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Handcuffs used in the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Created by
- Hiatt & Co. Ltd., British, founded 1780
- Subject of
- Gates, Henry Louis Jr., American, born 1950
- Date
- 2000s
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- nickel
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 3/4 in. (7 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm)
- Description
- Standard police-issued chain style handcuffs. The handcuffs are made of nickel and consist of two locking bracelets linked by a short chain. Embossed on the base of each bracelet is [HIATTS / MADE IN / ENGLAND]. Etched on the side of each bracelet is [CROWLEY].
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- handcuffs
- Topic
- Justice
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Object number
- 2010.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Rake used by community members to clean-up after Baltimore protests
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Newborn Community of Faith Church, Inc., American, founded 1982
- Subject of
- Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
- Date
- ca. 2015
- Medium
- wood and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 61 3/4 × 24 × 3 1/8 in. (156.8 × 61 × 8 cm)
- Description
- A red plastic fan rake with a wood handle used in clean up efforts after the Baltimore riots in 2015. The wood handle inserts into the plastic head of the rake. the tines are curved. A label is still adhered to the head.
- Place used
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- rakes
- Topic
- Communities
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Urban life
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Newborn Community of Faith Church
- Object number
- 2015.210.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Broom used by the community members to clean-up after Baltimore protests
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Newborn Community of Faith Church, Inc., American, founded 1982
- Subject of
- Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
- Date
- ca. 2015
- Medium
- wood, straw, wire
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 54 × 10 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (137.2 × 26.7 × 4 cm)
- Description
- Wood and straw broom used in clean up efforts after the Baltimore Riots of 2015 at North and Pennsylvania Avenues. The broom has a straw head attached to a wooden handle with wire. The handle is gray.
- Place used
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- brooms
- Topic
- Activism
- Communities
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Urban life
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Newborn Community of Faith Church
- Object number
- 2015.210.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Sign used for segregating transportation terminal seating area
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- before 1950
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- whitewash and paint on wood
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/4 x 36 x 7/8 in. (33.7 x 91.4 x 2.2 cm)
- Description
- A hand painted wood segregation sign. The sign is painted with a whitewash background which has thinned with age. In large 3-1/2 inch hand painted lettering, in dark blue paint, the piece reads: [COLORED SECTION.] The board retains two pencil lines used to guide the lettering. The back has only the whitewash, now with a slight green hue from age. There are eye screws on the top and bottom of the sign.
- Place used
- Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.117.11.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Sign used for segregating transportation terminal seating area
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- before 1950
- Medium
- whitewash and paint on wood
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/4 x 36 3/16 x 7/8 in. (21 x 91.9 x 2.2 cm)
- Description
- A hand painted wood segregation sign. The sign is painted with a whitewash background which has thinned with age. The board is missing a piece at the bottom. The lettering is hand painted, in dark blue paint with the words: [PINE BLUFF] on the first line. The second line has lettering that has been broken off on the lower half. The words mostly likely are: [SECTION]. There are eye screws on the top of the sign.
- Place used
- Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.117.11.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph folder
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Aadland, Beverly, American, 1942 - 2010
- Flynn, Errol, American, 1909 - 1959
- Date
- 1959-1970
- Medium
- ink on cardboard with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (Closed): 6 1/16 × 4 13/16 × 1/8 in. (15.4 × 12.2 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W (Open): 6 1/16 × 9 5/8 × 1/16 in. (15.4 × 24.4 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A photograph folder. The cardboard folder holds a black-and-white photograph (2013.46.25.264.1). The front and back of the folder is reddish brown with a faux linen finish and is held together with two (2) staples holding the frame in place. Both covers are blank. The interior pages are cream colored. The black-and-white photograph is housed on the right interior page of the folder, in a paper frame. The left interior page is blank. On the top edge of the interior frame is text handwritten in black ink that reads, [Beverley / Aadland / & Errol / Flynn].
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- folders (containers)
- Topic
- Actors
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.265.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Wooden hat mallet used by Yvonne DeVigne
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- DeVigne, Yvonne Berry, American, 1914 - 2004
- Date
- mid-20th century
- Medium
- wood, paper or rawhide
- Dimensions
- 10 × 3 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (25.4 × 8.9 × 4 cm)
- Description
- A wooden mallet used to shape and work hats owned by Yvonne DeVigne. The head of the mallet is cylindrical and covered in paper or rawhide. The handle of the mallet is carved wood. The handle narrows to a peg at the end that is inserted through the mallet head. Overall the mallet is well worn from use.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- mallets (tools)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gaston L. DeVigne, III in memory of his parents Gaston L. DeVigne, II and Yvonne B. DeVigne
- Object number
- 2014.272.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions