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  • Poster for Mattie Wilkes performance at Holliday Street Theater

    Produced by
    H. C. Miner Lithographing Company, American, 1896 - 1935
    Subject of
    Wilkes, Mattie, American, 1875 - 1927
    George Walker, American, 1873 - 1911
    Williams, Bert, American, 1874 - 1922
    Williams and Walker Company, American, 1899 - 1909
    Hurtig & Seamon, American
    Date
    1899-1905
    Medium
    ink on paper, glass, wood, metal
    Dimensions
    Framed: 37 5/8 × 22 5/8 × 1 1/16 in. (95.6 × 57.5 × 2.7 cm)
    H x W (Poster (sight)): 27 3/4 × 20 1/2 in. (70.5 × 52.1 cm)
    H x W (Brown paper (sight)): 9 1/4 × 20 1/2 in. (23.5 × 52.1 cm)
    Description
    A color poster featuring an illustration of the late 19th-early 20th century performer Mattie Wilkes. Wilkes is pictured in the center against a yellow background. She has a faint smile and is gazing off to one side. She is wearing an off-the-shoulder white, ruffled dress and small, white, round stud earrings and she has a pink flower in her hair. In blue, black and orange text across the top is [HURTIG & SEAMON PRESENT / WILLIAMS & WALKER / AND THEIR OWN BIG CO.]. Along the bottom of the depiction of Wilkes is written in black, grey, and yellow text [THE BEAUTIFUL / MATTIE WILKES / PHENOMENAL SOPRANO]. An addition on brown paper across the bottom of the poster is [HOLLIDAY ST. / THEATRE / WEEK COMMENCING / MON. MAT. NOV. 6 / MATINEES AS USUAL]. There is a small mark reading [The / H.C. Miner / Litho. Co. / N.Y.].
    Place used
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Actors
    Musical Theatre
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephen and Catherine Markardt
    Object number
    2013.137
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fe3fb68a-e52b-41eb-8cfc-c3837fb39872
  • Cab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti

    Created by
    Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
    Subject of
    Presidential Palace, Haitian
    Holy Trinity Cathedral, Haitian, founded 1924
    Date
    1951
    Medium
    acetate film with metal and cardboard
    Dimensions
    Length: 122 Feet
    Duration (digital file): 4 min., 6 sec.
    Caption
    16mm silent color film shot by Cab Calloway during his 1951 tour in Haiti. This film features footage of Cab Calloway and his band performing on an outdoor stage, the local townspeople, a local Haitian pottery market, and the Presidential Palace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.
    Description
    This silent, color, home movie was shot by Cab Calloway while on a music tour in Haiti in 1951. It consists of an original 16mm film strip (a) on an original 100-foot film reel (b) and is housed in an original 100-foot film box (c).
    The film begins with footage of Cab Calloway and his band onstage playing. The band consists of a piano player, a brass section, a bass player, and a drummer in addition to Calloway. They appear to be ending a performance. The next scene shows the same stage, with a different band playing. This band has a percussion section with maracas, a drum and two other percussion instruments. There is also a guitar player. The next scene shows three people in front of a stage with a colorful background. The woman in the middle appears to be Nuffie Calloway, Cab Calloway's wife. The camera then pans to a seating area and some men setting up tables. The next scene is shot from a mountain overlooking a city. There is footage of four children and a man in front of a building, and footage of a marketplace with people selling objects carved from wood. The next scene shows a bust of Toussaint L'Ouverture on a column with another statue below the bust reaching up to it. The next scene shows the exterior of the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince as well as a busy street scene. The film concludes with footage of the exterior of Holy Trinity Cathedral, and the sign with the name of the church and schedule of services in English and French.
    An original 100-foot cardboard film box (2013.237.20.1c). The cardboard box is brown and has a handwritten address and a postal stamp on the back.
    Place filmed
    Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    silent films
    home movies
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Actors
    Conductors (Musicians)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
    Object number
    2013.237.20.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Cabella Calloway Langsam
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c5e044bf-26f1-41be-a86b-ab1621c2c71a
  • Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads

    Created by
    Spike Lee, American, born 1957
    Subject of
    Ross, Monty, American, born 1957
    Hicks, Tommie Redmond, American
    Owned by
    D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
    Date
    1983
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 53 Minutes
    Length (Film): 1900 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
    Caption
    "Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" is famed director Spike Lee's first feature film. Lee submitted the film as his thesis while attending New York University's filmmaking master's program. The film tells the story of a barbershop owner who must decide whether or not to make a deal with a local gangster in order to keep his shop open.
    Description
    "Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" is famed director Spike Lee's first feature film. Lee submitted the film as his thesis while attending New York University's filmmaking master's program. The film tells the story of a barbershop owner who must decide whether or not to make a deal with a local gangster in order to keep his shop open.
    Consists of: 16mm Film (a).
    2017.55.22.1a:16mm film. The film begins with two men speaking idly in voiceover over black before one demands that the other starts the film. The credit sequence then proceeds. The first scene opens with a tracking and panning shots of a barbershop as the proprietor, Joe, packs a suitcase and closes the shop. The scene ends with two men demanding that Joe accompany them in their car. In the car, Joe attempts to make conversation to no avail.
    In the next scene, Joe begs for his life as the men tie cinderblocks to his body and toss him in the East River as retribution for stealing money from them.
    Zach, Joe's business partner, and his wife, Ruth, discuss what do about the barbershop now that Joe is dead. She insists that he sells it, while he refuses to do so. Ruth informs him that people only frequented the shop to play the numbers, not get their hair cut. A montage of Zach walking to the shop and opening for the day follows.
    Zach idles away the day in a mostly empty shop until a single customer comes in for a shave. The customer says the shop isn't the same without Joe running the numbers and overpays for his shave to help Zach when he is informed that Zach won't continue the racket. The film returns to Zach's home as Ruth returns from work. The two playfully continue their conversation about selling the shop.
    The subsequent scene takes place at the Department of Social Services where Ruth works. She is introduced to Teapot, a teenager at risk of falling into a life of crime. She pushes a resistant Zach to hire him in order to keep on the straight and narrow. In the next scene, Zach finds Teapot waiting outside the shop and puts him to work. Over a game of checkers, Teapot asks Zach why he doesn't have any customers. Zach explains that he won't do the processed hairstyles that have become popular. As Teapot sweeps up for the day, Zach informs him not to come in because he has some thinking to do.
    The next scene begins with a long panning shot of a group of young people standing in a circle around a boombox in the lobby of an apartment building. The boombox is turned on and the young people begin dancing to the unidentified hip hop music it plays. Ruth enters the building and winds her way through the partyers to the elevator, which she finds broken. She climbs the stairs to the apartment of Ms. Figueroa who initially refuses to open the door.
    The film cuts to the two men that murdered Joe standing over Zach as he naps in his barbershop. They ask him to go with them to meet their boss; he refuses and they besat him before taking him to an unidentified basement. The man who stopped in for a shave earlier in the film emerges from the darkness and identifies himself as Nicholas Lovejoy and the person responsible for running the numbers in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He tries to persuade Zach to continue taking people's numbers using the rhetoric of black empowerment. Zach appears to agree under duress.
    In an aside from the main plot, Teapot walks along the waterfront in Brooklyn Heights he comes across a model and photographer engaged in a photoshoot.
    The subsequent scene begins with Zach examining his wounds in a mirror at home. He sits down at a table and Ruth brings him something to eat. It is apparent that he has lied about the source of his injuries. Ruth implores him to reconsider his position on doing processed hairstyles in order to drum up business; to her frustration, he again refuses. She tries to convince him to join her at her parents' home in Atlanta, but he rejects the offer out of hand. Nicholas Lovejoy appears at the door and presents himself as Zach's business associate. A skeptical Ruth questions Lovejoy, who presents himself as an investor and mentions the value of the land where the barbershop sits.
    In the next scene, Lovejoy explains how to run the numbers to Zach as the two stand together at the Dean St. subway station. The film cuts to Zach's now very busy barber shop. Zach cuts hair as Teapot takes people's numbers. At the end of the busy day, Zach smiles as he sweeps the floor and sends Teapot home for the day.
    In another brief aside, Teapot teaches a younger child how to properly curse. This is followed by a scene in which Ruth returns to see Ms. Figueroa, but is attacked by an unidentified assailant in the stairway before reaching the apartment.
    The subsequent scene begins on Zach's stoop as he discusses the attack with Teapot. They go on to discuss the state of the neighborhood as they explore Teapot's now closed and abandoned elementary school. The scene concludes with them goofing around on the school's basketball court.
    Zach returns home and is confronted by a still rattled Ruth who asks that he stop involving Teapot in running the numbers. He agrees, but the film cuts to Teapot continuing to do so. Lovejoy's two enforcers enter the shop and instruct Zach to make sure that an unidentified individual receives a small package containing cash that they hand to him. Rather than ensure the package's delivery, he calls Ruth and instructs her to meet him at the airport to fly to Atlanta. He then hands several bills to Teapot and tells him to get out of New York for a while.
    At the airport, Zach purchases tickets, but Ruth fails to show. He receives a call and it appears as though Ruth has been kidnapped. Zach returns to the shop to find Lovejoy, his enforcers, and Ruth waiting for him. Lovejoy acts disappointed in Zach and demands the lease to the barbershop in exchange for not killing him. When Lovejoy and the others leave, Ruth castigates Zach for his stupidity before leaving the shop.
    The next morning Teapot opens the shop to find Zach asleep in one of the chairs. Zach asks why he didn't leave the city as instructed and Teapot explains that he used the cash to buy a camera. Resigned to his fate, Zach sits down to a game of checkers with Teapot.
    The film concludes with a close-up of the shop's barber pole.
    Original film can label read: AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X360 / TITLE JOE'S BED STUY BARBERSHOP
    Place depicted
    Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    DC Public Library Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Barbershops
    Business
    Communities
    Film
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.55.22.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Spike Lee. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cb220618-fd91-467d-abf5-17578b37f64d
  • James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

    Directed by
    Thorsen, Karen, American
    Subject of
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Angelou, Maya, American, 1928 - 2014
    Short, Bobby, American, 1924 - 2005
    Leeming, David Adams, American
    Styron, William, American, 1925 - 2006
    Reed, Ishmael, American, born 1938
    Happersberger, Lucien, Swiss, 1932 - 2010
    Owned by
    D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
    Date
    1989
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    16mm Film (b): acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration (Reel 1): 50 Minutes
    Length (Film): 1800 Feet
    Duration (Reel 2): 24 Minutes
    Length (Film): 850 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
    Caption
    "James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket" recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
    Description
    James Baldwin: The Price of The Ticket recounts the life and influence of author James Baldwin using a combination of archival footage of Baldwin and contemporary interviews with his surviving family and friends. The film was directed by Karen Thorsen in collaboration with the famous documentary production company Maysles Films.
    The film includes footage of interviews and public speeches by Baldwin, scenes from Baldwin's funeral service, and explorations of Baldwin's homes in France, Switzerland, Turkey, and Harlem. Interviews with family and friends include his brother David; biographer David Leeming; writers Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, William Styron, Ishmael Reed and Yashar Kemal; painter Lucien Happersberger and entertainer Bobby Short.
    Consists of: 16mm Film (ab).
    2017.55.23.1ab:16mm film.
    Original film can labels read:
    AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X347 / TITLE JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET / PRINT No. 1 PART 1 / MAYSLES FILMS, INC. 250 West 54th Street, New York City
    AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION / THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY / DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY / 901 G Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. / FILM No. X348 / TITLE JAMES BALDWIN: THE PRICE OF THE TICKET / PRINT No. 1 PART 2 / MAYSLES FILMS, INC. 250 West 54th Street, N.Y. / 212-582-6050
    Place depicted
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
    Switzerland, Europe
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Collection title
    DC Public Library Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Film
    Gender
    LGBTQ
    Literature
    Sexuality
    Spirituality
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.55.23.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Karen Thorsen (Nobody Knows Productions). Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd574f1a239-a28e-43aa-8216-2a68ae372bdb
  • Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy

    Created by
    Ortiz, Carlos, Puerto Rican, 1947 - 2008
    Subject of
    Machito, Cuban American, 1908 - 1984
    Puente, Tito, American, 1923 - 2000
    Barretto, Ray, American, 1929 - 2006
    Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
    Gordon, Dexter, American, 1923 - 1990
    Date
    1987
    Medium
    polyester film
    Dimensions
    Duration (Reel 1): 24 Minutes
    Length (Film): 850 Feet
    Duration (Reel 2): 28 Minutes
    Length (Film): 1000 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy
    Description
    16mm film on two reels (ab). A documentary profile of Cuban bandleader Frank "Machito" Grillo and a history of Latin jazz in the United States, with a focus on New York City, and the history of Cuban music in general, with footage from New York City and Cuba. Features Machito himself, as well as interviews with Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon and Ray Barretto. The film includes performances, film clips, still photographs and newsreel material.
    Cultural Place
    Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, New York, North and Central America
    Collection title
    DC Public Library Film Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Composers (Musicians)
    Conductors (Musicians)
    Film
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Latin jazz (Music)
    Musical films
    Salsa (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.55.67.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Icarus Films, ©1987. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c746c65-fca6-4707-b69c-8f0265e83960
  • Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Maj. Gen. Bolden, Charles F. Jr., American, born 1946
    Interviewed by
    Nichols, Elaine, American
    Subject of
    United States Naval Academy, American, founded 1845
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American, founded 1958
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Date
    July 20, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.1.1a): 67.1 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.1.2a): 65.8 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.1.1a and 2016.129.1.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    101.27344 GB
    Major General Charles F. Bolden was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. General Bolden donated some of his personal belongings, including uniforms, supplies, and photographs, to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history interview, General Charles Bolden describes his childhood in Columbia, SC, where he grew up in an environment that was educationally and culturally stimulating, despite the strict legal segregation that existed. He discusses his early interest in science and how he became determined to attend the Naval Academy while still a teen. He describes how he overcame many obstacles that were the result of racial discrimination to achieve his dreams and eventually become a Major General, astronaut, and the Administrator of NASA (appointed by President Barack Obama).
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, 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
    Military
    Museums
    Race discrimination
    Science
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.1.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd501b527b1-74c7-486b-92ed-8cebc878cc5a
  • Cheryl Bailey Solomon Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Solomon, Cheryl Bailey, American, born 1959
    Interviewed by
    Salahu-Din, Deborah Tulani, American
    Subject of
    Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
    Coppin State University, American, founded 1900
    Date
    July 27, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.10.1a): 35.6 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.10.2a): 35 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.10.1a and 2016.129.10.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    53.0292 GB
    Cheryl Bailey Solomon was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Solomon donated several Delta Sigma Theta items including bucket hats, pledge pins, a water glass, and a floor mat, to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history interview Cheryl Bailey Solomon talks about why she pledged Delta Sigma Theta while attending the HBCU Coppin State College and what that experience was like.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 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
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Museums
    Sororities
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.10.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd572ff5a6d-1cd2-4376-baf8-d97d490ca4e0
  • DaWayne Brashear Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Brashear, DaWayne, American, born 1957
    Interviewed by
    Salahu-Din, Deborah Tulani, American
    Subject of
    Chief Master Brashear, Carl Maxie, American, 1931 - 2006
    United States Navy, American, founded 1775
    Date
    August 4, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.12.1a): 88.6 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.12.2a): 88.1 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.12.1a and 2016.129.12.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    144.75604 GB
    DaWayne Brashear was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Brashear donated several items related Carl Brashear’s career in the Navy, including his prosthetic leg, to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history DaWayne Brashear recounts his memories of growing up with his father, Chief Master Carl Brashear. His narrative includes descriptions of his father’s work as well as insightful details about their family life while their father doggedly pursued a career as a Master Diver in the face of discrimination, and even after he lost his leg.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 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
    Families
    Fatherhood
    Military
    Museums
    Race discrimination
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.12.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd525259f7c-9868-47f7-9b22-08faadaee338
  • Russell Williams II Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Williams, Russell II, American, born 1952
    Interviewed by
    Burnside, Timothy Anne, American
    Date
    August 8, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.13.1a): 148 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.13.2a): 147.6 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.13.1a and 2016.129.13.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    228.30216 GB
    Russell Williams was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Williams donated a collection of artifacts and photographs representing his pioneering Hollywood career, including both of his Academy Awards, his two Emmy Awards, and audio equipment he used to record dialogue on the set of various films to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history Russell Williams discusses his childhood in Washington, DC and his journey to becoming a successful Hollywood sound engineer. He talks about the challenges that face African Americans in the film industry. He also gives vivid descriptions of what it was like to work on the sets of "Glory" and "Dances with Wolves".
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 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
    Hollywood (Film)
    Local and regional
    Mass media
    Museums
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.13.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54c78d601-fcba-4551-b2a3-b130a4add056
  • 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
  • Dr. Juanita Patience Moss Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Dr. Moss, Juanita Patience, American, born 1932
    Interviewed by
    Hyppolite, Joanne
    Subject of
    C. Edgar Patience, American, 1906 - 1972
    Date
    November 3, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.17.1a): 38.1 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.17.2a): 37.7 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.17.1a and 2016.129.17.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    63.81855 GB
    Dr. Juanita Patience Moss was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Dr. Moss donated some of her father, C. Edgar Price's equipment and art work to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history interview Dr. Juanita Patience Moss discusses her father C. Edgar Patience’s life and work at length-including the Anthracite coal industry and how he became an artist in this medium. She also discusses the African American community of West Pittston, Pennsylvania.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    West Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, 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
    Art
    Communities
    Families
    Labor
    Museums
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.17.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c957027-1aad-4358-a023-9ab83634f09e
  • Charles David Kleymeyer Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Dr. Kleymeyer, Charles David, American, born 1944
    Interviewed by
    Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
    Subject of
    Juan García Salazar, Ecuadorian, 1944 - 2017
    Inter-American Foundation, American, founded 1969
    Date
    December 7, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.18.1b): 85.1 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.18.2a): 85.1 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.18.1a and 2016.129.18.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    128.98321 GB
    Dr. Charles D. Kleymeyer was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Dr. Kleymeyer is a close friend and research partner of Juan Garcia. Juan Garcia Salazar, an Afro-Ecuadorean, donated the very first item to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a carved stool of clear tropical hardwood etched with a spider web motif, symbolizing West African folklore character, Anansi the Spider. This item is featured in our Cultural Expression Gallery. Dr. Kleymeyer, who lives in the DC Metropolitan area, has often acted as interpreter for Garcia Salazar and was present when the stool was delivered to NMAAHC Director Lonnie Bunch.
    In this oral history interview Dr. Charles D. Kleymeyer discusses his life and work at length, including his memories of growing up near the African American community of Lyles Station in Indiana and the extensive work he did for many years with African and Indigenous peoples in Ecuador while working for the Inter-American Foundation (IAF). It was his work with the IAF that brought him into contact with Juan Garcia Salazar and he discusses their relationship in detail.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Indiana, United States, North and Central America
    Ecuador, Latin America, South 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
    Activism
    Africa
    Communities
    Folklife
    Museums
    Travel
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.18.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50e99cc17-2466-4076-b70a-1d1ecd7b635d
  • John Jacob Oliver Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Oliver, John Jacob, American, born 1945
    Interviewed by
    Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
    Subject of
    The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
    Fisk University, American, founded 1866
    University of Maryland, Baltimore County, American, founded 1966
    Columbia Law School, American, founded 1858
    Date
    1945-2017
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.19.1a): 108.2 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.19.2a): 107.9 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.19.1a and 2016.129.19.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    169.00092 GB
    John Jacob Oliver was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Oliver worked for the AFRO-American newspaper, which donated a printing press to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history interview John Jacob Oliver gives a narrative of what it was like to grow-up in the Murphy family, which has published the AFRO-American newspaper since 1892. He discusses his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he personally integrated John E. Howard elementary school in the 6th grade. Oliver talks about his educational journey, which included a short stint at the University of Maryland, before deciding to transfer to the HBCU Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and his later studies for a law degree from Columbia University. He recounts his work as a lawyer, before returning to the family business at the AFRO-American. His story includes his role in instituting modern technology at the AFRO.
    .
    Place collected
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 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
    Business
    Communities
    Education
    Families
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Journalism
    Law
    Mass media
    Museums
    Segregation
    Technology
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.19.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd594ee3333-f1df-495d-bd7c-9bc68e19a9c8
  • Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
    Interviewed by
    Pretzer, William S., American
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869
    Date
    July 11, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.2.1a): 50.7 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.2.2a): 49.4 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.2.1a and 2016.129.2.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    80.53677 GB
    Joan Mulholland was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Mulholland donated Civil Rights ephemera, such as pamphlets, buttons, and flyers from Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) events to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history interview, Joan Mulholland discusses the items she donated from the Civil Rights Movement that reflect her life of activism, including her involvement in SNCC. She also discusses her choice to attend the HBCU Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, as a white woman, and the response of her parents to her choices and political activities.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, 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
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Museums
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.2.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d12c878e-00ac-45db-919e-bfb462aaa65a
  • Joyce A. Bailey Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Bailey, Joyce A., American, born 1943
    Interviewed by
    Nichols, Elaine, American
    Subject of
    Alexander-Lane, Lois K., American, 1916 - 2007
    Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
    National Association of Milliners, Dressmakers and Tailors Inc., American, founded 1969
    Harlem Fashion Institute, American, 1966 - 1994
    Date
    July 11, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.3.1a): 57.5 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.3.2a): 56.3 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.3.1a and 2016.129.3.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    95.07477 GB
    Joyce Bailey was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Bailey donated the entire collection and archives of the Black Fashion Museum after her mother's, Lois K. Alexander Lane, passing to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    During this interview, Joyce Bailey discusses her mother, Lois K. Alexander Lane’s life and work in the fashion industry. In addition to the Black Fashion Museum, Lois K. Alexander Lane also founded the National Association of Milliners, Dressmakers and Tailors, the Harlem Institute of Fashion and two custom wear boutiques (The Needle Nook of Washington, DC and Lois K. Alexander & Co. in New York City).
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, 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
    Business
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Museums
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.3.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c927c718-482f-44e3-bab8-5279c31edbc0
  • Kenneth Royster Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Royster, Kenneth, American, born 1944
    Interviewed by
    Bryant, Aaron
    Date
    July 14, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.4.1a): 101.8 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.4.2a): 101.3 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.4.1a and 2016.129.4.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    166.46723 GB
    Ken Royster was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Royster donated a collection of his photographs to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    During this oral history interview Ken Royster discusses his evolution as an artist and photographer and his approach to his work. Royster is known for his black and white photography of African American cultural rituals, such as baptisms. He also talks at length about growing up in Baltimore, Maryland.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 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
    Art
    Communities
    Museums
    Photography
    Religion
    Social life and customs
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.4.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b6e4a9ae-14ad-4fba-a595-b933577f668a
  • Robert Houston Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Interviewed by
    Bryant, Aaron
    Subject of
    Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
    Date
    July 14, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.5.1a): 82.7 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.5.2a): 82.7 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.5.1a and 2016.129.5.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    132.40872 GB
    Robert Houston was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Houston donated a collection of his photographs to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this interview, Robert Houston discusses his life and his journey to become a photographer. His story includes references to Gordon Parks and his unconventional methods of getting close enough to take shots of celebrities and entertainers.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 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
    Entertainers
    Museums
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.5.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d999735-4aad-47dd-9779-0863b1bec60a
  • Edward Theodore Taylor Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Taylor, Edward Theodore, American, 1932 - 2020
    Interviewed by
    Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
    Subject of
    United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775
    Date
    July 18, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.6.1a): 95.9 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.6.2a): 92.9 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.6.1a and 2016.129.6.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    152.84613 GB
    Edward Taylor was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Taylor donated a photograph of himself that was taken in Korea during the Korean War to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He was 19 years old at the time the photograph was taken.
    Edward Taylor vividly recounts his childhood in the segregated world of Maryland’s eastern shore, including a particularly tragic incident involving racial violence. He continues on to tell the story of his experience as a combat infantryman during the Korean War, after the US military had been recently integrated. This story includes the tale of how he earned two Purple Hearts. Later, after he returns to the United States, he recounts a racial incident that lead him to discard his Purple Hearts in the Chesapeake Bay. The last part of the interview is devoted to his role as a pioneering educator in the desegregation of the public schools in Wicomico County, Maryland.
    Place collected
    Randallstown, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, 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
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Education
    Korean War, 1950-1953
    Military
    Museums
    Race discrimination
    Segregation
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.6.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a7cb40a5-8944-499b-992b-a70f620fc31b
  • Amirah Muhammad Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Muhammad, Amirah, American, born 1965
    Interviewed by
    Salahu-Din, Deborah Tulani, American
    Subject of
    Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
    X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
    Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
    Muhammad, Elijah, American, 1897 - 1975
    Muhammad, Clara, American, 1899 - 1972
    Date
    July 20, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.7.1a): 62 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.7.2a): 61.9 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.7.1a and 2016.129.7.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    89.37764 GB
    Amirah Muhammad was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Muhammad donated a platinum pendant that was commissioned by Elijah Muhammad for Clara Muhammad to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history Amirah Muhammad, granddaughter of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad and Clara Muhammad, discusses the dynamics of growing up in the Nation of Islam, including memories of Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 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
    Activism
    Museums
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.7.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b39c7e2-49c9-4d58-b4bb-8a84d6edb088
  • Rev. Shari-Ruth Goodwin Oral History Interview

    Created by
    National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
    Recorded by
    Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
    Interview of
    Rev. Goodwin, Shari-Ruth, American, born 1962
    Interviewed by
    Pretzer, William S., American
    Subject of
    Goodwin, Ruth Virginia, American, 1923 - 2007
    National Black Political Convention, 1971 - 1972
    Date
    July 25, 2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration (2016.129.8.1a): 31.9 minutes
    Duration (2016.129.8.2a): 31.9 minutes
    Description
    The oral history consists of 2016.129.8.1a and 2016.129.8.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
    50.07391 GB
    Shari-Ruth Goodwin was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Goodwinn donated several items related to the 1972 Black National Political Convention to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
    In this oral history interview, Shari-Ruth Goodwin discusses her mother, Pastor Ruth Goodwin's, participation in the 1972 Black National Political Convention and her memories of her mother’s political activities.
    Place collected
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Gary, Lake County, Indiana, United States, 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
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Museums
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.129.8.1a-.2a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd548822810-bd1b-4421-bdde-8c7478918d07

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