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  • A Tale of Two Cities

    Published by
    MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
    Created by
    Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
    Subject of
    Vice President Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich, American, 1908 - 1979
    Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
    Bryant, Joyce, American, born 1928
    Lindsay, John V., American, 1921 - 2000
    Jazzmobile, American, founded 1964
    Weaver, Robert C., American, 1907 - 1997
    Motley, Constance Baker, American, 1921 - 2005
    Jones, J. Raymond, American, 1899 - 1991
    Booth, William H., American, 1922 - 2006
    Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
    Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
    Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
    Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
    Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
    National Urban League, American, founded 1910
    Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1850
    Shriners International, American, founded 1870
    Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
    The Afro-American, American, founded 1892
    New York Giants, American, founded 1925
    Cosby, Bill, American, born 1937
    Ashe, Arthur Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
    Bradley, Tom, American, 1917 - 1998
    Date
    1966
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 12 × 1 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 2.5 × 0.5 cm)
    Description
    A promotional publication titled [A Tale of Two Cities] published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white. At the top of the front cover is the Seal of New York City. At the bottom of the front cover is the seal of the city of Los Angeles. In the center is a black strip with pink text reading [A Tale of Two Cities]. The magazine contains promotional content about the cities of New York and Los Angeles as well as profiles of prominent people within the African American community including black and white photographs.
    The magazine’s content begins with a page of several photographs of African American community leaders with New York state Governor Nelson Rockefeller, including Jackie Robinson, the IBPOE of W and singer Joyce Bryant. Also on this page is the text [all photos by Bert Smith]. The publication continues with a story about New York mayor John Lindsey and profiles of Robert C. Weaver, Constance Baker Motley, New York County Democratic Leader J. Raymond Jones, and Chairman of New York City’s Commission on Human Rights, William H. Booth. There’s a schedule of performances for Jazzmobile taking place around the city.
    Throughout are portraits, profiles, and short articles about business organizations such as the National Distillers, the National Association of Market Developers, and the National Dental Association as well as fraternity and sorority events for Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta, and Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Phi Beta Sigma, and articles on events such as the National Conference of the Urban League, International Conference of Grand Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Convention of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
    There are also profiles on Lincoln Center, Morehouse College; the Afro-American Newspaper; appointments of African Americans to the administration of President Johnson; the Democratic Party; debutant balls; weddings; the New York Giants; Oak Bluffs in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts; the city of Springfield, Massachusetts; Bill Cosby and other entertainment stars; the Mount Morris Park area of Harlem; Arthur Ashe; Los Angeles city council member Thomas Bradley; and notable African American business leaders, labor leaders, community leaders, political leaders, doctors, nurses, artists, and activists from across the United States.
    There are approximately 89 pages, with black and white photographs and advertisements, and several color advertisements. The back cover has an advertisement for Black & White scotch.
    Place made
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Caricature and cartoons
    Communities
    Fraternities
    Government
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Journalism
    Labor
    Mass media
    Men
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    Professional organizations
    Religious groups
    Social life and customs
    Societies
    Sororities
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
    Object number
    2012.167.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c6d7c4ad-9fde-497d-ae3f-603d3202e19a
  • 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
    Caricature and cartoons
    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
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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
    Caricature and cartoons
    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
  • Minutes of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Convention of the Woman's Mite Missionary Society

    Created by
    Women's Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1874
    Date
    1925
    Medium
    ink on paper, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 3/4 × 5 7/8 × 3/16 in. (22.2 × 14.9 × 0.5 cm)
    Description
    Booklet with conference minutes from the Baltimore Branch of the Woman's Mite Missionary Society. The cover text is inside a black border with stitch detailing. The conference was held in Quinn A.M.E. Church in Frederick, Md. Rev. E. T. Addison was the pastor. The price is listed as twenty-five (25) cents. The booklet includes committee reports and budget information. There are pen marks on the front cover and the edges are chipped. The material is held together with three (3) staples. The last page is adhered to the back cover and there is loss in the upper corner of the back cover.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    Frederick, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Communication
    Communities
    Religion
    Religious groups
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.40.24
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5996697fc-eee7-427d-9c9b-2f9a3450439c
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXIII, No. 7

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    February 18, 1853
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 3/4 × 17 7/8 in. (62.9 × 45.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIII, No. 7 dated February 18, 1853. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "H. O. Cracker" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd510e39fba-e97d-4109-b93d-6ea8cd0593e3
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 26

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    June 27, 1856
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 × 18 1/16 in. (63.5 × 45.9 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 26 dated June 27, 1856. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Colonization movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a0f4c62-f099-4949-ab32-e15082e2beb0
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 11

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    March 13, 1857
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 1/2 × 18 1/4 in. (64.8 × 46.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 11 dated March 13, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top edge of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd564308f3b-39c4-49f0-b8aa-71d2fdc43fae
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 22

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    May 29, 1857
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 3/4 × 18 in. (62.9 × 45.7 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 22 dated May 29, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd554c31021-cfa8-4d19-8eae-dd1230233e93
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 23

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    June 5, 1857
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 × 18 1/4 in. (63.5 × 46.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 23 dated June 5, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top edge of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a19e5c09-3334-46c5-b0ca-aff2813c1c29
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 25

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    June 19, 1857
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 13/16 × 18 3/8 in. (63 × 46.7 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 25 dated June 19, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf260cd7-c506-48f7-9d4e-8afb139714fb
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 7

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    February 17, 1854
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 15/16 × 17 7/8 in. (63.3 × 45.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 7 dated February 17, 1854. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page. Names written in graphite on the lower left corner of the back page read: "Elias Richards," "Elizabeth," "Ely," and "Eliahuh H. Richards".
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e7e015c-d926-4b10-a968-09af4bed2678
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 16

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    April 21, 1854
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 1/4 × 18 3/8 in. (64.1 × 46.7 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 16 dated April 21, 1854. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Fugitive enslaved
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Self-liberation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53fb37bea-8c13-463c-a714-644053a05724
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 23

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    June 9, 1854
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 5/16 × 18 1/4 in. (64.3 × 46.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 23 dated June 9, 1854. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57406513a-3c6f-415d-a5c5-d46d1bdfd5ba
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 8

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    February 23, 1855
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 × 17 15/16 in. (63.5 × 45.6 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 8 dated February 23, 1855. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top edge of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Fugitive enslaved
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Self-liberation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5908f1b0a-a3f2-44d7-aced-44143f7d8ff4
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    The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    May 16, 1845
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 13/16 × 17 7/8 in. (63 × 45.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20 dated May 16, 1845. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in blue ink at the top right facing corner of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5478c29d2-797b-44fc-8d8b-9d99fef34192
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    The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 26

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    June 27, 1845
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 7/8 × 18 1/2 in. (63.2 × 47 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 26 dated June 27, 1845. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Fugitive enslaved
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Self-liberation
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55186b70f-5f56-4f7a-9ef7-e83fd77a8a56
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 47

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    November 23, 1855
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 24 15/16 × 17 7/8 in. (63.3 × 45.4 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 47 dated November 23, 1855. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top right facing corner of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd560c2e9e6-47fa-458c-a9b8-14cb02cfcd43
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    The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 6

    Created by
    The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
    Edited by
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Published by
    Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
    Printed by
    J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
    Date
    February 8, 1856
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 25 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (64.8 × 47 cm)
    Description
    A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 6 dated February 8, 1856. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top right facing corner of the first page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place printed
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    Activism
    Antislavery
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Resistance
    Slavery
    Social reform
    Societies
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2016.166.41.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d62b229d-3b9b-4ded-86b8-8b693302143b
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    Collection box of the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society owned by Garrison family

    Created by
    Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1850s
    Owned by
    Garrison, George Thompson, American, 1836 - 1904
    Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
    Date
    1830s - 1850s
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    ink on cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 2 7/16 × 1 13/16 in. (7.9 × 6.2 × 4.6 cm)
    H x W x D (a - body): 3 × 2 7/16 × 1 3/4 in. (7.6 × 6.2 × 4.4 cm)
    H x W x D (b - lid): 13/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 11/16 in. (2.1 × 5.9 × 4.3 cm)
    Description
    Cardboard coin collection box produced by the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society. The box is constructed in two pieces, a top and bottom. The top has a slot for coins and fits into the bottom. The box is yellow with black print, including a tableau on the front of an enslaved person in chains on his knees surrounded by implements of bondage.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Abolitionist movement
    Type
    boxes (containers)
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Societies
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Garrison Family in memory of George Thompson Garrison
    Object number
    2014.115.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51812d554-b14d-4d08-8d4e-c91e66e14bd2
  • Photograph of a jazz-art society poster

    Created by
    African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios, American, founded 1956
    Designed by
    Brath, Elombe, American, 1936 - 2014
    Photograph by
    Yearwood, Lloyd W., American, 1925 - 2011
    Subject of
    Lincoln, Abbey, American, 1930 - 2010
    Abu, Jimmy, American
    Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers, 1959 - 1973
    Oluoju and Her Souls of the Earth
    Date
    1962; printed 1996
    Medium
    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image) = 5 13/16x 4 in (14.8 x 10.2 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of a poster for "Naturally '62." The poster is printed in black ink on off-white paper and its heading reads: [the African jazz-art society / presents / Naturally ‘62 / cocktail sip, fashionette & coiffure show starring / lovely models displaying the Natural hair style]. The performers included on the poster are: Pucho and his Latin-Jazz Sextet, Oluoju and her Souls of the Earth, Jimmy Abu, and Abbey Lincoln. Along the bottom is text reading [Poster Design: Cecil Brathwaite]. The back of the photograph has a typed inscription reading [This is a copy from the original. Copied by Lloyd Yearwood 2/96].
    Place depicted
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Black is Beautiful
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    chromogenic color prints
    Topic
    Beauty culture
    Fashion
    Hair
    Jazz (Music)
    Latin jazz (Music)
    Photography
    Societies
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.150.3.43.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c34eadd-d0b9-4c30-95f9-9540e6fecda7

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