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Pinback button stating "Black Lives Matter Everyday", from MMM 20th Anniversary
- Subject of
- Million Man March, American, founded 1995
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on paper with plastic laminate and metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
- Description
- A black pinback button.
- It reads [BLACK/LIVES/MATTER/everyday] in white.
- There are several small scratches on the pin. The back is metal and does not have anything on it other than a pin at the top.
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Million Man March Anniversary Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.251.14.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of the body of a man killed in the Tulsa Race Massacre
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1921
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and sheet): 3 × 4 1/8 in. (7.6 × 10.5 cm)
- H x W (Board): 12 × 8 in. (30.5 × 20.3 cm)
- Caption
- On May 31 and June 1, 1921, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, mobs of white residents brutally attacked the African American community of Greenwood, colloquially known as "Black Wall Street," in the deadliest racial massacre in U.S. history. This unidentified individual was just one of the many victims. The Oklahoma Bureau of Vital Statistics recorded the official death toll as 36, but it is now believed it may have been as high as 300 dead with many more missing and wounded.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of the body of an unidentified man, the victim of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The man is lying on his back, his eyes closed and his left arm splayed out at his side. The photograph is bent at the bottom right and left corners, and it is fused to cardstock along with photograph 2019.95.1.
- Place depicted
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, 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, Gift of Cassandra P. Johnson Smith
- Object number
- 2019.95.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Flier advertising an Anti-Facism Rally
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Bird, Joan, American, born 1949
- Hilliard, David, American, born 1942
- Jimenez, Jose Cha Cha, born 1948
- Hewitt, Raymond Masai, American, 1942 - 1988
- Rudd, Mark, American, born 1947
- Thomas, Hannibal, American, born 1947
- Turco, Arthur F. Jr., American, born 1943
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A flier advertising an anti-fascism rally. The flier is white with black typewritten text and features a black-and-white picture of Joan Bird after she was beaten by police. The flier reads [CAPITALISM + RACISM = FASCISM / COME AND HEAR / David Hilliard / Chief of Staff BPP / Ray Maasai Hewitt / Central Committee BPP / Cha Cha Jimenez / Chairman of Young Lords / Mark Rudd SDS / Hannibal Thomas Harlem 5 / Arthur Turco Attorney / Citywide Welfare Rights Groups / FREE THE PANTHERS / FREE FOOD / BAR-B-Q / POTATO SALAD / PUNCH / ENTERTAINMENT / POETRY--MUSIC--DANCERS / SUNDAY JUNE 15th 1:00PM / MOUNT MORRIS PARK, 5th AVE and 124nd ST. / FREE!!! NO CHARGE!!! FREE!!!]. The caption under the photograph reads [JOAN BIRD, BRUTALIZED AND ORTURED BY THE PIGS / AT THE TIME OF HER ARREST / Fascism will breed nothing but more fascism / unless the people are organized in one united / front. / The people and the people alone are the / motive force in the making of world history.] The back of the flier is blank except for the stamp that reads [JUN 1968].
- Place used
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Young Lords Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Dance
- Foodways
- Justice
- Music
- Poetry
- Race discrimination
- Urban life
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.211
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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What Can I Do?
- Created by
- Pippins, Andrea, American
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- digital
- Title
- Digital download file offered by Andrea Pippins
- Description
- Digital downloadable pdf file offered by Andrea Pippins, based on her original hand-drawn sketch titled "What Can I Do?" (2018.51.2). The illustration appears in black on a white background. The sketch consists of suggestions for how a person can become involved in social justice done in different types of hand-lettering surrounded by illustrations. Along the top is [equality!] , an illustration of a voting box with an arrow pointing to the slot, [serve] with a palm-up hand next to it, [Make art not war] in script. Along the left side is an illustration of a peace sign on a protest placard, [PEACE] and [ENOUGH!] in a circle, followed by [USE YOU VOICE] in large block letters, an illustration of a hand making the peace sign gesture, [freedom] in large script and [KNOW THE FACTS] in block letters within a bubble cloud. In the center is an illustration of a television with [STOP WATCHING THE NW], an illustrated power fist, a speech bubble with [what can I DO?], [protest] and a drawing a piece of paper and a pencil with [WRITE A / write a / letter to / your local / civil leaders]. At the right side is [BE EMPATHETIC], [vote] wiht an equals symbol, [BOYCOTT] in large block letters above an illustrated dollar sign, [SPEAKOUT] in a speech bubble coming from an illustrated mouth, [DESIGN POSTERS] in large bubble letters, and [SAY IT LOUD] on an illustrated protest placard. All of the illustrations are oriented horizontally except for along the right edge, which has illustrations of prayer hands, an angel wing, and a figure in meditative stance with the words [MEDITATE] and [pray] oriented vertically.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Freedom
- Graphic design
- Health
- Justice
- Resistance
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Andrea Pippins
- Object number
- 2018.51.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Andrea Pippins
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Photograph of the Oklahoma National Guard during the Tulsa Race Massacre
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1921
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and sheet): 3 × 4 1/4 in. (7.6 × 10.8 cm)
- H x W (Board): 8 × 12 in. (20.3 × 30.5 cm)
- Caption
- On May 31 and June 1, 1921, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, mobs of white residents brutally attacked the African American community of Greenwood, colloquially known as "Black Wall Street," in the deadliest racial massacre in U.S. history. Amidst the violence, both white rioters and the Oklahoma National Guard rounded up black residents of Greenwood and forced them to detention centers. More than 6,000 African Americans were interned at the Convention Hall, the Tulsa County Fairgrounds, and the baseball stadium McNulty Park. Some were held for as long as eight days.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of the Oklahoma National Guard in front of a Tulsa, Oklahoma police station. Uniformed guardsmen at right are lined up in front of a row of cars. At lower left, guardsmen surround a tripod-mounted machine gun. The gun sits on a wheeled flatbed. At top right, several people congregate near the entrance to a building with "POLICE STATION" sign mounted above the door. There is loss at the top right and lower right corners of the photograph. The photograph is fused to cardstock along with objects 2019.95.7, 2019.95.8, and 2019.95.10.
- Place depicted
- Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, 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, Gift of Cassandra P. Johnson Smith
- Object number
- 2019.95.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Placard worn during the Millions March NYC protest on December 13, 2014
- Created by
- Randolph, Sherie M., American
- Subject of
- Millions March NYC, American, founded 2014
- Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
- Date
- 2014
- Medium
- ink and graphite on Fome-Cor (TM) with ribbon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (with ribbon): 39 3/4 × 20 1/16 × 3/16 in. (100.9 × 51 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (without ribbon): 30 1/16 × 20 1/16 × 3/16 in. (76.3 × 51 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A white placard with a gold ribbon attached to the top, worn by Professor Sherie Randolph during a December 13, 2014 protest march organized by Millions March NYC in New York City. Centered on the front of the placard is handwritten text in black ink, green ink, red ink, and graphite that reads, [BLACK CRIME = Gang Violence / MUSLIM CRIME = Terrorism / LATINO CRIME = Illegal / Immigration / WHITE CRIME = SELF / DEFENSE / Police Crime = Heroism]. Centered on the back of the placard is handwritten text in black ink, red ink, green ink, and graphite that reads, [EMMETT / sTILL / #BLACKLIVESMATTER]. The gold ribbon has been threaded through holes punched in the top corners of the placard and knotted in place.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Topic
- Activism
- Communities
- Justice
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Race riots
- Religion
- Resistance
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mariama Richards
- Object number
- 2015.217.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- plastic and ink and paper (fiber product) and adhesive on cardboard with wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 22 1/16 × 28 in. (56 × 71.1 cm)
- H x W (handle): 10 5/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (26.2 × 3.7 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with text in plastic cutout letter attached via adhesive, and also handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "Stop/ the/ Racism." There is an octangular piece of paper with a picture of an outward facing palm colored in green, adhered to the top left corner. There is a narrow flat stick of wood mounted to the back with adhesive as a handle. The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Mirror Casket
- Created by
- De Andrea Nichols, American, born 1988
- Curtis, Marcis, American
- Davis, Damon, American, born 1985
- Lipman, Sophie, American
- Nezam, Mallory, American
- Laney, Derek, American
- Vega, Elizabeth, American
- Date
- 2014
- Medium
- reflective glass, wood, metal, caulking compound and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 16 × 69 × 36 in. (40.6 × 175.3 × 91.4 cm)
- Description
- This hand-constructed, six-sided coffin is part artwork and part performance art piece, originally created to accompany civil rights protests, marches, and programs in the Saint Louis area. Constructed from plywood, the top section and six side panels are covered with mirrored glass. The coffin handles are made from wood handrails which have been affixed to the base on four sides using metal handrail brackets. The composition of the top mirror panel has been intentionally cracked.
- Place made
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- coffins
- performance art
- sculpture
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Communities
- Identity
- Justice
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.254
- Restrictions & Rights
- © De Andrea Nichols, Marcis Curtis, Damon Davis, Sophie Lipman, Derek Laney, Mallory Nezam, Elizabeth Vega. Permission required for use.
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Posters with STOP MURDER BY POLICE message
- Created by
- Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, American, founded 1975
- Subject of
- Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 1/2 × 23 in. (44.5 × 58.4 cm)
- Description
- Three black-and-white political posters with photographs and names of 44 people killed by law enforcement, as well as their death dates. Text at the top of the poster reads [TUESDAY / APRIL 14 / #ShutDownA14] at left and [STOP / MURDER BY POLICE] at right. Text at the bottom left reads [These are some of the thousands killed by police nationwide] and at bottom right reads [www.revcom.us]. There are no marks or text on the back.
- Place collected
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- political posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.163.4.1-.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 14 15/16 × 19 11/16 in. (38 × 50 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "Liberty/ And/ Justice". The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink and plastic with adhesive on cardboard with wood
- Dimensions
- H x W (sign): 22 1/16 × 28 in. (56 × 71.1 cm)
- H x W (handle): 26 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (66 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with text in plastic cutout letters attached via adhesive, and also handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "We fight/ for Civil/ Rights!" There is a narrow flat stick of wood mounted to the back with adhesive as a handle. The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for March For Our Lives
- Created by
- Mary The Button Maker
- Subject of
- Never Again MSD, American, founded 2018
- Date
- 2018
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/8 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A pin-back button indicating support for the March for Our Lives, a student-led global demonstration against gun violence. Button displays the March for Our Lives logo: three lines of text with four human figures holding hands. Text reads [MARCH / FOR OUR / LIVES] in blue and black letters on white background. Sticker affixed to back of button reads [Mary / The Btton Maker / Marymbjs@aol.com / Etsy / Ebay].
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aaron Bryant
- Object number
- 2019.41.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Posters stating "Stop Poilce Terror", distributed at MMM 20th Anniversary
- Printed by
- Rise Up October, American, 2015
- Subject of
- Million Man March, American, founded 1995
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22 × 17 in. (55.9 × 43.2 cm)
- Description
- Three "Stop Police Terror" posters.
- A black and white poster with a white background. There is a black rectangle at the top with text inside. On the proper right side it reads [STOP/POLICE TERROR/October 24, 2015] in white, with "police terror" in grey. The proper left side reads [#RiseUpOctober/Which Side Are You On?/New York City/11 AM: Washington Square Park • 1PM: March] in white. There is a thin black line across the bottom which reads [These are some of the thousands killed by police nationwide] in white. There are two thinner lines going down the sides of the poster. Inside the black border there are fifty-two (52) portraits of victims of police terror. The photos are arranged in six (6) horizontal lines. Each photo has the name, age, cause of death, and date of death underneath.
- One example of the text is
- [Joel Acevedo, 22,/unarmed, murdered by/Anaheim police, 7/22/12].
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Million Man March Anniversary Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.251.12.1-.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Prop from dance recital performance "Dance to Glory" by Studio A
- Created by
- Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
- Date
- 2015
- Medium
- ink on cardboard with wood with adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22 5/16 × 28 in. (56.6 × 71.1 cm)
- H x W: 26 3/16 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in. (66.5 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This cardboard sign is a rectangular piece of cardboard with handwritten text in black marker. The text reads "All/ Men/ Are/ Created/ Equal." There is a narrow flat stick of wood mounted to the back with adhesive as a handle. The back is blank.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Tools and Equipment-Props and set design
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- signs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Studio A Modeling, Etiquette and Dance Academy of Baltimore, MD
- Object number
- 2016.22.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Poster reading "Jail Darren Wilson 4 Murder" used at Baltimore protests
- Created by
- Peoples Power Assemblies, American
- Subject of
- Wilson, Darren, American, born 1986
- Brown, Michael Jr., 1996 - 2014
- Date
- April 2015
- Medium
- ink on paper, tape and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22 × 17 1/2 in. (55.9 × 44.5 cm)
- Description
- This protest poster demands that Darren Wilson be jailed for the murder of Michael Brown. The poster is made of yellow pieces of paper taped together in the center and stappled to a white poster board.The text is printed in black and reads [Jail / DARREN / WILSON / 4 MURDER / People's Power / Assembly / www.peoplespowerassembly.org / 443-221-3775]. There is a black boarder around the People's Power Assembly's information. The back of the poster is blank.
- Place used
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Race relations
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sharon Marie Black
- Object number
- 2016.59.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Photograph by
- Louw, Joseph, South African, 1945 - 2004
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Young, Andrew Jackson, American, born 1932
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- McCollough, Marrell, American, born 1944
- Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- April 4, 1968
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 × 12 1/2 in. (22.7 × 31.6 cm)
- H x W x D (Frame): 18 11/16 × 22 1/16 × 1 in. (47.5 × 56 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. taken on April 4, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. The walkway outside of room 306, where King was staying, is shown on the right side of the image. Three people are standing and pointing across the street in the direction of the gunshot. Andrew Young is on the left with Jesse Jackson mostly obscured behind him. An unidentified woman is standing to the right in front of Ralph Abernathy, who is partially visible. In front of Young, Martin Luther King Jr. is lying on the ground. Marrell McCollough is kneeling next to King with one hand on the railing. There are people standing in the parking lot below including Memphis police officers. Two cars can be seen parked below the balcony. The reverse of the image is covered in numerous inscriptions from press agencies, in French and English, stamps, and lines.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted by Jeffrey Coopersmith
- Object number
- 2017.73
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Discussion with His Attacker, SCLC Convention
- Photograph by
- Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Birmingham Police Department, founded 1871
- James, Roy, American, born 1938
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3155pixels × 4584pixels
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a discussion with Roy James surrounded by men and women. King and James are seated in the center of the image with a circle of standing people surrounding them. King is wearing a dark suit and tie with a name badge on his left jacket lapel. James is wearing a white collared shirt. The image is taken from behind the group with half of the circle's back to the viewer.
- Place captured
- Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Hate crimes
- Justice
- Photography
- Political organizations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Object number
- 2015.129.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
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The Angolite, November/December 1979
- Edited by
- Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
- Written by
- Sinclair, Billy, American, born 1945
- Illustrated by
- Bridges, R. Troy
- Subject of
- Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
- Date
- November/December 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 11 1/8 × 8 11/16 × 1/2 in. (28.3 × 22.1 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- This November/December 1979 issue of The Angolite has a burgundy colored background cover with white text. A black-and-white photograph below the masthead depicts incarcerated men standing and digging in a waist-deep ditch. Two (2) men on horseback, one armed with a long gun, oversee the workers. Below the photograph is white text reading "IN THIS ISSUE / 'PRISON: The Sexual Jungle' / LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY." The cover story deals with problems of sexual slavery at Angola prison and includes interviews with prisoners who were raped as well as discrimination and violence against homosexual and transgendered prisoners. Other content includes personnel changes of prison administration, articles on new legal changes and legal assistance, a review of the October 1979 Rodeo featuring several event photographs and a story on an inmate who was paralyzed after an injury during a bull riding event, a story about a local vocational school available to prisoners, and information about health care in prison. The text is supplemented with illustrations and photographs throughout the ninety-eight (98) interior pages. Information for subscribing and a mail-in card are included on the final interior page. The back cover has the same burgundy colored background with an illustration at the center of a line of men in shadow with shovel and hoes slung over their shoulders. The magazine is bound with two (2) metal staples.
- Place made
- West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Education
- Gender
- Health
- Identity
- Journalism
- Justice
- LGBTQ
- Men
- Prisons
- Sexuality
- Slavery
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
- Object number
- 2016.139.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Wilbert Rideau
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The Tulsa Race Riot and Three of Its Victims
- Written by
- Franklin, B. C., American, 1879 - 1960
- Date
- August 22, 1931
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 9 in. (35.6 × 22.9 cm)
- Description
- A manuscript titled “The Tulsa Race Riot and Three of Its Victims” by B.C. Franklin. The unpublished manuscript consists of ten pages written in black type on yellowed paper. It was written on August 22, 1931, ten years after the Tulsa Race Massacre and recounts the events of the massacre as witnessed by the author, including an account of Franklin witnessing three men being killed by the mob. The manuscript is signed by B.C. Franklin on the last page.
- Place depicted
- Greenwood, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Type
- manuscripts
- Topic
- American South
- American West
- Race relations
- Race riots
- Tulsa Race Massacre
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Tulsa Friends and John W. and Karen R. Franklin
- Object number
- 2015.176.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Passive Resistance Training, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
- Photograph by
- Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
- Created by
- Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1452pixels × 1994pixels
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of a man being hit by another man over a seated woman. The man in the forefront of the image has his arms raised and crossed above his head and he is bending toward the seated woman. He is wearing a light shirt and dark pants. The man in the background of the image has his arm raised holding a rolled paper. The woman on the right is seated looking down at her hands which are folded on her left side of her lap. She is wearing a patterned dress.
- Place captured
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
- Object number
- 2015.129.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales