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Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox
- Created by
- Maddox, Lester, American, 1915 - 2003
- Date
- ca. 1975
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- 36 x 2 x 3 in. (91.4 x 5.1 x 7.6 cm)
- Caption
- Lester Maddox (1915-2003) was a restaurant owner in Atlanta with an interest in politics, having first run for mayor in 1957. His restaurant, the Pickrick Cafeteria, featured a dozen axe handles ("Pickrick Drumsticks," he called them) displayed by the front door. After passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawing segregation in public accommodations, Maddox continued to refuse to serve African Americans, running an initial group of protestors off with a pistol while his son and some customers and employees brandished the axe handles. The image became a favorite of segregationists and Maddox took to selling axe handles and other "state’s rights" souvenirs, a practice he continued from 1964 to at least the late 1980s.
- Maddox sold his restaurant in 1965 and entered Georgia politics full time, serving as governor (1967-1971) and then lieutenant governor (1971-75).
- Description
- A Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox. The wooden axe handle has printed type in blue ink that reads: [LESTER MADDOX'S / PICKRICK DRUMSTICK]. Next to the printing is the signature [Lester Maddox] in black ink.
- Lester Maddox's Pickrick Drumstick from his 1966 political campaign for Governor of Georgia. Signed "Good luck to Ray/Lester Maddox 1-25-75". Maddox would use ax handles like this one to threaten and assault Civil Rights activists attempting to integrate his restaurant.
- Place used
- Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- handles
- Topic
- American South
- Civil rights
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Michael Donnelly
- Object number
- 2011.123
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox
- Created by
- Maddox, Lester, American, 1915 - 2003
- Date
- ca. 1964
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- 36 x 2 x 3 in. (91.4 x 5.1 x 7.6 cm)
- Description
- A Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox. The wooden stick has printed type in blue ink that reads: [LESTER MADDOX'S / PICKRICK DRUMSTICK]. A note written to Media Access Project by hand in black ink is featured on one side of the object.
- Place used
- Pickrick Cafeteria, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- handles
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert B. Rackleff
- Object number
- 2011.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Horse collar owned by Morton Lyles
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Morton Lyles, American, 1884 - 1973
- Date
- 19th century
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- leather, straw, wood, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 x 16 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (15.2 x 42.5 x 62.9 cm)
- Description
- A horse collar owned by Morton Lyles. The collar is made of leather stuffed with straw. The collar is attached to horse hames. The hames are made of wood frame and have two buckles, one at the top and one at the bottom that allow the hames to attach to the collar. The hames have four metal rings and a metal hook attached to both right and left sides of the wood. The collar fit around a horse's neck and shoulders and attached to a harness.
- Place used
- Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Communities
- Families
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
- Object number
- 2012.155.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Scythe owned by George Madison
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Madison, George, American, 1893 - 1968
- Date
- ca. 1945
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- steel, wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 60 3/4 × 20 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (154.3 × 52.1 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A steel scythe with a wood handle owned by George Madison. The scythe is made up of a metal blade attached to a curved wooden shaft called a snath. The blade is attached with a metal attachment ring, nails and wire. The snath has two wooden grips attached to it. Each grip is oriented differently.
- Place used
- Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Type
- hand tools
- tools
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Communities
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
- Object number
- 2012.155.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Doubletree harness owned by the Lyles family
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Lyles, Carl, American
- Date
- 1880s - 1890s
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- wood and iron
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 x 85 in. (20.3 x 215.9 cm)
- H x W x D (Two single trees [approximate]): 2 5/8 x 35 x 1 1/4 in. (6.7 x 88.9 x 3.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Evener bar): 3 5/8 x 39 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (9.2 x 99.7 x 3.8 cm)
- Description
- A doubletree harness consisting of a wood evener bar (central piece) connected to two wood single trees (end pieces) with iron joints. There is an iron ring at the center of the evener bar and iron hooks at both ends of the single trees.
- Place used
- Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Type
- harnesses
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Communities
- Families
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
- Object number
- 2012.155.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Rice fanner basket
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- late 19th to early 20th century
- Medium
- reed, rush, plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 22 7/16 × 22 7/16 × 5 7/8 in. (57 × 57 × 15 cm)
- Description
- A rice fanner basket. The shallow, circular shaped basket is made of reeds, rush and palmetto woven together. It is brown in color. The brim of the basket is frayed and unraveling.
- Place collected
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Type
- baskets
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Craftsmanship
- Foodways
- Labor
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.18.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Vegetable basket
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- before 1863
- Medium
- reed, plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 19 1/8 × 19 1/8 × 2 15/16 in. (48.5 × 48.5 × 7.5 cm)
- Description
- A vegetable basket identified as made by an enslaved person in the Southern United States. The flat, round basket is made of reeds and hickory withe woven together. One side of the basket is flattened.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Type
- baskets
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Craftsmanship
- Foodways
- Labor
- Rural life
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.18.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Fishing rod from the Powell family vacation cottage
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
- Date
- 20th century
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- wood and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 92 in. (233.7 cm)
- Description
- Wooden fishing rod used by the Powell family and invited guests at their vacation cottage, known as "The Bunny Cottage" located in the historic Highlands area of East Chop in the town of Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard.
- Place used
- Oak Bluffs, Duke County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Type
- fishing rods
- Topic
- Families
- Recreation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Isabel Washington Powell Foundation
- Object number
- 2012.16.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Fishing rod from the Powell family vacation cottage
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
- Date
- 20th century
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- wood and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 73 1/2 in. (186.7 cm)
- Description
- Wooden fishing rod used by the Powell family and invited guests at their vacation cottage, known as "The Bunny Cottage" located in the historic Highlands area of East Chop in the town of Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard.
- Place used
- Oak Bluffs, Duke County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Type
- fishing rods
- Topic
- Families
- Recreation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Isabel Washington Powell Foundation
- Object number
- 2012.16.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Rice fanner basket from Winea Plantation
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- rush, reed, plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 20 7/8 × 20 7/8 × 4 15/16 in. (53 × 53 × 12.5 cm)
- Description
- A coiled rice fanner basket identified as being made by an enslaved person on Winea Plantation, Georgetown, South Carolina. The basket is shaped as a large shallow tray, with a short handle on one side and is made of reeds, rush, and palmetto fronds. The brim is frayed and unraveling.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Type
- baskets
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Craftsmanship
- Foodways
- Labor
- Rural life
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.18.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Mortar and pestle for pounding grain
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1840-1940
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Nesting): 56 × 13 1/2 × 14 in. (142.2 × 34.3 × 35.6 cm)
- H x W x D (Mortar): 25 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 14 in. (64.1 × 34.3 × 35.6 cm)
- H x W x D (Pestle): 38 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (96.5 × 9.5 × 8.3 cm)
- Description
- A handcarved mortar (.1) and pestle (.2) used to pound grain, possibly rice. Mortar is made of a single piece of wood, possibly cypress. Mortar is tall and round with a carved out bowl at top. Pestle is also made of a single piece of wood. Pestle has handle at center with rounded heads at either side of handle.
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.19.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Rice fanner basket
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- before 1863
- Medium
- rush, reed, plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 22 1/16 × 22 1/16 × 3 15/16 in. (56 × 56 × 10 cm)
- Description
- A rice fanner basket identified as being made by an enslaved person on the South Carolina coast. The large shallow, round tray shaped basket is made of reeds, rush and palmetto coiled and woven together. A faded purple string is woven through the basket on one side and knotted inside the basket.
- Place made
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Type
- baskets
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Craftsmanship
- Foodways
- Labor
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.18.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Horse saddle used by stuntman Ernest "Ernie" Robinson
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Robinson, Ernest, American, born 1932
- Subject of
- Black Stuntmen's Association, founded 1967
- Date
- ca. 1971
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- leather, cloth, wool, thread, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 40 1/2 × 26 × 23 1/4 in. (102.9 × 66 × 59.1 cm)
- Description
- A horse saddle used by Ernest Robinson. It has two stirrups toward the front. Each stirrup is covered in leather where the foot rests. Each side has a leather fender covering the belted portion of the stirrup and hobble strap. The saddle horn has a small metal attachment on the inside in the shape of a shield with “11 INCH / SEAT” engraved on it. The cantle has three metal attachments fastened to the inside and outside with rectangular holes in the middle. Metal rings, buckles, fasteners, and other attachments are along the outside and lower portions of the saddle seat. The Seat has oblong holes running down the center from the horn to the cantle. The seat underside is lined with wool. Embossed on the proper left side of the saddle behind the seat is “RVP 4918.” Letters scratched below the embossed lettering appear to read “LEL.” A canteen is attached to the front proper left side of the saddle. The canteen is covered in brown canvas with “U.S.” stenciled on it. The canteen's cap is wood with a leather strap attached at the top. Attached to the proper left side of the saddle is a front cinch made of knotted rope and leather.
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Type
- saddles
- Topic
- Actors
- Film
- Labor
- Men
- Professional organizations
- Television
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Teresa Robinson Fisher in honor of Ernie Robinson
- Object number
- 2014.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Horse hames owned by Carl Lyles
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Commissioned by
- Morton Lyles, American, 1884 - 1973
- Owned by
- Lyles, Carl, American
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1850 - 1910
- Medium
- wood and iron with leather
- Dimensions
- 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (64.8 x 49.5 x 5.7 cm)
- Description
- Horse hames owned by the Lyles family. The hames consist of two wooden pieces connected with a leather strap and a buckle at the smaller end of the pieces of wood. Each wooden piece makes a very slight curve and resembles the letter “S.” There are two metal rings and a metal hook attached to each piece, as well as a small metal loop attached to the larger end of each piece. The strap is red leather with a silver buckle.
- Place used
- Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Communities
- Families
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
- Object number
- 2012.155.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Metal leatherworking splitter and loose lever
- Owned by
- Sugg, William, American, 1828 - 1889
- Sugg, Mary Elizabeth, American, 1839 - 1915
- McDonald, Vernon Sugg, American, 1906 - 1982
- Date
- ca. 1850-1900
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2014.316.6.1a): 5 5/8 × 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (14.3 × 26 × 19.1 cm)
- H x W x D (2014.316.6.1b): 1 × 11/16 × 4 1/2 in. (2.5 × 1.7 × 11.4 cm)
- Description
- 2014.316.6.1a: A metal leatherworking splitter. The splitter has a roller and several rotating gears atop a rectangular base. One side of the splitter has a crank; the other has a large lever. There are screws on the top of the roller that runs across the base. The number [6] is engraved underneath the splitter’s base.
- 2014.316.6.1b: A loose metal lever that was included with the metal leatherworking splitter. The lever is curved and has a notch at one end.
- Place collected
- Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Type
- tools
- Topic
- Labor
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald
- Object number
- 2014.316.6.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Horse collar owned by the Hardiman family
- Created by
- Hardiman, Homer, American
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- leather, straw, and metal
- Dimensions
- 5 1/8 x 17 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (13 x 45.1 x 60.3 cm)
- Description
- A horse collar made of leather and stuffed with straw. The collar has a metal and leather buckle at the top. The collar fit around a horse's neck and shoulders and attached to a harness.
- Place used
- Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Communities
- Families
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
- Object number
- 2012.155.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Rice fanner basket
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- late 19th to early 20th century
- Medium
- rush, reed, plant fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 18 7/8 × 18 7/8 × 3 9/16 in. (48 × 48 × 9 cm)
- Description
- A rice fanner basket. The shallow, round shaped basket is made of reeds, rush and palmetto woven together in a pattern of lighter and darker grasses. One side of the basket is slightly flattened.
- Place collected
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Type
- baskets
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Craftsmanship
- Foodways
- Labor
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.18.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Cattle branding iron used by the Bell family
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Bell, Calvin Sr., American
- Bell, Walter, American, born 1863
- Date
- ca. 1878
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- wrought iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 21 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in. (53.8 x 7.8 x 6 cm)
- Description
- A wrought iron cattle brand used by the Bell family. The brand is a solid piece of wrought iron with an open fitting at one end to accommodate a wooden shaft. A “U” shaped branding head is on the opposite end.
- Place used
- Galveston County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Type
- brands
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- American West
- Communities
- Families
- Labor
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Erma Johnson, Felicia Taylor, Katherine Taylor, and Ronald Johnson
- Object number
- 2013.142
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
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Walking plow owned by Joshua Lyles
- Manufactured by
- Brinly - Hardy Company, American, founded 1839
- Owned by
- Lyles, Joshua, American
- Date
- after 1915
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- steel, wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2012.155.11.1 plow): 10 1/4 x 30 x 65 in. (26 x 76.2 x 165.1 cm)
- H x W x D (2012.155.11.2 horseshoe): 7/8 × 5 11/16 × 6 1/8 in. (2.2 × 14.5 × 15.5 cm)
- Description
- A steel walking plow with a wood handle and beam owned by Joshua Lyles. The plow has a moldboard on the right side. Embossed on the left side of the plow near the beam is "BRINLY'S / TRADE MARK / BRONCHO." Attached to the plow with metal bolts is a wooden beam. At the front of the beam a metal hitch is attached. A single wood handle is attached to the right side of the beam near the plow.
- Place used
- Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Communities
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
- Object number
- 2012.155.11.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions