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The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians
- Subject of
- Beckwourth, Jim, American, 1798 - 1866
- Created by
- Beckwourth, Jim, American, 1798 - 1866
- Bonner, T. D., American
- Published by
- Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
- Date
- 1856
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- ink on book paper , cloth and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (20.3 x 14 x 3.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open at 60 Degrees): 8 × 6 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (20.3 × 16.5 × 16.2 cm)
- Description
- Embossed brown cloth, hardcover book with 537-pages, 2 pages of ads, frontispiece and many illustrations with engraving of James P. Beckwourth in hunter's costume on frontispiece.
- Place printed
- Franklin Square, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
- Written by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Published by
- Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, American, founded 1835
- Subject of
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Phillips, Wendell, American, 1811 - 1884
- Date
- 1845
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 12.7 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 7/8 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 12.4 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 1/4 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm)
- Description
- A first edition copy of the memoir and antislavery book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself. The hardcover book has a brown cover with an imprinted decorative border and scrollwork. The title is stamped in gold lettering in the center: [NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS]. The frontispiece illustration is a portrait of Douglass, seated at a table, wearing jacket, vest, and tie, with his hands crossed in his lap. The first page prints the full title in alternating large and small type: [NARRATIVE / OF THE / LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS, / AN / AMERICAN SLAVE. / WRITTEN BY HIMSELF]. The last part of the title appears between two horizontal lines. At the bottom center is the publishing information: [BOSTON: / PUBLISHED AT THE ANTI-SLAVERY OFFICE, / No. 25 CORNHILL / 1845.]. The book has a preface written by William Lloyd Garrison and a prefatory letter by Wendell Phillips. There are 125 pages.
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Caricature and cartoons
- Freedom
- Fugitive enslaved
- Identity
- Literature
- Men
- Resistance
- Self-liberation
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Cassell
- Object number
- 2011.43.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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My right is a future of equality with other Americans
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1947; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 9 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (24.8 × 15.6 cm)
- H x W (image): 9 1/4 × 6 1/8 in. (23.5 × 15.6 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 15 × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- Color linocut of a woman. The image uses three colors, orange, black, and white. The woman is in the center with the right side of her face visible. Her head is tilted back and her gaze is directed upwards. The title is handwritten in graphite below the image and the work is signed. The reverse is blank.
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Art
- Freedom
- Identity
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
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In Phillis Wheatley I proved intellectual equality in the midst of slavery
- Created by
- Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
- Subject of
- Wheatley, Phillis, American, 1753 - 1784
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1946; printed 1989
- Medium
- ink and graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image with title): 9 3/4 × 7 1/8 in. (24.8 × 18.1 cm)
- H x W (image): 9 1/8 × 6 1/8 in. (23.2 × 15.6 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 15 × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 28.6 cm)
- Description
- Black and white linocut featuring Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley is in the foreground of the image with three women behind her. Wheatley is depicted in her well-known portrait pose, seated at a desk and writing on paper with a quill. Wheatley is facing to the right and holding the quill in her left hand. Her other hand is resting against her cheek. The three women in the background are standing, barefoot, and chained together. The title is handwritten in graphite below the image and the work is signed. The reverse is blank.
- Portfolio/Series
- The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- linocuts
- Topic
- Art
- Freedom
- Identity
- Literature
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
- Object number
- 2017.21.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
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Freedom Quilt
- Created by
- Telfair, Jessie Bell Williams, American, 1913 - 1986
- Date
- ca. 1975
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 73 × 87 in. (185.4 × 221 cm)
- Caption
- Quilter Jessie Telfair was inspired to make this quilt in the mid-1970’s as an expression and memorialization of her experiences during the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1960s, Telfair was encouraged by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s efforts to register African American voters in Southwest Georgia. Telfair decided to register to vote. When her employers learned of her actions, they fired her from her job as a cafeteria worker at an elementary school in her small community of Parrott, Georgia. The quilt is an affirmation of her personal freedom as well as a statement about the freedoms guaranteed to all American citizens. Telfair later made two more quilts of nearly identical design, one is in the collection of the American Folk Art Museum in New York and the other is at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.
- Description
- A pieced and appliqued cotton quilt designed and quilted by Jessie Telfair. The quilt consists of bold blue block letters on red squares, arranged to spell the word [FREEDOM] along a horizontal axis, repeated in six rows. Smaller white square blocks separate the red squares. The backing is white.
- Place made
- Parrott, Terrell County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Topic
- American South
- Art
- Civil rights
- Craftsmanship
- Folklife
- Freedom
- Resistance
- Rural life
- Suffrage
- Textile design
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Virginia Dwan
- Object number
- 2017.40
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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
- Date
- August 28, 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)
- 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.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Type
- pennants
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Freedom
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. 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
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Freedom is Everybody's Job! The Crime of the Government Against the Negro People: Summation in the Trial of the 11 Communist leaders
- Written by
- Crockett, George W. Jr., American, 1909 - 1997
- Published by
- National Non-partisan Committee to Defend the Rights of the 12 Communist Leaders, American, founded 1949
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 3/8 × 5 1/2 × 1/16 in. (21.3 × 14 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- Pamphlet of "Freedom is Everybody's Job!" by George Crockett. The pamphlet has a glossy cover sheet with the interior pages secured with two staples in the spine. There is a black and white image in the bottom left of the author wearing a suit and glasses on the front cover. The text on the front cover is printed inside a layered black border with the exception of the price of ten cents (10¢) in the lower right corner. The black text at the top reads [FREEDOM / IS / Everybody's Job!]. Below this text between two parallel black lines is [The Crime of the Government / Against the Negro People] in italics. [Summation in the Trials of / the 11 Communist leaders / BY / GEORGE / W. / CROCKETT, Jr.] is printed in smaller front in the lower right. The document is sixteen pages and contains "About the Author" and "Introduction" pages before the summation. The last page lists the officers of the "National / Non-Partisan Committee / TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF / THE 12 COMMUNIST LEADERS" and the back cover has information to order a copy of the pamphlet.
- Place printed
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- pamphlets
- Topic
- Activism
- Freedom
- Government
- Justice
- Law
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/8 × 8 in. (33.3 × 20.3 cm)
- 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
- Place made
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Communication
- Freedom
- Religious groups
- Segregation
- U.S. 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
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Letter from Howard Fast and the National Non-partisan Committee
- Published by
- National Non-partisan Committee to Defend the Rights of the 12 Communist Leaders, American, founded 1949
- Written by
- National Non-partisan Committee to Defend the Rights of the 12 Communist Leaders, American, founded 1949
- Signed by
- Fast, Howard Melvin, American, 1914 - 2003
- Subject of
- Crockett, George W. Jr., American, 1909 - 1997
- Date
- 1949-1950
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Form letter from the National Non-partisan Committee to Defend the Rights of the 12 Communist Leaders. The printed letter is on Committee letterhead and begins [Dear Friend: / We are proud to present "FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S JOBS," part of the summation of Attorney George W. Crockett, Jr., on of the defense counsel for the eleven American Communist leaders in the recent Foley Square political trial.] The letter discusses the merits of the summation as an [eloquent, sincere and powerful defense of the Negro people...].The letter asks for comments and orders for the ten cent pamphlet. The letter is signed by Howard Fast, Committee Treasurer, and has a list of Committee officers at the bottom. All text is printed in black. The reverse is blank and there are creases from the folded paper.
- Place made
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- form letters
- Topic
- Activism
- Associations and institutions
- Correspondence
- Freedom
- Justice
- Law
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Harriet Tubman
- Photograph by
- Powelson, Benjamin F., American, 1823 - 1885
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1868-1869
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.4 × 5.7 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 3 15/16 × 2 7/16 in. (10 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- A carte-de-visite of Harriet Tubman seated in an interior room. She is positioned slightly turned to the right and gazes off camera. Her right hand rests on the back of a wooden chair and her left hand rests in her lap. A body patterned carpet covers the floor and the wall or drop behind her is a blank light color. Tubman wears a black bodice that buttons at the center front and has dropped sleeves with heavy ruching and ruffled details on the sleeves. There is a panel of lighter fabric around the yoke, with the upper neck the same dark color as the body of the bodice. A white lace collar with short tails is crossed and pinned at the front of her neck. Her hair is parted at the center and gathered at the nape of her neck. Tubman's full skirt is made from a light and dark patterned gingham check. It drapes slightly on the floor and hides her feet completely. The text "Harriet Tubman" is handwritten in graphite across the bottom of her skirt. The print is mounted on card stock and a double-lined red border is printed around the front edges of the card framing the print.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the lower left corner of the album page with this photograph is the text "Powelson photog. / Auburn Ny".
- Place captured
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Freedom
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Matte collodion print of Harriet Tubman
- Photograph by
- Lindsley, Harvey B., American, 1842 - 1921
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1871-1876; printed later
- Medium
- silver and collodion on printing out paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)
- Description
- Matte collodion photograph of Harriet Tubman standing in an interior room setting. The full-length portrait shows Tubman facing the photographer in the middle of the frame with her hands resting on the back of an upholstered chair. Tubman wears a dark bodice with metal buttons at the center front and full-length fitted sleeves. A white ruffled lace collar is tied at her neck. Her ankle length skirt is full with gathers at the waist and a wide decorative fabric band around the skirt near the hem. Her shoes with rounded toes are visible below her skirt. Her hair is parted at the center and pulled back at the nape of her neck. A coat or other article of clothing is draped over the chair and a hat is placed on the chair seat. Behind and to Tubman's right is a table covered in a patterned cloth with a book placed on the table top. The floor is carpeted and a painted drop with details mimicking wainscoting and a fluted column is visible in the background. Handwritten on the reverse along the bottom in graphite is the text "Harriet Tubman".
- The photograph was found tucked into the back of the album 2017.30, though it is too large to fit into the windowed pages of the album.
- Place captured
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Freedom
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Slavery
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The North Star, Volume 1, Number 22
- Created by
- The North Star, American, 1847 - 1859
- Edited by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Published by
- Nell, William Cooper, American, 1816 - 1874
- Edited by
- Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
- Written by
- Mott, Lucretia, American, 1793 - 1880
- Printed by
- Dick, John, British
- Date
- May 26, 1848
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Folded): 25 × 18 1/4 in. (63.5 × 46.4 cm)
- H x W (Open): 24 13/16 × 36 5/16 in. (63 × 92.3 cm)
- Description
- The May 26, 1848 issue of the North Star, Volume 1, Number 22. The newspaper is one large sheet of paper that has been folded in half to create a four page spread. Each page is divided into seven columns of black text. On the front page mast head, large black text states [The North Star.] In the row below, the text on the far left reads [FREDERICK DOUGLASS / MR. DELANY, / EDITORS]. In the center, the text of the newspapers slogan reads, [RIGHT IS OF NO SEX - TRUTH IS OF NO COLOR- GOD IS THE FATHER OF US ALL, AND ALL WE ARE BROTHREN] The text on the right of the heading states, [WILLIAM C. NELL, PUBLISHER / JOHN DICK, PRINTER]. The third row has the printed text, [VOL I. NO. 22. / ROCHESTER, N.Y., FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1848. / WHOLE NO. - 22.]. Included on the second page in the second panel is the speech of Lucretia Mott at the American Anti-Slavery Society.
- Place printed
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Communities
- Free communities of color
- Freedom
- Mass media
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.36.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pennant from the March on Washington carried by Edith Lee-Payne
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Lee-Payne, Edith, American
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- felt with thread and metal and cloth on fiberboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 5/8 × 26 1/4 in. (21.9 × 66.7 cm)
- H x W (board): 11 1/2 × 29 1/4 × 1/4 in. (29.2 × 74.3 × 0.7 cm)
- Description
- This white felt pennant is sewn and stapled to a black cloth over a board. The pennant has black lettering that says [MARCH ON WASHINGTON / FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM / AUGUST 28, 1963]. There is an image of the Lincoln Memorial with the words [I WAS THERE] above and [LINCOLN MEMORIAL] below the graphic. Below this is an image of two hands joined in a handshake. On the left edge of the pennant is a black strip of cloth sewn with white thread to the pennant. The pennant has some noticeable smoke stains on the white felt. The reverse of the board is blank.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- pennants
- Topic
- Activism
- Children
- Civil rights
- Freedom
- Labor
- Local and regional
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Edith Lee-Payne and Family
- Object number
- 2017.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Chromogenic print of an aerial view of Resurrection City
- Photograph by
- P. Kenneth Jadin, American
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image and sheet): 13 3/4 × 11 in. (35 × 28 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Resurrection City from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall that was taken by one of Resurrection City's lead architects, Ken Jadin. The photograph is an aerial view facing the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington Monument. The tent settlement, known as Resurrection City, is shown to the left of the Reflecting Pool in West Potomac Park. The tents, made of white tarp over plywood, are visible in the dirt encampment. The Reflecting Pool is lined with trees and there are larger groves on the left side of the image. Rainbow Pond, now the World War II Memorial, can be seen in the foreground. The background shows the Potomac River and the far Washington, D.C. and Virginia landscape. The Arlington Memorial Bridge is shown over the river behind the Lincoln Memorial. The image colors are considerably deteriorated. An inscription on the reverse reads [R. Res City].
- Place depicted
- Resurrection City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Freedom
- Health
- Housing
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Kenneth Jadin
- Object number
- 2017.98.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © P. Kenneth Jadin
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Freedom
- Created by
- Pippins, Andrea, American
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Title
- Original sketch by Andrea Pippins
- Caption
- This original sketch by graphic designer and illustrator Andrea Pippins was created directly in response to the violence that bombarded the newscycle in the summer of 2016, which saw incidents ranging from the rampant killings of unarmed black men by U.S. police officers; attacks on and killings of police officers; terrorism in public spaces; and violence across the United States and overseas. As a designer, Pippins sought a way to help alleviate the pain and what she called the "ugliness going on in the world." She used the sketch to create a free, downloadable, doodle/coloring page sheet that she hoped could offer a productive outlet for processing emotions and empowering individuals who were feeling affected by the events.
- Description
- An original hand-drawn sketch by graphic designer Andrea Pippins entitled Freedom. The sketch is made with brown ink on a sheet of white paper. It is in the style of a worksheet for the user to color in and complete with additional words and drawings. The word [FREEDOM] appears in large block letters in the center. Along the left edge is written [DOODLE, COLOR, WRITE: Self-reflection and empowerment for change]. At the top left is a section for the user to put in their information with [Your name] and an arrow, followed by [YOUR FACE] and a sketch of a picture frame with [SELF-PORTRAIT] above it. Next to the frame is a sketch of a globe and beneath the name section is a bubble pointing at the globe with [How will you change the world???]. At the top right is a speech bubble with [SPEAK YOUR MIND: Write about something you stand for] above it. Beneath this, is a speach bubble with [What can I DO?] and a space with the instructions [USE THIS SPACE TO BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY]. [WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?] is written vertically along the right edge of the sheet. At bottom center, below [FREEDOM], is written [WHAT DOES IT MEAN?] in a speech bubble with [Write what freedom means to you...] in script below with lines for writing. At the bottom left corner is a circle with [GOOD NEWS / WRITE ABOUT SOME GOOD NEWS IN YOUR COMMUNITY] with lines beneath for writing. At the left side center is a rectangular speech bubble with [Today I feel...] followed by lines for writing.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- sketches
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Freedom
- Graphic design
- Health
- Justice
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Andrea Pippins
- Object number
- 2018.51.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Andrea Pippins
-
What Can I Do?
- Created by
- Pippins, Andrea, American
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Title
- Original sketch by Andrea Pippins
- Description
- An original hand-drawn sketch by graphic designer Andrea Pippins entitled What Can I Do?. The sketch is made with brown ink on a sheet of white paper. The sketch consists of suggestions for how a person can become involved in social justice done in different types of hand-lettering surrounded by illustrations. Along the top is [equality!] , an illustration of a voting box with an arrow pointing to the slot, [serve] with a palm-up hand next to it, [Make art not war] in script. Along the left side is an illustration of a peace sign on a protest placard, [PEACE] and [ENOUGH!] in a circle, followed by [USE YOU VOICE] in large block letters, an illustration of a hand making the peace sign gesture, [freedom] in large script and [KNOW THE FACTS] in block letters within a bubble cloud. In the center is an illustration of a television with [STOP WATCHING THE NW], an illustrated power fist, a speech bubble with [what can I DO?], [protest] and a drawing a piece of paper and a pencil with [WRITE A / write a / letter to / your local / civil leaders]. At the right side is [BE EMPATHETIC], [vote] wiht an equals symbol, [BOYCOTT] in large block letters above an illustrated dollar sign, [SPEAKOUT] in a speech bubble coming from an illustrated mouth, [DESIGN POSTERS] in large bubble letters, and [SAY IT LOUD] on an illustrated protest placard. All of the illustrations are oriented horizontally except for along the right edge, which has illustrations of prayer hands, an angel wing, and a figure in meditative stance with the words [MEDITATE] and [pray] oriented vertically.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- sketches
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Freedom
- Graphic design
- Health
- Justice
- Resistance
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Andrea Pippins
- Object number
- 2018.51.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Andrea Pippins
-
Freedom
- Created by
- Pippins, Andrea, American
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2550 pixels × 3300 pixels
- File size: 2.76 MB
- Title
- Digital download file offered by Andrea Pippins
- Caption
- In the summer of 2016, graphic designer and illustrator Andrea Pippins created an original sketch directly in response to the violence that bombarded the newscycle in the summer of 2016, which saw incidents ranging from the rampant killings of unarmed black men by U.S. police officers; attacks on and killings of police officers; terrorism in public spaces; and violence across the United States and overseas. As a designer, Pippins sought a way to help alleviate the pain and what she called the "ugliness going on in the world." She used the sketch to create this free, downloadable, doodle/coloring page sheet that she hoped could offer a productive outlet for processing emotions and empowering individuals who were feeling affected by the events.
- Description
- Digital downloadable pdf file offered by graphic designer Andrea Pippins, based on her original hand-drawn sketch (2018.51.1). The sketch is black on a white background. It is in the style of a worksheet for the user to color in and complete with additional words and drawings. The word [FREEDOM] appears in large block letters in the center. Along the left edge is written [DOODLE, COLOR, WRITE: Self-reflection and empowerment for change]. At the top left is a section for the user to put in their information with [Your name] and an arrow, followed by [YOUR FACE] and a sketch of a picture frame with [SELF-PORTRAIT] above it. Next to the frame is a sketch of a globe and beneath the name section is a bubble pointing at the globe with [How will you change the world???]. At the top right is a speech bubble with [SPEAK YOUR MIND: Write about something you stand for] above it. Beneath this, is a speach bubble with [What can I DO?] and a space with the instructions [USE THIS SPACE TO BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY]. [WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?] is written vertically along the right edge of the sheet. At bottom center, below [FREEDOM], is written [WHAT DOES IT MEAN?] in a speech bubble with [Write what freedom means to you...] in script below with lines for writing. At the bottom left corner is a circle with [GOOD NEWS / WRITE ABOUT SOME GOOD NEWS IN YOUR COMMUNITY] with lines beneath for writing. At the left side center is a rectangular speech bubble with [Today I feel...] followed by lines for writing.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Freedom
- Graphic design
- Health
- Justice
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Andrea Pippins
- Object number
- 2018.51.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Andrea Pippins
-
What Can I Do?
- Created by
- Pippins, Andrea, American
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- digital
- Title
- Digital download file offered by Andrea Pippins
- Description
- Digital downloadable pdf file offered by Andrea Pippins, based on her original hand-drawn sketch titled "What Can I Do?" (2018.51.2). The illustration appears in black on a white background. The sketch consists of suggestions for how a person can become involved in social justice done in different types of hand-lettering surrounded by illustrations. Along the top is [equality!] , an illustration of a voting box with an arrow pointing to the slot, [serve] with a palm-up hand next to it, [Make art not war] in script. Along the left side is an illustration of a peace sign on a protest placard, [PEACE] and [ENOUGH!] in a circle, followed by [USE YOU VOICE] in large block letters, an illustration of a hand making the peace sign gesture, [freedom] in large script and [KNOW THE FACTS] in block letters within a bubble cloud. In the center is an illustration of a television with [STOP WATCHING THE NW], an illustrated power fist, a speech bubble with [what can I DO?], [protest] and a drawing a piece of paper and a pencil with [WRITE A / write a / letter to / your local / civil leaders]. At the right side is [BE EMPATHETIC], [vote] wiht an equals symbol, [BOYCOTT] in large block letters above an illustrated dollar sign, [SPEAKOUT] in a speech bubble coming from an illustrated mouth, [DESIGN POSTERS] in large bubble letters, and [SAY IT LOUD] on an illustrated protest placard. All of the illustrations are oriented horizontally except for along the right edge, which has illustrations of prayer hands, an angel wing, and a figure in meditative stance with the words [MEDITATE] and [pray] oriented vertically.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Freedom
- Graphic design
- Health
- Justice
- Resistance
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Andrea Pippins
- Object number
- 2018.51.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Andrea Pippins
-
Jim Letherer, Selma to Montgomery March
- Photograph by
- Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Letherer, Jim, American, 1933 - 2001
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4346pixels × 2901pixels
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of Jim Letherer on crutches, with a crowd of people marching on his left. The image is taken from behind. Letherer is featured mid-stride, wearing a white t-shirt and dark pants. One of the marchers on his left carries a large American flag. On Letherer's left, parked cars, telephone poles, and buildings can be seen.
- Place captured
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Object number
- 2015.129.58
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
-
Bobby Simmons, Selma to Montgomery March
- Photograph by
- Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Simmons, Bobby, American, born 1948
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3127pixels × 3268pixels
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of Bobby Simmons standing in front of an American flag. The portrait features only the bust of Simmons, wearing a stripped collared t-shirt and jean overalls. Simmons has white lotion covering his face with the word [VOTE] scratched on his forehead. Behind the flag on Simmons’s left, a man stands with dark sunglasses.
- Place captured
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Costume
- Freedom
- Photography
- Resistance
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Object number
- 2015.129.59
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales