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    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, American, founded 1968
    Signed by
    Akpan, John
    Feliciano, Carlos, Puerto Rican, born 1929
    Kennedy, Florynce Rae, American, 1916 - 2000
    Hinds, Lennox
    Rodríguez-Trías, Helen, American, 1929 - 2001
    Berrigan, Daniel Joseph, American, 1921 - 2016
    Chin, Sharon
    Kunstler, William Moses, American, 1919 - 1995
    Serrette, Dennis L., American
    Date
    April 14, 1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    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.
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    South Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Anti-apartheid movements
    Type
    memorandums
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    International affairs
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.35
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b71ee826-4d0e-47e1-bd3a-e7a3df931f3b
  • Black Feeling, Black Talk

    Written by
    Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
    Crosby, Barbara, American
    Published by
    Unidentified
    Date
    1968
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 8 1/2 × 5 9/16 × 1/8 in. (21.6 × 14.1 × 0.3 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 8 1/2 × 11 1/16 × 3/8 in. (21.6 × 28.1 × 1 cm)
    Description
    A first edition, first printing of “Black Feeling, Black Talk" by Nikki Giovanni. The book has a olive paper binding held together using two metal staples at spine. The title of the book has been printed in black text, [BLACK FEELING / BLACK TALK], across the middle of the front cover. The name author is printed in black text on the bottom right. The interior of the front cover includes the copyright information, a notation that the book was [Privately Printed], and the following dedication: [This book is dedicated to Mommy, Daddy, Gary, Peppi, / and Calvin (if Gary hasn’t / changed her mind)]. The introduction was written by Barbara Crosby. The back cover is blank. The interior pages are off-white with black text and contains eighteen (18) poems and essays. The book has nineteen (19) pages which includes text that runs onto the interior back cover. Inscribed in pencil on the introduction page.
    Place printed
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Civil rights
    Identity
    Poetry
    Politics
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.325
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Nikki Giovanni. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ab51402-faa3-4b5b-a957-f43a95107add
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    Flyer advertising a demonstration in solidarity with Zimbabwean liberation

    Created by
    ZANU Solidarity Committee, American
    The National Guardian, American, 1948 - 1992
    Subject of
    Zimbabwe People's Army, Zimbabwean, founded 1975
    Kissinger, Henry Alfred, German, American, born 1923
    Attica Now!, American, 1971 - 1975
    Created by
    Puerto Rican Socialist Party, Puerto Rican, 1959 - 1993
    Date
    1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This flyer announces a demonstration in support of the armed struggle for liberation in Zimbabwe. The flyer is white with black text and features an illustration of an armed Zimbabwean fighter on the left. The flyer has begun to brown with age. The top of the flyer reads: [SOLIDARITY WITH THE ARMED / LIBERATION STRUGGLE / IN ZIMBABWE]. Logistical information is given at the bottom of the flyer and reads: [DEMONSTRATE: 5:00-6:30 / MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 / MOBIL BUILDING: 42nd & LEXINGTON / MOBIL IS A PRINCIPAL BACKER OF THE RACIST SMITH REGIME IN "RHODESIA"]. The sponsors for the event are listed at the very bottom in significantly smaller font: [ Liberation Support Movement, LEMPA, International Socialists, Prairie / Fire Organizing Committee, NICH, Attica Now, Guardian, Revolutionary Marxist Organizing Committee, / ZANU Support Committee, Friends of Indochina, Liberation Book Store, City Star, Puerto Rican Socialist / Party Federation of Puerto Rican Socialist University Students]. The back of the flyer includes information about the liberation and solidarity movements and more information about the demonstration. In the bottom right corner, handwritten text reads [1976].
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Zimbabwe, Africa
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    Decolonization
    International affairs
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.53
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5be8b00de-5e57-49fe-a58a-36db291b50d4
  • Tribute to Malcolm X (Black Journal segment)

    Produced by
    National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
    Edited by
    Anderson, Madeline, American
    Subject of
    X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
    Dr. Shabazz, Betty, American, 1934 - 1997
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Date
    1969
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 14 Minutes
    Length (Film): 500 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of Tribute to Malcolm X (Black Journal segment)
    Caption
    This 16mm film is a short documentary made by Madeline Anderson for National Education Television's Black Journal television program to commemorate the four year anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X.
    Description
    This 16mm black and white film print is a short documentary made for the National Education Television's Black Journal television program. Editor Madeline Anderson compiled footage of Malcolm X to commemorate the four year anniversary of his assassination.
    This film opens with footage of the public attending the funeral/wake of Malcolm X, and a voice-over of a male narrator recounts the sentiments of some individuals describing what Malcolm X meant to the African American community during his life and after his assassination. Malcolm X's wife, Betty Shabazz, discusses Malcolm's early childhood roots, family, stints in foster care and boys' homes, and his struggle to stay on the straight and narrow in Boston, MA. The narrator then picks back up describing Malcolm X's biography and attitude towards race relations and integration in America. Excerpts from various television interviews with Malcolm X play. During the first interview clip, Malcolm explains why he believes integration has not been successful and cannot be successful (during that particular point in time) unless certain issues are addressed. In the second interview clip, Malcolm discusses why he was silenced by the Nation of Islam for a comment he made shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He elaborates on what he actually meant by saying that "chickens are coming home to roost" amid an unaddressed climate of hate in the United States. The third interview is with Malcolm after he returned from his pilgrimage to Mecca. American reporters ask him about his feelings on integration in America, now that he has returned from Mecca, where Muslims from all over were participating in the pilgrimage to Mecca together. Malcolm states that his feelings on integration have not changed as a result of the brotherhood he experienced during his trip Mecca. An interview with Betty Shabazz picks up again, and she further explains her late husband's beliefs concerning integration and his wish to redirect the goal of the black struggle from civil rights to human rights by internationalizing the struggle and aligning African Americans with other marginalized groups around the world. Another interview with Malcolm X plays, and he explains, in his own words, how human rights is an international issue that should be addressed by the United Nations. Footage of a civil rights demonstration plays. Malcolm X addresses students in Selma, Alabama and talks about charging the United States with human rights violations. Further, he tells a story in which he defines what he believes to be the difference in mentality between what he calls a "field negro" and a "house negro". He states that he is a "field negro" ready to fight for his freedom.
    Place filmed
    Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Nationalism
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    short subjects
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Black power
    Civil rights
    Film
    Funeral customs and rites
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Television
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.37.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © National Educational Television
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57efc83f7-85eb-4584-b0b4-fc285ae6a92d
  • Wives of Sango

    Created by
    Donaldson, Jeff, American, 1932 - 2004
    Subject of
    AfriCOBRA, founded 1968
    Date
    1971
    Medium
    paint, foil, and ink on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W (artwork): 36 1/4 × 25 9/16 in. (92 × 65 cm)
    H x W x D (frame): 38 1/16 × 27 7/16 × 1 3/4 in. (96.7 × 69.7 × 4.5 cm)
    Description
    This mixed media artwork by Jeff Donaldson shows the Wives of Sango. Three women are visible in the painting. The woman in the center is facing outward dressed in white. The other two women are in 3/4 profile facing either side of the frame. The woman on the left is dressed in shades of red and pink with a silver-colored diamond patterned neckline with small cutouts. The woman on the right is wearing a headband and is dressed in shades of green and yellow. All three women have gold- and silver-colored foil accents and are wearing weaponry including knives and ammunition belts. At the bottom in silver-colored foil is text that reads [OYA · OSUN / AND OBA WIVES OF SANGO]. At the center bottom is a double headed axe symbol. The artist signed the work at the bottom. The artwork is floating in a white frame.
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    paintings
    mixed media
    Topic
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Art
    Black power
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.33.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jeff Donaldson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54de2ff8f-6029-49ae-9ab8-7ea951a2399d
  • J.D. McClain’s Day in Court

    Created by
    Donaldson, Jeff, American, 1932 - 2004
    Subject of
    Jackson, Jonathan, American, 1953 - 1970
    Haley, Harold Joseph, American, 1904 - 1970
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    AfriCOBRA, founded 1968
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    paint on cardboard with ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (artwork): 29 1/8 × 19 5/16 in. (74 × 49 cm)
    H x W x D (frame): 31 1/8 × 21 3/16 × 1 3/4 in. (79.1 × 53.8 × 4.5 cm)
    Description
    This mixed media work is Jeff Donaldson's interpretation of a photograph taken of the 1970 Marin County courthouse incident. The original newspaper photograph and caption can be seen in the center of the image. The figure on the left in the artwork has his left hand outstretched and the source image in the palm of his hand. In the original photograph, the man on the left is James McClain. In both images, he is holding a gun in his right hand at eye level pointed toward the figure on the right. Unlike McClain in the newspaper photograph, the man in the painting is wearing a black and white horizontally striped shirt with white numbers, [81970], on a black strip reminiscent of prison clothing. He is also wearing tan pants and a white jacket.
    The figure on the right in the original image is California Superior Court Judge Harold Haley dressed in black court dress robes. In Donaldson's mixed media piece, the black robes are partially visible but Haley's figure has a skull in place of his head and is reaching toward the man on the left. The piece is multicolored. In the center is black text on a white background that reads [GLASS] and repeats [-SS] below. To the left of the skull is [A] in the stars and stripes pattern of the American flag. The artist signed the work at the bottom. The artwork is floating in a white frame.
    Place depicted
    San Rafael, Marin County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    paintings
    mixed media
    Topic
    Art
    Black power
    Law
    Mass media
    Prisons
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.33.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jeff Donaldson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5503fe3c8-0bac-4fc1-98f2-7b9ed8359933
  • A Panther is a Black Cat: a Study in Depth of the Black Panther Party - its Origins, its Goals, its Struggle for Survival

    Written by
    Major, Reginald, American, died 2011
    Published by
    William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1971
    Medium
    ink on paper with cardboard and acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 9/16 × 5 7/8 × 1 5/16 in. (21.8 × 14.9 × 3.3 cm)
    Description
    A first edition copy of A Panther is a Black Cat: a Study in Depth of the Black Panther Party - its Origins, its Goals, its Struggle for Survival by Reginald Major. The book has a paper dust jacket and a plastic book jacket cover. The front cover of the dust jacket is black and is dominated by the book title printed thick, white, block text, [A PANTHER / IS / A BLACK CAT], and the subtitle in thin white text, [A study in depth of the Black / Panther Party - its origins, its / goals, its struggle for survival], at the top and [by Reginald Major] at the bottom. The title is divided by thin red and green lines. The author’s last name, main title, and the publisher’s name and logo is printed in white along the spine framed by red and green lines. The back of the dust jacket features a large black-and-white photograph of Major. Major is depicted from the waist up, with his proper right shoulder held slightly forward, and a pipe held in his proper left hand. Below the image is his name and the publisher’s name and information. The jacket’s front interior flap features a book summary, price, and publisher’s name. The jacket’s back interior flap features a biography of the author, the name of the jacket designer, and the publisher’s name. The front and back covers of the book are black and are blank. The book title, author, and publisher’s name and logo are printed on the book spine in red, white, and green vertical and horizontal text. The interior of the book has black type on white pages. The pastedowns and free endpapers are red. The content of the book includes a history of the Black Panther Part told an eyewitness account. The book has three hundred and eight (308) pages.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2019.22.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1971 by Reginald Major. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b2cf79e5-b937-4dae-b3b2-0f08ab8d78b5
  • Flier for an African American Resource Machine benefit with Eldridge Cleaver

    Illustrated by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Cleaver, Eldridge, American, 1935 - 1998
    African-American Resource Machine, American
    Artists' Television Access, American
    Date
    ca. 1990
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 9/16 in. (28 × 21.7 cm)
    Description
    A flyer for a benefit hosted by the African-American Resource Machine advertising a presentation by Eldridge Cleaver. The flyer is mostly off-white with a black silhouette of a man dominating the center left side of the flyer. The top and bottom of the flyer have thick black bands with the name [ELDRIDGE] and [CLEAVER] writing in negative space, off-white text. There is a small red design in the black band in the top right corner. Printed vertically and along the right edge, and horizontally along the bottom edge, is repeating black text that reads [African-American Resource Machine]. Next to the silhouette, at the center right, is the benefit information printed in black text that reads [Saturday, / April 14 / Artist's Television Access 2pm / 992 Valencia St. / San Francisco / 824-3890 / BENEFIT: A A R M]. The ticket price is printed in black vertical text next to Cleaver’s last name, [$18]. There is a quote by Cleaver printed in negative space, off-white text over the shoulders of the silhouetted figure that reads: “The system is evil. It is criminal; it is / murderous. And it is in control. It is in / power. It is arrogant. It is crazy. And / it looks upon the people as its proper- / ty. So much so that cops, who are pub- / lic servants, feel justified in going onto / a school campus, and spraying Mace in / the faces of the people.” The back of the flyer is blank with two handwritten pencil inscriptions in the top left corner.
    Place used
    San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Black power
    Politics
    Race discrimination
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2019.22.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c3071672-810f-441c-8cf5-0b27d8cd31a6
  • 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
  • Flyer urging readers to contact their congressional representatives

    Created by
    Committee to Stop the US-South Africa Alliance, American
    Subject of
    African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
    United States Congress, American, founded 1789
    President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924
    United Nations, founded 1945
    Date
    February 23, 1978
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This flyer urges readers to contact their congressional representatives to demand the United States stop trade with South Africa. The flyer is yellow with black text. The top of the flyer reads: [U.S. ARMS SOUTH AFRICAN / BOSSES AGAINST OUR / FELLOW BLACK WORKERS]. Near the bottom of the page the flyer reads: [LET'S AID THE STRUGGLE OF / OUR FELLOW BLACK WORKERS / IN SOUTH AFRICA]. The back of the flyer is blank except for text written in the bottom left that reads: [Feb. 18(?) 1978].
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    South Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    International affairs
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b82354bb-e7ce-4a02-917d-6204604d571a
  • Pamphlet for Lowndes County Freedom Organization

    Published by
    Southern Conference Educational Fund, American, 1946 - 1981
    Created by
    Minnis, Jack H., American, 1931 - 2005
    Subject of
    Lowndes County Freedom Organization, American, founded 1965
    Date
    1967
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 15/16 × 8 9/16 in. (27.8 × 21.7 cm)
    Description
    This pamphlet depicts a black panther in a stalking pose. Centered on the page, it is surrounded by text that reads "VOTE / NOV 8 / LOWNDES COUNTY / FREEDOM / ORGANIZATION / The Story of the Development of an / Independent Political Movement / on the County Level/ 50 ¢."
    Place printed
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fa0db50d-31fd-4e5d-b516-2cca6783e1b0
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    Flyer advertising a donation drive to support African Freedom Fighters

    Created by
    Revolutionary Student Brigade, American, 1974 - 1980
    Subject of
    Zimbabwe African National Union, Zimbabwean, 1963 - 1987
    National United Workers Organization, American, founded 1977
    Date
    May 1977
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This flyer advertises a donation drive to support African Freedom Fighters to students and faculty at Brooklyn College. The flyer is yellow with black text and features an illustration of a figure standing with a book held aloft in his raised proper right hand and a rifle in the other hand. The top of the flyer reads: [SUPPORT AFRICAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS]. Large block letters in the center of the flyer read: [MATERIAL / AID WEEK]. Text inside of a box below the illustration reads: [AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY / MAY 28, Washington, D.C. / JOIN THE / SOWETO / CONTINGENT / Join the Soweto Contingent of youth and / students for the African Liberation Day / March on May 28th in Washington, D.C. / BUS TICKETS AVAILABLE - 284-2514]. The back of the flyer discusses union elections of the United Workers Organization.
    Place used
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Zimbabwe, Africa
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    South Africa, Africa
    Namibia, Africa
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    Decolonization
    International affairs
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.42
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e825a87-d720-4fac-822e-d1f45b539c4e
  • Flyer urging readers to contact their congressional representatives

    Created by
    Committee to Stop the US-South Africa Alliance, American
    Subject of
    African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
    United States Congress, American, founded 1789
    President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924
    United Nations, founded 1945
    Date
    February 23, 1978
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This flyer urges readers to contact their congressional representatives to demand the United States stop trade with South Africa. The flyer is yellow with black text. The top of the flyer reads: [U.S. ARMS SOUTH AFRICAN / BOSSES AGAINST OUR / FELLOW BLACK WORKERS] in block letters. Near the bottom of the page, the flyer reads: [LET'S AID THE STRUGGLE OF / OUR FELLOW BLACK WORKERS / IN SOUTH AFRICA] in block letters. The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom left that reads: [Feb 23 1978].
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    South Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    International affairs
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51f00a662-51bf-4aee-aec3-fb12b3c803c8
  • All Power to the People

    Designed by
    Douglas, Emory, American, born 1943
    Distributed by
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1968-1969
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 12 5/8 × 15 7/8 in. (32 × 40.3 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 14 15/16 × 22 11/16 in. (38 × 57.7 cm)
    Description
    The illustration on this poster depicts a young man selling newspapers. He wears an orange shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and a bandolier across his chest. The muzzle of a weapon is visible over his right shoulder. He holds a folded copy in his left hand and an unfolded copy in his right. The title of the publication reads "The Black Panther/ Black Community News Service/ the Black Panther Party." Next to the title is an image of a man, shown from the neck up, wearing a beret. The image and title are outlined in a heavy black rectangle at the top of the publication. The unfolded news sheet has text in large black letters across the page that read "ALL/ POWER/TO THE/ PEOPLE." In the center margin below the image is a black panther. In the bottom right corner of the margin is text that reads: "Ministry of Information/ Box 2967, Custom House/ San Francisco, CA 94126." In the bottom left corner there is text that reads: "Revolutionary art by / Minister of Culture/ EMORY."
    Place made
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Graphic design
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.8.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Artists Rights Society. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50cf2b748-6cc7-4bd9-9f5a-a3a03928c53e
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    Flyer Advertising an Evening with Angela Davis

    Created by
    The Davis, Angela Legal Defense Fund, American, founded 1972
    New York Committee to Free Davis, Angela, American, founded 1971
    Subject of
    Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
    Madison Square Garden, American, founded 1968
    Butler, Jerry Jr., American, born 1939
    Carmen McRae, American, 1920 - 1994
    Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014
    Davis, Ossie, American, 1917 - 2005
    Barretto, Ray, American, 1929 - 2006
    Cyril Philip
    Date
    July 1972
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This flyer advertises a celebratory benefit event with Angela Davis. The flyer is white with black text and features an illustration of Angela Davis on the top right. The flyer reads [THE ANGELA DAVIS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND / Presents / A VICTORY / CELEBRATION / THURSDAY-JUNE 29- 7:30 P.M. / An Evening / with / Angela Davis / BENEFIT FOR ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS]. Performers are listed as [RAY BARRETTO / JERRY BUTLER / CARMEN MCCRAE / PETE SEEGER / VOICES OF EAST HARLEM / OSSIE DAVIS, M.C.]. Additional information about the event, ticket pricing, and where to buy tickets is printed underneath the illustration and text. The back of the flyer is blank except for two handwritten notes. On top, in graphite text, handwriting reads [M30669-1]. The date, [JULY 1972] is handwritten in blue in the bottom corner.
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    East Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Nuyorican Movement
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Activism
    Black power
    Latin jazz (Music)
    Music
    Politics
    Prisons
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.135
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a2775f83-82e9-43d6-b0dc-aa5ec79d68ec
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    Black beret from Black Power Era

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
    Date
    1970s
    Medium
    cloth with thread and ribbon
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 4 1/2 × 9 × 10 in. (11.4 × 22.9 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    This is a black beret with a round patch attached to the right side. The patch has a black background with red border. In the center of the patch is a smaller circle with a green background. In the circle is a graphic of two hands clasping, outlined in red. Around the outside of the center circle is red, stitched text that reads [BLACK - CULTURE - PRIDE]. Attached to the top of the beret is a large red, round patch with a central, stitched graphic of a raised fist. The patch is bordered in black with a small black circle within. Above the fist between the two circles is green, stitched text that reads [FREE ANGELA DAVIS]. Within the beret attached to the inside top is a clear plastic pocket. Attached to the back of the beret is a small loop of ribbon.
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Type
    berets
    Topic
    Black power
    Clothing and dress
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.72.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53f870fc2-73af-4c50-b1c5-a3fd2829ad1f
  • Negro es Bello II

    Created by
    Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
    Date
    1969; printed 2001
    Medium
    ink on rag paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 33 7/16 x 25 7/16 in. (84.9 x 64.6 cm)
    Description
    A lithographic print juxtaposing two black faces stylized as African masks framed by yellow circular emblems with a black panther in the center. The words [BLACK IS / BEAUTIFUL] are inscribed around each panther. The print appears in quadrants, with one face in three-quarter view in the top left and the other face appearing straight on in the lower left. The panther emblems appear in a grid in the top right and bottom left quadrants, with the top and bottom rows extending across the full print. In the bottom left quadrant, the far right emblem in the second row from the top is turned at a ninety degree angle from the others, to appear sideways. Below the print in the lower left corner is the print edition and date "11/100 Negro es bello II." Below the print in the lower right corner is the artist signature and date in pencil "E Catlett '69-01." The image is centered on the middle of the sheet and is bordered in white.
    Place printed
    Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Black is Beautiful
    Type
    lithographs
    Topic
    Africa
    Art
    Beauty culture
    Black power
    Politics
    Social reform
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.108.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cd480e01-0ad9-4597-a128-7ed4d117ce0a
  • Negro es Bello II

    Created by
    Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
    Date
    1969; printed 2001
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    ink on rag paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 33 9/16 x 25 7/16 in. (85.2 x 64.6 cm)
    Description
    A lithographic print juxtaposing two black faces stylized as African masks framed by yellow circular emblems with a black panther in the center. The words [BLACK IS / BEAUTIFUL] are inscribed around each panther. The print appears in quadrants, with one face in three-quarter view in the top left and the other face appearing straight on in the lower left. The panther emblems appear in a grid in the top right and bottom left quadrants, with the top and bottom rows extending across the full print. In the bottom left quadrant, the far right emblem in the second row from the top is turned at a ninety degree angle from the others, to appear sideways. Below the print in the lower left corner is the print edition and date "15/100 Negro es bello II." Below the print in the lower right corner is the artist signature and date in pencil "E Catlett '69-01." The image is centered on the middle of the sheet and is bordered in white.
    Place printed
    Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Black is Beautiful
    Type
    lithographs
    Topic
    Africa
    Art
    Beauty culture
    Black power
    Politics
    Social reform
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.108.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59009801e-360a-4693-80fd-2266638ad246
  • Angela Davis Speaks at a Rally in DeFremery Park for George Jackson and the Other Soledad Brothers, Who Were on Trial for the Murder of a Guard at Soledad Prison. Next to Angela is Party Member James Burford, Oakland, California, 1970

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
    Burford, James
    Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
    Date
    1970, printed 2008
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.5 × 50.5 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 5/8 × 18 13/16 in. (32.1 × 47.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Angela Davis speaking at a rally in DeFremery Park in Oakland, California. Davis is speaking into a microphone on a stand, gesturing with her hands, and holding a piece of paper in her right hand. Black Panther Party member James Burford stands next to Davis, with his arms crossed in front of his chest. Davis and Burford are standing in front of a house or other structure with wood siding and a white-trimmed window.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Audio Recordings
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Photography
    Politics
    Prisons
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52f4baadb-1b11-463a-80d5-4f8e516c3ff8
  • Valerie Wilson at the Intercommunal Youth Institute, Oakland, 1971

    Photograph by
    Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
    Subject of
    Wilson, Valerie, born 1955
    Date
    1971, printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.5 × 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 18 5/8 × 12 1/2 in. (47.3 × 31.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a young girl student, Valerie Wilson, standing next to a blackboard in a classroom at the Intercommunal Youth Institute in Oakland, California. She is wearing a school uniform, including a white button-down blouse, a skirt and a beret. Her left hand rests on the top edge of the blackboard. She is looking up and out of frame to the proper left side. Behind Wilson are other students, school desks, and posters on the wall, including a poster of Huey Newton.
    Place depicted
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Black power
    Education
    Photography
    Politics
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.123.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Stephen Shames
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d13cd1ef-731a-44e7-821d-1c53776eb23d

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