 x 54.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of men seated and standing in front of a doorway. They wear coats, many wear ties, and several hold bowler and top-hats. At the bottom right of the photograph is the address, "11th and Pa. Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C." Below the photograph is written "Republican Notification Comittee / Washington, D.C., / Monday, June 20th 1892." Frederick Douglass stands at the back, just left of the doorway.
    Place captured
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Charles Oscar Harris
    Object number
    2010.56
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56e4d52c0-43c3-4e1d-9621-12d8439dc859
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    Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1965 Voting Rights Act

    Created by
    Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967
    Used by
    President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
    Date
    1965
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    chrome steel and acrylic with ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Pen): 6 1/4 × 1/2 in. (15.9 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    2010.45.1a: A pen with a silver-colored nib, black grip, and clear barrel. "The President - The White House" is molded into the clear handle in white lettering.
    2010.45.1b: Black ink on paper, a copy of S. 1564, an act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and for other purposes. The act was passed August 6, 1965.
    2010.45.1c: Black ink on paper, a copy of H.R. 6400, a bill before the House of Representatives that purports to enforce the fifteenth amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
    2010.45.1d: A magazine clipping showing an image of Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act
    The four items were originally framed together in a commemorative display.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    fountain pens
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Government
    Law
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Segregation
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.45.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5600bd221-9dab-475e-9c55-8108f61f8cf4
  • 1960Now Portfolio (A): Untitled

    Photograph by
    Bright, Sheila Pree, American, born 1967
    Subject of
    Brown, Michael Jr., 1996 - 2014
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    2015
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 16 3/8 × 13 1/8 in. (41.6 × 33.3 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph taken at a Black Lives Matter rally in Washington, D.C. A group of people stand in a crowd in front of the United States Capitol building, facing away from the camera, holding signs. The signs at center reads: "#STOLENDREAMS / MICHAEL BROWN / 1996 - 2014." Some members of the crowd stand with fists raised.
    Place captured
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    1960Now Portfolio (A)
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.55.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Sheila Pree Bright
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55f828642-63a7-468b-832f-2ca11f618428

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