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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- National Association of Broadcasters, American
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
- National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927
- Ellington, Duke, American, 1899 - 1974
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- Morsell, John Albert, American, 1912 - 1974
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927
- American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Smith, Nettie B., American
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
- Davis, John Warren, American, 1888 - 1980
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- National Business League, American, founded 1900
- National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, American, founded 1913
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
- Johnson, Clifton Herman, American, 1921 - 2008
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 0.9 cm)
- Description
- A 1975 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine shows a collage of black and white photographic portraits with a red tinted band on the top third, a white band in the middle, and a blue tinted band on the bottom third. There is a yellow ribbon badge at the top left that reads [1975 / DELEGATE]. White text in a black box at the bottom right reads [PLEASE TURN TO PAGES DEVOTED TO YOUR CONVENTION].
- The magazine’s content opens with “A Message to Delegate Readers” from the National Association of Broadcasters in support of broadcast license renewal legislation, followed by an article titled “Black Leaders Oppose Pay-Television.”
- The content continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, National Pan-Hellenic Council, National Association of Black Social Workers, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, The Girl Friends, Inc., Duke Ellington, National Medical Association, Prince Hall masons, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, John Albert Morsell, NAACP, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National Insurance Association, National Urban League, National United Church Ushers Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Dental Association, CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American Bridge Association, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Delta Kappa Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Elks of the World, Nettie B. Smith, The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, National Medical Association, National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, John Warren Davis, Shriners, Congressional Black Caucus, National Business League, National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees, 369th Veterans Association, Association for the Study of African American Life and History, National Council of Negro Women. There is also an article titled “The Negro Convention Movement Before the Civil War,” by Clifton H. Johnson.
- The issue concludes with an editorial note, masthead and table of contents on the final page. There are 258 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Viceroy cigarettes.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Colonization movement
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Calypso (Music)
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Funeral customs and rites
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Law
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Sororities
- Television
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- 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
- 2012.167.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Rangel, Charles, American, born 1930
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- Avon, founded 1886
- Vice President Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich, American, 1908 - 1979
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta, founded 1099
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Universal Network Television, American, founded 1950
- Freedom National Bank, American, 1964 - 1990
- Gilbert, Jarobin Jr., American, born 1946
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- Brown, Roscoe C., American, 1922 - 2016
- Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), International, founded 1844
- New York Yankees, American, founded 1901
- Jackson, Reggie, American, born 1946
- The Doll League, Inc., American, founded 1958
- National Urban League Guild, American, founded 1946
- Morehouse Alumni Association, American, founded 1900
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- National Bar Association, American, founded 1925
- National Business League, American, founded 1900
- National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927
- Alliance for Women in Media, American, founded 1951
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
- The Salvation Army, American, founded 1865
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Written by
- Anti-Bakke Decision Coalition, American, founded 1977
- Subject of
- One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 7/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.1 cm)
- Description
- A 1979 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a blue ribbon that reads [1979 / DELEGATE] on a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits with a yellow tint. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1979 - The 3rd Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, focusing on the effects of the Bakke decision and reinterpretations of the Equal Employment Opportunity law. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a dark blue background reading [DELEGATE, 1979], followed by a table of contents.
- The content then continues with a feature on Charles B. Rangel, an article titled “Black in the Board Room,” and a feature on beauty and cosmetics titled “Black is Beautiful.” This is followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes Boggs Academy, Links, Bottle and Cork Club, National Urban League, Association of Black Social Workers, ICBO, Aubrey Lewis, Philip Morris, National Urban Affairs Council, Franklin Thomas, National Association of Market Developers, Queens Clinical Society of New York, National Medical Association, Eastern Stars, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Black Music Association, Opportunities Industrial Centers, Chi Delta Mu, Othan Mondy, National Publishers Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Steven Lockett, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, NAACP, Kellogg, Chesebrough-Ponds, NBC, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Gulf Oil, National United Church Ushers Association of America, National Business and Professional Negro Women’s Clubs, National Medical Association, William Toles, National Dental Association, Phi Delta Kappa Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha, National Pharmaceutical Association, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Herb Wright, Negro College Fund, Roy Campanella, Reggie Jackson, The Doll League, John Hunter, American Airlines, Morehouse College, Norman J. Johnson, Jr., Sag Harbor, Eastern Airline, National Association for Sickle Cell, Oak Bluffs, National Bar Association, Congressional Black Caucus, The Edges Group, National Business League, Council of Concerned Black Executives, National Bankers Association, National Association of Media Women, Donald McGannon, 369th Veterans, George Alexander, WBLS radio, Brenda Scofield, Budweiser, Alice Kornegay, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, the IBPOE of W, and the Broadway musicals “Eubie!” and “Ain’t Misbehavin.’”
- There are approximately 352 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Sag Harbor, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Radio
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Television
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- 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
- 2012.167.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Delegate
- Subject of
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Rawls, Lou, American, 1933 - 2006
- United Negro College Fund, American, founded 1944
- President Carter, Jimmy, American, born 1924
- Wilma Rudolph, American, 1940 - 1994
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- American Association of Blacks in Energy, American, founded 1977
- One Hundred Black Men, Inc., American, founded 1963
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
- National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969
- American Bridge Association, American, founded 1932
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- Sears, Roebuck & Co., American, founded 1893
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Opportunities Industrialization Center of America, Inc., American, founded 1964
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964
- National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- Republican Party, American, founded 1854
- Charms, Inc., American, founded 1952
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
- National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919
- National Association of University Women, American, founded 1910
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- American Tennis Association, American, founded 1916
- Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
- CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927
- Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Hooks, Benjamin, American, 1925 - 2010
- National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History, American, founded 1915
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Alliance for Women in Media, American, founded 1951
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 7/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.1 cm)
- Description
- A 1980 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a red ribbon that reads [1980 / DELEGATE] on a collage of black and white portrait photographs. The magazine has a white spine with black text that reads [DELEGATE 1980 - The 4th Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens with an untitled editorial note recounting events of the past year, including the presidential campaign and the death of A. Phillip Randolph. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1980], followed by a table of contents.
- The content then continues including a feature on black Olympic athletes and an article titled, “Black Businesses Need Black Conventions.” This is followed by profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes American Association of Blacks in Energy, One Hundred Black Men, Jewell Jackson McCabe and 100 Black Women, National Association of Black Social Workers, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Boggs Academy, Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American Bridge Association, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, National Association of Market Developers, The Girl Friends, Gay Northeasterners Club, Bottle & Cork Club, Eureka Grand Chapter, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Sears, Roebuck, Morehouse College, John Hunter Camp Fund, Bob Douglas, Opportunities Industrialization Centers, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Pharmaceutical Association, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Top Ladies of Distinction, Black Music Association, The Links, Inc., NAACP, National Urban League, Julius A. Thomas Society, National Medical Association, National Association of Negro Musicians, National Association of University Women, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Daughters of Isis, American Tennis Association, Inc., History of Harlem Commonwealth Council, Inc., Democratic National Convention, CBS, A. Phillip Randolph, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Pope John Paul II, Oak Bluffs, Black Caucus, ABC, 369th Veterans Association, D. Parke Gibson, NBC, The Edges Groups, National Distillers, Dr. Benjamin Hooks, National Bankers Association, Association for the Study of Afro-American Life & History, William H. Toles, Patricia Roberts Harris, Arthur Ashe, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and the National Association of Media Women.
- There are approximately 368 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- 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
- Sororities
- Television
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- 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
- 2012.167.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection
- smithsonian online virtual archive
- Record
- Creator
- National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
- name
- Church of God
- WHUT Howard University Television
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive (MARMIA)
- Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of District of Columbia
- inclusive dates
- 1940 - Ongoing
- 1940 - Ongoing
- Physical description
- 825 Digital files
- Abstract
- The Great Migration is a unique, ongoing digitization service program that partners the National Museum of African American History and Culture with individuals across the United States to preserve their important analog audiovisual media. While major motion picture film and television historically lacked diverse representation, black history was instinctively being preserved in everyday home movies. Today, these personal narratives serve as an invaluable tool for understanding and re-framing black moving image history, and provide a much needed visualization of African American history and culture.
- Preferred Citation
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Supported by the Robert Frederick Smith Fund of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Restrictions
- Collection is available online for open research.
- Scope and Contents
- The collection contains 825 digitized audiovisual media objects. However, as an ongoing project the scope of the collection will continue to increase over time. The scope will be updated as is appropriate.
- The content of the collection consists predominantly of amateur recordings created by families to document their lives. This includes major life events, such as birthdays, as well as family vacations and holidays. Additionally, the collection includes footage produced by professionals for broadcast on television. This particular footage entered the collection through partnerships with other memory institutions.
- Physical description
- 825 Digital files
- Abstract
- The Great Migration is a unique, ongoing digitization service program that partners the National Museum of African American History and Culture with individuals across the United States to preserve their important analog audiovisual media. While major motion picture film and television historically lacked diverse representation, black history was instinctively being preserved in everyday home movies. Today, these personal narratives serve as an invaluable tool for understanding and re-framing black moving image history, and provide a much needed visualization of African American history and culture.
- Preferred Citation
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Supported by the Robert Frederick Smith Fund of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Restrictions
- Collection is available online for open research.
- Scope and Contents
- The collection contains 825 digitized audiovisual media objects. However, as an ongoing project the scope of the collection will continue to increase over time. The scope will be updated as is appropriate.
- The content of the collection consists predominantly of amateur recordings created by families to document their lives. This includes major life events, such as birthdays, as well as family vacations and holidays. Additionally, the collection includes footage produced by professionals for broadcast on television. This particular footage entered the collection through partnerships with other memory institutions.
- object type
- Archival materials
- topic
- Amateur films
- Families
- Travel
- Parties
- African Americans
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The Black G.I. (Black Journal segment)
- Directed by
- Garrett, Kent, American, born 1941
- Produced by
- Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014
- National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
- Subject of
- Bennett, L. Howard, American, 1913 - 1993
- Bracey, Sylvester Sr., American, ca. 1949 - 2019
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 50 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1,800 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of The Black G.I. (Black Journal segment)
- Caption
- The Black G.I. is a two-part documentary episode of the television series Black Journal. It focuses on the experiences of African-American soldiers in the Vietnam War. This film features frank and open discussions from soldiers, ranked officers, and politicians about the racism that defined the different experiences black soldiers had in this war.
- Description
- This 16mm color film is an hour-long documentary segment of Episode No. 22 of the NET (National Educational Television) television program, Black Journal; a weekly public television newsmagazine in the late 1960s/early 1970s that examined the many issues pertinent to the black American experience at the time. It was originally broadcast on March 30, 1970, and is believed to have been filmed over the course of 1969. Episode No. 22 of Black Journal was directed by Stan Lathan, while the "Black G.I." segment was directed by Kent Garrett. Executive Produced by William Greaves.
- This film opens with a narration over images of African American men in the history of the US military. The first moving image section shows African American men fighting during World War II. The narrator discusses the irony of African American men fighting for freedom in Europe while not enjoying the same freedoms in the US. There are multiple shots of the Tuskegee Airmen. Eleanor Roosevelt pins (unknown) medal on African American soldier. Next, newsreel footage of Joe Louis arriving at an airbase and greeting black troops. The narrator then talks about the desegregation of the US military during the Korean War and points out the lack of black soldiers in leadership positions. Color footage marks the transition of the narration to coverage of the Vietnam War. Two African American soldiers in civilian clothing with soul power patches can be seen dapping. Series of brief excerpts from interviews of black soldiers play, each stating their position on being black and in the military during the Vietnam War. The narrator reveals the disproportionate percentage of black men who are killed in action versus their white counterparts. There are multiple shots of combat and post-combat footage in Vietnamese rice fields and footage of riverside villages. Two sailors patrol a river and discuss their experience in Vietnam thus far and what they'll do when they get home. They discuss their mission and how to be black while being in the military. A girl group performs at the USO in Saigon. Tanks and amored personnel carriers patrol suspected enemy locations along border with North Vietnam. Sailors on a patrol boat open fire at the river bank and a confederate flag can be seen flying from a flag pole on board. Black sailors discuss cultural challenges of being in the Navy and the lack entertainment geared towards black musical tastes of the time. One sailor talks about being disciplined for getting into an altercation after a white sailor ripped his tape player from the wall for playing soul music. The narrator reveals that an all white court martial found the sailor, Bobby Jenkins, guilty of assault, demoted him and docked his pay. A sailor relays that he and other African Americans met with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for civil rights to discuss their poor treatment and were promised changes by the Assistant Secretary. The sailors talk about how some local Vietnamese have adopted some of the negative perceptions of African Americans, which some black sailors believe they learned from some white members of the military. The sailors discuss how their hands are tied when it comes to standing up for their rights as sailors on a patrol boat dap and salute the camera with black/soul power fists. Air Force fighter pilot, John Bordeaux, discusses his personal experience of not facing the same discrimination expressed by other African American military personnel. Two black career Army officers, Davis and Rogers, discuss the systematic discrimination they've faced; in particular, they recall incidents of being passed over for promotions despite strong credentials. Brigadier General Frederick E. Davison, the first African American combat general, rejects the assertion that an African American who succeeds in the military is an Uncle Tom and discusses the many actions that the Army has taken to ensure equal treatment and opportunities. A cover of "Sittin' on a Dock in the Bay" plays over a montage of black soldiers in the field. A group of black Marines in a mess hall at Camp Hansen, Okinawa discuss the unfair treatment they've experienced, such as being forced to wear a collared shirt with their dashikis and not being allowed to wear their hair in an afro. One marine relates an incident in which they were violently confronted after returning from a USO show that primarily featured soul music. There is a series of shots of shops in Koza "Four Corners", Okinawa geared towards African American soldiers. Another group of soldiers discuss their dissatisfaction with being drafted to fight in Vietnam despite social and economic discrimination at home, and being harassed and targeted as being "troublesome" if they decide to attend country music night at local clubs. L. Howard Bennett, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, discusses how black soldiers complaining about the lack of soul music are expressing grievances beyond simply entertainment selection and dissatisfaction with communcation in the chain of command. He also states his opinion that black soldiers fighting for the US puts them in a better position to demand equal rights at home.
- Place filmed
- H? Chí Minh, Viet Nam, Asia
- Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Asia
- Arlington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Black Journal segment
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Film
- Gesture
- Mass media
- Military
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Television
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.51.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © National Educational Television
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Pinback button supporting Oprah Winfrey as John Kerry’s running mate
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
- Secretary of State Kerry, John, American, born 1943
- Date
- ca. 2004
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic laminate
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (5.6 × 5.6 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- A pinback button supporting Oprah Winfrey as a Vice Presidential running mate for Senator John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign. The button is red with white, block text the reads, [THE BEST/ FOR 2004 / JOHN / KERRY / & / OPRAH / WINFREY]. Below the text are two, cropped, color photographic images of John Kerry and Oprah Winfrey. Kerry is depicted from the shoulders up, in three quarters profile. He is looking towards the left side of the button. He is wearing a black jacket, white button down shirt, and a pink tie. Winfrey is depicted from the waist up, facing the viewer, with her arms slightly extended. She is wearing a grey, off-the-shoulders, wrap dress. Her image overlays Kerry's. The back of the button is silver toned with a silver toned pin.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Actors
- Politics (Practical)
- Television
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Rhea L. Combs
- Object number
- 2017.72.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Talking to Lonnie Bunch about his Smithsonian-size Task
- Published by
- Chicago Tribune, American, founded 1847
- Written by
- Johnson, Steve, American
- Subject of
- Bunch, Lonnie G. III, American, born 1952
- Used by
- Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
- Date
- December 10, 2014; printed February 28, 2017
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A printed copy of an interview given by Lonnie G. Bunch III to Steve Johnson, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. The interview was published on the Chicago Tribune website in 2014. The interview is titled “Talking to Lonnie Bunch about his Smithsonian-size Task.” The copy was made by Jim Vance in 2017 for research purposes. It is printed on white paper with back ink and consists of seven pages stapled together. Portions of the text are highlighted in yellow. Other portions are blocked off with black, handwritten brackets.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Journalism
- Local and regional
- Mass media
- Museums
- Television
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of NBC Universal / WRC-TV
- Object number
- 2019.12.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Tribune. Permission required for use.
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Lonnie Bunch on his father’s ‘gentlemanly defiance’ of Jim Crow
- Published by
- CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927
- Attributed to
- Bunch, Lonnie G. III, American, born 1952
- Used by
- Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
- Date
- July 24, 2014; printed February 28, 2017
- Medium
- ink on paper, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A printed copy of an interview given by Lonnie G. Bunch III to CBS news, published on their website in 2014. The interview is titled “Lonnie Bunch on his father’s ‘gentlemanly defiance’ of Jim Crow.” The copy was made by Jim Vance in 2017 for research purposes. It is printed on white paper with back ink and consists of three pages stapled together.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Journalism
- Local and regional
- Mass media
- Museums
- Television
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of NBC Universal / WRC-TV
- Object number
- 2019.12.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © CBS Broadcasting, Inc. Permission required for use.
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Flyer advertising television program about liberation in Namibia
- Created by
- Brath, Elombe, American, 1936 - 2014
- Subject of
- Nujoma, Sam, Namibian, born 1929
- South West Africa People's Organization, Namibian, founded 1960
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This flyer advertises a television program about liberation in Namibia featuring an interview with Sam Nujoma. The flyer is white and features a photograph of Sam Nujoma. All text is centered on the page and reads: [NAMIBIA / FOCUS ON A LIBERATION STRUGGLE / Sunday, Dec. 21st, 12:30pm / LIKE IT IS/WABC-TV / Featuring An Exclusive Interview With / SWAPO President Sam Nujoma / A Program Produced by Elombe Brath]. The back of the flyer is blank.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Namibia, Africa
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Topic
- Africa
- Black power
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Television
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.71
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Tribute to Malcolm X (Black Journal segment)
- Produced by
- National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
- Edited by
- Anderson, Madeline, American
- Subject of
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Dr. Shabazz, Betty, American, 1934 - 1997
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 14 Minutes
- Length (Film): 500 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Tribute to Malcolm X (Black Journal segment)
- Caption
- This 16mm film is a short documentary made by Madeline Anderson for National Education Television's Black Journal television program to commemorate the four year anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X.
- Description
- This 16mm black and white film print is a short documentary made for the National Education Television's Black Journal television program. Editor Madeline Anderson compiled footage of Malcolm X to commemorate the four year anniversary of his assassination.
- This film opens with footage of the public attending the funeral/wake of Malcolm X, and a voice-over of a male narrator recounts the sentiments of some individuals describing what Malcolm X meant to the African American community during his life and after his assassination. Malcolm X's wife, Betty Shabazz, discusses Malcolm's early childhood roots, family, stints in foster care and boys' homes, and his struggle to stay on the straight and narrow in Boston, MA. The narrator then picks back up describing Malcolm X's biography and attitude towards race relations and integration in America. Excerpts from various television interviews with Malcolm X play. During the first interview clip, Malcolm explains why he believes integration has not been successful and cannot be successful (during that particular point in time) unless certain issues are addressed. In the second interview clip, Malcolm discusses why he was silenced by the Nation of Islam for a comment he made shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He elaborates on what he actually meant by saying that "chickens are coming home to roost" amid an unaddressed climate of hate in the United States. The third interview is with Malcolm after he returned from his pilgrimage to Mecca. American reporters ask him about his feelings on integration in America, now that he has returned from Mecca, where Muslims from all over were participating in the pilgrimage to Mecca together. Malcolm states that his feelings on integration have not changed as a result of the brotherhood he experienced during his trip Mecca. An interview with Betty Shabazz picks up again, and she further explains her late husband's beliefs concerning integration and his wish to redirect the goal of the black struggle from civil rights to human rights by internationalizing the struggle and aligning African Americans with other marginalized groups around the world. Another interview with Malcolm X plays, and he explains, in his own words, how human rights is an international issue that should be addressed by the United Nations. Footage of a civil rights demonstration plays. Malcolm X addresses students in Selma, Alabama and talks about charging the United States with human rights violations. Further, he tells a story in which he defines what he believes to be the difference in mentality between what he calls a "field negro" and a "house negro". He states that he is a "field negro" ready to fight for his freedom.
- Place filmed
- Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Black Nationalism
- Topic
- Black power
- Civil rights
- Film
- Funeral customs and rites
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Television
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.37.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © National Educational Television
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Julian Bond (Black Journal segment)
- Produced by
- National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
- Subject of
- Representative Julian Bond, American, 1940 - 2015
- O'Dwyer, Paul, American, 1907 - 1998
- Maddox, Lester, American, 1915 - 2003
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 11 Minutes
- Length (Film): 420 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Julian Bond
- Caption
- This 16mm film is a short documentary produced for the National Educational Television program Black Journal. It examines the promising political career of civil rights activist and then member of the Georgia State Legislature, Julian Bond.
- Description
- This 16mm color film is a short documentary produced for the Black Journal television program on the early and promising political career of Julian Bond; a civil rights activist and then member of the Georgia State Legislature. In this short film, Julian Bond discusses his constituents and political conflicts and goals as a black activist.
- The film begins with the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Democrats announced their nomination of Julian Bond for Vice President of the United States. The narrator then begins to describe who Julian Bond is and how he started his political career as a civil rights activist, and later shifting his efforts to the political arena. Julian Bond discusses why he got involved in politics and how he hopes to use it to implement some of the changes he advocated for during his years as an activist. As a young and popular politician, he is in high demand and travels to New York to campaign on behalf of New York State Senatorial candidate Paul O'Dwyer. In New York, he engages in a light debate with an African American bystander who questions why he would campaign on behalf of a Ccaucasian politician that he believes is focused on black rights and progress. Another clip from the 1968 Democratic National Convention plays, in which Bond mentions Lester Maddox. An interview with Bond inside of a moving car follows. Julian Bond discusses the economic and social demographic of his constituents, as well as his options for effectively creating change from within the political system. He also discusses his opinions on segregation and integration, and the pros and cons of each regarding specific things like public education and black owned businesses. The films ends with the narrator asking whether or not Julian Bond can continue to express the will of black America while still attracting support from white America.
- Place filmed
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Black Journal segment
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- motion pictures (information artifacts)
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Education
- Film
- Politics (Practical)
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Television
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.99.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © National Educational Television
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Southern Trailer Home • South Carolina
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio, French
- Date
- 1965; printed 1998
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 x 19 1/16 in. (32.8 x 48.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a young man and a television in a darkened room in a trailer home in South Carolina by the photographer Leonard Freed. The young man stands to the extreme left of the frame and wears a patterned white shirt. His left hand is raised to his jaw, partly obscuring his face. To the extreme right of the photo is a television, turned on and showing a woman on the screen. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Place captured
- South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc.
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Alice Coltrane (Black Journal segment)
- Produced by
- National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
- Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014
- Directed by
- Bourne, St. Clair, American, 1943 - 2007
- Subject of
- Coltrane, Alice, American, 1937 - 2007
- Coltrane, John, American, 1926 - 1967
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 17 Minutes
- Length (Film): 580 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Alice Coltrane (Black Journal segment)
- Caption
- This 16mm film is a documentary segment focusing on the life of Alice Coltrane and her children in the wake of the death of her husband, famed jazz magician John Coltrane.
- Description
- The 16mm color film print is a short documentary made for a segment of National Education Television's Black Journal television program. The segment focuses on the life of Alice Coltrane and her children in the wake of the death of her husband, famed jazz magician John Coltrane. This film was shot sometime during 1970; three years after the death of John Coltrane.
- This film opens with a collage of photos of jazz musician John Coltrane with a voice-over of a male narrator communicating the musical genius and personal demeanor of the renowned music artist. The voice-over ends with an open-ended statement on John Coltrane's family; leading into an interview with his wife, Alice Coltrane. Alice Coltrane discusses the influence her late husband has had on her life, both musically and spiritually. She speaks of him being a spiritual person, although not tied to one organized religion, his vegetarian diet, and the how he carved time out of his days to meditate. There is footage of their children playing in the yard and walking with their mother. Alice plays the harp and talks about how her music is a manifestation of her spirituality. She discusses her musical career and how she balances that with being a mother and paying tribute to her late husband, but also not wanting to be defined as an extension of John Coltrane's music. Instead, when she finds herself playing some of the music he wrote, she sees herself as sharing in what he produced throughout his career. Footage of her playing the piano at a small jazz concert with a few other musicians plays for two minutes. In the final minutes of the segment, Alice Coltrane explains her relationship with a higher power and the personal enlightenment she has felt and gained through meditation. The film ends with a dolly-out/zoom-out long shot of Alice Coltrane and her children waving from their home.
- Place filmed
- Dix Hills, Huntington, Long Island, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.16.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © National Educational Television
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Malcolm X Liberation University (Black Journal segment)
- Produced by
- Bourne, St. Clair, American, 1943 - 2007
- National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
- Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Subject of
- Dr. Shabazz, Betty, American, 1934 - 1997
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Interview of
- Fuller, Howard, American, born 1941
- Subject of
- Harambee Singers, American, founded 1966
- Reagon, Bernice Johnson, American, born 1942
- Date
- 1969
- On ViewConcourse, C X06
- Exhibition
- A Century in the Making
- Medium
- acetate film and metal
- Dimensions
- Duration: 10 Minutes
- Length (Film): 320 Feet
- Title
- 16mm motion picture of Malcolm X Liberation University [Black Journal segment]
- Caption
- This 16mm film is a short documentary made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program. Producer St. Clair Bourne chronicles the opening of Malcolm X Liberation University in Durham, North Carolina on October 25, 1969.
- Description
- This 16mm color film is a short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program. Producer St. Clair Bourne chronicles the opening of Malcolm X Liberation University in North Carolina. It consists of: a 16mm film (a), original 400 foot film reel (b), and original 400 foot film canister (c).
- 2012.79.1.68.1a: The film opens with a student meeting/rally at Duke University, in which one unidentified student speaker (male) states why they longer wish to participate in a system they don't believe speaks to the needs of African American college students. A male narrator begins to speak, explaining what the Black Student Movement at Duke University was and how it originated and morphed into a separate institution. An interview with Howard Fuller begins to play, and he expresses why he doesn't believe in institutionalized black studies programs. Footage of him announcing the opening of Malcolm X Liberation University begins to play, and is followed by clips of the opening celebratory parade and rally. The narrator describes the new university's proposed curriculum and study abroad program in Africa. Howard Fuller addressed the crowd by reading a statement from Stokely Carmichael, and introduced guest speaker Betty Shabazz. During her speech, white train workers in a nearby train yard rang a train car bell to interrupt her speech. A visiting professor who was in attendance climbed on top of the train car and silenced the bell so Betty Shabazz could finish her speech. A small group of women sing "The Black Magician" onstage. Courtland Cox, a representative from Malcolm X Liberation University's sister school in Washington, DC, closed the ceremony. The film ends with an interview with Howard Fuller speaking on the role of Malcolm X Liberation University can and hopes to play in the black liberation struggle.
- 2012.79.1.68.1b: Original 400 foot film reel.
- 2012.79.1.68.1c: Original 400 foot film canister. The metal can has a sticker label from a film distribution company with the name of film.
- Place filmed
- Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.68.1abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © National Educational Television
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Ethiopia (Black Journal segment)
- Directed by
- Garrett, Kent, American, born 1941
- Produced by
- Garrett, Kent, American, born 1941
- Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014
- National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
- Photograph by
- Lucas, Leroy, American
- Owned by
- Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Length (Film): 860 Feet
- Duration: 24 Minutes
- Title
- 16mm motion picture film of Ethiopia (Black Journal segment)
- Caption
- This 16mm film is a special half-hour-long documentary produced for the National Educational Television program Black Journal. It examines the cultural and historical life of African nation of Ethiopia.
- Description
- This 16mm film was a special half-hour-long documentary produced by Kent Garrett for the National Educational Television program Black Journal. This documentary examines the cultural and historical life of Ethiopia.
- This 16mm film was a special half-hour-long documentary produced for the National Educational Television program Black Journal. This documentary examines the cultural and historical life of Ethiopia. The entire documentary is voiced-over by a male narrator who describes Ethiopia's intersecting political, religious, and social history. The first half of the documentary is spent telling the history of Christianity in Ethiopia, and its ties to and influence on ancient Ethiopia. There are shots of the Obelisk of Aksum in Ethiopia's Tirgay; a 1,700-year-old granite stele that stands 24 meters tall and weighs 160 metric tons. The narrator then describes the historical architecture and founding of the Church of St. George in the city of Lalibela, located in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. One of eleven monolithic churches in the city of Lalibela, the narrator explains the importance of this group of rock-hewn churches that were built in the late 12th to early 13th century and serves as a pilgrimage for some. Next, there are scenes of the festival of Timket Holiday in Adis Abeba and footage of various Ethiopian tribes singing and dancing. Ethiopians are described as an African people, diverse in tribal association while sharing common African ancestry. The narrator states that it is a common mistake to racially identify Ethiopians as Middle Eastern.
- Place filmed
- Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia, Africa
- Place depicted
- Ethiopia, Africa
- Place filmed
- Adis Abeba, Adis Abeba, Ethiopia, Africa
- Lalibela, Amara, Ethiopia, Africa
- Collection title
- Pearl Bowser Collection
- Portfolio/Series
- Black Journa
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Topic
- Africa
- Architecture
- Film
- Religion
- Television
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
- Object number
- 2012.79.1.49.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © National Educational Television
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Harpo Studios jacket worn by Bill Camacho on set of The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Manufactured by
- Hilton Apparel, founded 1980
- Worn by
- Camacho, Bill, American
- Subject of
- Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986
- Date
- 1990-2011
- Medium
- synthetic fiber, leather, nylon thread, and metal fasteners
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (on form): 27 1/2 × 26 × 13 1/2 in. (69.9 × 66 × 34.3 cm)
- Description
- This jacket was worn by Bill Camacho during his employment as a crew member for The Oprah Winfrey Show. The body of the jacket is made from heavy black synthetic fleece while the full-length sleeves and the standard collar are made from caramel colored leather. The jacket closes at the center front with a black metal zipper and three (3) metal snaps, one at the center front neck and two at the waistband. The cuffs and the waistband are made from ribbed black synthetic fabric. There are two (2) patch pockets with flap closures, one at each front side waist. The flaps close with one (1) metal snap at the center. Two (2) welted pockets, with the welts made from the caramel leather, open vertically at the exterior side of each front waist patch pocket. The name "Camacho" is machine-embroidered in white thread at the proper left front chest. A large design in silver, teal, yellow, purple, and black thread is embroidered at the center back across the shoulders. The design features an oval sign with the text "HARPO / STUDIOS" inside it. The sign is above a building placed catty-corner and with a banner on the building reading "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW".
- The jacket is fully lined in a black synthetic fabric that is quilted in a grid set on point throughout. There is one (1) welted pocket at the interior proper left waist with the welts made from the caramel leather. White stabilizing material is present where the reverse of the designs on the back and left chest are embroidered. There is a manufacturer's tag sewn at the interior center back neck that reads "HILTON / ACTIVE APPAREL / RN 71661 / MADE IN THE U.S.A." with two smaller tags below it, one indicating size and the second identifying the item as made in the United States.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- jackets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2016.7.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Peach dress and belt worn by Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Designed by
- Scott, L'Wren, American, 1964 - 2014
- Worn by
- Oprah Winfrey, American, born 1954
- Subject of
- Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986
- Date
- 2011
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- a: silk twill, synthetic fiber, and metal fasteners;
- b: silk chiffon, silk twill, and metal fasteners
- Dimensions
- H x W x D ((ab) on form): 43 1/2 × 26 × 14 in. (110.5 × 66 × 35.6 cm)
- H x W ((b) flat): 29 × 41 1/4 in. (73.7 × 104.8 cm)
- Description
- This peach dress (a) and pleated chiffon belt (b) were designed by L'Wren Scott and worn by Oprah Winfrey during the series finale of The Oprah Winfrey Show in May 2011. The dress is made from a peach twill silk and has a fitted bodice that ends at the natural waist. A band of self-fabric piping trims the scoop neckline. The sleeves are 3/4 length and straight cut. A band of self-fabric decorative piping is sewn near the hem of the sleeves. The pencil skirt falls to the mid-calf and has a 5 1/2-inch slit at the center back. The dress closes at the center back with a metal zipper painted peach to match the fabric, which extends from the neckline to the lower back. One (1) metal hook-and-eye is sewn above the zipper. The interior bodice and skirt of the dress are lined with a cream mesh synthetic fabric, while the sleeves are not lined. A length of peach thread is sewn at each interior top shoulder that can be closed with one (1) small metal snap each. The hem of the skirt is turned to the interior and edged with peach lace on the seam. The hem of the skirt lining is edged in cream lace. A white rectangular fabric label with plum embroidery reading "L'Wren Scott" is sewn at the interior proper left back side below the neckline.
- This pleated chiffon belt accompanies the peach dress (a). The chiffon fabric is dyed in an ombre ranging from peach to mauve. The waistband of the belt is faced in the chiffon with only the peach to pale pink ombre. It closes at the proper right front side with three (3) flat metal hook-and-eyes and one (1) metal snap. The closure is behind a stiff rectangular material covered in the peach chiffon. Extending below the closure are three tiered flounces of the pleated chiffon featuring the full range of ombre colors. The interior of the waistband is lined in the same peach fabric used for the dress (a). Four (4) pieces of vertically-oriented boning are sewn inside the lining at intervals around the waistband. A white rectangular fabric label with plum embroidery reading "L'Wren Scott" is sewn at the interior proper left side.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- dresses
- Topic
- Actors
- Clothing and dress
- Communication
- Costume
- Entertainers
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Mass media
- Television
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2016.7.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Red suit worn by Oprah Winfrey during the car giveaway on The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Designed by
- Céline, French, founded 1945
- Worn by
- Oprah Winfrey, American, born 1954
- Subject of
- Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986
- Date
- 2004
- Medium
- .1: wool and nylon blend cloth with plastic buttons;
- .2: wool and nylon blend cloth with metal fasteners
- Dimensions
- H x W x D ((.1-.2) on form): 39 1/4 × 23 × 11 1/2 in. (99.7 × 58.4 × 29.2 cm)
- H x W x D ((.1) on form): 22 1/2 × 23 × 11 1/2 in. (57.2 × 58.4 × 29.2 cm)
- H x W x D ((.2) on form): 24 3/4 × 14 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (62.9 × 36.8 × 26.7 cm)
- Description
- This red suit, consisting of a jacket (.1) and skirt (.2), was designed by Céline and worn by Oprah Winfrey on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show that aired in September 2004. The suit is made from a red wool and nylon blend boucle fabric. The fitted jacket has a shawl collar with an open neckline and closes proper right side over left side at the center front with two (2) large round brown tortoise-shell plastic buttons with the text "CELINE" etched on them and two (2) smaller buttons of the same design. The two (2) smaller buttons cannot be seen from the facing side. Two (2) additional decorative large round buttons of the same design are sewn on the proper right side corresponding to the placement of the functioning buttons on the proper left side. The 3/4-length sleeves are cut straight and do not have cuffs. The back of the jacket has seaming and pleating for a form-fitting silhouette, though the waistband around the front and back has a slight flare. The interior of the jacket is not lined. There are two (2) red transparent plastic buttons on the interior proper left front side that are backing the large tortoiseshell buttons on the facing side for stabilization. The large buttons on the proper right side are stabilized by the smaller tortoiseshell buttons. Three (3) labels are sewn at the interior center back neck. The top label is white fabric with gray embroidered text reading "FINITION MAIN." The middle label is sewn to the bottom edge of the top label and is white fabric with gray embroidered text reading "CELINE". The bottom label is sewn to the bottom edge of the middle label and is white paper with black preprinted text and handwritten black ink text with style, size, fiber content, and care information.
- The pencil skirt (.2) falls just below the knee and has an 8-inch slit at the center back. The skirt closes at the center back waist with one (1) metal hook-and-eye and a red metal invisible zipper. The skirt is not lined. There are three (3) labels sewn at the interior back to the proper left of the zipper. The top label is white fabric with gray embroidered text reading "CELINE". The next label has sizing information. Sewn to the bottom of the top label and behind the size label is a white paper label with black preprinted text and handwritten black ink text with style, size, fiber content, and care information.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Topic
- Actors
- Clothing and dress
- Communication
- Costume
- Entertainers
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Mass media
- Television
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2016.7.3.1-2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Three red car bows from the car giveaway episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986
- Date
- 2004
- Medium
- .1: synthetic velvet ribbon, elastic cord, and foam;
- .2: synthetic velvet ribbon, elastic cord, and foam;
- .3: synthetic velvet ribbon, elastic cord, and wire
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (.1): 44 × 19 1/2 × 9 in. (111.8 × 49.5 × 22.9 cm)
- H x W x D (.2): 50 × 22 1/2 × 10 in. (127 × 57.2 × 25.4 cm)
- H x W x D (.3): 8 × 21 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (20.3 × 54.6 × 49.5 cm)
- Description
- .1: A red bow made from synthetic velvet ribbon that was placed on a car for an audience giveaway on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2004. The multiple loops of the bow are held together with red elastic cord. Two tails with bias cut ends extend below the bow. There are (2) strips of adhesive foam with a protective cover over them, one on each tail near the bow.
- .2: A red bow made from synthetic velvet ribbon that was placed on a car for an audience giveaway on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2004. The multiple loops of the bow are held together with red elastic cord. Two tails with bias cut ends extend below the bow. There are (2) strips of adhesive foam with a protective cover over them, one on each tail near the bow.
- .3: A red bow made from synthetic velvet ribbon that was placed on a car for an audience giveaway on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2004. The multiple loops of the bow are held together with red elastic cord. Green thread-wrapped wire is holding some of the loops together as well. The bow has no tails.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Type
- memorabilia
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2016.7.4.1-3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Key ring from the car giveaway episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986
- Date
- 2004
- Medium
- metal, rubber, and glass
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/2 × 2 × 1/2 in. (8.9 × 5.1 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A silver metal key ring connected to a square silver metal fob with rounded edges. One side of the fob has "Oprah" in the font of her signature etched at the center oriented diagonally. The other side has a tear-drop shaped rubber push switch with a circle indention in the center which functions as an on/off button for the red LED light. The fob has a whole in one corner with a small metal jump ring attached to the fob through the hole and then the jump ring is attached to the larger key ring.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Personal use
- Type
- key rings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2016.7.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible