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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
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 15/16 × 11 in. (43 × 28 cm)
- Type
- posters
- Place used
- Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1966
- 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.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Black power
- Civil rights
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- United States--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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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Poster advertising a concert for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on October 6, 1958
- Created by
- Montgomery Improvement Association, American, founded 1955
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
- Dr. Simpson, Ralph Ricardo, American, born 1933
- Holt Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1909
- Medium
- ink on paper with pressure-sensitive tape
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)
- Type
- posters
- Place used
- Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- October 6, 1958
- Description
- A poster advertising a concert for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on October 6, 1958. A black-and-white image of Scott King is featured near the top edge of the poster. She is depicted in bust pose, in three-quarters profile looking towards the left edge of the image. She is wearing sleeveless dark dress with a light colored, ruffled neckline. Above the image is black text that reads, [APPEARING IN CONCERT]. Below the image is more black text that reads, [MRS. CORETTA SCOTT KING / National Famous Soprano / MR. RALPH SIMPSON, Accompanist / Monday, October 6, 1958 – 800 p.m. / Holt Street Baptist Church / Sponsored by The / MONTGOMERY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION / Gen. Adm. $1.00]. There are inscriptions in pencil and black ink on the back of the poster as well as a purple sticky note secured with clear tape.
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Civil rights
- Classical (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.90.5.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pennant from The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Medium
- ink on paper with pressure-sensitive tape
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/16 × 16 7/16 in. (25.5 × 41.7 cm)
- Type
- pennants
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August 28, 1963
- Description
- A paper pennant from The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. The pennant is triangular in shape with a red, white and blue American flag design. The left side of the pennant is a blue, trapezoidal-shaped field with white block text that reads, [We Shall Overcome] printed vertically. The text is bordered by a box of white, five-pointed stars. The field on the right is red and white striped triangle with blue text in varying fonts that reads, [I MARCHED / FOR EQUALITY IN THE / FREEDOM PARADE / AUGUST 28, 1963 / WASHINGTON, D.C.] above two blue stars. There is an inscription in pencil on the back of the pennant.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Freedom
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.90.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Flier for "Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom" meeting at Enon Baptist Church
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Enon Baptist Church, American, founded ca. 1889
- Rev. Kilgore, Thomas, American, 1913 - 1998
- Dr. Licorish, David Nathaniel, Barbadian American, 1904 - 1999
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/8 × 8 in. (33.3 × 20.3 cm)
- Place made
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1957
- Description
- Flier for a meeting in Baltimore for the “Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom.” The yellowed flier has black printed text. The top of the flier reads [ON TO WASHINGTON - / JOIN THE / PRAYER PILGRIMAGE FOR FREEDOM / to WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 17th, 1957]. Larger text below a line break reads [MASS MEETING / Tuesday, May 14, - 8 p.m.]. The location for the meeting is listed as Enon Baptist Church where attendees will [Hear the National Director, Dr. Thomas Kilgore Jr. / of New York City and Dr. David Licorish.] There is contact information for Rev. Luke G. Reynolds and Rev. Theodore Jackson. There are four (4) churches listed at the bottom where busses will depart for Washington, D.C. The round trip fare is $1.25. Printer information for [Wells Printers, 601-03 Dolphin Street, VErnon [sic]] is in small text at the bottom. The back is blank.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Communication
- Freedom
- Religious groups
- Segregation
- United States--History--1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Letter from H.W. Sewing for Daisy Bates Trust Fund
- Created by
- Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
- Subject of
- Douglass State Bank, American, 1947 - 1983
- Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
- Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888
- Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999
- Rev. Henderson, I. H. Sr., American, died 1985
- Signed by
- Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
- Subject of
- Arkansas State Press, American, 1941 - 1959; 1984 - 1997
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (27.6 × 21.6 cm)
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Place made
- Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- Feb 16, 1960
- Caption
- Daisy Bates led the NAACP branch in Arkansas and was in charge of the Little Rock school integration. Bates worked to organize a safe integration process and mentored the first students, known as the Little Rock Nine. Due to intense protests, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the Arkansas National Guard to ensure that the school integration could proceed. Protestors and advertisers boycotted the Arkansas State Press, an activist newspaper owned by Daisy and her husband Lucius Christopher Bates. The Bates suffered financial difficulties due to their outspoken integration efforts. The “Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund” was set up to provide much needed funds to the Bates.
- Trigg Mary K. and Alison R. Bernstein, eds. Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Social Movements. New Brunswick: Rutgers, 2016.
- Description
- Letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The letter is printed in black ink on Douglass State Bank letterhead. It is addressed to Rev. V. K. stokes and begins [Dear Brother Pastor: / Doubtless, you have already read some of the many news releases concerning the nation-wide effort to give assistance to Daisy Bates and her husband to liquidate heavy indebtedness, due to the forced closing down of their newspaper business]. The letter requests contributions before the end of the fundraising campaign for the Daisy Bates Trust Fund. H.W. Sewing, Treasurer of the Fund and President of the Douglass State Bank, signed the letter. There is a postscript at the bottom of the page which begins [P.S.- Rev. Stokes: Will you stress the courage of Mrs. Bates and ask your members if we as Negroes should let these freedom fighters lose all they have fighting in Little Rock for first class citizenship for the Negro?...]. The paper has a Douglass State Bank watermark. The reverse is blank.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Business
- Civil rights
- Correspondence
- Journalism
- Religious groups
- Resistance
- United States--History--1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.5a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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- Documents and Published Materials
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Envelope for letter from H.W. Sewing for Daisy Bates Trust Fund
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Issued by
- Douglass State Bank, American, 1947 - 1983
- Signed by
- Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
- Subject of
- Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
- Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888
- Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999
- Rev. Henderson, I. H. Sr., American, died 1985
- Arkansas State Press, American, 1941 - 1959; 1984 - 1997
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 3/16 × 9 1/2 in. (10.6 × 24.1 cm)
- Type
- envelopes
- Place made
- Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- Feb 17, 1960
- Caption
- Daisy Bates led the NAACP branch in Arkansas and was in charge of the Little Rock school integration. Bates worked to organize a safe integration process and mentored the first students, known as the Little Rock Nine. Due to intense protests, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the Arkansas National Guard to ensure that the school integration could proceed. Protestors and advertisers boycotted the Arkansas State Press, an activist newspaper owned by Daisy and her husband Lucius Christopher Bates. The Bates suffered financial difficulties due to their outspoken integration efforts. The “Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund” was set up to provide much needed funds to the Bates.
- Trigg Mary K. and Alison R. Bernstein, eds. Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Social Movements. New Brunswick: Rutgers, 2016.
- Description
- Envelope for a letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The envelope has [D F Daisy / The DOUGLASS / STATE / BANK] in blank text in the upper left from Kansas City, Kansas. The center of the envelope has printed text which reads [Rev. V.K. Stokes / Trinity Baptist Church / 1526 McCullob [sic] St. / Baltimore, Md.]. There are three stamps in blue ink along the top, one for auto loans and two postage marks. The adhesive on the back envelope flap has yellowed.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Business
- Civil rights
- Correspondence
- Journalism
- Religious groups
- Resistance
- United States--History--1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.5b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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- Documents and Published Materials
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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I AM A (WO)MAN
- Photograph by
- Levy, Builder, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Medium
- gold toned silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 8, 1968; printed 2016
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a woman holding a poster at the Martin Luther King Memorial March in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. The woman is in the midst of a march and is carrying a sign with printed text that reads: [I AM A MAN]. The sign has been altered by hand to read: [I AM A WoMan]. Other marchers are visible in the background carrying similar signs. They marchers are walking down a street in Memphis that is lined with buildings on either side. The back of the photograph includes the photographer's signature, information about the subject of the photograph, and printing information.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Feminism
- Gender
- Identity
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arnika Dawkins and the Arnika Dawkins Gallery
- Object number
- 2017.43.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Builder Levy
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Harlem Peace March
- Photograph by
- Levy, Builder, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Medium
- gold toned silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 7/8 in. (21.9 × 32.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.6 × 35.4 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 15, 1967; printed 2016
- Description
- A black and white photograph of men, women, and children marching down a street in Harlem, New York, in the Harlem Peace March on April 15, 1967. The marchers are carrying signs that read: [Black Men Should Fight White Racism, Not Vietnamese Freedom Fighters / Stop the War Now!], [USA / Get Out of Vietnam Now] and [Black People: 53% of the Dead, 2% of the Bread...Why? / Stop the war Now!]. The marchers in the front row are looking towards the camera and there are brownstone buildings visible in the background. The back of the photograph includes the photographer's signature, information about the subject of the photograph, and printing information.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Urban life
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arnika Dawkins and the Arnika Dawkins Gallery
- Object number
- 2017.43.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Builder Levy
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Martin Luther King Memorial March, for Union Justice and to End Racism
- Photograph by
- Levy, Builder, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Medium
- gold toned silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 × 13 1/16 in. (22.9 × 33.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 8, 1968; printed 2017
- Description
- A black and white photograph of men and women marching in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial March, in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 8, 1968. The marchers are walking down a street. Spectators are visible on porches and balconies on the buildings lining the street. The back of the photograph includes the photographer's signature, information about the subject of the photograph, and printing information.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Builder Levy
- Object number
- 2017.43.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Builder Levy
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Poll Tax Payment Certificate from the state of Alabama
- Issued by
- United States Civil Service Commission, American, 1871 - 1979
- Received by
- Irby, Alice, American, 1928 - 2013
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 1/2 × 9 1/16 in. (16.5 × 23 cm)
- Type
- certificates
- Place depicted
- Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- January 29, 1966
- Caption
- Along with literacy tests, property or residency requirements, poll taxes were one of the methods used to prevent African Americans from voting beginning in the last quarter of the 19th century. After the Fifteenth Amendment enabled the right to vote to African Americans a number of states enacted poll tax laws as a legal method to restrict voting rights. The poll tax was especially effective in disenfranchising potential black voters since African Americans made up a disproportionate number of the poor who could not afford to pay.
- Description
- A poll tax certificate issued to Alice Irby of Selma, Alabama by the United States Civil Service Commission, Voting Rights Act of 1965. The page is white paper with black printed ink text and fields. The fields have been filled in by hand in blue ink. The top of the certificate reads: [United States Civil Service Commission / Voting Rights Act of 1965 / Poll Tax Payment Certificate / State of Alabama]. The certificate recognizes that Irby paid the three dollar poll tax in order to vote and is signed by John H. Craig, Examiner, U.S. Civil Service Commission on January 29, 1966. The back of the certificate is blank.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Politics (Practical)
- Race discrimination
- Suffrage
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Family of Alice Irby
- Object number
- 2017.65
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Letter to Arthur J. and June Schmidt from Carol Ann and Terry Parssinen
- Written by
- Parssinen, Carol Ann, American
- Subject of
- Parssinen, Terry M., American, born 1941
- Schmidt, Arthur J., American
- Schmidt, June, American
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Grinnell College, American, founded 1846
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 3/16 × 5 1/16 in. (18.3 × 12.8 cm)
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Place made
- Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 8,1968
- Description
- Handwritten letter to Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt and his wife June Schmidt from her sister, Carol Ann Parssinen and her husband Terry Parssinen. The letter was written by Carol Parssinen. The four-page letter is written in blue ink on ruled paper. The pages are stapled together in the top left corner. The content of the letter deals with the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. particularly Bud Schmidt's participation in the memorial march in Memphis and the reactions of the community of Grinnell College in Iowa.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Education
- Families
- Race relations
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
- Object number
- 2017.71.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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- Documents and Published Materials
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Letter to Arthur J. Schmidt from David Lewallen
- Written by
- Lewallen, David M., American
- Subject of
- Schmidt, Arthur J., American
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- September 26, 2016
- Description
- A typed letter to Arthur J. Schmidt from David Lewallen. The letter describes events the two men shared on April 8, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Lewallen drove Mr. Schmidt to a memorial march for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that they both attended.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Race relations
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
- Object number
- 2017.71.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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- Documents and Published Materials
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Flier for the film King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis
- Distributed by
- King, Martin Luther Foundation
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (43.8 × 28.6 cm)
- Place collected
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1970
- Description
- Martin Luther King Foundation flier for the film “King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis." The front of the flier features a black and white image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “KING” is printed in bold white text in the top, right corner. The back of the flier features six black and white images down the center with text on each side. The pictures depict images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a burning bus, a police officer, a large group of people marching, a burning cross and Klansmen, and people morning at King’s funeral. The text are reviews of the movie from various news outlets, awards the movie has won and suggested uses for the film. The flier is yellowed, creased, and torn in several places.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Mass media
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
- Object number
- 2017.71.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Placard stating "I AM A MAN" carried by Arthur J. Schmidt in 1968 Memphis March
- Printed by
- Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
- Used by
- Schmidt, Arthur J., American
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Medium
- ink on poster board
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 21 1/2 × 14 1/16 in. (54.6 × 35.7 cm)
- Place used
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. The poster reads "I / AM / A MAN." A small allied printing label is stamped on the bottom of the front of the poster at center in black ink. The back of the poster is blank.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
- Object number
- 2017.71.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Placard stating "HONOR KING: END RACISM" carried in 1968 Memphis March
- Printed by
- Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
- Used by
- Schmidt, Arthur J., American
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Medium
- ink on poster board
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 21 1/2 × 14 1/8 in. (54.6 × 35.9 cm)
- Place used
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. The poster reads "HONOR KING: END RACISM." A small allied printing label is stamped on the bottom of the front of the poster at center in black ink. The back of the poster is blank.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
- Object number
- 2017.71.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination
- Photograph by
- Louw, Joseph, South African, 1945 - 2004
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Young, Andrew Jackson, American, born 1932
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- McCollough, Marrell, American, born 1944
- Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 × 12 1/2 in. (22.7 × 31.6 cm)
- H x W x D (Frame): 18 11/16 × 22 1/16 × 1 in. (47.5 × 56 × 2.5 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 4, 1968
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. taken on April 4, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. The walkway outside of room 306, where King was staying, is shown on the right side of the image. Three people are standing and pointing across the street in the direction of the gunshot. Andrew Young is on the left with Jesse Jackson mostly obscured behind him. An unidentified woman is standing to the right in front of Ralph Abernathy, who is partially visible. In front of Young, Martin Luther King Jr. is lying on the ground. Marrell McCollough is kneeling next to King with one hand on the railing. There are people standing in the parking lot below including Memphis police officers. Two cars can be seen parked below the balcony. The reverse of the image is covered in numerous inscriptions from press agencies, in French and English, stamps, and lines.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted by Jeffrey Coopersmith
- Object number
- 2017.73
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
-
Soul Force Vol. 1 No. 3
- Published by
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Subject of
- Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 × 11 1/2 in. (40.6 × 29.2 cm)
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 15, 1968
- Description
- The May 15, 1968 edition of Soul Force, the official journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The cover reads [POOR FOLKS' CAMPAIGN HITS D.C. / YOU CAN HELP / "TO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY"] and features an illustration by Henry Brownlee of the faces of five individuals. Stories include "Mule Train Moves Out," about travel to Washington, D.C.; "Poor People's University," about a curriculum developed for college students joining the campaign to educate on issues of poverty; and "Campaña De Los Pobres Proposito," a Spanish-language piece on goals and grievances that the Chicano movement seeks to achieve and address through participation in the Poor People's Campaign. Eight numbered pages.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Political organizations
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson
- Object number
- 2017.76.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- @ SCLC, Henry Brownlee, Brig Cabe, Bill Mahoney, Fletcher Drake.. Permission required for use.
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Exhibition
- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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An Outline of Resurrection City as Used
- Written by
- Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Type
- manuscripts for publication
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A manuscript of a work, "An Outline of Resurrection City as Used," heavily notated with fiber-tip pen, blue colored pencil, and graphite pencil. The pages are single-sided with typed black ink. The work begins with three unnumbered pages followed by pages numbered 2 through 22, for a total of 25 pages. The second page, unnumbered, features a diagram of Resurrection City on the National Mall. An example of a handwritten note on the object appears on Page 2 in the left margin adjacent to underlined type and reads [WHAT DOES / THIS IMPLY / ABOUT SUCCESS OR / FAILURE OF / R. CITY?]. Handwritten comments appear in at least three separate hands: one in orange pen and occasionally in graphite, one exclusively in graphite, and one in blue colored pencil. Page 4 features an organizational chart of Resurrection City. The front cover has light damage at the corners, and pages are creased at the corners from handling.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Architecture
- Civil rights
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson
- Object number
- 2017.76.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Exhibition
- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of John Wiebenson and others building a structure
- Photograph by
- O'Halloran, Thomas
- Subject of
- Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on Fome-Cor (TM)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Image and sheet): 15 1/4 × 23 3/8 × 1/4 in. (38.7 × 59.4 × 0.6 cm)
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- chromogenic color prints
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A chromogenic print depicting a black-and-white image of four people outdoors in an open space building an A-frame structure from wooden 2x4s and plywood. The man at center, John Wiebenson, stands on a milk crate holding plywood against the 2x4 frame. Two others, faces obstructed, do the same. A fourth swings a hammer. A fifth person squats holding a camera to capture the proceedings. A final person stands with his back to the camera while looking to a piece of paper in his left hand. There are scattered trees in the background. The photograph is dry-mounted on Fome-Cor.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Architecture
- Civil rights
- Housing
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson
- Object number
- 2017.76.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Exhibition
- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pinback button for Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential primary campaign
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
- Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic laminate
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 5/16 × 2 3/16 × 3/8 in. (5.9 × 5.6 × 0.9 cm)
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A 1968 presidential primary campaign pinback button for Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The button is white with a blue, graphic outline of the United States. Red and blue text printed within the graphic reads, [KENNEDY / the spirit of ‘68]. There is a union mark printed along the rounded edges of this button. The back of the button is silver toned with a brass pin.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Politics (Practical)
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted by Dorothy and Eugene Bryant
- Object number
- 2017.88.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture