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  • Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Written by
    Hurston, Zora Neale, American, 1891 - 1960
    Published by
    J. B. Lippincott & Co., American, 1836 - 1978
    Date
    1937
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    Medium
    ink on paper with cloth, cardboard, metallic paper and acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed): 8 1/4 × 5 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (21 × 14.3 × 3.8 cm)
    Description
    A signed, first edition hardcover book with dust jacket and a clear, protective plastic cover. The book takes place in early twentieth century Florida. The book recounts the life story of the protagonist, Janie Crawford, a young woman born during the Reconstructionist Era. The dust jacket is gold with central, black and white illustration featuring a male God-like figure in against a stormy sky. The figure is throwing down gold-colored lightening and thunderbolts to the flooded land below. In the lower left corner of the image is a small grouping of trees blowing in the storm. Along the bottom of the illustration, roofs of structures can be seen just above the water. The image is bordered in black. Above and below the illustration on the front cover is text in black. At the top [THEIR EYES/WERE WATCHING GOD/A NOVEL]. Along the bottom [ZORA N· HURSTON]. The black text along the top of the white, back cover of the dust jacket reads: [Some Reviews / OF ZORA NEALE HURSTON’S PREVIOUS BOOK / “Mules and Men”], followed by five book review blurbs. The book has an orange cloth binding. The exterior spine is embossed with black text across the top and bottom of the spine. The text at the top of the spine reads [Their eyes / were / watching / God] above a black circle with a black dot in the center and [Hurston]. The name of the publishers [Lippincott] is embossed in black lettering across the bottom of the spine. The title of the book has been embossed on the front of the book in black lettering [Their eyes were / watching God / Zora Neale Hurston] just below seven black circles with black dots in the circles centers. The inside front cover is inscribed with red ink by the author [To/Miss Ruby Mc Knight/Using stars like stair-/steps -/Zora Neale Hurston]. The book is twenty chapters and two hundred and eighty-six pages long.
    Place printed
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Eau Gallie, Brevard County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Eatonville, Orange County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Florida, United States, The Everglades, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
    Type
    hardcover books
    Topic
    American South
    Caricature and cartoons
    Language
    Literature
    Rural life
    Segregation
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.315ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52bc7f66a-781a-4234-997b-ff836efdf860
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    Go Pullman

    Created by
    Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1981
    Date
    n.d.
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 7/8 x 8 in. (22.5 x 20.3 cm)
    Description
    Color illustrated promotional booklet titled "Go Pullman" issued by The Pullman Company. Inside the booklet is a complete and detailed list of services and conveniences supplied by Pullman that offers travel at "fine hotel" standards. Also inside is a detailed list of accommodations that will best fit your travelling needs such as double bedrooms, bedroom suites, compartments, drawing rooms, duplex single-rooms, roomettes, sections, upper berth, lower berth, men's and women's dressing rooms and the slumbercoach.
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    promotional materials
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Labor
    Pullman Porters
    Segregation
    Transportation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.75.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fa298836-93b5-453d-94b0-b61d651caaf9
  • Agreement between The Pullman Company and Porters, Attendants, Maids and Bus Boys in the Service of the Pullman Company in the United States of American and Canada Represented by the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

    Created by
    Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1981
    Subject of
    Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, American, 1925 - 1978
    Date
    January 1, 1953
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    5 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1/4 in. (14.6 x 8.9 x 0.6 cm)
    Description
    Small booklet with a brown paper cover outlining an agreement between the Pullman Company and those employees represented by the Brothernood of Sleeping Car Porters. This agreement was revised and made effective January 1, 1953. On the front cover written in pencil at the top is: "A.B. [Harris?]".
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    booklets
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Labor
    Pullman Porters
    Segregation
    Transportation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.75.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c545b0a2-53bd-46e3-9da4-8f07211d42e4
  • Instructions to Porters, Attendants, and Busboys

    Commissioned by
    Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1981
    Subject of
    Harris, A. B., American
    Date
    August 1, 1952
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    leather, ink on paper
    Dimensions
    6 3/4 x 4 x 1/2 in. (17.1 x 10.2 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Black leather-bound instructions manual created by the Pullman Company for its Porters, Attendants and Busboys dated August 1, 1952. At the left corner in silver ink is a small box with the title inside. On the front free endpaper is a fill-in name plate that states in black ink: "A.B. Harris Porter St.Louis".
    Place used
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    manuals
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Labor
    Pullman Porters
    Segregation
    Transportation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.75.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b798c84-cbfc-45f2-986e-6719c5d126c6
  • The Negro a Beast, or, In the Image of God?

    Written by
    Prof. Carroll, Charles, American
    Published by
    American Book and Bible House, American
    Date
    1900
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    paper (fiber product) with cardboard and cloth
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 × 6 × 1 5/16 in. (21.6 × 15.2 × 3.3 cm)
    Description
    A hardcover paper book titled: [The Negro A Beast or In The Image of God]. The book's cover is red with black writing for the title and a caricatured depiction of an African American. The interior pages, 382 in total, consist of off-white paper and black type.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language 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 racism.
    Place printed
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    books
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Race discrimination
    Segregation
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54fd8e6ba-1cab-4dbf-9b98-4d76eb759e6b
  • My reward has been bars between me and the rest of the land

    Created by
    Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1947; printed 1989
    Medium
    ink and graphite on paper
    Description
    Black and white linocut of a woman behind a barbed wire fence with a wooden post. The woman is in the center of the image with her head and shoulders visible. 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
    Identity
    Resistance
    Segregation
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
    Object number
    2017.21.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c69af545-dd04-4439-a147-5cd22156aa86
  • I have special reservations

    Created by
    Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1946; printed 1989
    Medium
    ink and graphite on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image with title): 6 3/4 × 6 3/8 in. (17.1 × 16.2 cm)
    H x W (image): 6 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (16.2 × 16.2 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 12 5/16 × 10 1/8 in. (31.3 × 25.7 cm)
    Description
    Black and white linocut of passengers on a bus. The first bus seat in the foreground has a [COLORED ONLY] sign at the top. There are four unidentified women seated behind this sign. The central woman in front is wearing a textured jacket. 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
    Identity
    Race discrimination
    Resistance
    Segregation
    Transportation
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
    Object number
    2017.21.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd555738b30-3fab-4b7f-9069-d7c4600410d9
  • Indoor Portrait of a Couple Sitting, Eula Parham

    Photograph by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    Indoor Portrait of a Couple Sitting, Eula Parham
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    negatives
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Photography
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.69.21.17.B
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd598df8d77-737f-4017-9c1b-8795751bacb9
  • Outdoor Photo of a Woman Standing Holding Books in her Arms, Rosie Lee Cory

    Created by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    Outdoor Photo of a Woman Standing Holding Books in her Arms, Rosie Lee Cory
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    negatives
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Photography
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.69.21.56.D
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e0f529e9-5328-4fc0-8b24-0d97d5139f00
  • Studio Portrait of a Woman Sitting and a Child Sitting on a Sofa, Diptych

    Photograph by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 x 5 in (10.2 x 12.7 cm)
    Description
    Studio Portrait of a Woman Sitting and a Child Sitting on a Sofa, Diptych
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    negatives
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Communities
    Photography
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.69.5.21.D
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd521ea39ba-bbb2-4517-bf2d-32f6e534e46e
  • Studio Portrait of a Woman Sitting, Diptych

    Photograph by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    Studio Portrait of a Woman Sitting, Diptych
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    negatives
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Photography
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.69.5.21.D.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e7792a5-2076-4016-b0fc-5a7598d2b663
  • Studio Portrait of a Child Sitting on a Sofa, Diptych

    Photograph by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    Studio Portrait of a Child Sitting on a Sofa, Diptych
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    negatives
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Communities
    Photography
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.69.5.21.D.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bc5360c0-0835-4e9a-964d-113df25b6dc8
  • Indoor Portrait of a Child Leaning against a Radio, Ruby Washington

    Photograph by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    Indoor Portrait of a Child Leaning against a Radio, Ruby Washington
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    negatives
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Children
    Communities
    Photography
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.69.6.8.D
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54edf6d90-8fff-4a77-9c38-8eb46b010416
  • Outdoor Group Shot of Fifteen Men Wearing Shirts that say Rabbit Foot Show

    Photograph by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 x 5 in (10.2 x 12.7 cm)
    Description
    Outdoor Group Shot of Fifteen Men Sitting Wearing Shirts that say Rabbit Foot Show
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    negatives
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Photography
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.69.16.30.B
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd538bd831a-8a74-451c-bc59-c2942500d96a
  • Studio Portrait of a Woman Sitting

    Photograph by
    Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1948 - 1970s
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    Studio Portrait of a Woman Sitting
    Place made
    Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    negatives
    portraits
    Topic
    American South
    Communities
    Photography
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2007.1.69.1.3.A
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ca939eb-1b68-41cc-bc21-ff18abe636c6
  • Program for Swing

    Distributed by
    Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940
    Produced by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Subject of
    Green, Cora, American, born 1895
    Alex Lovejoy, American, 1893 - 1946
    Diaz, Hazel, American, 1908 - 1997
    Date
    1938
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 13/16 × 10 in. (19.9 × 25.4 cm)
    Description
    A program for the movie Swing. The program is two pages front and back. On the front page red text reads "Oscar Micheaux Presents/ Swing! / with an all/ Colored/ Cast/ Starring/ Cora Green/ Hazel Diaz/ Carman Newsome/ Dot Van Engle/ Alec Lovejoy/Consuelo Harris/ Tyler Twins/ Trixie Smith." There is an image in a central oval of two women, one in a bikini, one in a light colored dress, and a man in a suit.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    programs
    Topic
    Actors
    Independent films
    Race films
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.278
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ca3d4d04-3cd6-4825-b6a8-55d5f82b19be
  • Separate But Equal: Apartheid

    Created by
    Pindell, Howardena Doreen, American, born 1943
    Date
    1987
    Medium
    acrylic, pressure-sensitive tape, rhinestone, wood, metal, silicone, zircon, canvas
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (painting): 21 1/2 × 24 × 3 in. (54.6 × 61 × 7.6 cm)
    H x W x D (frame): 30 × 28 × 7 in. (76.2 × 71.1 × 17.8 cm)
    Description
    A mixed media artwork referencing apartheid in South Africa. The work features a black and white canvas studded with rhinestones; a white strip forms a horizontal plane atop a black field. The canvas has been ripped and then sewn together, leaving a diagonal gash along the right side of the work. Words have been superimposed on the black field using black vinyl tape: Apartheid, Camps, The Mines, Disappearances, Pass Book, Endless Labor, 0 Votes, Detention, Interrogation, SOWETO. Words have been added to the white part of the canvas using white vinyl tape: Indifference, Separate State, Cruel, Profit, The Bomb, Barbaric, Killers, Comfort, Parasitic, Apartheid. There is a wooden frame around the plaster with nails protruding out from it.
    Place depicted
    South Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Anti-apartheid movements
    Type
    multimedia works
    Topic
    Africa
    Art
    Politics (Practical)
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.80
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1987 Howardena Pindell
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54da84404-ccf0-4d32-9d22-1ba20eb89cf7
  • Untitled

    Created by
    Lee-Smith, Hughie, American, 1915 - 1999
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1959 - 1960
    Medium
    oil paint or oil-modified alkyd on canvas
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (framed): 31 1/8 × 39 7/8 × 2 in. (79.1 × 101.3 × 5.1 cm)
    H x W x D (unframed): 26 × 34 1/8 × 13/16 in. (66 × 86.6 × 2 cm)
    Description
    This painting depicts an anonymous African American man walking away from the viewer. Wearing a pink shirt and grey pants, he walks with head bowed, yet his shoulders straight. The landscape around him is barren and rocky, with a single upright pole standing in the foreground. There is a dead log on the ground to the right. Directly ahead of the man is a field of stones, beyond which is a bleak landscape of rocky bluffs under a grey sky. There are three trees in the distance.
    Place made
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    oil paintings
    Topic
    Art
    Men
    Race discrimination
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.45ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1959 by Hughie Lee-Smith/Licensed by Visual Artists & Galleries Association, Inc (VAGA), New York, NY. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58f9e109f-9b62-4762-93a8-447cf1dceb26
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    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
    Topic
    Communication
    Mass media
    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
    2017.14.10a
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5931eeaf7-fe48-4b0f-b5f5-87fda7a59514
  • CC0 Creative Commons - No Rights Reserved icon

    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
    Type
    ephemera
    fliers (printed matter)
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5025f3f30-5ff8-45fa-92db-e6232e9f066f

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