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  • Pinback button which reads "Reparations.. Now!"

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
    Date
    mid 20th Century
    Medium
    metal
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 2 3/16 × 3/8 in. (5.6 × 1 cm)
    Description
    Round pin-back button featuring a black and white image of an African American man hung from a wood post and an African American woman hung by her hands from a tree branch. Black type appears above and below imagery and reads, [REPARATIONS../NOW!].
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Justice
    Lynching
    Politics
    Slavery
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.201.1.49
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd519e8292b-1393-474a-922c-82729f1697ab
  • They Shall Not Die!: Stop the Legal Lynching!: The Story of Scottsboro in Pictures

    Published by
    Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930
    Written by
    League of Struggle for Negro Rights, American, 1930 - 1935
    Illustrated by
    Refregier, Anton, Russian American, 1905 - 1979
    Date
    1932
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 9/16 x 4 15/16 in. (19.2 x 12.6 cm)
    Description
    A pamphlet printed on white paper in black ink with the words “They Shall Not Die! / Stop the Legal Lynching! / The Story of Scottsboro in Pictures” printed at the top. The image at center of the cover depicts a black man and a white man chopping down a tree labeled LYNCHING. The date, publisher and illustrator’s name are listed in the bottom left corner of the pamphlet.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Anti-Lynching Movement
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Justice
    Lynching
    Mass media
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.39
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dcfd9378-f9f0-42b4-95bc-1cfa9cd67883
  • Pinback button for N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund anti-lynching campaign

    Created by
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Subject of
    NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940
    Date
    1940s
    Medium
    metal, plastic and ink on paper
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
    Description
    A blue and white circular pinback button. The top half reads "STOP LYNCHING" in white on blue background; the lower half reads "N.A.A.C.P. / LEGAL DEFENSE FUND" in blue on a white background.
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Anti-Lynching Movement
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Hate crimes
    Law
    Lynching
    Politics
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.
    Object number
    2011.159.3.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cd945f97-57fc-4ca9-ba0c-011fd59a972a
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Old Jim Crow Has Got to Go!

    Published by
    New Age Publishers, American
    Written by
    Winston, Henry, American, 1911 - 1986
    Subject of
    Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919
    Date
    1941
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (20 x 13 cm)
    Description
    Pamphlet consisting of black and white text on yellowed paper and black margins. Illustrated on the cover a fist has punched through a barrier with labels including "personage," "lynching," "segregation," and "poll taxes."
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    American South
    Civil rights
    Lynching
    Mass media
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53d7fbf63-5680-4147-a3e3-4efa18b9339e
  • The Negro Worker Vol. 2 No. 7

    Published by
    The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937
    Edited by
    Padmore, George, Trinidadian, 1903 - 1959
    Subject of
    Communist International, 1919 - 1943
    Date
    1932
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 9/16 x 6 in. (21.7 x 15.2 cm)
    Description
    A pamphlet published by the Negro Worker. The front cover features black print on yellowed paper. At center, there is a black and white photograph of a man wearing a hat and smoking a cigarette. The interior contains thirty-two pages of text, including articles, poems, and photographs. Content includes articles about the Belgian Congo, "The Struggles of The West Indian Masses," "Lynch Chustice in America," and "How The Workers Live in Cameroon," among others. The back of the pamphlet has a depiction of a man breaking a chain and text that encourages readers to share the pamphlet with others.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Congo (Republic of), Central Africa, Africa
    Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
    Africa
    Belgium, Europe
    South Africa, Africa
    England, Europe
    British West Indies, Caribbean
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Belgian colonialism
    British colonialism
    Colonialism
    Decolonization
    International affairs
    Justice
    Labor
    Lynching
    Mass media
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.33
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55a8f5c26-8b15-4e06-bd61-6780c0d20eb5
  • Southern Women Look at Lynching

    Published by
    Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching, 1930 - 1942
    Created by
    Ames, Jessie Daniel, American, 1883 - 1972
    Date
    1937
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Description
    A pamphlet produced by the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching. The soft cover consists of black printed text on a red background. The title [SOUTHERN WOMEN LOOK AT LYNCHING] is printed in large text at the top. There are 29 pages.
    Place printed
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Anti-Lynching Movement
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Caricature and cartoons
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    Lynching
    Political organizations
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Violence
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd556b404a0-b445-4427-8f49-89467e1dac31
  • And a special fear for my loved ones

    Created by
    Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1946; printed 1989
    Medium
    ink and graphite on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image with title): 9 3/16 × 5 7/8 in. (23.3 × 14.9 cm)
    H x W (image): 8 3/8 × 5 7/8 in. (21.3 × 15 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 15 1/8 × 11 5/16 in. (38.4 × 28.7 cm)
    Description
    Black and white linocut of a hanged man. The center of the image shows a lynched man with a noose around his neck and open eyes. His is depicted lying with his limbs bent and one arm above his head. Three figures stand near the dead man, two pairs of feet standing on parts of the noose. 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
    Hate crimes
    Identity
    Lynching
    Race discrimination
    Resistance
    Violence
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
    Object number
    2017.21.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bdabf8cf-3474-4967-9450-9b707ec99f4d
  • Photograph of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Published by
    Kluttz's Studio, American
    Subject of
    Gillespie, Nease, American, 1855 - 1906
    Gillespie, John, American, 1891 - 1906
    Dillingham, Jack, American, died 1906
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    August 1906
    Medium
    silver and collodion on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 5 5/16 × 3 7/8 in. (13.5 × 9.8 cm)
    H x W x D (card): 7 13/16 × 5 13/16 × 1/16 in. (19.8 × 14.7 × 0.1 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of the lynched bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham. The bodies are at the center of the photograph, hanging from ropes by their necks. Their clothes are torn and several wounds are visible on their bodies and heads. A large tree is visible on the right side of the photograph and counter-weight bags connected to the hanging ropes are visible in the background. They are surrounded by a large group of men and several children, many of which are looking at the camera. A man on the right side of the photograph has his right hand resting on the left shoulder of one of the hanging men. The photograph is adhered to gray card stock. Printed in black text beneath the photograph is “NRSM / KLUTTZ’S STUDIO, / E. Council ST., near Court House / Salisbury, N. C.” Handwritten in graphite on the back of the photograph is “Remember / Nease Gillespie - / John Gillespie / Jack Dillingham / They murdered -the - / Lyerly Family / But they got / theirs just the / same Aug 6th 1906 / at the Salisbury / courthouse was / shure [sic] a warm / time I will never / forget - that – night.”
    Place captured
    Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    collodion prints
    Topic
    American South
    Hate crimes
    Lynching
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.13.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0f8bdd3-4623-4c1d-ac06-345bedbc10e6
  • Postcard of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham

    Published by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Gillespie, Nease, American, 1855 - 1906
    Gillespie, John, American, 1891 - 1906
    Dillingham, Jack, American, died 1906
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    August, 1906
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 5/8 × 2 15/16 in. (11.8 × 7.4 cm)
    H x W: 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.8 cm)
    Description
    Postcard with a black and white image of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham. They are at the center of the image and are hanging from ropes by their necks. Their clothes are torn and several wounds are visible on their bodies and heads. A large tree is visible on the right side of the photograph and bags connected to the same ropes they are hanging from are visible in the background. They are surrounded by a large group of men and several children, many of which are looking at the camera. A man on the right side of the photograph has his right hand resting on the left shoulder of one of the hanging men. Printed in black text beneath the image is "Nease and John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham, murderers of Lyerly / family. Lynched August 6th, 1906. Salisbury, N. C." Printed in black text on the back of the postcard is "Post Card."
    Place captured
    Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    postcards
    Topic
    American South
    Hate crimes
    Lynching
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.13.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d7636c29-ed96-47ad-baba-99b30112d6eb
  • New Age of Slavery

    Created by
    Campbell, Patrick, American
    Date
    2014
    Medium
    watercolor on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 22 1/2 × 15 1/4 in. (57.2 × 38.7 cm)
    Description
    A watercolor painting of the American flag, in which bodies are depicted hanging within the red stripes.
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    watercolors
    Topic
    Art
    Communities
    Lynching
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.99
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Patrick Campbell Art and Illustration
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57a86861d-ad9a-42e5-968e-833a28f9131c
  • Rope used to lynch Matthew Williams

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Williams, Matthew, 1908 -1931
    Owned by
    Henderson, Paul, American, 1899 - 1988
    Date
    December 1931
    Medium
    rope and oil with lead on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
    Description
    A section of rope (a) tethered to a handwritten note that is in two pieces (bc).The note, written by Paul Henderson, is composed of graphite on tan paper, in a faint hand at the top is [Lyncher's Rope]. The main text of the note starts [Rope "souvenir" which was used by Salisbury, Md. mob to hang Matthew Williams, 23-year-old citizen]. Secured to the bottom of the note with two pieces of twine, the rope has been soaked in oil and appears brown in color. The note has been folded in multiple places and worn at the folds. It has been repaired with tape at the top fold and the bottom portion, holds the rope, has come completely detached.
    Place depicted
    Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition
    Type
    ropework
    Topic
    Hate crimes
    Local and regional
    Lynching
    Race discrimination
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of The Estate of Paul S. Henderson
    Object number
    2013.50abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5529d26bb-47ff-4e7f-a6e7-7f021505b888
  • NAACP Protest Rally

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Subject of
    Malachy, Norman, American
    Brown, R. Jess, American, 1913 - 1990
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Garrett, Al, American, died 1959
    Parker, Mack Charles, American, 1936 - 1959
    Date
    May 26, 1959
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 11 Minutes
    Length (Film): 400 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of NAACP Protest Rally
    Caption
    This 16mm silent, black and white film features footage from a NAACP protest rally at the Siloam Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. The main speaker is Norman Malachy, and he recalls the events surrounding the Mack Charles Parker lynching that happened on April 25, 1959, near Poplarville, Mississippi. Mack Charles Parker was kidnapped while he was in jail on charges that he raped a white woman on February 24, 1959.
    Description
    This 16mm black and white film (a) was shot at a NAACP protest rally at the Siloam Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. The main speaker is Norman Malachy, and he recalls the events surrounding the Mack Charles Parker lynching that happened on April 25, 1959, near Poplarville, Mississippi. Mack Charles Parker was kidnapped while he was in jail on charges that he raped a white woman on February 24, 1959. When Malachy finishes speaking, R. Jess Brown asks him follow up questions at the podium. Brown appears later in the film and speaks about the murder of Al Garrett by a police officer in the Gates Ave. Police Station in Brooklyn on April 17, 1959. An unidentified minister also briefly speaks at the podium.
    The film begins with Malachy recounting the police questioning him about the events on the night of February 24, 1959, when he was riding in the same car as Parker. He recalls this story for over six minutes, and then Brown approaches the podium and asks Malachy some direct questions about how long Malachy knew Parker, as well as some follow up questions about answers he provided to the police. This exchange goes on for about 2 minutes. For most of the final minute, Brown talks about the murder of Al Garrett. While there is sound for much of the film, there are some moments when there is no sound, and other moments when the film cuts in and out abruptly. A minister begins to introduce a speaker following the exchange between Malachy and Brown. The film jumps ahead to Brown approaching the podium to speak about Al Garrett. The film cuts out while Brown is speaking.
    Place filmed
    Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Justice
    Lynching
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.103.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fda50c16-fb19-4a21-86fe-a057d76956fe
  • Photograph of the lynching of Allen Brooks in Dallas, Texas

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Brooks, Allen, American, ca. 1845 - 1910
    Date
    March 3, 1910; printed later
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
    Description
    Black and white photograph of the lynching of Allen Brooks in Dallas, Texas on March 3, 1910. The image is taken from an elevated perspective. A large crowd of people are visible in the foreground and the hanged body of Brooks is visible just above the crowd in the background. On the back of the photograph is a stamp from the Dallas Public Library.
    Place depicted
    Dallas, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Hate crimes
    Lynching
    Photography
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jacquelyn Days Serwer
    Object number
    2013.41
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd515aa247b-f44f-49ad-827c-c3fd3028cb69
  • Photograph of the lynched bodies of four men

    Created by
    Liebrecht, Dieudonné, Belgian, born 1840
    Subject of
    Williams, Jerry, American, died 1892
    Davis, George, American, died 1892
    Williams, Willie, American, died 1892
    Robertson, Albert, American, died 1892
    Date
    1892; printed ca. 1901
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. (16.2 x 11 cm)
    Caption
    These four men, Jerry Williams, George Davis, Willie Williams, and Albert Robertson, were lynched in Iverness, Florida on April 19, 1892 after being implicated in the murders of two men, identified as Paymaster Stevenson and Mail Carrier Payne, bosses at the phosphate mine where the men were employed. According to a newspaper report from the St. Paul Daily Globe, "A mob surrounded the jail, overpowered the sheriff and hanged the men to trees nearby."
    Description
    A silver gelatin print of the lynched bodies ofJerry Williams, George Davis, Willie Williams, and Albert Robertson. The bodies are pictured hanging by their necks from a tree in a wooded area; two bodies on the left side of the tree and two on the right. The photograph is matted in a light grey cardboard frame with a delicate scroll design around the edge of the photograph. An inscription on the verso, written by hand in ink, reads: ["A necktie party" in Florida (1901)].
    Place captured
    Inverness, Citrus County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Hate crimes
    Lynching
    Men
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.44
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51d614340-8e9c-444e-9d60-f1246e5831de
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    Poster for the NAACP anti-lynching campaign

    Created by
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
    Date
    1922
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 15 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (38.7 x 27.6 cm)
    Description
    An anti-lynching poster distributed by the NAACP. The poster consists of black text on brown paper. The title at the top reads [FOR THE GOOD OF AMERICA" and the text continues with headings in large text including [3436 People Lynched, 1889 to 1922] and [Is Rape the "Cause" of Lynching?]. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
    Place depicted
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Anti-Lynching Movement
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Lynching
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57a55f85b-07e9-45df-8b66-6267c9747f91
  • Maryland, My Maryland!

    Created by
    Duffy, Edmund, American, 1899 - 1962
    Subject of
    Williams, Matthew, 1908 -1931
    Date
    ca. 1931
    Medium
    lithographic ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (paper): 22 3/4 x 16 in. (57.8 x 40.6 cm)
    H x W (framed): 27 5/8 x 22 9/16 x 13/16 in. (70.2 x 57.3 x 2.1 cm)
    Description
    A lithographic print depicting the 1931 lynching of a man, Matthew Williams, in Salisbury, Maryland. Williams is hanging from a tree with a rope around his neck. He wears a bandage on his head and his body is contorted with head down, knees bent, fingers splayed and toes curled. In the background are houses and buildings, and what may be smoke from a fire rising from the lower left corner. The print is titled and signed by the artist on the front.
    Place depicted
    Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Anti-Lynching Movement
    Type
    lithographs
    Topic
    Hate crimes
    Local and regional
    Lynching
    Race discrimination
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Allen Seeber
    Object number
    2011.66
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d5c06a02-7cf6-44d2-8dfc-a173c27d4222
  • A Lynching and a Frame-Up in Tennessee

    Published by
    New Century Publishers, American
    Written by
    Minor, Robert, American, 1884 - 1952
    Date
    1946
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 5/16 x 5 1/16 in. (18.6 x 12.8 cm)
    Description
    White and pink text on a pink and white background. The interior contains ninety-five pages of text and photographs. The back of the pamphlet has an advertisement for New Century Publishers.
    Statement
    Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Lynching
    Mass media
    U.S. History, 1945-1953
    Violence
    White supremacy movements
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.92
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f3e49e06-a1dc-46c2-a135-77d1dc7affe4
  • Le Journal Illustré No. 50

    Illustrated by
    Meyer, Henri, French, 1844 - 1899
    Designed by
    Méaulle, Fortuné-Louis, French, 1844 - 1901
    Subject of
    Williams, Jerry, American, died 1892
    Davis, George, American, died 1892
    Williams, Willie, American, died 1892
    Robertson, Albert, American, died 1892
    Published by
    Le Journal illustré, French, 1864 - 1899
    Date
    December 11, 1892
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 15 5/16 x 11 3/16 in. (38.9 x 28.4 cm)
    Description
    December 11, 1892, issue of the Parisian newspaper "Le Journal Illustré." The front page features a black and white print of four (4) African American men hanging by their necks from nooses tied to a tree in the woods. The image was drawn by Henri Meyer and engraved by Fortuné Méaulle. A caption is printed under the image, in black [QUATRE NEGRES 'LYNCHES' POUR AVOIR ASSASSINÉ UN CHEF DE TRAVAUX / Dessin de Henri Meyer - Gravure de MÉAULLE - Voir l'article, page 395.] The title, [Le Journal illustré] is printed at the top, with credits and information about the paper.
    Place made
    France, Europe
    Place depicted
    Inverness, Citrus County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    American South
    Hate crimes
    Lynching
    Mass media
    Race discrimination
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.40.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5def9fff2-1541-4f2e-8ea5-32a86a39966b
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