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Ring of the Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi fraternity with storage pouch
- Manufactured by
- Fourteen Karat Plus, Inc., American, founded 1988
- Subject of
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Date
- after 1988
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ring: gold with amethyst and diamond;
- pouch: leather with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (ring): 1 1/4 × 1 × 7/8 in. (3.2 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm)
- H x W x D (pouch): 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3/8 in. (11.4 × 8.9 × 1 cm)
- Description
- 2015.102.1.1: This is a gold ring with thick band, the Official Ring of the International President, Grand Basileus, of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The center of ring top has an amethyst rectangle with rounded edges with a gold 8-point star at the center, with each point having a small inlaid diamond, with a larger inlaid diamond at the center. Around the edge in relief gold lettering reads "GRAND BASILEUS" around the top and "OMEGA PSI PHI" along the bottom, with dots between the two phrases. On both the PL and PR side, in relief, is a depiction of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity shield; a shield with a five-point star, "O ? F]" with a genie-like lamp at the bottom, surrounded by dotted border, with two crossing swords behind, the bust of a set of armor at the top, all surrounded by a wreath. The initials “A.R." and "F.K. +10k" is etched onto the interior of the ring.
- 2015.102.1.2: A beige leather pouch, meant to hold the Grand Basileus Omega Psi Phi ring. This is a rectangular pouch with a top flap secured with a central beige plastic topped metal button. In dark red type the words "Fourteen Karat Plus, Inc." is typed on the bottom of the front, center.
- Place used
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Adornment
- Type
- signet rings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Andrew A. Ray
- Object number
- 2015.102.1.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flyer advertising a clothing drive for Zimbabwean liberation
- Created by
- Chelsea Women's Health Team, American, ca. 1977 - 1980s
- Subject of
- Zimbabwe African National Union, Zimbabwean, 1963 - 1987
- Zimbabwe African People's Union, Zimbabwean, founded 1961
- Date
- 1960-1977
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer advertises a clothing drive for Zimbabwean liberation. The flyer contains several paragraphs of text and features an illustration of African men and women raising their fists. The title reads: [SUPPORT AFRICAN LIBERATION!]. The back of the flyer contains more text and features an illustration of the African continent. The bottom of the flyer reads: [PAMBERI NE CHIMURENGA! / (ZANU's slogan FORWARD WITH THE REVOLUTION!)]. Above the slogan, handwritten text reads: [243 9336 / weds nites 7-10 PM].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Zimbabwe, Africa
- Viet Nam, Asia
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black power
- Decolonization
- Humanitarianism
- International affairs
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.45
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Flyer advertising a donation drive to help the starving children in Biafra
- Created by
- Committee to Save the Children of Biafra, American
- Date
- April 13, 1969
- 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 help starving children in Biafra. The flyer is white with black text that reads: [Give to / Help feed / the / Starving Children / of Biafra Checks / Accepted]. Between the words "help feed" and "starving children" is an illustration of 8 naked, malnourished children. [COMMITTEE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN OF BIAFRA / 520 FIFTH AVENUE / NEW YORK N.Y. 10038] is typed in the bottom left corner. The back of the flyer is blank except for the text written in the bottom left corner that reads [W 355th GEOMANY / APRIL 13, 1969 / NEW YORK CITY].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Children
- Health
- Humanitarianism
- International affairs
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pinback button supporting Keep Biafra Alive
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive, American, 1967 - 1980
- Date
- 1967-1970
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 1 9/16 × 5/16 in. (3.2 × 4 × 0.8 cm)
- Caption
- Biafra was composed of states in the eastern region of Nigeria that declared their independence in 1967 but surrendered in 1970 after a civil war and were reintegrated into Nigeria.
- Description
- A pinback button advocating for the people of Biafra. The button has a white background and black text that reads [Keep Biafra Alive]. The back of the button has a pin without a clasp.
- Place depicted
- Biafra, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Humanitarianism
- International affairs
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.136
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Poster advertising the AIDS Memorial Quilt events
- Created by
- The NAMES Project Foundation, American, founded 1987
- Subject of
- Marlon Riggs, American, 1957 - 1994
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A color poster on glossy paper advertising the AIDS Memorial Quilt event. The poster front features a close up of the eye of a needle with a piece of red thread strung through it, resting on white fabric. The thread shape resembles that of an AIDS awareness ribbon - loop at top with ends over lapping and pointing in two different directions. Black type in the top left corner reads: [THE NAMES PROJECT / AIDS MEMORIAL / QUILT. / NOT ALL BATTLES ARE FOUGHT WITH A SWORD.] Black type in the bottom right corner reads: [OCTOBER 11 - 13, 1996 / WASHINGTON, DC / NATIONAL MALL / A three-day display of the entire AIDS Memorial Quilt. / All memorial panels received by May 31, 1996 will be shown on the Mall. / Call the NAMES Project at: 415-8825500 / (The Names Project logo) / For travel information and the best hotel and airline prices, call: 1-800-926-2631]. A United Airlines logo is located in the bottom center. The entire poster is bordered by a thick black solid line. The back of the poster is blank.
- Place used
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Health
- Humanitarianism
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Local and regional
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jack Vincent in memory of Marlon Riggs
- Object number
- 2014.169.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Shirley Miller Sherrod Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Sherrod, Shirley Miller, American, born 1948
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- United States Department of Justice, American, founded 1870
- Rev. Sherrod, Charles Melvin, American, born 1937
- New Communities, American, founded 1969
- Federation of Southern Cooperatives, American
- Date
- September 15, 2011
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:43:44
- Description
- The oral history consists of twelve digital files: 2011.174.50.1a, 2011.174.50.1b, 2011.174.50.1c, 2011.174.50.1d, 2011.174.50.1e, 2011.174.50.1f, 2011.174.50.1g, 2011.174.50.1h, 2011.174.50.1i, 2011.174.50.1j, and 2011.174.50.1k, 2011.174.50.1l.
- Shirley Sherrod recalls growing up on a farm in Baker County, Georgia, her father's murder, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She remembers traveling to Washington, D. C., to protest the Justice Department, and the attacks on her husband, the Reverend Charles Sherrod, a civil rights leader in Albany, Georgia. She also discusses starting the New Communities Land Trust and working for the Federation of Southern Cooperatives and other organizations to help African American farmers.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0050
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Baker County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Humanitarianism
- Labor
- Law
- Local and regional
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.50.1a-l
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Mildred Pitts Walter Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Walter, Mildred Pitts, born 1922
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
- Walter, Earl, American, died 1965
- Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942
- Date
- March 1, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:31:20
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.59.1a, 2011.174.59.1b, 2011.174.59.1c, 2011.174.59.1d, and 2011.174.59.1e.
- Mildred Pitts Walter discusses her early life in Louisiana, attending Southern University, and moving to Los Angeles in 1944. Pitts recalls meeting Earl Walter whom she married two years later, her work with Earl who headed the Los Angeles chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) from 1951 to 1963, CORE pickets of housing developers in Los Angeles, and her work as a clerk in the LA school district while getting her teaching credentials. She also discusses her career writing over 20 books for children, her work with a national association of nurses to develop culturally sensitive training, marching in the Soviet Union for peace, her ideas about civil rights and human rights.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0059
- Place collected
- San Mateo, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Soviet Union, Europe
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Housing
- Humanitarianism
- International affairs
- Medicine
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.59.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Linda Fuller Degelmann Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Fuller Degelmann, Linda, American
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- Koinonia Farm, American, founded 1942
- Fuller, Millard Dean, American, 1935 - 2009
- Habitat for Humanity, American, founded 1976
- Freedom Riders, American, founded 1961
- Date
- May 28, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:07:51
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.89.1a, 2011.174.89.1b, 2011.174.89.1c, 2011.174.89.1d, 2011.174.89.1e, and 2011.174.89.1f.
- Linda Fuller Degelmann discusses her experiences at Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia. She and her former husband, Millard Fuller were inspired to start Habitat for Humanity. She describes her childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, and her memories of racial segregation from childhood through young adulthood when she became aware of the Freedom Rides and the Civil Rights Movement. She and Millard decided to move to Koinonia Farm in 1968, where they worked on cooperative industries, helped to establish a child development center, and built homes, which provided the seeds for Habitat for Humanity. She goes on to describe the growth of Habitat for Humanity in the United States and internationally, and she explains the religious principles of the organization as well as linking it to the Civil Rights Movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0089
- Place collected
- Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Freedom Riders
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Civil rights
- Humanitarianism
- Labor
- Religion
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.89.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Luis Zapata Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Zapata, Luis, 1944 - 2015
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- San José State University, American, founded 1857
- United Farm Workers of America, American, founded 1962
- Mississippi Freedom Labor Union, American, founded 1965
- Council of Federated Organizations, founded 1962
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Espy, Alphonso Michael "Mike", American, born 1953
- Date
- June 27, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:02:01
- Description
- The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.95.1a, 2011.174.95.1b, 2011.174.95.1c, 2011.174.95.1d, 2011.174.95.1e, and 2011.174.95.1f.
- Luis Zapata describes his childhood in Orange County, California, and how he came to join the labor movement as a college student at San Jose State University. He discusses the organizing work he did with the United Farm Workers and how he ended up moving to Cleveland, Mississippi, for four years where he organized for the Mississippi Freedom Labor Union and helped to register voters with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Zapata also discusses his later involvement in the congressional campaign of Mike Espy as well as his participation in international movements for human rights.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0095
- Place collected
- Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Orange County, California, United States, North and Central America
- San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Chicano Movement / El Movimiento
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- American West
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Humanitarianism
- Labor
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.95.1a-f
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Photograph of Frank N. D. Buchman, Jerry Palaypay, and Walter Alves dos Santos
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. Buchman, Frank N. D., American, 1878 - 1961
- Maj. Palaypay, Jerry, Filipino
- dos Santos, Walter Alves, Brazilian
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 1/2 x 9 in. (16.5 x 22.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph (a) of Moral Re-Armament founder Dr. Frank N. D. Buchman with Major Jerry Palaypay of the Phillipines (right) and Walter Alves dos Santos of the Longshoreman's Union of Brazil (left). A typewritten caption is included with this photo (b).
- Place depicted
- Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Brazil, Latin America, South America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Moral Re-Armament (MRA)
- Type
- photographs
- Topic
- Humanitarianism
- International affairs
- Labor
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
- Object number
- 2010.60.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for the U.S.-Cuba Friendshipment Committee
- Distributed by
- Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization, American, founded 1992
- Created by
- Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources, American, founded 1975
- Owned by
- Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
- Date
- after 1992
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal on plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
- Caption
- With the 1992 US blockade against Cuba, an ecumenical organization, Pastors for Peace sponsored Friendshipment caravans in the US and Canada to deliver medical supplies and other humanitarian aid to Cuba. Caravan routes extended across 140 North American cities, from Canada down to Laredo, Texas where the supplies were escorted across the border into Mexico for shipment to Cuba. This pin presumably represents the New York branch of the U.S. Cuba Friendshipment Committee effort.
- Description
- A teal pin with two red abstract human figures embracing over the silhouette of Cuba at the center. Black text along the upper curve reads [NEW YORK – CUBA FRIENDSHIPMENT COMMITTEE] and the lower curve reads [PEOPLE’S FOREIGN POLICY FOR A NEW UNDERSTANDING]. A central yellow circle with images of vehicles surrounds the abstract red human figures. The outer hand of each human figure extends beyond the yellow circle. [U.S.-CUBA] is written between the embrace in yellow block text with a white shadow. An image of Cuba in white with a yellow outline is featured between the two figures.
- The manufacture’s mark is printed on the underside of the button in black ink.
- Place depicted
- Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Hampton, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Humanitarianism
- International affairs
- Justice
- Law
- Politics (Practical)
- Travel
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
- Object number
- 2010.61.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Jubilee Singers, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Created by
- American Missionary Association, American, 1846 - 1999
- Photograph by
- Black, James Wallace, American, 1825 - 1896
- Subject of
- Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
- Date
- 1872
- Medium
- albumen, sodium chloride, silver nitrate on photographic paper and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (Mount): 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 1/16 in. (8.3 x 17.1 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white stereograph group photograph of the original Jubilee Singers from Fisk University located in Nashville, Tennessee. The object consists of double photographs of the same image taken from two slightly different perspectives. Stereographs are distinctive among other stereoscopic photographs because they are photographic prints mounted on cards, From 1856 they were produced with twin-lens cameras, creating a three dimensional effect when viewed through a stereoscope.
- Place depicted
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- albumen prints
- stereographs
- Topic
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Humanitarianism
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Religious groups
- Spirituals (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Dashiki owned by Margaret Louise Lynch Belcher
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Lynch Belcher, Margaret Louise, American, 1922 - 2002
- Date
- late 20th century
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 27 1/2 x 22 in. (69.9 x 55.9 cm)
- Description
- A dashiki with kimono sleeves owned by Margaret Belcher. The dashiki is collarless, with a v-shaped cutout at the center front neck. There are side vents reaching approximately five (5) inches up from the hem. The fabric print is designed specifically for use with this style of garment, having a very deep blue ground with colorful designs printed around the hem, sleeves, and neck in red, blue, purple, and pale green. The design consists of geometric and stylized floral elements, with the design on the neck and around the bottom mirrored vertically from the center front and center back. There are two (2) patch pockets sewn at the front waist with the printed design also mirrored. Only the edges of the neck opening are self-lined, the rest of the garment is not lined. A manufacturer's tag was previously removed from the center back interior neckline.
- Place used
- Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Movement
- Black is Beautiful
- Type
- dashikis
- Topic
- Activism
- African diaspora
- American South
- Black power
- Civil Rights
- Clothing and dress
- Communities
- Fashion
- Humanitarianism
- Identity
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kimberly Hunley
- Object number
- 2014.99
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for the People's Church / Iglesia De La Gente
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 1 cm)
- Caption
- In 1969, The Young Lords Party occupied The First Spanish Methodist Church in New York City after a minister refused the organization a space to work. The Young Lords called it the People's Church / Iglesias De la Gente to serve 3,000 community members. After eleven days police forcibly removed the activists from the church and arrested a hundred people.
- Description
- A pinback button for the People's Church / Iglesia De La Gente. The background of the button is light blue. At center there is a yellow cross with white accent behind it. A black chain is on either side of the cross. Black text around the top reads [People's Church]. black text around the bottom reads [Iglesias De La Gente]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Young Lords Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Communities
- Decolonization
- Humanitarianism
- Identity
- Multilingual communication
- Religion
- Religious groups
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.147
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Spoken Word
- Written by
- Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
- Owned by
- Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (43 × 27.8 cm)
- Description
- This is a broadside with reprints of two poems, hand signed by the author. Consisting of a long rectangular piece of cardboard with reddish brown text, it shows an image of a desk microphone at the center top margin. Next to the microphone are the words "the/ Spoken/ Word." Below the image are the words "Presented by The Camberly Collection/ January 24, 2003/ The Academy of Medicine/ Atlanta, Georgia." The two poems are presented down the center of the broadside. It is hand signed "Nikki Giovanni" in black ink at the last line of the bottom poem. Underneath the signature is the edition number, handwritten in black ink "205/400."
- Place used
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- broadsides
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
- Object number
- 2014.254.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1968, 2002 Nikki Giovanni. Permission required for use.
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Photograph of Ghanaian parilamentarians at the MRA Assembly of Nations
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Hon. Adama, B.K., Ghanaian, ca. 1920 - 2003
- Hon. Yakubu, S., Ghanaian
- Hon. Tedam, A., Ghanaian
- Hon. Hammond, Dowuona, Ghanaian
- Hon. Karbo, Abayisaa, Ghanaian
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (18.1 x 22.5 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of six members of Ghana's parliament at the Moral Re-Armament Assembly of Nations at Mackinac Island, Michigan. The group wrote a play called "The Next Phase," a story of how change sweeps a nation. The men are standing in front of a mural of world leaders. A typewritten caption is attached to the back of the photograph.
- Place depicted
- Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Moral Re-Armament (MRA)
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Topic
- Africa
- Humanitarianism
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
- Object number
- 2010.60.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of the Tolon Na presenting a carved elephant to Frank N. D. Buchman
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. Buchman, Frank N. D., American, 1878 - 1961
- Hon. Yakubu, S., Ghanaian
- Hon. Tedam, A., Ghanaian
- Hon. Hammond, Dowuona, Ghanaian
- Hon. Adama, B.K., Ghanaian, ca. 1920 - 2003
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 1/4 x 9 in. (15.9 x 22.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of the Tolon Na and the Ghanaian envoy to the Moral Re-Armament Assembly of Nations presenting Dr. Frank. N. D. Buchman with the gift of a carved elephant. A typewritten caption is attached to the back of the photograph.
- Place depicted
- Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Moral Re-Armament (MRA)
- Type
- photographs
- Topic
- Africa
- Humanitarianism
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
- Object number
- 2010.60.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photograph of Moral Re-Armament Assembly of Nations attendees
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/8 x 9 in. (18.1 x 22.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of the Moral Re-Armament Assembly of Nations attendees. Women in the foreground wear kimonos and obis - other women wear dresses. The men largely wear suits.
- Place depicted
- Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Moral Re-Armament (MRA)
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Topic
- Humanitarianism
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
- Object number
- 2010.60.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
Photograph of Moral Re-Armament Assembly of Nations attendees
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/8 x 9 in. (18.1 x 22.9 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of four unidentified attendees of the Moral Re-Armament Assemby of Nations at Mackinac Island, Michigan. Three men look on as a fourth points to a place on Australia's eastern seaboard (possibly Brisbane).
- Place depicted
- Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Moral Re-Armament (MRA)
- Type
- photographs
- Topic
- Humanitarianism
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
- Object number
- 2010.60.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
-
Chromogenic print of Frances Albrier with two unidentified women
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Albrier, Frances M., American, 1898 - 1987
- Date
- 1954; printed October 1957
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm)
- Description
- A color photograph of Frances Albrier flanked by two unidentified women. The three women stand on a street in front of a hedge of trees.
- Place depicted
- Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Moral Re-Armament (MRA)
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Topic
- Humanitarianism
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
- Object number
- 2010.60.30
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain