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Portrait of Maggie and Lillie Haynes, Josephine Irvin, and Deloris Johnson
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Haynes, Maggie Pearl, American
- Haynes, Lillie Pearl, American
- Irvin, Josephine, American
- Johnson, Deloris, American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 13/16 × 9 3/4 in. (19.8 × 24.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 1/2 × 16 3/4 in. (36.8 × 42.5 cm)
- H x W (Frame): 17 9/16 × 19 13/16 in. (44.6 × 50.3 cm)
- Caption
- Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
- Description
- A black and white photograph (from left to right) of Maggie Pearl Haynes, Josephine Irvin, Deloris Johnson, and Lillie Pearl Haynes. The girls are seated on a wicker couch with a patterned blanket on the seat. Each girl is barefoot and has her proper right leg crossed over her proper left leg. The photograph is inside a frame. The back of the frame has several inscriptions about the subject of the photograph, the photographer, and numbers. A label on the back of the frame reads: [Cheerleaders plus 2 younger sisters / First year of Integration of Mississippi School]. Metal hooks and picture wire are attached to the back of the frame.
- Place depicted
- Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- Communities
- Education
- Families
- Photography
- Segregation
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
- Object number
- 2018.21.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
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The Nation's Prayer Call Vol. 2 No. 4
- Created by
- Zion Baptist Church, American, founded 1842
- Date
- 1956-1957
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 1/8 × 9 1/16 in. (30.8 × 23 cm)
- Description
- Newsletter of “The Nation’s Prayer Call” from the Zion Baptist Church. The newsletter has two pages total with black printed text on both sides. The paper is yellowed and creased. The header of the front cover begins with [THE NATION’S PRAYER CALL / PRAYER-FELLOWSHIP-SERVICE] with a quote from the biblical Book of Chronicles. The front page article is titled [Will Baptists Vote Against Integration?] A second article about the Baptist World Alliance with an image of Dr. Arnold T. Ohrn is on the right. Articles by Benjamin E. Mays and L. V. Booth and an invocation for a NAACP meeting are included in the newsletter. The reverse has additional prayers, articles, and an advertisement for careful driving by the National Prayer League.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- newsletters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.10a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Segregationists Parked on Highway 80, Selma to Montgomery March
- Photograph by
- Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2753pixels × 4791pixels
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of a parked car on the grass next to the road. The car has painted text along the side stating [VETERANS OF OXFORD!!], [YANKEE TRASH / GO HOME], and [MERIDIAN MISS. HATES NIGGERS!]. A confederate flag can be seen flying on the antennae of the car. Four men stand on the grass in front of the parked car.
- Place captured
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Object number
- 2015.129.56
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
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Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun with insert essay ‘Sweet Lorraine'
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Written by
- Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Edited by
- Ross, Blake
- Subject of
- Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
- Leon, Kenny, American, born 1956
- Washington, Denzel, American, born 1954
- Richardson Jackson, LaTanya, American, born 1949
- Okonedo, Sophie, British, born 1968
- Ethel Barrymore Theatre, American, founded 1928
- Date
- April 2014
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2015.64.14.1 Closed): 8 9/16 × 5 3/8 × 3/16 in. (21.7 × 13.7 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2015.64.14.1 Open): 8 9/16 × 10 3/8 × 7/8 in. (21.7 × 26.3 × 2.2 cm)
- H x W x D (2015.64.14.2 Closed): 9 × 4 1/4 (22.8 × 10.8 × 0.1 cm)
- H x W x D (2015.64.14.2 Open): 9 × 12 5/8 × 1 in. (22.8 × 32 × 2.5 cm)
- L x W (2015.64.14.3): 9 1/16 × 4 1/16 in. (23 × 10.3 cm)
- Description
- Playbill magazine (2015.61.14.1), April 2014, featuring the play, "A Raisin in the Sun" written by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Kenny Leon, starring Denzel Washington, LaTanya Richardson, and Sophie Okonedo, and performed at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, New York 2014. The top third of the cover is the masthead, a yellow rectangular field with black type with the magazine's title, [PLAYBILL ®] above the text [ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATER]. Below the masthead and outlined with a Kente cloth border, is a black-and-white image tinted blue of a young boy on a street. The boy walks past a row of receding buildings seen in the upper right quadrant to the upper left. The boy is pictured on the right side near the lower corner. He holds something to his mouth in his proper left hand and holds books under his proper right arm. Behind him, centered in the image, is a woman wearing a long coat, carrying an umbrella on her proper left arm. Overlaying the image is a narrow, a Kente cloth outline of a circle. In the lower third of the image, justified on the left side, is orange text with the title of the play, which is also the main coverline, [a RAISIN / in the SUN]. Below the image at the bottom is a small yellow rectangle with a website in black text. The back cover features an ad for Gucci cologne. The magazine has fifty-two (52) pages.
- A tri-folded pamphlet of the essay "Sweet Lorraine" (2015.61.14.2) about Lorraine Hansberry, written by James Baldwin. Printed on semi-gloss paper, the pamphlet is navy blue with stylized, Kente cloth borders throughout. On the front in the upper right corner is a circular, black-and-white image of Lorraine Hansberry. Overlapping the image is white block text [SWEET / LORRAINE]. Below the title is the byline in orange text, [BY JAMES BALDWIN] followed by a line of white text that reads [THAT'S THEY WAY I ALWAYS FELT ABOUT YOU, AND SO / I WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR CALLING HER THAT NOW.]. Below the text and byline is the beginning of Baldwin's essay in white text. The inside of the pamphlet the essay continues and features four (4) circular black and white images of cityscapes. In the lower left corner of the back page is an additional black-and-white image of Hansberry. Above and around the image are the final paragraphs of the essay.
- A narrow cell phone reminder flyer (2015.61.14.3) with navy blue background with a narrow, stylized Kente cloth border, printed on glossy paper. Covering the whole of flyer is block text of varying sizes. The text is in orange and white, justified on the right side and reads [DEAR FRIENDS, / PLEASE / PROTECT YOUR / OWN GOOD TIME / AND THAT OF YOUR / NEIGHBOR BY / TURNING / OFF YOUR / CELL/ PHONE / NOW. / THANK YOU.]. The reverse is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- Topic
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Domestic life
- Drama (Theatre)
- Families
- Poverty
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Segregation
- Theatre companies
- Tragedy (Theatre)
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
- Object number
- 2015.64.14.1-.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Hostile Residents
- Photograph by
- Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3888pixels × 5706pixels
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of a man and a woman making faces out of a brick building window. The woman on the left has her hand spread in front of her nose. The man has his hand closed with his thumb on his nose. The bottom of the window has a floral and vine design with a crest in the middle.
- Place captured
- Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Object number
- 2015.129.86
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
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John Jacob Oliver Oral History Interview
- Created by
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Recorded by
- Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
- Interview of
- Oliver, John Jacob, American, born 1945
- Interviewed by
- Navies, Kelly Elaine, American
- Subject of
- The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
- Fisk University, American, founded 1866
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County, American, founded 1966
- Columbia Law School, American, founded 1858
- Date
- 1945-2017
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration (2016.129.19.1a): 108.2 minutes
- Duration (2016.129.19.2a): 107.9 minutes
- Description
- The oral history consists of 2016.129.19.1a and 2016.129.19.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
- 169.00092 GB
- John Jacob Oliver was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Oliver worked for the AFRO-American newspaper, which donated a printing press to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- In this oral history interview John Jacob Oliver gives a narrative of what it was like to grow-up in the Murphy family, which has published the AFRO-American newspaper since 1892. He discusses his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he personally integrated John E. Howard elementary school in the 6th grade. Oliver talks about his educational journey, which included a short stint at the University of Maryland, before deciding to transfer to the HBCU Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and his later studies for a law degree from Columbia University. He recounts his work as a lawyer, before returning to the family business at the AFRO-American. His story includes his role in instituting modern technology at the AFRO.
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- Place collected
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Collection Donor Oral History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Business
- Communities
- Education
- Families
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Law
- Mass media
- Museums
- Segregation
- Technology
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.129.19.1a-.2a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
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Photograph of Chase County High School (Kansas) baseball team
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Chase County Junior/Senior High School, American
- Small, Edward, American, 1887 - unknown
- Horner, Oliver Howard, 1888 - 1939
- Date
- ca. 1907
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on mounting board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Mounted): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
- H x W (Image): 7 3/4 × 9 11/16 in. (19.7 × 24.6 cm)
- Description
- A black and white team photograph of baseball players from Chase County High School in Kansas. There are three (3) rows of boys. The two (2) boys in the front row center are sitting cross-legged and the two (2) boys on the sides are lying on their sides, with their legs facing out. They have their outer arms resting on their legs and their inner arms are on the floor, propping them up. The front row contains the only African American player. He is second from the proper left side and is holding a baseball in his hands. The other sitting player to his right has a catcher's mask in front of him. There are two baseballs in the shape of an "X" on the ground in front of them.
- The middle row contains five (5) players kneeling on the ground. The player on the far proper right has his hands on his hips, the player in the middle has his hands in front of him, and the player on the far proper left has his arms on his side.
- The back row contains four (4) people standing. The boy second from the proper right side is also a player on the team. The other three (3) boys are wearing suits. They are wearing neck ties, except for the boy on the proper right side, who is wearing a bow tie. They are standing in front of a backdrop. The backdrop, which has an unidentifiable image on it, is placed in front of a paneled wall. The boy second from the proper left is Oliver Howard Horner.
- All of the players are wearing the same uniforms. The button down shirts have collars and have sleeves that end around the elbows. The shirts have letters across the chest. A "C." on the proper right side, a "C." in the center, and a "H.S." on the proper left side. The boys are wearing quilted pants with belts and black and white striped baseball socks. Several of the players are also wearing their baseball gloves. Many of the players are wearing white long sleeve shirts under their uniform shirts.
- The photograph is dry mounted on a black board. The bottom proper right corner of the board is missing. There are several areas where the black part of the board has peeled off. The back of the board is grey. There are no markings on the back. In several areas on the sides and corners the grey has peel off a bit.
- Place captured
- Cottonwood Falls, Chase County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American West
- Athletes
- Baseball
- Education
- Photography
- Race relations
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tyson D. Arnold
- Object number
- 2015.94.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Token for membership in the Ku Klux Klan
- Issued by
- Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- brass
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
- Description
- A round, brass token stamped with [MEMBER / KKK / IN / GOOD STANDING]. The letters "KKK" are punched out entirely and appear prominently at center, with "MEMBER" above and "IN GOOD STANDING" below in engraved text. The back of the token is blank.
- 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 used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- tokens
- Topic
- American South
- Fraternal organizations
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1945-1953
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- White supremacy movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- Object number
- 2017.64
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Wooden clapper from the Cotton Club promoting Ethel Waters
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
- Date
- ca. 1933
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Medium
- ink on wood with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 × 8 1/2 × 7/8 in. (5.1 × 21.6 × 2.2 cm)
- Description
- This is a wood clapper instrument with black etched type on front and back. Consisting of three pieces of wood, two small rectangles are attached via thin metal strips to the large paddle-shaped base, one on each side. There is black type on both small wooden rectangles. The type on one side of the clapper reads, "The Cotton Club/ Aristocrat of Harlem/ Lenox Ave. & 142nd St. / Phone Bradhurst 2-7767-1687." On reverse side type reads, "Hear/ Ethel Waters/ Sing/ Stormy Weather/ Geo. Dewey Washington." There is a decorative border in black ink around both rectangles. There is text on the reverse side at one end of the rectangle that reads "National Bo [illegible] Co. / [illegible] west 64th [illegible]."
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- noisemakers
- Topic
- Actors
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Nightlife
- Popular music
- Segregation
- Singers (Musicians)
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dwandalyn R. Reece in memory of Pauline Watkins Reece
- Object number
- 2015.45.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Correspondence between Henrietta Bell Wells and Alma
- Written by
- Wells, Henrietta Bell, American, 1912 - 2008
- Date
- April 2, 2003
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal (binder clip)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 1/16 × 8 5/8 × 3/8 in. (28.1 × 21.9 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A packet of photocopied pages of a correspondence between Henrietta Bell Wells (author) to Alma (recipient), answering her questions. The pages are white with black text, totaling 18 pages (16 handwritten, 2 typed). The back of the pages are blank. The beginning of the letter reads [Dear Alma, / I received your letter yesterday with your list / of questions regarding my experiences in the South / during Segregation, civil rights activities in 1995-1965, / and desegregation, which unfortunately we still have / with us. I will be as brief as I can, as honest / as I can be, and if you need more information; / please telephone me. I am answering your questions / as they are asked. I wish you success in your paper. / Love, Henrietta Bell Wells], with address and date [April 2, 2003] in the top right corner. The last two pages (typed) are from Alma to Henrietta, containing the questions she asked.
- Place made
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- correspondence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Edward L. Cox
- Object number
- 2015.43.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Scorecard from Bobby Jones Golf Course
- Distributed by
- Bobby Jones Golf Course, American, founded 1932
- Subject of
- City of Atlanta Department of Parks & Recreation, American, founded 1858
- Wilson, Billy, British
- Date
- ca. 1956
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 052
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 1/8 × 8 3/4 in. (13 × 22.2 cm)
- Caption
- Billy Wilson was the Professional Manager of the Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1933 until 1963. Atlanta’s Municipal Code prohibited African Americans from using public parks and recreational sites by law. Wilson had denied access to the Bobby Jones Golf Course to Tup Holmes, Hamilton M. Holmes, Oliver Holmes, and Charles Bell based on this municipal code. Wilson explained, “It would violate the city ordinance to allow Negroes to use the golf course because it is designated for whites.” In 1955, Tup Holmes's case Holmes v. Atlanta, the case that desegregated public golf, went all the way to the Supreme Court, where in 1955 the Court ruled favor of Holmes.
- Description
- A scorecard for the Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia. The scorecard folds into thirds, forming a small pamphlet. It is printed on white paper with color images, illustrations, and black text. On the front panel of the scorecard is the name of the course, manager’s name and telephone number printed near the top, in a white box with black text that reads [CITY OF ATLANTA / PARKS & RECREATION DEPT. / BOBBY JONES / golf course / Billy Wilson, Professional / Phone CE. 3-9172] against an image of a golf green, trees, lake, and a sand trap. The back two panels of the scorecard pamphlet is a yellow, illustrated map of the golf course. The left interior panel has two lists of rules with the titles, [LOCAL RULES] and [GOLF RULES AND ETIQUETTE]. The center and right interior panels of the pamphlet is the scorecard laid out in a grid. The top row of the grid identifies the hole numbers, the yards are listed across the second row, par across the third row, and strokes across the fourth row. Handicap and net scores are column headers of the left two columns and the bottom two rows are to record won and lost. There are no marks on the front, back or interior pages of the scorecard.
- Place used
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carl Seldon
- Object number
- 2016.34.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Army and Navy Diary Including French-English Words
- Written by
- Plummer, Roy Underwood, American, 1896 - 1966
- Published by
- Stanton and Van Vliet Co., American, ca. 1905 - ca. 1927
- Date
- 1917-1919
- Medium
- cloth , ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 5 9/16 × 3 11/16 × 11/16 in. (14.1 × 9.4 × 1.7 cm)
- Title
- WWI diary of Roy Underwood Plummer
- Description
- World War I diary of Roy Underwood Plummer. The hardback book has a green cloth cover with black lettering that reads [ARMY AND NAVY / DIARY / FRENCH-ENGLISH WORDS / AUTOGRAPHS OF COMRADES]. The first page bears a handwritten inscription that reads [Roy Underwood Plummer / With Best Wishes / From / Your Sincere Friend / Albert L. Boddy / Xmas 1917.] At the front of the diary is an English-French Vocabulary section. This is followed by pages for Addresses of Home Friends and Autographs of Comrades. Plummer's first entry was made on December 15, 1917, and his final entry on June 5, 1919. The final entry reads [Honorably discharged. / Buy ticket for Washington, D.C., arriving / there early the / morning of the 6th.] The diary entries discuss several topics including Plummer’s insights on relations between US and French soldiers and citizens, segregation, the 1918 flu epidemic, weather conditions, food and places that he visited, African American companies and their bands that provided entertainment, German prisoners of war, the study of French language by African American soldiers, and the racial conflict between U.S. servicemen.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- diaries
- Topic
- Band (Music)
- International affairs
- Language
- Medicine
- Men
- Race relations
- Segregation
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the family of Robert L. Plummer, Sr.
- Object number
- 2019.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Lunch counter stool from Greensboro, North Carolina sit-ins
- Manufactured by
- Chicago Hardware Foundry Co., American, founded 1900
- Used by
- F. W. Woolworth Company, American, 1879 - 1997
- Date
- 1939-1960
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- metal, wood, latex
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 23 1/2 × 15 × 15 in. (59.7 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
- Description
- A salmon colored lunch counter stool from the F. W. Woolworth department store in Greensboro, North Carolina. The back rest and frame of the seat are chrome plated metal. The back rest is made of a middle rail with two spindles attached to a top rail that curves to connect to the chair seat. The seat has a plywood bottom and is attached to an iron tube. The iron tube and chair have been inserted into a reproduction metal base. A manufacturer’s tag is stapled to the bottom of the seat.
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- counter stools
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, Greensboro, NC
- Object number
- 2015.226.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Sign from segregated railroad station
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 1930s
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- metal with paint
- Dimensions
- Overall with Weight (H X W X D): 57 7/8 × 19 3/4 × 23 1/8 in., 66 lb. (147 × 50.2 × 58.7 cm, 29.9 kg)
- Description
- A metal double-sided black railroad sign that reads: [WAITING ROOM / FOR WHITES / ONLY / BY ORDER OF / POLICE DEPT.] in white paint. The writing is on a framed square plaque at the top of the sign. The sign post is round and has metal work at the top where the plaque meets the post and that the bottom where the post meets the base. The base is round. There is orange paint that is visible in spots where the black paint has peeled. There is also rust on the bottom of the base.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- signage
- Topic
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Class of 1892 Oberlin Academy Preparatory School
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Oberlin Academy, American, 1833 - 1916
- Dyson, Eva M., American, 1873 - 1958
- Date
- 1892
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Mounted): 9 15/16 × 11 15/16 in. (25.2 × 30.3 cm)
- H x W (Image): 6 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (17.5 × 24.8 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the Oberlin Academy Preparatory School Class of 1892. There are three (3) rows of students. The first row is one (1) girl in a white dress. Her hair is pulled back and she has curls in the front. She appears to be kneeling on the ground.
- The middle row contains four (4) girls in white dresses. They are sitting down. The girl on the far proper right side has her hair pulled back with curls in the front. The girl to her left has curly hair which is also pulled back. The two girls to her left do not have curls, but their hair is pulled back with a bow.
- The back row contains six (6) students. Three girls in white dresses and three boys in black suits. The boy in the middle is also wearing a black tie. There are two (2) girls on the proper right side. They have their hair pulled back with curls in the front. Eva Dyson is the female student on the proper left side. Her hair is pulled back as well. The boy to her right is wearing glasses.
- The photo was taken in an interior setting. A rug, a chair, and some plants can be seen. All of the students are holding what appears to be a diploma in their hands. The photograph is mounted on a black board. The board appears to be marbled because of age and some of the corners are torn.
- The image appears to have yellowed with age.
- There are some spots on the back of the board. There is also a diagonal white label on the proper left side of the board. It reads [1892 Graduation/10.- DC] in pencil.
- Place captured
- Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Christie Hammel
- Object number
- 2015.86
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Oral History Interview
- Created by
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Recorded by
- Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
- Interview of
- Maj. Gen. Bolden, Charles F. Jr., American, born 1946
- Interviewed by
- Nichols, Elaine, American
- Subject of
- United States Naval Academy, American, founded 1845
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American, founded 1958
- President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Date
- July 20, 2016
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration (2016.129.1.1a): 67.1 minutes
- Duration (2016.129.1.2a): 65.8 minutes
- Description
- The oral history consists of 2016.129.1.1a and 2016.129.1.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
- 101.27344 GB
- Major General Charles F. Bolden was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. General Bolden donated some of his personal belongings, including uniforms, supplies, and photographs, to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- In this oral history interview, General Charles Bolden describes his childhood in Columbia, SC, where he grew up in an environment that was educationally and culturally stimulating, despite the strict legal segregation that existed. He discusses his early interest in science and how he became determined to attend the Naval Academy while still a teen. He describes how he overcame many obstacles that were the result of racial discrimination to achieve his dreams and eventually become a Major General, astronaut, and the Administrator of NASA (appointed by President Barack Obama).
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Collection Donor Oral History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Military
- Museums
- Race discrimination
- Science
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.129.1.1a-.2a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
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Embosser used by Claflin University
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Claflin University, American, founded 1869
- Date
- 1870-1900
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- paint, cast iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (17.5 × 16.5 × 5.4 cm)
- Description
- A hand-operated embossing machine used by Claflin University. The exterior is painted black, with paint chipping away throughout surface. The embosser stands flat on a beveled base that is curved on two opposing sides, each containing a hole through the base at the end. The mechanism has a long, rounded lever, with a silver plated top on the end, hinged at the body of the embosser on the opposite side, with a spring element underneath, and is used to push the cylinder element into whatever material will be embossed. Below the cylindrical element, there is a two-tiered base, the bottom being circular with relief type (illegible) on the top, the other sitting on the top curved with straight ends in an oblong shape. There is a slit for the material being embossed to slide into between the pedestal and the cylinder. The main body of embosser has a relief 5-point star, painted red, with gold lines coming off of it, on both sides.
- Place used
- Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
- Type
- tools
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1865-1921
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Claflin University
- Object number
- 2016.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Flier for "Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom" meeting at Enon Baptist Church
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Enon Baptist Church, American, founded ca. 1889
- Rev. Kilgore, Thomas, American, 1913 - 1998
- Dr. Licorish, David Nathaniel, Barbadian American, 1904 - 1999
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/8 × 8 in. (33.3 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Flier for a meeting in Baltimore for the “Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom.” The yellowed flier has black printed text. The top of the flier reads [ON TO WASHINGTON - / JOIN THE / PRAYER PILGRIMAGE FOR FREEDOM / to WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 17th, 1957]. Larger text below a line break reads [MASS MEETING / Tuesday, May 14, - 8 p.m.]. The location for the meeting is listed as Enon Baptist Church where attendees will [Hear the National Director, Dr. Thomas Kilgore Jr. / of New York City and Dr. David Licorish.] There is contact information for Rev. Luke G. Reynolds and Rev. Theodore Jackson. There are four (4) churches listed at the bottom where busses will depart for Washington, D.C. The round trip fare is $1.25. Printer information for [Wells Printers, 601-03 Dolphin Street, VErnon [sic]] is in small text at the bottom. The back is blank.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Communication
- Freedom
- Religious groups
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
- Object number
- 2017.14.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Segregationist Taunting Marchers, Selma to Montgomery March
- Photograph by
- Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3898pixels × 5989pixels
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of a man holding up a confederate flag. The man is featured in the left of the image. The photograph is taken from behind and his face is in profile. He is standing on a grass lawn next to a road where people are marching. Many of those in the background have cameras around their necks and two are shown taking a photograph of the man holding the confederate flag. Telephone poles and trees appear in the background of the marchers.
- Place captured
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Selma to Montgomery Marches
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- Race relations
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Object number
- 2015.129.57
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
-
Montford Point Marines Congressional Gold Medal
- Commissioned by
- United States Congress, American, founded 1789
- Created by
- United States Mint, American, founded 1792
- Subject of
- 51st Marine Defense Battalion, American, founded 1942
- 52nd Marine Defense Battalion, American, founded 1943
- Date
- 2011
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 053
- Medium
- Medal: gold;
- Sleeve: velvet;
- Box: cherry wood, velvet
- Dimensions
- Diameter (medal): 3 × 3/16 in. (7.6 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (velvet case for medal): 3 7/8 × 5 × 3/16 in. (9.8 × 12.7 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (wooden case for medal): 3 × 6 1/8 × 5 in. (7.6 × 15.6 × 12.7 cm)
- Description
- Congressional gold medal in honor of Montford Point Marines has a relief on its obverse featuring three Marines on the left and three in the forefront with rifles. Text following apex of the medal's arc reads [MONTFORD POINT MARINES / 1942-1949]. On verso is a relief of a troop in formation with a tower in the background on the right; the text reads: [FOR / OUTSTANDING / PERSEVERANCE / and COURAGE / that INSPIRED / SOCIAL CHANGE / in the/MARINE CORPS / 2011 ACT OF CONGRESS].
- A rectangular velvet sleeve encases the gold medal; a small tab at the top of the sleeve assists the medal's removal from the box.
- The storage container is a cherry wood box with a brass hinged lid and push-release button on the front center which opens it. The lid has the gold embossed logo of the U.S. Treasury encircled with text which reads [Treasury / United States Mint] and [United States Mint] is in calligraphic script beneath the logo.
- Place depicted
- Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- medals
- Topic
- Military
- Montford Point Marines
- Segregation
- World War II
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.237ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions