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A Prospectus
- Written by
- Wells-Bowie, LaVerne, American
- Subject of
- Simmons, Lily, American, born 1925
- Corbette, Sarah, American
- Simmons, Agnes, American, born 1903
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (folded): 6 × 6 in. (15.2 × 15.2 cm)
- H x W (unfolded): 18 × 6 in. (45.7 × 15.2 cm)
- Title
- Pamphlet on influences of the African diaspora on architecture and landscape
- Description
- A pamphlet composed of a single rectangular sheet, printed on both sides, and divided into three panels by two fold lines. The pamphlet makes a square when folded. The pamphlet is composed of cream paper and printed with brown ink. The front side features a photograph of the entry to Agnes Simmons' house on Daufuskie Island at the top panel with the text [A PROSPECTUS / LaVerne Wells-Bowie] printed at the bottom right corner of the image. The center panel features a photograph of the interior of Simmons' screened-in porch, with an individual on the porch swing and two other individuals at a table. Below the image is cream-colored text reading [How have African-derived peoples applied their knowledge of environment in New World settings?] set into a brown rectangle, along with text about how porches and other transitional indoor/outdoor spaces in the Southeastern United States and Caribbean are cultural expressions of the African diaspora. The text continues on the bottom panel and a photograph of Simmons' house, yard, and outbuildings is along the bottom edge.
- The opposite side features an illustrated map of Sarah Corbette's family settlement in Montserrat at the top and an illustrated map of Lily Simmons' Daufuskie Island settlement at the bottom. The text from the front continues in the center, next to a small inset map of the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean. Along the bottom of the center panel is a copyright notice beginning [Copyright 1994 by LaVerne Wells-Bowie].
- Place depicted
- Montserrat, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- pamphlets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor LaVerne Wells-Bowie
- Object number
- 2019.102.1.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © LaVerne Wells-Bowie
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A Prospectus
- Written by
- Wells-Bowie, LaVerne, American
- Subject of
- Simmons, Lily, American, born 1925
- Corbette, Sarah, American
- Simmons, Agnes, American, born 1903
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (folded): 6 × 6 in. (15.2 × 15.2 cm)
- H x W (unfolded): 18 × 6 in. (45.7 × 15.2 cm)
- Title
- Pamphlet on influences of the African diaspora on architecture and landscape
- Description
- A pamphlet composed of a single rectangular sheet, printed on both sides, and divided into three panels by two fold lines. The pamphlet makes a square when folded. The pamphlet is composed of cream paper and printed with brown ink. The front side features a photograph of the entry to Agnes Simmons' house on Daufuskie Island at the top panel with the text [A PROSPECTUS / LaVerne Wells-Bowie] printed at the bottom right corner of the image. The center panel features a photograph of the interior of Simmons' screened-in porch, with an individual on the porch swing and two other individuals at a table. Below the image is cream-colored text reading [How have African-derived peoples applied their knowledge of environment in New World settings?] set into a brown rectangle, along with text about how porches and other transitional indoor/outdoor spaces in the Southeastern United States and Caribbean are cultural expressions of the African diaspora. The text continues on the bottom panel and a photograph of Simmons' house, yard, and outbuildings is along the bottom edge.
- The opposite side features an illustrated map of Sarah Corbette's family settlement in Montserrat at the top and an illustrated map of Lily Simmons' Daufuskie Island settlement at the bottom. The text from the front continues in the center, next to a small inset map of the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean. Along the bottom of the center panel is a copyright notice beginning [Copyright 1994 by LaVerne Wells-Bowie].
- Place depicted
- Montserrat, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- pamphlets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor LaVerne Wells-Bowie
- Object number
- 2019.102.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © LaVerne Wells-Bowie
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Carte-de-visite portrait of United States Senator Hiram Revels
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Revels, Hiram Rhodes, American, 1827 - 1901
- Date
- early 1870s
- Medium
- cartes-de-visite : albumen on wove paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 3/16 in. (9.3 × 5.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 3 7/8 × 2 7/16 in. (9.9 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- An albumen carte-de-visite portrait of United States Senator Hiram Revels. A dark haired man, Hiram Revels, is seated in a profile position with his proper right side facing the camera. He wears a tall bright collar, dark tie, and dark single breast jacket with two buttons on the torso. The photograph is on original plain mount; the mount is cropped to image along bottom edge. On the back of the photograph, written in pencil, from top to bottom, is: [Hiram Revels / 1st African-American / Senator / Mississippi 1870 / Revells].
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- Topic
- American South
- Education
- Government
- Men
- Politics
- Preaching
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Religion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.28.37
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Bin-yuh, come-yuh = Been here, new come
- Written by
- Wells-Bowie, LaVerne, American
- Subject of
- Simmons, Lily, American, born 1925
- Corbette, Sarah, American
- Wiley, Ethel Mae, American, born 1941
- Wiley, Franklin D., American, born 1940
- First Union African Baptist Church, founded 1879
- Mount Carmel Baptist Church No. 2
- Date
- 2001
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W (physical, folded): 6 × 6 1/8 in. (15.2 × 15.5 cm)
- H x W (physical, unfolded): 6 × 23 7/8 in. (15.2 × 60.7 cm)
- File size: 1.76 GB
- Description
- A digitized booklet by LaVerne Wells-Bowie about African influences evident in the architecture and landscape of Daufuskie Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina. The booklet contains color photographs and illustrations of landscapes, building exteriors, and people throughout. The cover features an illustrated landscape of Daufuskie Island featuring a church, houses and other buildings set amidst palm trees and grasses along a shoreline. Above the illustration is the text [Bin-yuh / Been Here / Come-yuh / New Come]. Below the illustration is printed [LAVERNE WELLS-BOWIE]. The booklet features individuals and institutions in the Daufuskie Island community including Lily Simmons, Sarah Corbette, Ethel Mae and Franklin Wiley, First Union African Baptist Church, and Mount Carmel Baptist Church. There are 22 numbered pages, 32 black-and-white photographs and eight color photographs.
- Place depicted
- Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- African diaspora
- American South
- Architecture
- Communities
- Domestic life
- Housing
- Language
- Nature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor LaVerne Wells-Bowie
- Object number
- 2019.102.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © LaVerne Wells-Bowie
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Carte-de-visite of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Lieutenant Governor Dunn, Oscar J., American, 1826 - 1871
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 1868-1871
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
- H x W (image): 3 9/16 × 2 in. (9.1 × 5.1 cm)
- H x W x D (mounting board): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 × 1/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- An albumen print carte-de-visite portrait of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn. He is photographed standing with his right foot slightly forward than his left and has his left arm resting on a pedestal. He is wearing a dark colored suit, vest and a bowtie. A watch chain is visible on the right side of his vest. He is looking directly at the camera. The photograph is inscribed on at the top and bottom of the front. At the bottom, handwritten in black ink, is: [Lieut Gov. Oscar J. Dunn / of Louisiana].
- Place captured
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.62
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Diary of Frances Anne Rollin
- Written by
- Rollin, Frances Anne, American, 1845 - 1901
- Manufactured by
- Taggard & Thompson, American, c. nineteenth century
- Subject of
- Rollin, Frances Anne, American, 1845 - 1901
- Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
- Whipper, William J., American, 1834 - 1907
- Date
- 1868
- Medium
- ink on paper with leather and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 4 15/16 × 3 1/16 × 11/16 in. (12.5 × 7.8 × 1.8 cm)
- Caption
- Frances Rollin and her four sisters, Charlotte, (Chair of the SC Woman Suffrage Association), Katherine, Louise, and Florence were 19th century suffragettes who actively advocated for equal rights for women. During Reconstruction, they operated a successful political salon in Columbia, SC where blacks, whites, women and men discussed civil, social and political rights for all Americans.
- Frances Anne Rollin was also a writer and the author of Life and Public Services of Martin R. Delany which upon appearing in 1868 became the first full-length biography written by an African American. Rollin also kept a diary in 1868, making it the earliest known diary by a southern black woman.
- Major Martin Delany, the highest ranking black in the military, was so impressed by the young teacher that he commissioned her to write his biography. Rollin traveled to Boston to write and to seek a publisher. Her account describes her writing experience as well as her meetings with notable abolitionists and luminaries of the Civil War era and notes Delany’s financial challenges once the Civil War ended.
- Returning to South Carolina in 1868, Frances Rollin was employed by a Pennsylvania-born black attorney, William J. Whipper, who had been recently elected to the South Carolina Legislature. Rollin and Whipper married a few months later.
- Rollin continued her diary during their brief courtship and first year of marriage. The diary allowed a rare glimpse into the social life of Columbia, the South Carolina capital, and recorded the anti-black, anti-Republican violence then ongoing in the state during Reconstruction.
- Description
- Personal diary of Frances Anne Rollin, written during the year 1868. The content of the diary covers the publication of Rollin's book, her courtship and first year of marriage to William J. Whipper, member of the South Carolina state legislature, and life in Reconstruction-era Columbia, South Carolina. The diary is wrapped in black leather with a flap extension on the right that slips inside a strap on the body of the book. On top of the strap is the manufacture's mark in gold that is a circular shape with a starburst design on top. Underneath is the text, [DIARY / 1868]. The inside cover of the diary has many inscriptions in pencil. The text begins with the numbers, [62 / 135.] Underneath reads, [F. Rollin / 16 Blossom [illegible] / Boston / Mass]. On the right cover is a list of objects including the diary and their prices listed on the left with a total of 3.75. Another math equation below lists more objects and ends with 1.90.
- The inside title page is covered in decorative floral and leaf scroll work. The title reads, [ILLUMINATED / DIARY / for / 1868.]. Underneath is an illustrated image of the sea with a mast ship. The publisher below reads, [PUBLISHED BY / TAGGARD & THOMPSON, No. 29 CORNHILL, / BOSTON.] The diary begins with a calendar, differences in time in each state and city, postage information, and eclipses. There are gaps in entries between July 13-26, October 20-21, November 19-January 1, 1869. After the diary dates is a page of [MEMORANDA.] with a list of objects bought and their prices. Following are pages devoted to [CASH ACCOUNT] by month. The back cover has an inscription of two quotes from R. Waldo Emerson, but the quotes are mostly illegible as the graphite has faded. Below the quotes are two more math equations.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- diaries
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Caricature and cartoons
- Domestic life
- Families
- Literature
- Politics
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Social life and customs
- Suffrage
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carole Ione Lewis Family Collection
- Object number
- 2018.101.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Poster for the Lowndes County Freedom Organization
- Distributed by
- Lowndes County Freedom Organization, American, founded 1965
- Designed by
- Unidentified
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 15/16 × 11 in. (43 × 28 cm)
- Description
- A poster used by the Lowndes County Freedom Organization. The black-and-white poster has a centrally depicted graphic of a crouching, snarling black panther. Printed above and below the graphic is black, block text that reads, [MOVE ON OVER / OR / WE’LL MOVE / ON OVER YOU]. There is an inscription in pencil on the back of the poster.
- Place used
- Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Black power
- Civil rights
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.90.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Midnight Shadow
- Directed by
- Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
- Hawkins, Charles, American
- Produced by
- Randol, George Elwood, American, 1895 - 1973
- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Dandridge, Ruby, American, 1900 - 1987
- Redd, Frances, American, 1917 - 1993
- Woods, Buck, American, 1905 - 1974
- Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
- Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
- Robinson, Ollie Ann
- Rosemond, Clinton, American, 1882 - 1966
- Brandon, Edward, American, 1907 - 1980
- Bates, Richard
- Webster, Pete, American, 1905 - 1988
- Simposon, Napoleon, American, 1902 - 1967
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 57 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 700 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1240 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Midnight Shadow. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical
- The film begins with a quote which reads, [In the southern / part of our country, lie / that great land of romance / and sunshine, known as the / Old South. Here amid / fertile fields, vast areas of timber, / oil lands and rippling rivers, / live millions of black men and / women in the most highly concentrated area of Negro population in America. / Here in certain communities, / the like of which is found no / where else in all the world, these people of darker hue / have demonstrated their / abilities in self-government / by the orderly processes of law for which they are capable / when unhampered by outside / influences. / It is in a community such as / one of these that the scene / of our story is laid, and the / events which follow / are depicted]. Subsequently a sign appears on the screen which reads, [THE GREAT / ALIHABAD / MIND READING – CRYSTAL GAZING]. Several signs and posters appear in a similar fashion, all advertising The Great Alihabad].
- In the film’s opening scene, Prince Alihabad (Laurence Criner) addresses Mr. Dan Wilson (Clinton Rosemond) and Mrs. Emma Wilson (Ollie Ann Robinson), his love interest’s parents. Prince Alihabad, who is next to the dining table and wears a turban says to the couple, “When possible, I live in private homes, that is the only way I can get the quiet and rest I must have in my work.” The men then engage in a conversation about religion. The rest of the film chronicles Prince Alihabad’s attempts to court Margaret Wilson (Frances Redd), Mr. and Mrs. Wilson’s daughter. After a man burglarizes The Wilson’s home and murders Don Wilson, detectives try to solve the crime.
- Place depicted
- Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.14.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Juke Joint
- Directed by
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Written by
- Thompson, True T., American, 1896 - 1973
- Produced by
- Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969
- Newell, Inez
- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Orr, Robert, American
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Newell, Inez
- Duncan, Leonard
- Moore, Dauphine
- Duncan, Melody
- Moore, Katherine
- Patterson, Tilford
- Smith, Albert
- Galloway, Howard
- Beamon, Clifford
- McHugh, Frances
- Gilbert, Don
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 68 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1175 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1175 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Juke Joint. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound.
- It opens as the protagonists Bad News Johnson (Spencer Williams) and July Jones (also known as “Cornbread Green” in the film) deboard an automobile in Dallas, Texas. Both men thank their driver and after the vehicle pulls away Johnson tells Jones, “Well, here we are. Mr. Jones, you are now in the great South West.” In response to one of Jones’ question about where they will be headed next, Johnson states “Mr. Jones, we are following the advice of Horace Greeley. Mr. Greely said, ‘go west young man, and do your best; then come east and spend your grease.’” Jones later reminds Johnson that they only have twenty-five cents with them.
- The rest of the film chronicles how the two men pass themselves off as beauty pageant coaches in exchange for free room and board in the home of Mrs. Louella "Mama Lou" Holiday (Inez Newell). The final scene takes place in a juke joint were Mama Lou discovers her daughters celebrating winning the pageant.
- Place filmed
- Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.10.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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CC0
Photographic print of the Senate of North Carolina, Session of 1889
- Photograph by
- Wharton, Cyrus Paisley, American, 1852 - 1929
- Subject of
- Falkener, Henry Hall, American, 1859 - 1931
- Holt, Thomas Michael, American, 1831 - 1896
- Wimberly, Dred, American, 1848 - 1937
- Date
- 1889
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 12 15/16 in. (40.6 × 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Image): 10 11/16 × 7 9/16 in. (27.1 × 19.2 cm)
- Description
- An oval-shaped-sepia photograph mounted on poster paper of the fifty-one senators and Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, session of 1889. The Lieutenant Governor and the delegates are listed on either side of the photograph, with their districts, cities and counties listed next to their names. Lieutenant Governor Thomas Michael Holt is featured in the center of the image. His photograph is larger than the senators. Photographs of Senator Henry Hall Falkener (R) and Senator Dred Wimberly (R) are located at the bottom of the photograph. There are no inscriptions or marks, front or back.
- Place made
- Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
- Object number
- 2014.94.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photographic postcard of Senator Henry Hall Falkener
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Falkener, Henry Hall, American, 1859 - 1931
- Date
- early 20th century
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (Card): 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)
- H x W (Image): 4 7/16 × 3 1/16 in. (11.2 × 7.7 cm)
- Caption
- Henry Hall Falkener, Republican, served as a Senator of North Carolina, 19th district, Littleton, Warren County in the session of 1889. Falkener was also a principal at Percy Street School, the first graded school for African Americans in N.C., built in 1880, as well as one of four charter teachers at what is now NC A&T when it was founded in 1891.
- Description
- A sepia toned, postcard portrait of Senator Henry Hall Falkener. He has a mustache and is wearing a dark, pin-striped suit jacket, dark vest, white collared shirt and medium dark tie with a diagonal stripe across the tie. The reverse is white with black printed text and a stamp box printed in black ink: [POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS / PLACE STAMP HERE]. The stamp box is bordered by letters, [AZO], with two triangles pointing up on the top and two triangles pointing down on the bottom of the box. A handwritten note in red ink on the back reads [Senator H.H. Falkener], identifying the subject.
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Margaret Falkener DeLorme, Waldo C. Falkener, Cameron S. Falkener and Gilbert E. DeLorme
- Object number
- 2014.94.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Swing!
- Directed by
- Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
- Written by
- Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
- Produced by
- Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
- Subject of
- Green, Cora, American, born 1895
- Seymour, Larry, American, 1917 - 1989
- Diaz, Hazel, American, 1908 - 1997
- Alex Lovejoy, American, 1893 - 1946
- Randolph, Amanda, American, 1896 - 1967
- Smith, Trixie, American, 1900 - 1943
- Newsome, Carman, 1912 - 1974
- Reed, Nat
- Gardiner, Sammy
- Van Engle, Dorothy, American, 1910 - 2004
- Armena, Doli, American, 1902 - 1975
- Jackson, Columbus
- Taylor, George
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 65 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 1100 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1400 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Swing!. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound.
- In the opening scene, the protagonist, Mandy Jenkins (Cora Green), is awakened by an alarm clock which reads 6 o’clock. Mandy snoozes the alarm and exclaims, “Oh, Lordy, why do they invent alarm clocks anyway,” before going back to sleep. She’s awakened a second time and as she dresses herself, her husband, Cornell (Larry Seymour), enters the bedroom. The rest of the film follows a love triangle between Mandy, who is a cook for a wealthy white family, her husband Cornell and his mistress Eloise (Hazel Diaz). The final scene shows Lena Powell (Dorothy Van Engle) threatening Cornell with physical harm if he breaks Mandy’s heart.
- Place depicted
- Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Actors
- American South
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.20.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button in remembrance of Hurricane Katrina victims
- Attributed to
- National Black Environmental Justice Network, American, founded 1999
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- after 2005
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3 × 3/8 in. (7.6 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Round pin-back button featuring white type set against a photographic background depicting African Americans suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Photographic background has been colorized green and red on edges. White type on button reads, [Remember Katrina/Fight Racism, Poverty and Pollution!!/National Black Environmental Justice Network/Safe and Healthy Communities Campaign/NBEJN/P.O. Box 15395/Washington, D.C. 20003/202-265-4919/WWW.NBEJN.ORG].
- Place depicted
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.53
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button featuring a campaign portrait of Senator William B. Nash
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Sen. Nash, William Beverly, American, 1822 - 1888
- Date
- ca. 1868
- Medium
- metal, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 3.8 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A metal pin back button featuring a photographic image of Sen. W.B. Nash. The pin is oval and made of metal with a slight tarnish. The front features a beaded design around the edge of the picture and the back is slightly indented with a horizontal pin across the middle. The photo is placed loosely in the frame and features a bust shot of Nash wearing a suit jacket and tie. He has a beard and mustache.
- Place used
- Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- buttons (information artifacts)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William Beverly Nash
- Object number
- 2013.168.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Poster for Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- Created by
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Subject of
- Rev. Dr. Lowery, Joseph Echols, American, 1921 - 2020
- Date
- ca. 1988
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- L x W: 21 7/8 x 14 in. (55.6 x 35.6 cm)
- Description
- Poster with white background and black text that reads [SCLC] at the top followed by a photographic portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. within a circle reading [SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE] around the outside and a round photographic portrait of Joseph F. Lowery. Beneath the portraits is black text reading [Jobs! / Justice! / Peace! / SCLC / Joseph F. Lowery, President]. There are two small holes punched at the top of the poster for hanging.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
The Honorable Robert G. Clark, Jr. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Honorable Clark, Robert G. Jr., American, born 1928
- Interviewed by
- Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Mississippi Legislature, American, founded 1817
- Date
- March 13, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:58:24
- Description
- The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.75.1a, 2011.174.75.1b, 2011.174.75.1c, 2011.174.75.1d, 2011.174.75.1e, 2011.174.75.1f, 2011.174.75.1g, and 2011.174.75.1h.
- The Honorable Robert G. Clark, Jr., describes the early life experiences that led up to his successful campaign for political office in the Mississippi Legislature, where he became the first African American elected since Reconstruction. He discusses his childhood in Pickens, Mississippi, and he describes the family farm that he now owns, his relationship to his family, and the expectations that they had of him to receive an education. Clark discusses his career as an educator, and he describes how the Civil Rights Movement influenced him. After a failed campaign for school superintendent, he volunteered to run for state office. Clark describes his experiences in the Mississippi Legislature, focusing on how he helped to pass the Education Reform Act.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0075
- Place collected
- Pickens, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Politics
- Social reform
- U.S. 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
- 2011.174.75.1a-h
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Photograph of the Cotten family
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Cotten, Carrie
- Cotten, Mildred
- Cotten, Loula
- Cotten, Myrtle
- Cotten, Tom
- Cotten, Sallie
- Cotten, Susie
- Cotten, Ernest
- Elizabeth Estes, American, 1882 - 1969
- Date
- 1902
- Medium
- ink on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the nine members of the Cotten family taken in 1902. The names of the family members have been written on or above their likenesses: Carrie, Mildred, Loula, Elizabeth, Myrtle, Tom, Sallie, Susie, and Ernest. The back of the photograph is blank.
- Place depicted
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- American West
- Families
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
- Object number
- 2011.60.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
Carrie M. Young Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Young, Carrie M., American, born 1948
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Gonza Glascoe, Myrtle, American, 1936 - 2019
- Hansen, Bill, American, born 1939
- Himmelbaum, Howard, American
- Black United Youth, American
- Date
- September 26, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:05:25
- Description
- The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.56.1a, 2011.174.56.1b, 2011.174.56.1c, 2011.174.56.1d, 2011.174.56.1e, 2011.174.56.1f, 2011.174.56.1g, 2011.174.56.1h, and 2011.174.56.1i.
- Carrie Young recalls growing up in on a farm, moving to West Helena, Arkansas, with her family, and meeting civil rights organizers from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), including Myrtle Glascoe, Bill Hansen, and Howard Himmelbaum. She remembers registering voters, gathering signatures to overturn a poll tax, and protesting at the Arkansas state capitol. She discusses her marriage to Howard Himmelbaum, suing her employer for discrimination, and working with the group Black United Youth in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0056
- Place collected
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- West Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Labor
- Politics
- Race discrimination
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Youth
- 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
- 2011.174.56.1a-i
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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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
-
Charles F. McDew Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- McDew, Charles F., American, born 1938
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Date
- June 4, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:21:53
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.21.1a, 2011.174.21.1b, 2011.174.21.1c, 2011.174.21.1d, and 2011.174.21.1e.
- Charles McDew recalls growing up in Massillon, Ohio, his family's involvement in the steel mill unions and attending South Carolina State University. He remembers being arrested three times in two days for not obeying segregation laws in South Carolina, founding the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and registering voters in Mississippi.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0021
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Law
- Politics
- Segregation
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- U.S. 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
- 2011.174.21.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress