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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
    Topic
    African diaspora
    American South
    Architecture
    Domestic life
    Housing
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b973bf7e-4aff-478e-a2b4-0446965d383f
  • 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
    Topic
    African diaspora
    American South
    Architecture
    Domestic life
    Housing
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50443103d-517e-4842-9cf5-e40d4d0bb592
  • 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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd531c8afea-65ba-4412-b9a6-2d7834faa3a1
  • 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
    Type
    books
    digital media - born analog
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd508c8a01a-6411-413e-a651-4add39c0f9cf
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    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 View
    Concourse 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
    Topic
    American South
    Photography
    Politics
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.62
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a8d81ca-606a-4323-8e89-535cafd439f9
  • 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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a9e1565e-9c5d-48e4-b96f-633bbf4852ff
  • 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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57ab7a9be-b533-4d6d-a4e9-b0d2d9d4e7df
  • 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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54f6bfb02-482a-4e19-9a6d-6b44cb25ec7e
  • 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)
    Topic
    American South
    Comedy
    Domestic life
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.10.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53f7c9f60-e25f-4807-a048-9d693f03cf5f
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    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
    Topic
    American South
    Photography
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54118fac5-578e-4c87-88ac-db2e1c1e0319
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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
    Type
    portraits
    postcards
    Topic
    American South
    Education
    Photography
    Politics
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a73568f1-02a7-46c5-ae1b-4015f0f1ec92
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf60a0b4-44ad-4e91-aa3c-ad0f7f9cbe8a
  • 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
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Justice
    Politics
    U.S. History, 2001-
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5782e8282-7476-427a-b545-7e47ca73bb2a
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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)
    Topic
    American South
    Emancipation
    Politics
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Slavery
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59ddc0b4c-e6ec-42ee-9bf0-7b74d290b3e3
  • 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 View
    Concourse 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
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Justice
    Labor
    Political organizations
    Politics
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd531d7e5b2-5294-4165-b8ab-d30b9783a2cf
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d824ed16-bf5e-4fd9-95a8-7ded2aabdbe1
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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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b04b7c5b-6984-4eb0-b8b1-72c155e6b4f6
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57dac9f67-4705-41f7-b01b-102bde958cce
  • Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox

    Created by
    Maddox, Lester, American, 1915 - 2003
    Date
    ca. 1975
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    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
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
    Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1590f88-222a-4312-baed-7540e367251b
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51bb04874-8b8f-4ce6-84ef-06a6bfed18bf

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