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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
- Illustrated by
- Davis, Paul Brooks, American, born 1938
- Subject of
- Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
- Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913
- Date
- 1976
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper.
- Dimensions
- H x W: 46 1/8 × 22 15/16 in. (117.2 × 58.3 cm)
- Description
- An illustrated poster for the choreopoem, “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” by Ntosake Shange, featuring a painted, three quarters profile, upper body portrait of a young woman wearing a yellow head scarf, yellow tank top and gold and feather earrings. The portrait is of Ntozake Shange. She is standing against a white tile subway wall which has a single red tile stripe at the base of the wall. The main poster text is written in rainbow-colored, cursive, paint brushstrokes with simulated paint drips, and text reads, [For / Colored / Girls / who have / Considered / Suicide / When / The / Rain- / bow / is / Enuf]. In the top right corner is a box painted to appear like small tiles with white text against a dark red background that reads, [BOOTH THEATRE / 222 W. 45TH ST.] followed by a white, right pointing arrow. The artist's signature is in that bottom right corner, against a white tile.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Drama (Theatre)
- Feminism
- Gender
- Identity
- Poetry
- Sexuality
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
- Object number
- 2013.85.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The New York Shakespeare Festival. Permission required for use.
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Go Pullman
- Created by
- Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1981
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 7/8 x 8 in. (22.5 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Color illustrated promotional booklet titled "Go Pullman" issued by The Pullman Company. Inside the booklet is a complete and detailed list of services and conveniences supplied by Pullman that offers travel at "fine hotel" standards. Also inside is a detailed list of accommodations that will best fit your travelling needs such as double bedrooms, bedroom suites, compartments, drawing rooms, duplex single-rooms, roomettes, sections, upper berth, lower berth, men's and women's dressing rooms and the slumbercoach.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.75.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Soul City
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- ca.1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 9 1/2 x 13 in. (24.1 x 33 cm)
- Caption
- This portfolio contains eight promotional pamphlets (2011.109.13.1 - 2011.109.13.8) for the Soul City development in North Carolina.
- Description
- A portfolio titled Soul City. Printed below the title of the portfolio is "The Bold New Alternative." The portfolio contains printed material promoting a planned community in North Carolina to be developed with federal and state funds. The portfolio contains eight pamphlets titled Residential, Industrial, Commercial, Utilities & Transportation, Doing business in Soul City, Services, People and Soul City.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Residential
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- ca.1976
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 5 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (14 x 31.1 cm)
- Caption
- This pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio of promotional materials for the housing development Soul City in North Carolina.
- Description
- A pamphlet titled Residential. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using orange and black ink. It describes the types of homes that will be found in Soul City and features maps of the community and images of neighborhoods.
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Rural life
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Industrial
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- ca.1976
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 6 x 12 1/4 in. (15.2 x 31.1 cm)
- Caption
- This pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio of promotional materials for the housing development Soul City in North Carolina.
- Description
- A pamphlet titled Industrial. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using red and black ink. It describes why Soul City would be an ideal place for industry and what sort of jobs the community will provide. It features maps of the region and of the community.
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Commercial
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- ca.1976
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 6 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (16.5 x 31.1 cm)
- Caption
- This pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio of promotional materials for the housing development Soul City in North Carolina.
- Description
- A pamphlet titled Commercial. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using brown and black ink. It describes how the shopping district of the community will be designed and planned and what potential residents can expect from in the commercial district of the town. It features maps of the shopping district of the planned community and images of shops.
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Utilities & Transportation
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- ca.1976
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 7 x 12 1/4 in. (17.8 x 31.1 cm)
- Caption
- This pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio of promotional materials for the housing development Soul City in North Carolina.
- Description
- A pamphlet titled Utilities & Transportation. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using green and black ink. It describes what utilities and transportation services are available for the community and who provides them. It features maps transportation options in and near by the Soul City and an image of utility buildings.
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Doing Business in Soul City
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- ca.1976
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 7 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (19.1 x 31.1 cm)
- Caption
- This pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio of promotional materials for the housing development Soul City in North Carolina.
- Description
- A pamphlet titled Doing Business in Soul City. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using red and black ink. The pamphlet describes what incentives there are for opening a small business in Soul City. It features a map of Warren County and an image of two men talking over paperwork on a desk.
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Services
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- ca.1976
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 8 x 12 1/4 in. (20.3 x 31.1 cm)
- Caption
- This pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio of promotional materials for the housing development Soul City in North Carolina.
- Description
- A pamphlet titled Services. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using purple and black ink. The pamphlet describes what public services are planned for in Soul City. It features an image of a clinic, a map of the community and an image of people walking.
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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People
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- c.1976
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 8 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (21.6 x 31.1 cm)
- Caption
- This pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio of promotional materials for the housing development Soul City in North Carolina.
- Description
- A pamphlet titled People. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio titled Soul City. The pamphlet is printed using blue and black ink. The front features six images. The images are of two people in front of a blackboard, a girl hugging a woman, a man taking a picture, a baby, a man’s face and a boy holding a football. The pamphlet describes how the community plans to improve the quality of life for residents.
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Soul City
- Published by
- United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965
- Subject of
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Date
- ca.1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 9 x 12 1/4 in. (22.9 x 31.1 cm)
- Caption
- This pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio of promotional materials for the housing development Soul City in North Carolina.
- Description
- A pamphlet titled Soul City. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio. The pamphlet is printed using red, pink and black ink. The pamphlet is an overview for the planned community of Soul City and features sections on shopping areas, residential areas and industrial areas. Images and maps are also printed in the pamphlet.
- Place used
- Soul City, Warren County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Graphic design
- Housing
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.13.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Press kit for Sonny Liston versus Cassius Clay Championship Fight
- Distributed by
- Dundee-MacDonald Enterprises, Inc., American, founded 1963
- Subject of
- Dundee's 5th St. Gym, American, 1950 - 1983
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Liston, Sonny, American, 1928 - 1970
- Date
- February 1964
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 x 9 1/4 in. (30.5 x 23.5 cm)
- Description
- The press kit is an orange folder with graphics of the two fighters on the front. The folder contains 2011.56.3.1 through 2011.56.3.17. These documents include biographical sketches, physical measurements, and travel brochures. The cover features images of both Liston (on the left) and Clay (on the right).
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- press kits
- Topic
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Caricature and cartoons
- Mass media
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Dwaine Simpson 5th St. Gym Museum Collection
- Object number
- 2011.56.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
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Poster for Ebony Parade
- Distributed by
- Astor Pictures, American, 1930 - 1963
- Subject of
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Dandridge, Dorothy, American, 1922 - 1965
- Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
- The Mills Brothers, American, 1928 - 1982
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Everett, Francine, American, 1915 - 1999
- Smythe, Vanita, American, 1925 - 1994
- Hill, Ruby, American, born 1922
- Flowers, Pat, American, 1917 - 2000
- Day, Dawn, and Dusk, American, 1940 - 1960
- The Jubalaires, American, c. 1940-1950
- Lee, Mable, American, 1921 - 2019
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 36 5/8 × 20 7/8 in. (93 × 53 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 41 1/4 × 26 15/16 in. (104.7 × 68.5 cm)
- Caption
- Released in 1947, Ebony Parade was a series of short sketches and numbers originally distributed as musical shorts by the Soundies Distributing Corporation of America.
- Description
- A large poster for the film Ebony Parade with a blue background and an off-white border. Across the blue background are red musical notes and stars outlined in white. At the top center in red lettering is [20 Great Stars]. Printed in the center in small black type is [Astor Pictures presents] followed by [EBONY PARADE] in large yellow letters over a red background. Surrounding the title are color photographic portraits of the stars of the film. At the top left are the faces of Mantan Moreland, Dorothy Dandridge and Ruby Hill, followed by a full portrait of a seated Mabel Lee and in the bottom left corner is an image of the Mills Brothers gathered around two microphones. On the right side are the faces of Cab Calloway, Vanita Smythe, Francine Everett, and Count Basie. At the bottom right is a yellow box bordered in black with red text that reads [featuring / Cab Calloway * Count Basie / His Band His Band / Mills. Bros. * Vanita Smythe / Mantan Moreland * Mable Lee/ Ruby Hill * Francine Everett / Dorothy Dandridge * Pat Flowers / and / Day, Dawn, and Dusk * Jubilaries]. At the bottom left, in small white text on a red background is [RELEASED THRU ASTOR PICTURES CORP.]. On the back of the poster are two stamps in purple that say [Screen Classics, Inc. / 1632 Central Parkway, Cincinnati 10, Ohio].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Actors
- Comedy
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Jazz (Music)
- Musical films
- Musicians
- Race films
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Poster for Murder on Lenox Ave.
- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Smith, Mamie, American, 1883 - 1946
- Alex Lovejoy, American, 1893 - 1946
- Astwood, Norman, Jamaican, 1902 - 1994
- Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997
- Perkins, Alberta, American
- Smith, Augustus Julius, American, 1891 - 1964
- Dreifuss, Arthur, German American, 1908 - 1993
- Date
- 1941
- On ViewSecond Floor, 2 050
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 38 7/8 × 26 in. (98.7 × 66 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 40 7/8 × 27 15/16 in. (103.8 × 71 cm)
- Description
- This movie poster depicts a woman lying on the street with a knife in her chest. Wearing a light colored blouse and yellow skirt she lies under a streetlamp in front of a multistoried brick building. At the top margin of the poster in red and white text on a yellow background are the words "MURDER/ ON/ LENOX AVE/ with/ MAMIE SMITH." Beneath these words is a list of cast members. The multistoried brick building rises along the right side of the poster. There are four windows in the building, each with face looking out. At the bottom window is a woman in a red shirt, above her is a woman in a yellow blouse. In the third window is a man in a yellow shirt, and at the top are two men in one window, one of whom wears a striped tie.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
- Place filmed
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Film
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.63
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Lobby card for the film His Harlem Wife
- Published by
- Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s
- Subject of
- Beavers, Louise, American, 1902 - 1962
- Thompson, Edward, American, 1898 - 1960
- Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
- Fenderson, Reginald, American, 1911 - 1986
- Hawley, Monte, American, 1901 - 1950
- Created by
- Nolte, William Lewis, American, 1889 - 1965
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)
- Caption
- The film was originally released as Life Goes On in 1938 and then re-released as His Harlem Wife in 1944.
- Description
- Lobby card for the 1944 release of the film His Harlem Wife. The card features a large black-and-white image of men and women dressed formally and gathered around a roulette table within a casino. The men in the image are wearing tuxedos while the women are wearing dresses and gowns. In the foreground of the image eight men and women are playing roulette. People are sitting at tables or walking around in the background. In the bottom right corner is a smaller black-and-white image of Louise Beavers. She is wearing a dark colored jacket and a white blouse. She is writing on a notepad. Black text below the large image reads [Toddy Pictures / COMPANY / PRESENTS / Louise CEAVERS in HIS HARLEM WIFE / “LIFE GOES ON” / WITH EDWARD THOMPSON -- LAWRENCE CRINER – REGINALD FENDERSON / MONTE HAWLEY --- DIRECTED BY WILLIAM NOLTE / ALL STAR COLORED CAST]. Printed in black ink in the bottom right corner is [Country of Origin U. S. A.]. The back of the lobby card is blank.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- lobby cards
- Topic
- Actors
- Advertising
- Film
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.22.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Poster for Am I Guilty?
- Created by
- Supreme Pictures Corporation, American
- Subject of
- Lewis, Sybil, American, 1919 - 1988
- Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
- Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
- McDaniel, Samuel Rufus, American, 1886 - 1962
- Markham, Dewey, American, 1904 - 1981
- Thompson, Edward, American, 1898 - 1960
- Fenderson, Reginald, American, 1911 - 1986
- Hawley, Monte, American, 1901 - 1950
- Hackel, A. William, American, 1882 - 1959
- Lowe, Sherman L., American, 1894 - 1968
- Newfield, Sam, American, 1899 - 1964
- Printed by
- Continental Lithograph Corporation, American, founded 1925
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 35 5/8 × 23 9/16 in. (90.5 × 59.8 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 38 × 25 1/16 in. (96.5 × 63.7 cm)
- Description
- This movie poster depicts a large bust-length image of a man, Ralph Cooper, along with two smaller vignettes and a banner that bisects the top and bottom half of the poster. The poster's top left quadrant showsCooper from the shoulders up, standing in front of a microscope. At the top right quadrant within a circle is a scene of a doctor and nurse dressed for surgery, standing over a patient. The bottom left quadrant has a vignette of three men; one man appears to be attacking the second, who is a in a prone position. The third man, behind them both, has his right hand raised above his head, holding a gun by the muzzle. The remaining quadrant depicts a poster with the movie title that reads "Am I Guilty?" followed by a list of the starring actors. The top and bottom sections of the poster are divided by a wide white banner with red text that reads "RALPH COOPER."
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Actors
- Film
- Medicine
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Program for Swing
- Distributed by
- Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940
- Produced by
- Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
- Subject of
- Green, Cora, American, born 1895
- Alex Lovejoy, American, 1893 - 1946
- Diaz, Hazel, American, 1908 - 1997
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 13/16 × 10 in. (19.9 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A program for the movie Swing. The program is two pages front and back. On the front page red text reads "Oscar Micheaux Presents/ Swing! / with an all/ Colored/ Cast/ Starring/ Cora Green/ Hazel Diaz/ Carman Newsome/ Dot Van Engle/ Alec Lovejoy/Consuelo Harris/ Tyler Twins/ Trixie Smith." There is an image in a central oval of two women, one in a bikini, one in a light colored dress, and a man in a suit.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- programs
- Topic
- Actors
- Independent films
- Race films
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.278
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Flier for the film King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis
- Distributed by
- King, Martin Luther Foundation, American
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (43.8 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- Martin Luther King Foundation flier for the film “King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis." The front of the flier features a black and white image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “KING” is printed in bold white text in the top, right corner. The back of the flier features six black and white images down the center with text on each side. The pictures depict images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a burning bus, a police officer, a large group of people marching, a burning cross and Klansmen, and people morning at King’s funeral. The text are reviews of the movie from various news outlets, awards the movie has won and suggested uses for the film. The flier is yellowed, creased, and torn in several places.
- Statement
- Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
- Place collected
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Mass media
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
- Object number
- 2017.71.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Broadside announcing the sale of a man, Dick, and a girl, Lydia
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Hutchison, John S., American
- Malloy, David, American, died 1857
- Malloy, E. F., American
- Date
- 1857
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/4 × 10 1/8 in. (33.6 × 25.7 cm)
- Description
- Broadside announcing the sale of an enslaved man named Dick and an enslaved girl named Lydia in Cross Plains, TN. The broadside is on yellowed paper with black text. The broadside reads [NEGROES FOR SALE. By virtue of a decree of the Honorable Circuit Court for Robertson County, made at its June Term, 1857, in the cause of E.F. MALLOY and others, to sell slaves, I will on Saturday, 25th day of July next, at CROSS PLAINS, Tennessee, sell to the highest bidder, on a credit till the first day of May, 1858, TWO NEGROES. Dick, aged about 50 years, and Lydia, about 14 years of age, the property of the late David Malloy, deceased. Cash for costs]. It is signed [John S. Hutchison, Comm'r.] and dated [June 18, 1857]. The back of the broadside is blank.
- Place used
- Cross Plains, Robertson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- broadsides
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Children
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Finance
- Men
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Broadside announcing the sale of enslaved persons in Mercer County, Kentucky
- Subject of
- Unidentified
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Bradshaw, Benjamin Sr., American, died 1836
- Bradshaw, Benjamin Jr., American, 1793 - unknown
- Robard's & Curd's Store, American
- Date
- 1836
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 11/16 × 10 9/16 in. (17 × 26.8 cm)
- Description
- Broadside announcing the sale of six or eight enslaved people in Mercer County, Kentucky. The broadside consists of printed black text on one side of a single sheet of yellowed paper. The broadside reads [Public Sale / Will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on hand, on / Tuesday the 14th day of June, / At Robard's & Curd's Store, about 3 miles from the mouth of Dick's river, Mercer county, Six or Eight likely NEGROES, to satisfy a decree or judgment of the Jessamine circuit court]. It was issued by [BEN. BRADSHAW, Exe'r. of B. BRADSHAW, Dec'd. and Agent for Curd's Heirs] and dated [June 6th 1836.].
- Place used
- Mercer County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- broadsides
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Commerce
- Domestic slave trade
- Finance
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2018.43.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions