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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
- 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
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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 ViewCommunity/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.
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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
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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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.24
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
-
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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
-
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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 ViewConcourse 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)
- 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
-
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)
- 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