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  • Poster for the film Right On!

    Created by
    Danska, Herbert, American, born 1927
    Subject of
    The Last Poets, American, founded 1968
    Date
    1970
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A film poster for the documentary film "Right On!", featuring the New York based spoken word group The Last Poets and directed by Herbert Danska. The poster features black type on an orange background. The title, "Right On!" is featured in the center along witht the image of a young man pointing a gun.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Communities
    Film
    Hip hop (Music)
    Identity
    Men
    Resistance
    Spoken word (Poetry)
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.21.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Herbert Danska
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c1e587b7-a1b9-45e5-944c-70bac4195b3a
  • Photograph of the Young Lords Party rally

    Photograph by
    Maristany, Hiram, American, born 1945
    Subject of
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Pablo Guzman
    Garcia, Georgie
    Flores, Herman
    Luciano, Felipe, American, born 1947
    Torres, Gabriel
    Lemus, Georgie
    Rosa, Tony
    Aponte, Carlos
    Diaz, Jose
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    July 26, 1969
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 7/8 × 18 7/8 in. (32.7 × 47.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 15 15/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.5 × 50.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of the Young Lords Rally at Tompkins Square Park in 1969. On stage from left to right are Georgie Garcia, Herman Flores, Felipe Luciano, Gabriel Torres, Unknown, Pablo “Yoruba” Guzmán, and Georgie Lemus. Unknown, Tony Rosa, Carlos Aponte, and Jose “Pi” Diaz stand from left to right in front of the stage. A large group of unidentified men and women sit in chairs below the stage. A Puerto Rican flag can be seen behind the stage.
    Place captured
    Tompkins Park, New York City, New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Communities
    Decolonization
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Resistance
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.186.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Hiram Maristany
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55947787a-439f-48fd-978b-c810880b70ea
  • The Black Scholar Vol. 4 No. 2

    Published by
    The Black Scholar, American, founded 1969
    Owned by
    Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
    Date
    1972
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    paper, ink, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 × 7 1/8 × 1/8 in. (25.4 × 18.1 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    The Black Scholar journal, volume 4, number 2 from October 1972 with a black and white illustration on the cover of prisoners rioting. The illustration is in the upper three-quarters of the cover. In the image, a man stands left of center, seen in profile with his PR side facing the viewer. Surrounding him in the foreground are seated men with fists raised. In the background in the middle and upper right is a crowd of people with arms raised. Also in the background in the upper left quadrant diagonally disappearing into the distance is a brick facade with windows. At the bottom of the image is a black band with white text [BLACK PRISONER (II)]. Above the image, at the top of the front cover in black text is the publication title [THEBLACKSCHOLAR]. In the upper right corner, above the title is the price [$1.25]. On the lower fourth of the front cover are two (2) columns of text. The column on the left reads [FEATURING ARTICLES BY:/MUHAMMAD AHMAD/RON KARENGA/JOHNNY SPAIN]. The column on the right reads [MUHAMMAD AHMAD/MARK ALLEN/MARTIN C. JONES/MARTIN H. JONES/RON KARENGA/RUCHELL MAGEE/JOHNNY SPAIN].
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    journals (periodicals)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Literature
    Mass media
    Prisons
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.201.34
    Restrictions & Rights
    © The Black World Foundation
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd521585e14-037a-4a4a-9dc9-b2c1ba40686b
  • Time Vol. 185 No. 17

    Published by
    Time Inc., American, founded 1922
    Photograph by
    Allen, Devin, American, born 1989
    Written by
    David Von Drehle, American, born 1961
    Date
    May 11, 2015
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 10 7/16 × 7 7/8 in. (26.5 × 20 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the magazine Time Vol. 185 No. 17 published on May 11, 2015 featuring the photograph 2016.98.4 by Devin Allen on the cover. The image is captioned "America, [strikethrough] 1968 [written above 1968] 2015: What Has Changed. What Hasn't." Additional photographs by Allen are included in the cover story "The Roots of a Riot: Baltimore's Eruption Follows Decades of Systemic Failure" by David Von Drehle on pages 34-39. There are sixty-four (64) interior pages. The lower left facing corner of the cover has a white rectangular printed section that is filled in with a black barcode and a mailing address printed in black ink that has been blacked out with marker.
    Place depicted
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Activism
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Mass media
    Photography
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Clarence, Mary and Robert Bryant
    Object number
    2016.176
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Time Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee2cee7c-9f6d-439a-b6e3-e0c51a47d022
  • Where Beauty Touches Me: Natural Hair Care and Beauty

    Written by
    Ferrell, Pamela, American, born 1959
    Published by
    Cornrows & Co., American, founded 1980
    Edited by
    Lattimore, Carmen
    Photograph by
    Andre Richardson Photography, American
    Date
    1993
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    ink on paper with glue
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 × 3/8 in. (28.1 × 21.8 × 0.9 cm)
    H x W x D (Open): 11 1/16 × 17 3/16 × 7/8 in. (28.1 × 43.6 × 2.3 cm)
    Description
    A first edition paperback of Where Beauty Touches Me: Natural Hair Care and Beauty Book by Pamela Ferrell with a forward written by Jacquelin Celeste Peters. The front cover is white with a tan-outlined, centrally featured, black-and-white photograph. The photograph depicts the heads and necks of five (5) women with different hairstyles. Four of the women are angled away from each corner of the image towards the center of the photograph and have their eyes closed. The fifth woman is depicted in the center of the photograph with her eyes open and staring directly at the viewer. The full title of the book is printed along the top third of the front cover in brown and tan text. Below the central image is more black and tan text that reads, [Featuring step-by-step braided and natural hair styles. / By Pam Ferrell of Cornrows & Co] followed by a trademark symbol. The back cover of the book is white with a tan outline. It features a small black-and-white image of the author in the top left corner followed by biographical information. Below the author’s information is a blurb summarizing the book’s purpose and contents. There is a white barcode sticker in the bottom right corner of the back cover. On the book spine is the title of the book and the publisher’s information in black type. The interior pages, one hundred and twenty-nine (129) in total, are white with black type with color photographs, black-and-white photographs, and black-and-white illustrations throughout.
    Place printed
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    paperback books
    Topic
    Beauty salons (Beauty shops)
    Hair
    Identity
    Resistance
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joanne Hyppolite
    Object number
    2016.37
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fb7971cc-ae4e-4192-aa84-231d4e0ac4c4
  • Homegirls & Handgrenades

    Written by
    Sanchez, Sonia, American, born 1934
    Published by
    Thunder's Mouth Press, American, 2007
    Illustrated by
    Li, Loretta
    Photograph by
    Addicks, Rich, American
    Date
    April 1988
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    ink on paper with adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 8 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 5/16 in. (21.6 × 13.7 × 0.8 cm)
    H x W x D (Open (on cradle)): 2 × 10 3/8 × 8 1/2 in. (5.1 × 26.4 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A paperback, signed, first edition, seventh printing of Homegirls & Handgrenades by Sonia Sanchez. The front cover of the book is red with a centrally-featured illustration of an encircled magenta and black floral pattern. Surrounding the circle is a darker red border. Above and below the circle is black text that reads [SONIA / SANCHEZ / homegirls / & / handgrenades]. The back cover of the book is red and features in the center a small black-and-white photograph of the author in profile view, holding her fingers to her lips. Above and below the photograph are three endorsements of Homegirls & Handgrenades and Sonia Sanchez. Along the spine is the author’s name and book title written in black text, oriented sideways, [SONIA SANCHEZ homegirls & handgrenades], and the publisher’s initials written in white text, oriented sideways, [TMP]. A handwritten inscription in black ink on the first flyleaf reads, [to Sister Barbara- / Walk Beautifully! / In love/struggle,- / Sonia Sanchez / 1990]. There are seventy-seven (77) interior pages that are white with black type and thirty-two (32) poems and prose pieces, divided into four parts.
    Place printed
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Identity
    Language
    Poetry
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1987 Sonia Sanchez. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57964b3a1-aa1e-4e37-94a6-be067a01b6fb
  • Esquire, Vol. 69, No. 4

    Published by
    Hearst Corporation, American, founded 1887
    Subject of
    Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
    Date
    1968
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 052
    Exhibition
    Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 15/16 × 13 3/4 in. (27.8 × 35 cm)
    Description
    Esquire magazine volume 69, number 4. The magazine’s cover depicts Muhammad Ali being pierced by six arrows. Text below the image reads: [The Passion of Muhammad Ali]. The magazine contains166 pages of articles, advertisements, fiction writing, and pictured essays.
    Place made
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    periodicals
    Topic
    Activism
    Athletes
    Boxing
    Mass media
    Men
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.248
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Carl Fischer/Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York.. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee808ad2-74c8-4c15-8552-67513ccf4383
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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 View
    Concourse 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
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd591fe36d9-f8c3-463c-9599-d71a955cbcaa
  • The American Negro Writer and His Roots: Selected Papers from the First Conference of Negro Writers, March, 1959

    Published by
    American Society of African Culture, American, 1956 - 1969
    Edited by
    Davis, John Aubrey Sr., American, 1912 - 2002
    Written by
    Redding, Jay Saunders, American, 1906 - 1988
    Allen, Samuel, American, 1917 - 2015
    Clarke, John Henrik, American, 1915 - 1998
    Mayfield, Julian Hudson, American, 1928 - 1984
    Davis, Arthur P., American, 1904 - 1996
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Branch, William Blackwell, American, 1927 - 2019
    Bontemps, Arnaud Wendell, American, 1902 - 1973
    Mitchell, Loften, American, 1919 - 2001
    Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
    Killens, John Oliver, American, 1916 - 1987
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Owned by
    Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
    Date
    1960
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
    Description
    A 72-page pamphlet entitled The American Negro Writer and His Roots. The cover is brown with black print and the lower left quadrant includes a yellow horizontal line motif. The title [THE AMERICAN / NEGRO WRITER / AND HIS ROOTS] is written in large text in the lower left corner. Below this, small italic left-justified text reads [Selected Papers from / the First Conference of Negro Writers / March, 1959]. The lower edge has centered black text reads [American Society of African Culture]. The pamphlet contains eleven essays by Saunders Redding, Samuel W. Allen, John Henrik Clarke, Julian Mayfield, Arthur Davis, Langston Hughes, William Branch, Arna Bontemps, Loften Mitchell, Sarah E. Wright, and John Oliver Killens. These essays are divided into five sections and it features photographs of selected authors.
    The pamphlet has no signatures or inscriptions.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Activism
    African diaspora
    Identity
    Literature
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Societies
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
    Object number
    2010.61.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Copyright 1960 by American Society of African Culture. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566e865e0-a021-4a88-beac-5bf33fe24212
  • Native Son

    Written by
    Wright, Richard, American, 1908 - 1960
    Published by
    Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
    Owned by
    O'Hara, John, American, 1905 - 1970
    Date
    1940
    Medium
    cardboard , ink on book paper
    Dimensions
    8 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (21 x 14.6 x 3.8 cm)
    Description
    At hardcover book with a dust jacket. The jacket has a green background with black print on it. At center right, a yellow and white text box with black and green print gives the title and author.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    Identity
    Law
    Literature
    Men
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Stereotypes
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.42.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1940 Richard Wright (renewed 1968 by Ellen Wright). Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53dea0ed1-81b8-4633-addb-09a343e92d4f
  • Djuka: The Bush Negros of Dutch Guiana

    Written by
    Kahn, Morton Charles, American, 1896 - 1959
    Published by
    Viking Press, founded 1925
    Date
    1931
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product), cardboard, and thread
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 7/16 × 6 × 1 5/16 in. (21.4 × 15.2 × 3.3 cm)
    Description
    A 233-page first edition hardcover book entitled Djuka the Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana. The front cover has a dark brown imprint of a close-up depiction of an African maroon from Dutch Guiana. The spine of the book has a brown decorative print with a border along the upper and lower edges. The spine reads [DJUKA / THE / BUSH / NEGROES / OF / DUTCH / GUIANA]. Beneath the title the author’s name is imprinted [ MORTON C. / KAHN]. [ VIKING ] is located just above the lower decorative print.
    The interior end leaf of the book includes a map of the continents of South America, Africa, and a small portion of North America. This entire graphic is brick-red and light yellow in color. The light yellow continent of Africa is on the right side of the map. The early twentieth century boundary lines of Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana/British Gold Coast, Togoland, Nigeria, and Cameroon are filled in with the brick red color. The Niger River and the Congo River are also noted on the map. The interior of Africa has an illustration of individuals from their necks up. They all have coffles around their necks linking them together and the group is headed towards the western coast of Africa. The left side of the end leaf shows [SOUTH AMERICA], the [WEST INDIES] and the top of Florida labelled [N / A] presumably signifying North America. South America is light yellow, but [GUIANA] is blocked out in the same brick red color as the west African countries. The interior of South America has an illustrated depiction of a group of maroons with a dwelling behind them. The [SLAVE ROUTES] between these continents are depicted with bulleted arrows. The arrow starts at western Africa and branches to Guiana, the West Indies, and North America. The tip of the arrow pointing to Guiana has the labels of [BRITISH / DUTCH / FRENCH].
    The book includes 65 photographs. Among them are benches almost identical to those of the Ashanti in West Africa, drums, carved calabash gourds used for eating, carved wooden combs, images of transportation along waterways, and other images of daily life, dress, and culture.
    There is an inscription on the page facing the title page which appears to have been written in 1999 and was for documentation purposes.
    Place depicted
    Suriname, South America
    Place printed
    New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Netherlands, Europe
    Cultural Place
    West Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    African diaspora
    Colonialism
    Communities
    Dance
    Dutch colonialism
    Foodways
    Free communities of color
    Music
    Race relations
    Religion
    Resistance
    Rural life
    Self-liberation
    Trans Atlantic slave trade
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.1.253
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5abc65ed5-e5ea-4cd5-9a49-4b53842cfa1b
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    National Anti-Slavery Standard Vol. XX, No. 19

    Created by
    National Anti-Slavery Standard, American, 1840 - 1870
    Published by
    American Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1870
    Date
    September 24, 1859
    Medium
    ink on newsprint
    Dimensions
    H x W: 26 x 18 3/4 in. (66 x 47.6 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the National Anti-Slavery Standard newspaper, Volume 20, Number 19. The newspaper is printed on off white newsprint with black ink. Printed in large ornate text on the masthead is “National Anti-Slavery Standard.” The volume number, date and whole number are printed below the title. Contact information for the American Anti-Slavery society is printed in the top left corner. The first article is a dedication to a speech by Senator Charles Sumner titled “THE RESULTS OF NEGRO EMANCIPATION.” The Edges of the newspaper are torn.
    Place printed
    Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Self-liberation
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.1.298.34
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ef76d61e-276c-44a9-ad37-65938ddc2d42
  • Liberate Puerto Rico Now!

    Created by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Columbia University, American, founded 1754
    Puerto Rican Student Union, American, 1969 - 1976
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 29 × 20 1/4 in. (73.7 × 51.4 cm)
    Title
    Poster for a Young Lords Party student conference
    Caption
    Spearheaded by the Young Lords Party and the Puerto Rican Student Union, this two-day conference included lectures and workshops about Puerto Rican independence, education, unity among Latin Americans, the military, socialism, and other topics related to empowering Puerto Ricans in the United States. The event culminated in a march to Plaza Borinquena in the South Bronx to commemorate El Grito de Lares, the first major revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico in 1868. The two-day conference was attended by 1,000 individuals.
    Description
    This poster shows a central figure silhouetted in black holding a rifle in one hand. Their other hand is raised towards the sky with a clenched fist. The figure stands on a red map of Puerto Rico. The heading on the poster reads: [LIBERATE PUERTO RICO NOW!] in red. The left side of the poster reads [THE / YOUNG / LORDS / PARTY / CALLS FOR / A / CONFERENCE / OF ALL / PUERTO / RICAN / STUDENTS] in black. The event information continues on the right side of the poster which reads [At Columbia / University / On September / 22 and 23 / 9:00 AM / to:/ ] in large black text. Smaller black text below this reads: [Establish LIBERATE / PUERTO RICO NOW / committees] A final block of black text below this reads: [Mobilize for MASS / DEMONSTRATION / at United Nations / Building on Oct. / 30 DAY of JAYUYA].
    The lower right-hand corner of the poster has a YLP circular logo marked. To the left of this mark is another mark of the address of the Ministry of information for the Young Lords Party.
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Jayuya, 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
    Decolonization
    Education
    Identity
    Politics
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Youth
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2019.28.23
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c0e6a054-8d31-4718-84e7-74c8d57659c3
  • Tribute to Malcolm X (Black Journal segment)

    Produced by
    National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
    Edited by
    Anderson, Madeline, American
    Subject of
    X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
    Dr. Shabazz, Betty, American, 1934 - 1997
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Date
    1969
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 14 Minutes
    Length (Film): 500 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of Tribute to Malcolm X (Black Journal segment)
    Caption
    This 16mm film is a short documentary made by Madeline Anderson for National Education Television's Black Journal television program to commemorate the four year anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X.
    Description
    This 16mm black and white film print is a short documentary made for the National Education Television's Black Journal television program. Editor Madeline Anderson compiled footage of Malcolm X to commemorate the four year anniversary of his assassination.
    This film opens with footage of the public attending the funeral/wake of Malcolm X, and a voice-over of a male narrator recounts the sentiments of some individuals describing what Malcolm X meant to the African American community during his life and after his assassination. Malcolm X's wife, Betty Shabazz, discusses Malcolm's early childhood roots, family, stints in foster care and boys' homes, and his struggle to stay on the straight and narrow in Boston, MA. The narrator then picks back up describing Malcolm X's biography and attitude towards race relations and integration in America. Excerpts from various television interviews with Malcolm X play. During the first interview clip, Malcolm explains why he believes integration has not been successful and cannot be successful (during that particular point in time) unless certain issues are addressed. In the second interview clip, Malcolm discusses why he was silenced by the Nation of Islam for a comment he made shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He elaborates on what he actually meant by saying that "chickens are coming home to roost" amid an unaddressed climate of hate in the United States. The third interview is with Malcolm after he returned from his pilgrimage to Mecca. American reporters ask him about his feelings on integration in America, now that he has returned from Mecca, where Muslims from all over were participating in the pilgrimage to Mecca together. Malcolm states that his feelings on integration have not changed as a result of the brotherhood he experienced during his trip Mecca. An interview with Betty Shabazz picks up again, and she further explains her late husband's beliefs concerning integration and his wish to redirect the goal of the black struggle from civil rights to human rights by internationalizing the struggle and aligning African Americans with other marginalized groups around the world. Another interview with Malcolm X plays, and he explains, in his own words, how human rights is an international issue that should be addressed by the United Nations. Footage of a civil rights demonstration plays. Malcolm X addresses students in Selma, Alabama and talks about charging the United States with human rights violations. Further, he tells a story in which he defines what he believes to be the difference in mentality between what he calls a "field negro" and a "house negro". He states that he is a "field negro" ready to fight for his freedom.
    Place filmed
    Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Black Nationalism
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    short subjects
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Black power
    Civil rights
    Film
    Funeral customs and rites
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Television
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.37.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © National Educational Television
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57efc83f7-85eb-4584-b0b4-fc285ae6a92d
  • Spring--Delightful Flower Bed

    Created by
    Alma Thomas, American, 1891 - 1978
    Date
    1967
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
    Exhibition
    Visual Art and the American Experience
    Medium
    acrylic paint on canvas
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (unframed): 36 × 36 in. (91.4 × 91.4 cm)
    H x W x D (framed): 39 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (100.3 × 100.3 × 3.8 cm)
    Description
    This is an abstract and colorful mosaic-style painting with concentric circles filling a square space with a light green background. Each circle is composed of rectangular shapes of similar color and size, but each circle varies in color and width.
    Place made
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    oil paintings
    Topic
    Art
    Local and regional
    Nature
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William J. and Brenda L. Galloway and Family
    Object number
    2015.151
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Charles Thomas Lewis
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b06433a4-e9f4-4f06-8e52-66e19141aa06
  • Poster from Women's March on Washington with "Civility Now!"

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    President Trump, Donald John, American, born 1946
    Women's March, American, founded 2017
    Date
    2017
    Medium
    poster board, markers
    Dimensions
    H x W: 20 1/8 × 15 1/16 in. (51.1 × 38.2 cm)
    Description
    Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has black and red text which reads [Civility / now!]. The lower half of the poster has three (3) heads in profile. Text to the right of the heads reads [Equality! / Stronger / together! / Inclusive!]. The other side reads [Empathy / Mr. Trump / look it / up!] in blue and red text.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Feminism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Resistance
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.85.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c902104e-5605-4981-82f4-044d47c30016
  • Poster from Women's March on Washington with “End the School to Prison Pipeline”

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
    Women's March, American, founded 2017
    Date
    2017
    Medium
    paper, markers, adhesive on Fome-Cor (TM)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 19 13/16 × 27 13/16 in. (50.3 × 70.7 cm)
    Description
    Poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. One side of the black poster has [END [blue] THE [orange] / SCHOOL [purple] / TO [brown] / PRISON [red] / PIPELINE [green, yellow, and metallic]] in various colors. On the center right is a white sticker with black text for [LESS LOCKS / MORE KEYS] and a graphic of keys. The other side has white and metallic text on a black background which reads [Revolution / is not a one / time event / -AUDRE LORDE]. There is clear tape over a central crease.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Education
    Feminism
    Local and regional
    Poetry
    Politics
    Prisons
    Resistance
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.85.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd532f3d117-c9d6-4a83-b51a-56c174f08b8f
  • Poster from Women's March on Washington with “Nasty Women Unite”

    Created by
    Thomas, Patricia Renee', America, born 1995
    Subject of
    President Trump, Donald John, American, born 1946
    Clinton, Hillary, born 1947
    Women's March, American, founded 2017
    Date
    2017
    Medium
    paint on poster board
    Dimensions
    H x W: 32 1/16 × 20 in. (81.5 × 50.8 cm)
    Description
    Hand drawn poster by Patricia Thomas from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has red and black text which reads [NASTY [red] / Women [black] / UNITE [red]]. On the reverse in the upper left corner is [If you use this sign / sent me a pic of it in / action [phone number]]. There is a post-it note on the back with black text [Patricia Thomas / Tyler School / of Art / Philadelphia / Black / Cargo Collective C[illegible] / Pat[illegible]].
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Feminism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Resistance
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.85.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5487c5eec-043e-475e-b309-fe2e3bc5b338
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    Black t-shirt printed with "Black Lives Matter"

    Manufactured by
    Gemrock, American, founded 1996
    Worn by
    Middleton, Sharon Green, American
    Date
    2015
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (flat): 29 1/2 × 36 1/4 × 3/16 in. (75 × 92 × 0.5 cm)
    Description
    A black T-shirt with white lettering on the front. The text on the shirt reads “BLACK / LIVES / MATTER.”
    Place used
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    T-shirts
    Topic
    Activism
    Communities
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Glenard and Sharon Middleton
    Object number
    2016.43.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50b2aab11-5620-4e44-ae17-3252147c3149
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    Sign from Women's March on Washington with "I Stand with..."

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    President Trump, Donald John, American, born 1946
    Clinton, Hillary, born 1947
    Women's March, American, founded 2017
    Date
    2017
    Medium
    ink and markers on corrugated board
    Dimensions
    H x W: 18 1/2 × 13 11/16 in. (47 × 34.7 cm)
    Description
    Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The front of the poster has text in blue, red, and metallic gold ink. The text reads [I STAND / with my / BLACK, / LGBT [vertical] / MUSLIM / IMMIGRANT/REFUGEE / SURVIVOR / MARGINALIZED, / FELLOW AMERICAN / SISTERS + BROTHERS]. On the back is [NASTY / W?MEN / MARCH / NEVER / TAME YOURSELF] in blue and red.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Feminism
    Identity
    Immigration
    LGBTQ
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Resistance
    Sexuality
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.85.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ea39ed89-20d7-4586-b7d8-96da260deabe

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