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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
- 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
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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 ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.44
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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
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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
- 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
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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 ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.40.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain