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White Supremacy and Negro Subordination; Or, Negroes A Subordinate Race, And (So-Called) Slavery its Normal Condition.
- Written by
- Dr. Van Evrie, John H., American, 1814 - 1896
- Published by
- Van Evrie, Horton & Co., American, 1860 - 1870
- Printed by
- Smith & McDougal, American, 1860 - 1884
- Date
- 1867; Printed 1868
- Medium
- ink on paper, with leather
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 1 5/16 in. (19.1 × 13.3 × 3.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 1/2 × 7 3/8 × 3 3/4 in. (19.1 × 18.7 × 9.5 cm)
- Description
- A second edition of White Supremacy and Negro Subordination, by J. H. Van Evrie, a hardbound book covered in blue leather. The cover itself is blank, the spine of the book has the title [WHITE / SUPREMACY / and / NEGRO / SUBORDINATION / VAN EVRIE] in gold lettering with a makers stamp on the bottom that state [VE&Co]. There are approximately 410 pages. The stated intention of the book is to demonstrate “that the so-called slavery of the South was the Negro’s normal or natural condition.” Evrie cites phrenology, physical anthropology, comparative anatomy, and biological determinism in support of the argument that the enslaved were absolutely dependent on their masters. The work begins with a page of four illustrated figures and page numbers. Throughout the book, there are six colored lithographs depicting stereotypical figures of different races. The first illustration on page 16 is a man standing on a colorful tiled floor with Washington, D.C. in the background and is titled [CAUCASIAN]. The other lithographs are not titled. On page 67, an African figure is pictured wearing a loose white garment with swords tucked into a red sash. Behind the individual is a desert background. The third illustration, on page 89, is a color plate depicting an Asian indvidual holding a smoking pipe with a long shaft, standing next to a bamboo table, with mountains and a pagoda in the background. On page 221, an American Indian figure is depicted wearing a beaded and feathered headdress and animal skin leggings with a blanket wrapped around his shoulders. He carries a spear and stands on a rock. An Eskimo figure is shown on page 269. He is depicted wearing fur garments and holding an ice fishing spear, with snow covered mountains in the background. The last illustration plate on page 308 depicts a black man seated and smoking a pipe. He wears red striped pants that are soiled and torn at the knee, a white shirt and tan vest. He is barefoot. The tall masts of ships are visible in the background. The back of the book includes pages of advertisements for other works including those published by Van Evrie, Horton & Co.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- 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 printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Literature
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Slavery
- Stereotypes
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Thomas P. Steward
- Object number
- 2017.37
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Negro a Beast, or, In the Image of God?
- Written by
- Prof. Carroll, Charles, American
- Published by
- American Book and Bible House, American
- Date
- 1900
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- paper (fiber product) with cardboard and cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 6 × 1 5/16 in. (21.6 × 15.2 × 3.3 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover paper book titled: [The Negro A Beast or In The Image of God]. The book's cover is red with black writing for the title and a caricatured depiction of an African American. The interior pages, 382 in total, consist of off-white paper and black type.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- books
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
- Published by
- Caesar, Irving Music, Inc., American, 1930s - 1970s
- Created by
- Caesar, Irving, American, 1895 - 1996
- Lerner, Sammy, Romanian American, 1903 - 1989
- Marks, Gerald, American, 1900 - 1997
- Herbert, Jean, born 1905
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 3/8 × 9 3/16 in. (31.4 × 23.3 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for “Is It True What They Say About Dixie?” The cover has a black background with white printed text. The title [Is It True / What They Say About / Dixie / ?] is at the top of the front cover. There is a drawing of a man in a black suit, white gloves, and blackface standing in the center of the cover with his arms outstretched. The bottom right corner has the composers [IRVING CAESAR / SAMMY LERNER / GERALD MARKS]. There are three (3) pages, printed on both sides. The back of the front cover has [Try this over on your Piano / The Rooster’s Crowin’] by Irving Caesar, Jean Herbert, and Gerald Marks. “Is It True What They Say About Dixie?” begins on the loose middle page and continues onto the interior back page. The back cover has an excerpt of [Dust Off That Old Pianna [sic]] inside a decorative border. There is chipping and loss around the edges of all the pages.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Irving Caesar. Permission required for use.
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Bust in the form of a caricatured man wearing a watermelon bow tie
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 20th century
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- wood and paint
- Dimensions
- 10 1/8 x 6 15/16 x 7 1/16 in. (25.7 x 17.6 x 17.9 cm)
- Description
- A carved and painted wooden bust in the form of a caricatured man. The man is depicted from the neck up wearing a green bow tie with a yellow center knot and raised watermelon reliefs on each tie loop. His face, neck, and hair are painted black. His hair is textured, with numerous small cuts. His eyes are painted white with black centers. He has a large nose, large ears and wide red lips. He is wearing a green bow tie with a yellow knot. The bust is mounted on a brown, square wooden base.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Collection title
- Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- busts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
- Object number
- 2007.7.306
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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No. 220, Searching for Ideas
- Photograph by
- Russell Bros., 1883-1941
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin or collodion on printing out paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 5/8 × 7 7/8 in. (11.7 × 20 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 5 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (13.3 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A cabinet card with a black-and-white photograph of an unidentified woman and three (3) unidentified children sitting on the steps of a raised wooden breezeway between two wooden buildings. The woman sits one step above the children and uses a comb to pick lice or other pests from the head of the child seated in the middle, whose head is resting on the woman's lap. The other two children look off frame to their left. The title and photographer name is in handwritten white text to the left of the woman and at the bottom left that is inherent to the print. The reverse of the gray card mount has a detailed list of other "Special Southern Views" available from Russell Bros. photographers printed in black ink.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Place captured
- Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Special Southern Views
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- Topic
- American South
- Children
- Domestic life
- Hair
- Health
- Photography
- Stereotypes
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Komic Klan Kracks Vol. 1, No. 2
- Published by
- Patriotic American Publishing Co., American
- Subject of
- Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1920s
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 9/16 × 5 1/4 × 1/16 in. (19.2 × 13.4 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A magazine titled “Komic Klan Kracks” published by the Patriotic American Publishing Company. The front cover is red and features a black and white illustration of a Klansmen lighting a fire. The path the flame will take leads to a giant teapot with “TEA POT DOME” written on it. The figures wearing dark suits and hats are sitting on the teapot. In black lettering below the illustration is “Oil Number / “oil” right!” the magazine has thirty-two pages. The interior of the magazine features articles, jokes and anecdotes of racial stereotypes. The back cover has an advertisement for contributors to the magazine.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- 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 printed
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- Fraternal organizations
- Mass media
- Stereotypes
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2013.231.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Colored Volunteer
- Created by
- Nast, Thomas, American, 1840 - 1902
- Date
- 1861 - 1865
- Medium
- printing paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (9.8 x 6 cm)
- Description
- Image of an African American boy marching with a broom for a rifle at his side. Signed in the image: Th. Nast. The card appears trimmed down; caption is truncated: "The Colored Volunteer. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1863, by"
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- cards
- Topic
- Caricature and cartoons
- Children
- Slavery
- Stereotypes
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States Colored Troops
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2011.51.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Film poster for No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger
- Issued by
- United States Student Association, American, founded 1947
- Designed by
- Glaser, Milton, American, born 1929
- Subject of
- Weiss, David Loeb, Polish American, 1912 - 2005
- Paradigm Films
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 35 7/16 × 21 15/16 in. (90 × 55.7 cm)
- Description
- A poster advertising the documentary film No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger as available for rent by the National Student Association. The film chronicled the 1967 Harlem Fall Mobilization March. One side of the poster features a design by Milton Glaser. The design has a bright orange-red background and features a black-and-white photographic image of a child wearing a straw hat, holding a large piece of watermelon. The image has been torn in two and separated to reveal a larger, two-tone partially abstract image of a boy against a yellow rectangular background. At bottom left corner of the watermelon image is [MILTON GLASER], at bottom right corner of the image is [COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY M/ TOOBIN]. Below the images is [First Prize Mannheim Film Festival] and then, in larger print, [A Film by David Loeb Weiss / Produced by Paradigm Films]. The other side of the poster is black-and-white and features a photocollage of film stills at the center, as well as quotes from the film and reviews, and booking information.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Film
- Graphic design
- Race relations
- Stereotypes
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.28.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Tin chewing tobacco tag with "Black Maria" and stereotypical figure
- Distributed by
- Taylor Brothers Co., American, founded 1883
- Date
- ca. 1929
- Medium
- enamel on metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7/8 × 5/8 in. (2.2 × 1.6 cm)
- Description
- This tin chewing tobacco tag has a yellow background with a dark figure on the front wearing an ornate headdress with a red weapon in her left hand. She wears a yellow cloth around her waist and points to the right with her free hand. The text [Black Maria] is in red next to the figure. The tag back is blank metal, with two small protruding triangular shaped prongs, one at the top and at the bottom of the pin. Each prong is folded flat against the metal back.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- tags
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hiram-Alfredo Rodríguez-Mora
- Object number
- 2017.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Picayune Creole Cook Book
- Published by
- The Times-Picayune, American, founded 1837
- Date
- 1922
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, book cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 9 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 1 in. (23.5 × 15.9 × 2.5 cm)
- H x W x D (open): 9 1/4 × 13 1/8 × 1 in. (23.5 × 33.3 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A hardback copy of the sixth edition of the Picayune Creole Cook Book which has in total 390 off-white pages separated into different categories of Creole cuisine in several distinct chapters. The front cover is beige, with some slight darker discoloration around the edges, and features a dark blue ink illustration in its center. The drawing depicts a woman in a polka-dot blouse with rolled up sleeves, a checkered skirt, an apron around her waist, and a head wrap covering her hair, stirring the contents of a large bowl. A pitcher sits next to the bowl on the table; above the image is the book's title centered in a dark blue label which reads [PICAYUNE / CREOLE/ COOK / BOOK]. The interior of the front cover has a sticker featuring a black-and-white landscape/exterior shot from the visual perspective of a covered patio; [EX LIBRIS/ANITA BALDWIN] is written into the scene on the bottom and top rails of the patio. There are three handwritten notes on the interior of the front cover, [Not to be taken] underlined and repeated on the top right of the first blank title page. [Anita M. Baldwin / (illegible)] is centered on the first blank title page. The first interior page is 3/4 full of handwritten penciled text. There are pencil marks throughout the text which scratch out the word "carrots" from recipes which include them as an ingredient.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Place printed
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- cookbooks
- Topic
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Box for Kennebec Spruce Gum
- Created by
- Kennebec Spruce Gum, American, c. 1900 - 1970
- Date
- 1900-1940
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11/16 × 2 9/16 × 1 in. (1.7 × 6.5 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- This is the packaging box for a pack of Kennebec Spruce Gum. The box consists of rectangular brown cardboard with green text and a red logo of a Native American figure. Text is written on all four sides that state, [Kennebec / Spruce Gum / Made of gum base], [edible softening agents. / Rolled in cornstarch. / PRICE 10 CENTS], [PUT UP BY / C.A. McMAHAN Co. / FIVE ISLANDS, MAINE] and [FROM THE . . . /FORESTS OF MAINE]. The red logo is a silhouette of a Native American figure wearing a long, feathered war bonnet and carrying a stick in one raised hand and a hatchet in the other. One foot is raised as if dancing. One end of the box is missing.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Place made
- Five Islands, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Personal use
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- packaging
- Topic
- Advertising
- Amusements
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
- Object number
- 2017.111.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show
- Distributed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1931
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 9/16 × 5 7/16 in. (6.5 × 13.8 cm)
- Description
- A color paper doll depicting a man in an orange car with no roof or doors. The man is looking back over his left shoulder towards the back left wheel of the car, which is flat. The man is wearing a brown cap labeled "TAXI", a white shirt with orange polka dots, a stripped vest, and patched up brown pants. There is a hand-painted black sign on the back door of the car reading “FRESH AIR / TAXICAB / Co. OF AMERICA - / INCORPULATED.” There is a green fire hydrant in the foreground. The bottom of the doll has a black folding tab on each side. The tab on the right has text in white, printed vertically, that reads “COPYRIGHT 1931 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO.” The back of the paper doll is light brown. Black text printed on the back reads “Newly Discovered! / Pepsodent Antiseptic Mouth Wash - / Kills germs 5 to 11 times faster - / checks bad breath hours longer / than other leading mouth antiseptics.”
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.53.8.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Down In Memphis -They're Wearing Out Their Shoes, Dancing To "The Blues"
- Composed by
- Wilson, Hi
- Written by
- Byers, Hale N.
- Published by
- Johnson, Charles Leslie, American, 1876 - 1950
- Chas. L. Johnson Music Company, American
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Date
- 1916
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 5/16 in. (34.9 × 26.2 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for the song Down in Memphis. The front cover for the sheet music features an illustration of an African American man dancing while several other people look on and play instruments. The scene takes place on a dock at night and a boat can be seen in the water. Red and white type on the front cover above the image reads: [DOWN IN MEMPHIS / -THEY'RE WEARING OUT THEIR SHOES, DANCING TO "THE BLUES"]. Below the image, red type reads: [The / great "levee" / song of the South / by / HI WILSON / HALE BYERS]. A text box logo in blue ink on the bottom of the front cover reads: [CHAS. L. JOHNSON / MUSIC COMPANY / GORDON-KOPPEL BLDG. / LIVE-WIRE / MUSIC / MUSIC COMPANY / KANSAS CITY, MO.]. The front inside cover has sheet music in black ink for additional songs. The interior of the sheet music consists of three pages of sheet music in black ink for Down in Memphis. The top of the back cover has a drawing in black ink of a man playing a trombone. There is also sheet music for a song titled: [Doodle De-Dum].
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Place collected
- Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Ambolena Snow
- Composed by
- Maywood, Geo.
- Written by
- Bodine, Lester
- Published by
- S Brainard's Sons Co., American, founded 1837
- Printed by
- San Francisco Examiner, American, founded 1863, American, founded 1863
- Owned by
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Date
- 1897
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (35.2 × 27.1 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for song Ambolena Snow. The front cover of sheet music features an image of a caricatured African American woman in a green dress with a salmon jacket and hat. The woman is holding an umbrella in her proper left hand. Red and black type surrounds her and reads: [AN / AFRO-AMERICAN / MILITARY / BALLAD / BY / BODINE AND MAYWOOD / AUTHORS / OF / "MOLLY ON / THE / TROLLY" / PUBLISHED BY / PERMISSION OF / THE S BRAINARD'S SONS CO / CHICAGO. / COPYRIGHT / SECURED / IN / ENGLAND / SUP- / PLE- / MENT. / TO THE / SAN FRANCISCO / EXAMINER / SUNDAY / DEC. / 5 / 1897. / ALL / RIGHTS / RESERVED]. Underneath the woman a signature in black in reads: [KEANE]. The inside has two pages of musical bars and notes in black ink for the song Ambolena Snow. The credits under the title in black in read: [Words by Lester Bodine / Music by GEO. Maywood]. The song’s musical bars continue on the back cover.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Place printed
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place collected
- Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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2014.53.8.2 Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show
- Distributed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 7/8 × 3 5/16 in. (12.4 × 8.4 cm)
- Description
- A color paper doll depicting Amos Jones from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show standing with a tire laying over his left shoulder and holding a wrench in his left hand. He is wearing a brown cap, a rolled up white shift with orange polka dots, a stripped unbutton best, and patched up brown pants. To the left of the figure's right foot reads “AMOS” in yellow print on a green background. There are two black tabs at the bottom of both the right and left sides of the paper doll. The tab on the right has text in white vertically printed reading “COPYRIGHT 1931 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO.” The reverse side is light brown with black text reading “Newly Dis-covered! / Pepsodent / Antiseptic / Mouth / Was - 3 to 11 / times more powerful in / killing germs – Checks / bad breath 1 to 2 hours / longer than other leading / mouth antiseptics.”
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.53.8.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Standup of the radio show character Andy Brown
- Printed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Subject of
- Amos 'n' Andy, American, 1928 - 1960
- Correll, Charles, American, 1890 - 1972
- Gosden, Freeman, American, 1899 - 1982
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 9/16 × 4 3/16 in. (21.7 × 10.7 cm)
- Description
- A die cut cardboard standup of the character Andy Brown from the radio show "Amos 'n' Andy," an advertisement for the 1930 Amos n' Andy movie Check and Double Check. The doll is an illustration of a man depicted in blackface wearing plaid white vest, white shirt, red tie, and black jacket. He has a pen and two pencils in his proper left vest jacket. The man is depicted looking at the viewer and wears squashed bowler hat on his head. He has brwon eyes and a wide, frowning red mouth. In his proper left hand is lit cigar held below his chin. In his proper right hand he holds a cane that crosses across his body and proper right leg. The man also wears stripped pants and dark shoes. The proper left shoe has a hole near the toes, which peek through. On the proper left flap at the bottom is black text [COPYRIGHT 1930 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO. / LITHO. IN U.S.A.]. On the proper right flap at the bottom is additional black text that reads [A-pdm-11R]. On the back of the doll in the upper half is an inscription handwritten in blue ink.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
- Object number
- 2015.64.10.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Paper doll from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show
- Distributed by
- Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944
- Date
- 1931
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 × 4 9/16 in. (10.2 × 11.6 cm)
- Description
- A color paper doll depicting Andy Brown from the Amos 'n' Andy radio show sitting behind a wooden desk. The man is wearing a brown hat, with a black phone stretching between both his hands and a cigar between two of his fingers on his right hand. He is wearing a brown suit jacket, plaid vest, and an orange tie. The desk is piled with papers and an overflowing wastebasket sits in front of the desk. There is a hand-painted sign hanging from the desk reading “FRESH AIR/TAXICAB Co. / OF AMERICA - / INCORPULATED / ANDY BROWN – PREZ” in red and black. There are two black tabs at the bottom of both the right and left side of the paper doll (meant to be bent back for the doll to stand upright). The tab on the right has vertical text in white reading “COPYRIGHT 1931 / BY THE PEPSODENT CO.” The reverse side of the doll is light brown with black text, reading “Amos and Andy are brought to you / each night by / THE PEPSODENT CO. / Makers of Pepsodent - The Special / Film Removing Tooth Paste and / Pepsodent Antiseptic Mouth Wash.”
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Type
- paper dolls
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.53.8.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Rock-A-Bye My Baby Blues
- Composed by
- Hill, William Joseph, American, 1899 - 1940
- Written by
- Yoell, Larry
- Subject of
- Elliott, Billy
- Published by
- Sherman, Clay & Co., American, founded 1870
- Owned by
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Date
- 1923
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.9 cm)
- Description
- Sheet music for the song Rock-A-Bye My Baby Blues. The front cover of the sheet music features an image of Billy Elliott in blackface makeup. A caption under the image in blue type reads: [Successfully Introduced By / BILLY ELLIOTT]. A green and blue silhouette of the moon behind a house appears in the background of the front cover. Blue and green type the top of the front cover reads: [ROCK-A-BYE MY BABY BLUES]. A text box, next to the image of Elliot, has blue type that reads: [WALTZ / BALLAD / by / BILLY HILL / AND / LARRY YOELL / Writers of / The West, A Nest and You]. A logo for the publisher in a white box with blue type reads: [Sherman, Clay & Co. / SAN FRANCISCO]. White type at the bottom of the front cover reads [P O M/ GRIFFITH]. The inside of the front cover contains sheet music for a song titled [The West, A Nest, And You]. The interior of the sheet music contains three pages of music bars and notes in black ink for Rock A Bye My Baby Blues. The back cover features sheet music in blue ink for the songs titled: [I DON'T KNOW WHY] and [ORIENTAL LOVE DREAMS].
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Place collected
- Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- sheet music
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sylvia Alden Roberts
- Object number
- 2014.275.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Comic illustrating an interaction between cowboys
- Published by
- Newspaper Enterprise Association, American, founded 1902
- Illustrated by
- Williams, James Robert, Canadian, 1888 - 1957
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 5/16 × 5 3/4 in. (13.5 × 14.6 cm)
- Description
- This comic features an illustration of an interaction between a black cowboy and two white cowboys. The black cowboy is on horseback and his holding a hat in his hands. He as a second horse behind him who's reins he has tied to the other horse's tail. The two white cowboys are also on horseback and are wearing hats. Two text bubbles appear above the men and read [WHY, ICK, THET'S / REDICKLUS, KEEPIN/ / A HOSS FROM BUCKIN' / THETAWAY! WHY, TH' / HULL COUNTRY WILL / BE A LAUGHIN' AT / YUH!] and [WELL, I'D SOONER / HAB DEM LAUGHIN' / AT ME ON DE HOSS / DAN ON DE GROUND!]. The title of the comic is printed in the bottom center [THE BRAKE]. Date and copywrite information is printed in the bottom left corner [COPR. 1940 BY NEA Service, INC. T.M. REQ. U.S. PAT OFF]. The illustrator's name is printed in the bottom right corner [J.R. WILLIAMS / 5-3]
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Type
- comics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.37.35.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
Postcard of a performer playing a drum while on a unicycle
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Brown, Sam
- Date
- 1918 - 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photographic postcard of a man riding a unicycle while playing a drum.
- The man is wearing a tall brimmed hat, a button down shirt with metal forearm cuffs, dark pants, and shoes. His lips are painted white and puckered. He has a large drum strapped in front of him, a drum stick in his proper right hand, and a cymbal in his proper left arm. The name "Sam Brown" is handwritten in graphite on the bottom proper left side. The postcard has minor creases and small areas of discoloration. The image is depicted vertically on the front of the postcard.
- The back of the postcard is horizontal. There is black text. The top canter reads [POST CARD / CARTE POSTALE - POSTKARTE / Communication - Mitteilungen - Correspondance Address - Adresse]. There is a vertical black line underneath the words. In the top right corner there is a square with rounded edges that reads [STAMP / HERE] with a logo in between the words.
- Statement
- Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Racist and Stereotypical Objects
- Topic
- Entertainers
- Minstrel (Music)
- Music
- Musicians
- Photography
- Stereotypes
- Vaudeville
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.38.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain