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Banner used by the 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

Banner with motto of the National Association 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 and the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs' motto, "LIFTING / AS / WE CLIMB" painted in large gold letters. The banner was used by the Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. T 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

Flyer for June 24, 1978 conference "African American Males Endangered Species"

Created by: Foundation for the Preservation of Black Males
Owned by: Rector, Justine, American
Subject of: Temple University, American, founded 1884

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 9 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. (23.5 x 10.5 cm)

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Place depicted: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1978

Description: A flyer showing various statistics concerning African American males. The flyer also includes contact information at the bottom. The flyer was created by the Foundation For the Preservation of Black Males. The back is blank.

Topic: African American; Activism; Gender; Health; Identity; Men; Social reform; United States--History--1969-2001

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

Object number: 2012.114.4

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Documents and Published Materials
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

Color slide of Poitier and Belafonte at a fundraiser at Boston Garden

Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, born 1935
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927; Poitier, Sidney, American, born 1927

Medium: reversal film and plastic
Dimensions: H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type: color slides

Place depicted: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 27, 1967

Caption: This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
Description: This color slide depicts Harry Belafonte embracing Sidney Poitier on stage. Harry Belafonte wears a dark shirt and pants. He shakes the hand and embraces another individual wearing a dark suit. A microphone on a stand is visible behind them.

Topic: African American; Activism; Actors; Civil Rights; Entertainers; Photography; Singers (Musicians); United States--History--1961-1969

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

Object number: 2015.245.248

Restrictions & Rights: © Robert Houston

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Color slide of Harry Belafonte performing at a fundraiser at Boston Garden

Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, born 1935
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927

Medium: reversal film and plastic
Dimensions: H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type: color slides

Place depicted: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 27, 1967

Caption: This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
Description: This color slide depicts Harry Belafonte performing on stage. Wearing a black collared shirt and black pants, he holds a microphone in his right hand. He is depicted from below, giving him a monumental aspect. Next to him is a drummer standing behind a drum set.

Topic: African American; Activism; Actors; Civil Rights; Photography; Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2015.245.257

Restrictions & Rights: © Robert Houston

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Color slide of Harry Belafonte performing at a fundraiser at Boston Garden

Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, born 1935
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927; Unidentified Man or Men; Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium: reversal film and plastic
Dimensions: H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type: color slides

Place depicted: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 27, 1967

Caption: This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
Description: This photographic slide depicts Harry Belafonte on stage. Standing in profile to the viewer he wears a dark suit over a dark shirt. He holds a microphone in his hands in front of him. Behind him is a band seated on low risers.

Topic: African American; Activism; Actors; Civil Rights; Photography; Singers (Musicians)

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

Object number: 2015.245.261

Restrictions & Rights: © Robert Houston

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Flyer soliciting pledges to stand against South African Apartheid

Created by: American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001
Subject of: Booth, William H., American, 1922 - 2006; Davis, Sammy Jr., American, 1925 - 1990; Gregory, Dick, American, 1932 - 2017; Carroll, Diahann, American, born 1935; Dee, Ruby, American, 1924 - 2014; Chamberlain, Wilt, American, 1936 - 1999; Cosby, Bill, American, born 1937; Davis, Ossie, American, 1917 - 2005; Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990; Ashe, Arthur Robert Jr., American, 1943 - 1993; Lichtenstein, Roy, American, 1923 - 1997; Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014; Peters, Brock, American, 1927 - 2005; Roundtree, Richard, American, born 1942; Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990; Ashe, Arthur Robert Jr., American, 1943 - 1993; Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987; A. Philip Randolph Institute, American, founded 1965; Poitier, Sidney, American, born 1927; Johnson, Rafer Lewis, American, born 1935

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

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: South Africa, Africa

Date: 1970s

Description: This flyer solicits pledges to stand against South African apartheid. The top of the flyer reads: [we say no / to apartheid / We take this pledge: in solemn resolve to refuse any encouragement of, or indeed, any / professional association with the present Republic of South Africa, this until the day / when all its people shall equally enjoy the educational and cultural advantages of that / rich and beautiful land.] After listing celebrities that have taken the pledge [SAMMY DAVIS, JR. DIAHANN CARROLL WILT CHAMBERLAIN ...] large bolded text reads: [will you say no / to apartheid?]. The back of the flyer details the American Committee on Africa's activities and members. The top of the page reads: [AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON AFRICA].

Topic: African American; Activism; Actors; Africa; Black power; International affairs

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

Object number: 2015.97.27.7

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photographic print of Jackie Robinson and Harry Owens

Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of: Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972; Owens, Harry; Irene Kaufmann Settlement House, 1911 - 1960

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (21.9 × 16.5 cm); H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place depicted: Hill District, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1954

Description: A black and white photograph depicting Jackie Robinson receiving a lifetime membership from a young man named Harry Owens at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement House. Both Robinson and Owens wear suits. A microphone stand is positioned in front of Robinson and Owens. Behind Robinson and the young man is a group of musicians and other young men who smile as they watch the exchange. The back of the photograph has two barcode stickers and a yellow circle sticker.

Topic: African American; Activism; Athletes; Baseball; Communities; Photography; Youth

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

Object number: 2014.302.36

Restrictions & Rights: © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Flyer Promoting a Rally for Angela Davis Day

Created by: Third World Women's Alliance
Subject of: Davis, Angela, American, born 1944; Dellums, Ron, American, born 1935; Davis, Ossie, American, 1917 - 2005; Gregory, Dick, American, 1932 - 2017; Davis, Sallye Bell

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

Type: advertisements

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

Date: September 1971

Description: This flyer advertises a rally for Angela Davis Day. The flyer is yellow with black text and features an image of Angela Davis. The flyer reads: [END / RACISM & / REPRESSION / GET IT TOGETHER AT / CENTRAL PARK MALL FOR / ANGELA DAVIS / DAY SEPTEMBER 25 / 1 TO 4 P.M. ENTER AT 5TH AVE. / AND 72ND STREET / DEMAND BAIL FOR ANGELA / INDICT ROCKEFELLER FOR THE / ATTICA MASSACRE / NOW! / HEAR: CONG. RONALD DELLUMS OSSIE DAVIS / MRS. SALLYE DAVIS DICK GREGORY / and others / SPONSORED BY THE UNITED COALITION FOR ANGELA DAVIS DAY / FOR FURTHER INOFRMATION, CALL 243-8555]. The back of the flyer is blank except for a stamped date that reads [SEP 24 1971].

Topic: African American; Activism; Black power; Justice; Women

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

Object number: 2015.97.27.201

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Patch with "CHICANO POWER"

Created by: Unidentified

Medium: thread, adhesive
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)

Type: patches (costume accessories)

Date: 1970s

Description: An embroidered patch that reads: [CHICANO / POWER] around the outside edge. In the center is a clenched fist. The border, text, and fist are rendered with a brown thread; the background is a lighter tan.

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

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

Object number: 2014.183.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

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Chromogenic print of an aerial view of Resurrection City

Photograph by: P. Kenneth Jadin, American
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (image and sheet): 13 3/4 × 11 in. (35 × 28 cm)

Type: chromogenic color prints

Place depicted: Resurrection City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

Description: A color photograph of Resurrection City from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall that was taken by one of Resurrection City's lead architects, Ken Jadin. The photograph is an aerial view facing the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington Monument. The tent settlement, known as Resurrection City, is shown to the left of the Reflecting Pool in West Potomac Park. The tents, made of white tarp over plywood, are visible in the dirt encampment. The Reflecting Pool is lined with trees and there are larger groves on the left side of the image. Rainbow Pond, now the World War II Memorial, can be seen in the foreground. The background shows the Potomac River and the far Washington, D.C. and Virginia landscape. The Arlington Memorial Bridge is shown over the river behind the Lincoln Memorial. The image colors are considerably deteriorated. An inscription on the reverse reads [R. Res City].

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Freedom; Health; Housing; Local and regional; Photography; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Kenneth Jadin

Object number: 2017.98.1

Restrictions & Rights: © P. Kenneth Jadin

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography
Exhibition: City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Print of Coretta Scott King leading a Mother's Day march for welfare rights

Created by: United Press International, American, founded 1907
Subject of: King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm); H x W (Image (Including type on right side)): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place captured: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 12, 1968

Description: A print of a press photograph of Coretta Scott King leading the Mother's Day March for Welfare Rights, part of the kick-off to the Poor Peoples Campaign. King is pictured in the center of the image wearing a dark suit, large corsage, and dark glasses. She links arms with people next to her, including two women in light colored jackets and corsages to her proper right and a man holding a megaphone to her proper left. Directly behind her is a man in a clerical collar with a young girl on his shoulders. Behind her is a large crowd of men and women, with buildings visible in the background. To the right of the image is printed the caption [WAP -051213 5/12/68 WASHINGTON: Mrs. Martin Luther King (center, dark glasses) leads a Mother's Day March for welfare rights, here 5/12. The parade kicked off the Poor People's Campaign which will culminate in a mass march on Memorial day. Others are unidentified. UPI]. On the back of the print are inscriptions and a stamp from the Examiner Reference Library.

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Motherhood; Photography; Poverty; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number: 2011.17.142

Restrictions & Rights: © United Press International. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography
Exhibition: City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

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Sign about the integration of the Detroit Tigers

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Rogell, William George, American, 1904 - 2003; Ozzie Virgil, Sr., Dominican American, born 1932; Detroit Tigers, American, founded 1894

Medium: paint on paper on cardboard
Dimensions: H x W: 27 3/4 x 20 in. (70.5 x 50.8 cm)

Type: posters

Place depicted: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1958

Description: A large red and black hand-painted sign on paper mounted to a large piece of cardboard, with the message: [Mr. Rogell The Tigers Arent All White Anymore!].

Topic: African American; Activism; Baseball; Civil Rights; Politics (Practical); Race relations; Segregation; United States--History--1953-1961

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

Object number: 2012.46.28

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Letter requesting support for the Anti-Apartheid Day rally

Created by: May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee, American
Subject of: Youth Against War & Fascism, American, founded 1961; Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977; Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, American, founded 1972; National Conference of Black Lawyers
Signed by: Akpan, John; Feliciano, Carlos, Puerto Rican; Kennedy, Florynce Rae, American, 1916 - 2000; Hinds, Lennox; Rodriguez-Trias, Helen, American, 1929 - 2001; Berrigan, Daniel Joseph, American, 1921 - 2016; Chin, Sharon; Kunstler, William Moses, American, 1919 - 1995; Serrette, Dennis L., American

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

Type: memorandums

Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: South Africa, Africa

Date: April 14, 1976

Description: This letter requests support for the May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day in New York City. The memo is white paper with black text. The heading reads: [May 1 Anti-Apartheid Day Committee]. The memo is signed by the following [John Akpan / Pan African Students Organization in / the Americas (PASOA) / Daniel Berrgian, S.J. / Sharon Chin / Youth Against War & Fascism / (YAWF) / Carlos Feliciano / Florynce R. Kennedy / Coalition Against Racism and Sexism / William Kunstler / Lennox Hines (sic) / Pres. National Conference of Black Lawyers / Helen Rodriguez-Trias, M.D. / Pres. Committee to End Sterilization / Abuse (CESA) / Dennis L. Serette / Pres. N.Y.S Coalition of Black Trade Unionists]. The back of the memo is blank.

Topic: African American; Activism; Africa; Black power; International affairs

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

Object number: 2015.97.27.35

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain

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

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Photographic print of a men outside the United Steelworkers of America

Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
Subject of: Wilson, Boyd L.; Smith, Wilbur; Roczka, Harry; Bealich, Sam; Washington, Charles; Glenn, Raymond; Winbush, Charles; O'Brien, John; Charles, Peter; Mathos, Ted

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (22.5 × 27.8 cm); H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place depicted: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date: August 1946

Caption: In August of 1946, workers from the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company walked off the job to protest discrimination in the workplace. Members of the United Steelworkers of America, union leaders, and representatives of Jones and Laughlin, as well as representatives from the Pittsburgh Mayor's office worked to come to a deal. The workers promised to go back to work the following day, but only once a Jones and Laughlin promised a full investigation of the discrimination claims.
Description: A black and white photograph of steelworkers outside the United Steelworkers of American headquarters in Pittsburgh. The group includes (left to right back row): Harold [last name illegible], shop steward, Wilbur Smith, Harry Rowczka, Boyd L. Wilson, Sam Bealich, Charles Washington, Raymond Glenn, Charles Winbush, John O'Brien, (kneeling in front): Peter Charles and Ted Mathos. The bottom front corner of the photograph has an inscription of the number: [87]. The back of the photograph is blank.

Topic: African American; Activism; Associations and institutions; Labor; Men; Photography; Race discrimination; Race relations; United States--History--1945-1953

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris

Object number: 2014.302.71

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Africa News Vol. VI Number 19

Published by: African News Inc., American
Subject of: Kissinger, Henry Alfred, German, American, born 1923

Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 × 7 in. (21.6 × 17.8 cm)

Type: newspapers

Place made: Durham, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: South Africa, Africa; Ethiopia, Africa; Zimbabwe, Africa; Somalia, Africa; Djibouti, Africa

Date: May 10,1976

Description: This edition of Africa News discusses Henry Kissinger's policies, Ethiopia, and South African and Rhodesian responses to activism. The publication is square shaped and is printed on brown paper with black text. The title reads [Africa News / A WEEKLY DIGEST OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS]. The back of the paper has the continuation of a story and publication information.

Topic: African American; Activism; Africa; Black power; International affairs; Journalism; Mass media

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

Object number: 2015.97.27.25

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

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Ramparts, Volume 9, Number 4

Published by: Keating, Edward M., American, 1925 - 2003
Subject of: Ramparts, American, 1962 - 1975; Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1948

Medium: ink on paper with metal
Dimensions: H x W x D: 10 15/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/8 in. (27.8 × 21.4 × 0.3 cm)

Type: magazines (periodicals)

Place depicted: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America

Date: October 1970

Description: A copy of Ramparts magazine, volume 9, number 4 from October 1970. The front cover of the magazine features a full page, color image of Felipe Luciano. He is featured looking to the left, wearing a beret with a button promoting the Young Lords Party. In the upper right corner of the image there is white text that reads: ["The Young Lords, / once a street gang, / have become the most / potent revolutionary / organization of / Puerto Rico youth / in the U.S."] Above the image is the mast head of the publication with text in blue, black, and red that reads: [October 1970 / How Harvard, Berkeley et al Set Up the Indonesian Massacre / Civil War in Ireland?; Middle Earth Art; $4 Woodstock.75¢ / Ramparts]. The interior of the magazine has black type on white paper and contains sixty-four pages.

Topic: African American; Activism; 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: 2014.109.7.9

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

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

South Africa Uncensored

16mm motion picture film print of South Africa Uncensored

Edited by: Beveridge, Tee, American, 1923 - 1993
Narrated by: Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
Distributed by: Council on African Affairs, American, 1942 - 1955
Owned by: Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Medium: 16mm Film (a): acetate film;
Dimensions: Duration: 22 Minutes; Length (Film): 775 Feet

Type: motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place filmed: South Africa, Africa
Place made: Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1951

Caption: "South Africa Uncensored" is an anti-apartheid film highlighting the African National Congress's struggle against the Union of South Africa government and its implementation of racial apartheid.
Description: This 16mm black and white film is an anti-apartheid film distributed by the Council on African Affairs. Edited by Hortense Beveridge and narrated by Paul Robeson.; Consists of: 16mm Film (a).; 2012.79.1.5.1a: 16mm black and white film.

Topic: African American; Activism; Africa; Film; Race discrimination

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number: 2012.79.1.5.1a

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Collection title: Pearl Bowser Collection
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

John Carlos, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

Subject of: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Carlos, John Wesley Ph. D., American, born 1945
Interviewed by: Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
Subject of: Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940; X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965; Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; East Texas State University, American, founded 1889; Smith, Tommie, American, born 1944
Created by: Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:06:42

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

Place collected: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America; Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America

Date: August 18, 2013

Description: The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.103.1a, 2011.174.103.1b, 2011.174.103.1c, 2011.174.103.1d, 2011.174.103.1e, 2011.174.103.1f, 2011.174.103.1g, 2011.174.103.1h, 2011.174.103.1i.; John Carlos, Ph. D. discusses his childhood in Harlem, New York, the changes that he saw in Harlem with the widespread use of heroin and the splintering of families, and describes the disparities in education for black children when he was growing up. He remembers the influence of black leaders including Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Carlos was recruited to run track at East Texas State University, where he experienced racial discrimination and was treated poorly by his coach. He explains his protest at the 1968 Olympics, including the symbols that he and Tommie Smith employed to protest racial discrimination, and he describes the emotional impact that the protest had on him.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0103

Topic: African American; Activism; American South; Athletes; Children; Civil rights; Education; Families; Olympics; Race discrimination; Race relations; Social reform; Track and field; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.103.1a-i

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Flyer advertising The East Coast Regional Conference of CAR

Created by: International Committee Against Racism, American, 1973 - 1996

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

Type: fliers (printed matter)

Place depicted: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America; South Africa, Africa

Date: 1978

Description: This flyer advertises the East Coast Regional Conference on segregation and apartheid. The flyer is white with black text. The flyer features two long paragraphs explaining the struggles in South Africa and the activities of the Committee Against Racism. The title reads [COME TO THE EAST COAST REGIONAL CONFERENCE] and the tagline at the bottom reads [SEGREGATION HERE, APARTHEID THERE / SMASH RACISM EVERYWHERE!]. The back of the flyer is blank except for handwritten text in the bottom right corner that reads [1978].

Topic: African American; Activism; Africa; Black power; Education; International affairs; Segregation

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

Object number: 2015.97.27.32

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera; Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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