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Letter to Frances Albrier from Stokely Carmichael about the Black United Front

Written by: Carmichael, Stokely, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998
Received by: Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
Subject of: National Black United Front, American, founded 1970s

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Type: letters (correspondence)

Place depicted: Oakland, Richmond, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1950s

Description: A typewritten letter by Gloria Foster on behalf of Stokely Carmichael inviting Frances Albrier, "Dear Friend," to an organizational meeting for the Black United Front in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Topic: African American; Activism; Correspondence

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection

Object number: 2010.60.33

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials

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Walking

Created by: Alston, Charles Henry, American, 1907 - 1977

Medium: oil paint and gesso on canvas
Dimensions: H x W: 48 3/8 x 64 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (122.9 x 164.5 x 3.2 cm)

Type: oil paintings

Place depicted: Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1958

Caption: Walking recalls the bus boycotts in the 1950s and anticipated the civil rights marches of the 1960s. The work not only depicts the spirit and conviction of the civil rights protests, it also references the significant role of women and youth in the movement.
Description: This colorful, modernist painting depicts women and a young girl walking in front of a long line of others. The figures move out of a shadowy background on the left, towards the light, emanating from the upper right corner. The line appears to be moving forwards, out of the picture plane. The women leading the line step forward strongly to the viewer's right; their leg movements are delineated by the columns of strongly contrasting light and shadow of their long skirts. The leading woman's face is upturned towards the light. Next to and slightly behind her a second female figure, with forward facing gaze, has her right arm around a much smaller female figure. This child figure moves with the line but turns her head to face the viewer, hands folded at the waist. Directly behind them is another female figure carrying a swathed infant. There are several isolated individuals outside the orderly grouping of the line. The line is the focus of their gaze; the nearest individual turns her back on the viewer as she focuses on the line.

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Children; Civil Rights; Resistance; United States--History--1953-1961; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sydney Smith Gordon

Object number: 2007.2

Restrictions & Rights: © Charles Alston Estate

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Classification: Visual Arts
Exhibition: Visual Art and the American Experience
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Banner with motto of Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs

Created by: Unidentified
Used by: Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910
Subject of: National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896

Medium: silk (fiber), wood, paint
Dimensions: 2010.2.1a: 37 1/4 × 31 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (94.6 × 80 × 3.5 cm); 2010.2.1b: 13/16 × 31 1/2 × 13/16 in. (2.1 × 80 × 2.1 cm)

Type: banners

Place collected: Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1924

Description: A purple silk banner with gold fringe created for the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. The message "LIFTING / AS / WE CLIMB" is painted across the banner in large gold letters. Above the words is a painted design of three interlocking triangles, the center of which is filled with the two on either side in outline. The bottom of the banner is scalloped and has an attached length of fringe. The top of the banner has a sewn loop running its length for a rod (2010.2.1b) to be inserted. There is a strip of gold fringe sewn just below this loop. The rod is currently stored in place in the banner. It is painted gold at the ends and has a dowel inserted at the end of the proper left side with a hole for a dowel on the proper right side.

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; American West; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Communication; Communities; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1865-1921; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.2.1abc

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Making a Way Out of No Way
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Banner for Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896; Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910

Medium: silk (fiber), wood, paint
Dimensions: H x W x D (2010.2.2a-d): 38 × 41 × 1 3/8 in. (96.5 × 104.1 × 3.5 cm); H x W (2010.2.2a): 36 × 29 in. (91.4 × 73.7 cm); H x W x D (2010.2.bc): 1 9/16 × 36 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (4 × 93.3 × 4 cm); H x W x D (2010.2.2d): 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (4 × 4 × 14 cm)

Type: banners

Place collected: Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1924

Description: A purple silk banner with gold fringe created for the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. The message "OKLAHOMA / FEDERATION / OF / COLORED WOMEN / 1910" is painted across the banner in large gold letters. The bottom of the banner is scalloped and has an attached length of fringe. The top of the banner has a sewn loop running its length for a rod (2010.2.2b) to be inserted. There is a strip of gold fringe sewn just below this loop. The rod is currently stored in place in the banner. It is painted gold at the ends and has two carved wooden finial painted gold. 2010.2.2c is attached to the rod and 2010.2.2d is detached.

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; American West; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Communication; Communities; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1865-1921; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.2.2a-d

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Textiles; Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Poster supporting the Poor People's Crusade made by SCLC

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Medium: ink on poster board
Dimensions: H x W: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

Type: political posters

Date: 1977-1997

Description: A black ink on orange poster board handmade poster. The poster reads: [SCLC's / Poor People's Crusade / Feed The Hungry / Clothe The Naked / Housing For The Homeless / 000 Street / Anywhere, USA].

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Housing; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Poverty; United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.41.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Poster supporting the Poor People's Crusade made by the SCLC

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
Subject of: Rev. Dr. Lowery, Joseph Echols, American, born 1921

Medium: ink on poster board
Dimensions: H x W: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)

Type: political posters

Date: 1977-1997

Description: A Southern Christian Leadership Council handmade poster. The front has orange ink on white poster board that reads: [SCLC's / Poor People's Crusade / "Feed The Hungry / Clothe The Naked" / Housing For The / Homeless / Joseph / Lowery / SCLC-President]. The back of the poster has a blue writing that reads: [SCLC's / Poor People's Crusade / The Streets Are / Not [underlined] / A Good].

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Housing; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Poverty; United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.41.2

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Poster supporting women and justice made by SCLC

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Medium: ink on poster board
Dimensions: H x W: 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm)

Type: political posters

Date: 1968-1990

Description: A handmade poster board with print in red and black ink that reads: [sclc/Women / JUSTICE].

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Justice; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1969-2001; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.41.3

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Poster supporting the Voting Rights Act made by SCLC

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Medium: ink on poster board
Dimensions: H x W: 21 3/4 x 27 7/8 in. (55.2 x 70.8 cm)

Type: political posters

Date: 1968-2006

Description: A handmade poster of orange, black, and red ink on white poster board. The poster reads: [EXTEND THE VOTING / RIGHTS ACT / S.C.L.C.]

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Justice; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.41.5

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Poster supporting the Chinese student movement made by SCLC

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Medium: ink on poster board
Dimensions: H x W: 28 x 22 in. (71.1 x 55.9 cm)

Type: political posters

Date: 1989-1994

Description: A handmade poster of black ink on white poster board. The poster reads: [SCLC / Supports / the / Chinese / Student Movement]. Chinese characters are featured on the left side of the poster.

Topic: African American; Activism; International affairs; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.41.6

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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SCLC contribution can

Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
Subject of: Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990; Hollins, Billy, American

Medium: tin , ink on printing paper
Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 6 in. (7.3 x 7.3 x 15.2 cm)

Type: cans

Place depicted: 334 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968-1977

Description: An SCLC donation can. The can is made of tin and is wrapped in white paper. The paper has a black and white image of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph David Abernathy and text that reads: [I Gave] above an address. There is a slot at the top of the can for the donations.

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2010.41.7

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Fight to Free Angela Davis: Its Importance for the Working Class

Published by: New Outlook Publishers, American
Written by: Mitchell, Charlene, American, born 1930

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 7 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (19 x 12.8 cm)

Type: pamphlets

Date: 1972

Description: Pamphlet consists of white print on a black and green background.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; Activism; Justice; Mass media; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number: 2010.55.101

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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A Political Biography of Angela Davis

Published by: New York Committee to Free Davis, Angela, American, founded 1971
Subject of: Davis, Angela, American, born 1944

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 8 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (22.5 x 14.5 cm)

Type: portraits; pamphlets

Date: 1972

Description: Pamphlet consisting of black print on white paper. Beneath the title, a black-and-white photograph of Angela Davis.
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic: African American; Activism; Mass media; Political organizations; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number: 2010.55.2

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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The Jobless Negro

Published by: Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930
Written by: Lawson, Elizabeth, American

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 6 5/16 x 4 3/4 in. (16 x 12 cm)

Type: pamphlets

Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1933

Description: A pamphlet written by Elizabeth Lawson. The front cover of the pamphlet is black print on yellowed paper. Text at the top reads: [The Jobless Negro / by Elizabeth Lawson / Price 1¢]. Below the text is a black and white photograph of a man with his fist in the air. The pamphlet consists of sixteen pages of text, including the back cover. The back cover also contains publication information and a stamp for the Workers Book Shop.

Topic: African American; Activism; Labor; Mass media; Politics (Practical); Race discrimination; United States--History--1933-1945

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number: 2010.55.21

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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The Road to Negro Liberation

Published by: Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930
Written by: Haywood, Harry, American, 1898 - 1985
Subject of: Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 in. (18 x 12.5 cm)

Type: pamphlets

Place depicted: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1934

Description: A pamphlet titled: [The Road To Negro Liberation]. The cover features red print on discolored paper. The title stretches throughout the center. Additional text reads: [Harry Haywood / 10¢ / Report to the Eighth Convention of the Communist Party of the U.S.A.]. There is also a hammer and sickle in the upper right edge. The interior contains sixty-three pages of text. The back cover features an advertisement for the Negro Liberator.

Topic: African American; Activism; Mass media; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1933-1945

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number: 2010.55.22

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Lift Every Voice for Paul Robeson

Published by: Freedom Associates, American
Written by: Brown, Lloyd L., American
Subject of: Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 5 1/2 x 3 15/16 in. (14 x 10 cm)

Type: pamphlets

Date: 1951

Description: White text on rust-colored borders on the top and left edges. Then a drawing of Paul Robeson in rust-colored ink.

Topic: African American; Activism; International affairs; Mass media; Musicians; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Race discrimination; Resistance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number: 2010.55.23

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Democracy and the Negro People Today

Published by: National Negro Congress, American, founded 1935
Written by: Yergan, Max, American, 1892 - 1975

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (19 x 13 cm)

Type: pamphlets

Place depicted: Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1940

Description: A pamphlet of a speech written and delivered by Max Yergan. The cover consists of white text on black background. At center, there is a black-and-white photograph of Max Yergan. The upper right corner of the image has a handwritten inscription that reads: [DY]. The interior of the pamphlet contains fifteen pages. The back cover lists the [Aims Of The National Negro Congress] in black ink on a white background.

Topic: African American; Activism; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Mass media; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1933-1945

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number: 2010.55.3

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Fight Racism - Overturn the Bakke Decision!

Published by: National Committee to Overturn the Bakke Decision, American, founded 1978

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 11 1/8 x 4 1/4 in. (28.2 x 10.8 cm)

Type: pamphlets

Place depicted: Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date: ca. 1978

Description: A trifold pamphlet made of black print on yellowed paper. The cover has large black text that reads: [Fight Racism- / Overturn the Bakke Decision!]. Below the text is a drawing of people protesting. The interior contains text describing the details of the Bakke court case. The back of the pamphlet information on how to join the National Committee to Overturn the Bakke Decision.

Topic: African American; Activism; Law; Mass media; Political organizations; Politics (Practical); Race discrimination; Race relations; United States--History--1969-2001

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number: 2010.55.43

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Young Worker Vol. 3 No. 1

Published by: Young Communist League, American, founded 1920
Subject of: Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 10 11/16 x 8 1/4 in. (27.2 x 21 cm)

Type: pamphlets

Date: 1972

Description: A pamphlet made of black print on yellowed paper. The cover features a black and white photograph of Gus Hall and Jarvis Tyner. The interior consists of twenty-eight pages of articles and photographs and two pages of a political cartoon about Richard Nixon. The back of the pamphlet features an announcement for the Second National Convention for the Young Workers League.

Topic: African American; Activism; International affairs; Mass media; Political organizations; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number: 2010.55.48

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Ben Davis: Crusader for Negro Freedom & Socialism

Published by: New Outlook Publishers, American
Written by: Patterson, William L., American, 1891 - 1980
Subject of: Davis, Benjamin Jefferson Jr., American, 1903 - 1964

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 13.9 cm)

Type: pamphlets

Date: 1967

Description: A pamphlet about Ben Davis. The front cover has a brown and white image of Ben Davis' face on a red and pink background with white text. The interior of the pamphlet consists of forty-eight pages of text and images about Ben Davis. The back of the pamphlet features and advertisement for New Outlook Publishers.

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Mass media; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number: 2010.55.52

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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20 Years on the Chain Gang? Angelo Herndon Must Go Free!

Published by: International Labor Defense, American, 1925 - 1946
Written by: Lawson, Elizabeth, American
Subject of: Herndon, Angelo Braxton, American, 1913 - 1997

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 6 11/16 x 4 15/16 in. (17 x 12.5 cm)

Type: pamphlets

Date: 1935

Description: Pamphlet consisting of black ink on white paper. A white judge drags a black man along by a rope around his neck. An arm labeled "I.L.D." wields a knife to sever the rope.

Topic: African American; Activism; Justice; Labor; Mass media; Political organizations; Politics (Practical)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number: 2010.55.60

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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