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  • Sounder

    Written by
    Elder III, Lonne, American, 1927 - 1996
    Used by
    20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
    Subject of
    Radnitz/Mattel Productions, founded 1970
    Preferred Artists, American
    Date
    1971
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    A printed copy of a screenplay titled “Sounder” written and owned by Lonne Elder, III. The screenplay is printed in black text on white and pink colored paper and consists of 96 pages held together by two metal fasteners. The cover of the screenplay is blank. The title page reads ["SOUNDER" / Written By / Lonne Elder, III] in the center, followed by a logo and contact information for Preferred Artists Talent Agency. At the bottom corner of the tite page is [20th Century Fox / Radnitz-Mattel]. Printed horizontally in black ink on the side of the text block is “SOUNDER.”
    Place used
    Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    screenplays
    Topic
    Film
    Hollywood (Film)
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lonne Elder III Estate
    Object number
    2019.82.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Lonne Elder III
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5648bef24-9747-4051-a388-37082bc2c707
  • Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

    Written by
    Elder III, Lonne, American, 1927 - 1996
    Published by
    Farrar Straus Giroux, founded 1946
    Printed by
    Crane Duplicating Service, Inc., American
    Date
    September 1969
    Medium
    ink on paper with plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 11 × 5 3/4 × 1/2 in. (27.9 × 14.6 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    A galley proof titled, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, written and owned by Lonne Elder, III. The proof has a light green cover and a plastic, spiral binding. Stamped diagonally at the top of the front cover in black ink is “UNCORRECTED PROOF.” Printed in black ink at the center of the cover is “LONNE ELDER III” and “CEREMONIES / IN / DARK OLD MEN.” Printed at the bottom center of the cover is the publisher's logo of three geometric fish with "FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX / NEW YORK." The proof contains 118 double-sided pages with black printed text. The inside of the cover has a label from the publisher with [A SET OF GALLEYS] printed at the top. The label has been completed with typed black text and gives the publication date as "9/69" and the price as "4.95 / 1.95." The first page contains a message about the creation of the galley proof from the printer, "CRANE DUPLICATING SERVICE, INC." with an addresss on Cape Cod in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
    Place printed
    Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    galley proofs
    Topic
    Drama (Theatre)
    Film
    Literature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lonne Elder III Estate
    Object number
    2019.82.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Lonne Elder III
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e079735-93fb-4e30-974e-631acb6e82d2
  • Spring--Delightful Flower Bed

    Created by
    Alma Thomas, American, 1891 - 1978
    Date
    1967
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
    Exhibition
    Visual Art and the American Experience
    Medium
    acrylic paint on canvas
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (unframed): 36 × 36 in. (91.4 × 91.4 cm)
    H x W x D (framed): 39 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (100.3 × 100.3 × 3.8 cm)
    Description
    This is an abstract and colorful mosaic-style painting with concentric circles filling a square space with a light green background. Each circle is composed of rectangular shapes of similar color and size, but each circle varies in color and width.
    Place made
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    oil paintings
    Topic
    Art
    Local and regional
    Nature
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William J. and Brenda L. Galloway and Family
    Object number
    2015.151
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Charles Thomas Lewis
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b06433a4-e9f4-4f06-8e52-66e19141aa06
  • Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall

    Created by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Date
    January 25, 1965
    Medium
    Silver gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 4 in. (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white film negative featuring the image of a picket line outside Greenville City Hall. The image, taken from a low angle, shows a line of men and women marching while carrying homemade protest signs. First in line, a woman carries a sign reading [WE WILL / NOT LET / POLICE / BRUTALITY / CONTINUE]. Behind her a man's sign reads [ALL-MERIT / Greenville / FOR / ALL!]. City Hall is not visible in this image, but is across the street.
    Place captured
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    negatives
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Families
    Photography
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.73.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c2fc7216-769d-4e2e-acf8-c370f9245323
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Photographic print of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Date
    before 1921
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (7 x 11.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, OK. Depicted are cars parked on a street, a horse, a carriage, people walking along shopfronts, and telephone poles. There are no marks or writing on the back.
    Place depicted
    Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American South
    American West
    Business
    Communities
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
    Object number
    2011.60.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd572ae1aad-5af8-4112-8606-1009993e36c8
  • A Walk in Paradise Gardens

    Created by
    Bearden, Romare, American, 1911 - 1988
    Owned by
    Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
    Date
    1955
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
    Exhibition
    Visual Art and the American Experience
    Medium
    oil on fiberboard
    Dimensions
    H x W (painting): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
    H x W x D (frame): 28 5/8 × 24 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (72.7 × 62.9 × 3.8 cm)
    Description
    This oil painting depicts three abstract figures. Formed out of small rectilinear shapes in bright colors, the figures appear to be moving across an equally abstracted background.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    paintings
    Topic
    Art
    Communities
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert L. Johnson
    Object number
    2015.2.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55a176bef-aad7-4bbe-bbef-5cd8a8eba35d
  • The Argument

    Created by
    Motley, Archibald John Jr., American, 1891 - 1981
    Owned by
    Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
    Date
    1940
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
    Exhibition
    Visual Art and the American Experience
    Medium
    oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    H x W (framed): 40 × 30 in. (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
    Description
    This oil painting depicts a street scene with a group of men arguing. In the painting's foreground are five men standing in a rough circle. Two men have their backs to the viewer, one tall thin figure wearing a grey suit and fedora. He carries a cigarette in his left hand, held behind his back. The second man is short, fat, and wears a light colored shirt and dark blue pants. He is balding and has his hands on his hips. He faces three taller men. The tallest wears a brown bowler hat over one eye and red tie with a dark blue suit. He stands with his legs spread and has a cigarette in his open mouth. Next to him is a man in a light colored suit with a flat blue cap. He holds a smoking cigarette in front of his face with his right hand. The third man wears a dark blue suit and flat cap. He leans against the wall behind him and gestures with his right hand. Slightly in front of him is an overflowing can of garbage. Slightly behind the group of men to the left is another man with his head tilted upwards, drinking from a flask. Above the men is an open window in the brick building behind them. A woman in a green sleeveless dress sits at the window, right hand on the sill, left hand touching her hair. Her head is turned downwards towards the men. Beyond the brick building is a small green yard with a laundry line. A woman in a red dress and white apron is hanging white sheets on the line. She looks over her shoulder at the group of men. Beyond the laundry line is a small house with a porch. A man in a white shirt and dark pants stands on the porch, leaning forward on the railings. It is signed and dated by the artist.
    Place depicted
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    paintings
    Topic
    Art
    Communities
    Men
    Stereotypes
    Urban life
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert L. Johnson
    Object number
    2015.2.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Valerie Gerrard Browne. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52f1359a5-18f5-4ed3-9413-76e537e1c943
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Jersey for the Atlanta Braves worn and autographed by Hank Aaron

    Created by
    Spalding, American, founded 1876
    Worn by
    Aaron, Hank, American, 1934 - 2021
    Date
    1968-1969
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    wool, synthetic fiber, plastic
    Dimensions
    On form: 34 1/4 × 26 × 9 1/2 in. (87 × 66 × 24.1 cm)
    Description
    Atlanta Braves "away" or "road" jersey worn by Hank Aaron during the 1968 or 1969 MLB season. Jersey is grey in color with blue and red stitched type on front and back. Type on front chest area reads, [Braves]. Type on back reads, [44]. Patch on PR sleeve features an MLB logo with red type that reads, [100th ANNIVERSARY]. Patch on PL sleeve features an illustration of a caricatured American Indian face. Hank Aaron autograph in lower portion of jersey's front. Next to signature are several labels including a Spalding label and a size "40" label. Label with blue ink on inside of neckline reads, [44 40 68].
    Place depicted
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    jerseys
    sports uniforms
    Topic
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Clothing and dress
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.297.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d224bd79-95d8-4c33-af67-401dcfd10671
  • Jet Vol. XLIV No. 4

    Published by
    Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
    Subject of
    Mays, Willie Howard Jr., American, born 1931
    Aaron, Hank, American, 1934 - 2021
    Allen, Richard Anthony, American, born 1942
    Gibson, Robert, American, born 1935
    Williams, Billy Leo, American, born 1938
    Chicago White Sox, American, founded 1901
    St. Louis Cardinals, American, founded 1881
    Atlanta Braves, American, founded 1871
    New York Mets, American, founded 1962
    Chicago Cubs, American, founded 1876
    Date
    April 19, 1973
    Medium
    paper, ink, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/16 × 5 1/8 × 1/8 in. (18.9 × 13 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    Two copies of Jet Magazine, Volume XLIV, Number 4. The front covers are bright green with the title in the upper left corner. The title is slightly obscured by a circle-shaped photographic portrait of Dick Allen which overlaps the bottoms of the "e" and the "t" of [JET]. Above the title in much smaller black text is the date of publication, cost and publishing information: [April 19, 1973/35¢ A Johnson Publication]. To the immediate right of the magazine's title are two lines of bolded, capitalized white text: [BASEBALL UNDERWAY FOR/RECORD-BREAKING SEASON]. Five circle cutouts of photographic portraits dominate the bottom 75% of the cover; Hank Aaron's portrait is foregrounded in the center and covering small portions of the two portraits above (Dick Allen, Willie Mays) and below (Bob Gibson, Billy Williams) Aaron’s. The men's respective names appear in small black text as captions at the bottom (Dick Allen, Willie Mays), top (Bob Gibson, Billy Williams), and right (Hank Aaron) of their portraits.
    2013.108.4.1 has an inscription on the front cover of the date [4/16/73]. There is also an inscription on the interior table of contents with the same date.
    2013.108.4.2 has an address label on the front cover.
    Place made
    820 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Mass media
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.108.4.1-2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1973 Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55ba33298-33c8-4eee-b8a9-fb68d03febc3
  • Baseball card for Hank Aaron in his rookie year

    Manufactured by
    The Topps Company, Inc., American, founded 1938
    Subject of
    Aaron, Hank, American, 1934 - 2021
    Atlanta Braves, American, founded 1871
    Date
    1954
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 3/4 × 2 11/16 in. (9.5 × 6.8 cm)
    Description
    Henry (Hank) Aaron rookie card. Baseball card features both a black and white and color image of Aaron. The large color image at center depicts Aaron from above the shoulders. In bottom left corner is a black and white image of Aaron fielding a ground ball. White and black type at top of card reads: [HENRY AARON / outfield MILWAUKEE BRAVES]. In the top left corner there is an illustration of a Native American Indian. A reproduction of Aaron's signature appears across the bottom right of the card. The reverse side of baseball card features a biography, statistics, and a two panel comic strip featuring Aaron.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    baseball cards
    Topic
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.120.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5416490fd-27a8-4bfb-83a8-bda87cc0406b
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Flier for the Madison County Movement

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Date
    1966
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    L x W: 7 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. (18.1 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    An off white flier with black type and photocopied handwritten text. The flier is a call to the citizens of Madison County. The flier askes, "What can you do about the tear-gas raid?" and "(1) Black Out for Black Power / (2) Work Stop for Black Power / (3) Register to Vote for Black Power." Typed in the bottom half of the flier is “OUR TAX DOLLARS HELPED TO BUY THAT TEAR-GAS. / DON’T BUY ANYTHING DOWNTOWN. / IF YOU WORK FOR THE WHITE MAN, DON’T GO TO WORK FRIDAY. / HIT THEM WHERE IT HURTS. / WE’VE GONE TOO FAR TO TURN BACK NOW!!! / MADISON COUNTY MOVEMENT.”
    Place used
    Madison County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Madison County Movement
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Business
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Labor
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Segregation
    Suffrage
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
    Object number
    2011.109.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59161b7e6-e300-49bf-9511-54b9eb556f24
  • Photograph of Hank Aaron hugging his mother

    Created by
    United Press International, American, founded 1907
    Subject of
    Aaron, Hank, American, 1934 - 2021
    Date
    April 8, 1974
    Medium
    toner on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photomechanical print of Hank Aaron hugging his mother and clutching a baseball after hitting his record-breaking 715th home run. A caption on the right gives information about the subject, date, and game that the photograph captures. The caption reads: [AJEX040804 - 4/8/74 - Atlanta: Hank Aaron is hugged by his mother after the Atlanta Braves Slugger hit his record breaking 715th home run [illegible] Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing in the 4th Inning [illegible] 715th home run ball is held to the right. (UPI) jls/pc.]
    Place depicted
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    photomechanical prints
    Topic
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
    Object number
    2011.17.78
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1974 United Press International. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5622d53f5-bc6e-4ea6-96dc-69dcfba8a9f1
  • Box signed by Jimmy Carter housing a cuff link worn by Eugene Allen

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    Allen, Eugene, American, 1919 - 2010
    Signed by
    President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924
    Date
    1977-1981
    Medium
    cardboard, coated paper, synthetic fiber, ink
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 3 3/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 in. (8.1 × 5.9 × 2.5 cm)
    Description
    Box signed by President Jimmy Carter containing one cuff link from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The white box is signed on the lid by Carter in green ink. The white box is slightly discolored. There is an insert inside the box with two (2) hand-made holes to secure cuff links. Only one cuff link is in the box and the second opening is empty.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Occupational
    Type
    boxes (containers)
    Topic
    Business
    Clothing and dress
    Government
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen
    Object number
    2018.5.1.9.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51e25690a-a9fc-4e6a-a645-a264b8737a23
  • United States Department of State Distinguished Honor Award

    Issued by
    United States Department of State, American, founded 1789
    Received by
    Carter, William Beverly Jr., American, 1921 - 1982
    Date
    January 1981
    Medium
    gold with metal and silk (textile)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/8 in. (7.5 × 3.7 × 0.9 cm)
    Description
    A United States Department of State Distinguished Honor Award issued to Ambassador William Beverly Carter, Jr. This medal is a composite object: a bar pin with a safety catch, holding a white ribbon attached to a gold medal. The ribbon is looped over the front of the bar pin. The ribbon is white with three (3), thin, vertical, navy blue stripes. The bottom of the ribbon is threaded through the bail at the top of the medal. The medal is gold toned and roughly rounded. The obverse is dominated by the Great Seal of the United States: a bald eagle with its wings displayed, holding a bundle of thirteen (13) arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in its right talon. In its beak, the eagle clutches a scroll with the motto [E PLURIBUS] and [UNUM]. Over the eagle’s head there is a cluster of thirteen (13) five-pointed stars surrounded by a ring of circular clouds. A vertically striped shield covers the eagle's breast. The seal is framed by two relief concentric circles. Text between the circles reads, [DEPARTMENT OF STATE] at the top and [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA] at the bottom, separated by two five-pointed stars. Wrapped around the bottom of the circular frame, is a wreath and a scroll with stamped text that reads [DISTINGUISHED / HONOR AWARD]. On the reverse of the medal at the center is stamped text that reads [W. BEVERLY CERTER / JANUARY 1981]. At the bottom is a stamped maker’s mark and carat stamp [P / S / PROV] and [10KT].
    Place made
    Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa, Africa
    Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
    Collection title
    Archive of Ambassador W. Beverly Carter
    Classification
    Awards and Medals
    Archival Collections
    Type
    commemorative medals
    Topic
    Africa
    Government
    International affairs
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Ambassador William Beverly Carter, Jr.
    Object number
    A2019.45.1.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5133f8da5-5401-4b16-8b32-c5426b5ff1ab
  • Pinback button with "LGBTQ+ for Stacey Abrams"

    Created by
    Abrams, Stacey for Governor, American, founded 2018
    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Abrams, Stacey, American, born 1973
    Date
    2018
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
    Description
    A round, navy blue pinback button. A rainbow is printed at the top, with [LGBTQ+] in bright blue letters followed by [FOR / STACEY / ABRAMS] in white letters. Across the bottom is printed [Stacy Abrams, Sarah Riggs Amico, Charlie Bailey and John Barrow - Delivering for Georgia] in white letters. There is a union printing label beneath the text.
    Place depicted
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    LGBTQ
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Earl Fowlkes in honor of Thomas Kevin King
    Object number
    2019.43.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bd57a6fb-58e6-4583-9c4f-8a8dd6ae85a9
  • Promotional pamphlet for Soul City, North Carolina

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Soul City Company, American, 1974 - 1979
    McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
    United States Department of Commerce, American, founded 1903
    Date
    1974-1979
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/16 in. (27.5 × 21.5 × 0.1 cm)
    Description
    A promotional pamphlet for Soul City, North Carolina, printed in brown ink on tan paper, with a stapled center binding. The cover features an image of a two story building with two smoke stacks or towers on the right and a tree on the left. The building appears at the center across an oval graphic with vertical lines radiating from the above and below the building. At the top is [SOUL] and at the bottom is [CITY] in large block letters. At the bottom of the page, in the same block lettering, is [THE BOLD ALTERNATIVE]. There are fourteen pages total and the content includes reprinted newspaper articles and additional text about Soul City and the plans for the future. A color, fold-out map illustrating the planned city's infrastructure is in the center of the pamphlet. The back cover has brown text in the lower left corner reading [For further information contact: / Floyd B. McKissick / The Soul City Company / Soul City, North Carolina / The preparation of this document was / financed in part by a contract with / the United States Department of / Commerce, Office of Minority Business / Enterprise].
    Place depicted
    Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Architecture
    Business
    Communities
    Design
    Housing
    Urban planning
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2019.28.21.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5533b21b6-b43d-4c8c-ad92-afaeb16963c9
  • Flier for an African American Resource Machine benefit with Eldridge Cleaver

    Illustrated by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
    African-American Resource Machine, American
    Artists' Television Access, American
    Date
    ca. 1990
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 9/16 in. (28 × 21.7 cm)
    Description
    A flyer for a benefit hosted by the African-American Resource Machine advertising a presentation by Eldridge Cleaver. The flyer is mostly off-white with a black silhouette of a man dominating the center left side of the flyer. The top and bottom of the flyer have thick black bands with the name [ELDRIDGE] and [CLEAVER] writing in negative space, off-white text. There is a small red design in the black band in the top right corner. Printed vertically and along the right edge, and horizontally along the bottom edge, is repeating black text that reads [African-American Resource Machine]. Next to the silhouette, at the center right, is the benefit information printed in black text that reads [Saturday, / April 14 / Artist's Television Access 2pm / 992 Valencia St. / San Francisco / 824-3890 / BENEFIT: A A R M]. The ticket price is printed in black vertical text next to Cleaver’s last name, [$18]. There is a quote by Cleaver printed in negative space, off-white text over the shoulders of the silhouetted figure that reads: “The system is evil. It is criminal; it is / murderous. And it is in control. It is in / power. It is arrogant. It is crazy. And / it looks upon the people as its proper- / ty. So much so that cops, who are pub- / lic servants, feel justified in going onto / a school campus, and spraying Mace in / the faces of the people.” The back of the flyer is blank with two handwritten pencil inscriptions in the top left corner.
    Place used
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Politics
    Race discrimination
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2019.22.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c3071672-810f-441c-8cf5-0b27d8cd31a6
  • Pinback button with "LGBTQ+ for Stacey Abrams"

    Created by
    Abrams, Stacey for Governor, American, founded 2018
    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Abrams, Stacey, American, born 1973
    Date
    2018
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
    Description
    A round, navy blue pinback button. A rainbow is printed at the top, with [LGBTQ+] in bright blue letters followed by [FOR / STACEY / ABRAMS] in white letters. Across the bottom is printed [Stacy Abrams, Sarah Riggs Amico, Charlie Bailey and John Barrow - Delivering for Georgia] in white letters. There is a union printing label beneath the text.
    Place depicted
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    LGBTQ
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Earl Fowlkes in honor of Thomas Kevin King
    Object number
    2019.43.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd580bd3458-69fc-4e93-a14e-105570e02e59
  • 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
  • Pinback button for Stacey Abrams gubernatorial campaign

    Created by
    Abrams, Stacey for Governor, American, founded 2018
    Subject of
    Abrams, Stacey, American, born 1973
    Date
    2018
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 × 3/8 in. (5.6 × 5.6 × 1 cm)
    Description
    A pin-back button indicating support for Stacey Abrams for Governor of Georgia. Button reads [STACEY / ABRAMS / GOVERNOR] in rainbow-hued letters on white background. Union bug at bottom center reads [PRINTING SECTOR / ® UNION (CWA) LABEL (8) / AUSTIN, TEXAS].
    Place depicted
    Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    LGBTQ
    Politics
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aaron Bryant
    Object number
    2019.41.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd555d9813a-0ac9-4d31-bae9-6c7ac09b2b74

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