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  • Riot

    Written by
    Gwendolyn Brooks, American, 1917 - 2000
    Illustrated by
    Donaldson, Jeff, American, 1932 - 2004
    Published by
    Broadside Press, founded 1965
    Owned by
    Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
    Subject of
    AfriCOBRA, founded 1968
    Date
    1970
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    8 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/16 in. (21.5 × 14 × 0.4 cm)
    Description
    This is a paperback volume of poetry with black cover and the word "RIOT" in red san-serif typeface within a white irregular circle. The name "GWENDOLYN BROOKS" in white serif typeface are centered in the middle of the cover. The words "BROADSIDE PRESS $1.00" are visible in the lower left corner. On the back cover is a large black and white photograph of the author that fills two-thirds of the surface. The photograph depicts a woman with short hair, wearing a button down collared shirt. There is a dark window behind her. The remaining third of the cover shows text that read "RIOT/ is a poem in three parts, only one part of / which has appeared in print before. It arises from/ the disturbances in Chicago after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. / RIOT, BY GWENDOLYN BROOKS, $1.00/ BROADSIDE PRESS/ 12651 Old Mill Place Detroit Michigan 48238." On the frontispiece is a reproduction of a painting by Jeff Donaldson. It depicts two young men, both wearing white shirts and khaki pants. The taller man holds a small African statue in his right hand and presses his left hand up against a clear sheet of glass the stands between the him and the viewer. The younger man stands behind him and also presses his hand against the glass surface. The glass is indicated by a few semi-transparent vertical lines and several iterations of the word "glass" in various sizes across the surface of the painting. Beneath the image are the words ""Allah Shango," by Jeff Donaldson / This painting was the Purchase Award Winner at the exhibit "Black/ Expressions '69" at the Southside Community Art Center, Chicago."
    Place printed
    Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Literature
    Poetry
    Race discrimination
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.255
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Gwendolyn Brooks. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ffdb31e4-eb0c-4e5f-98d4-ba8f6b38060b
  • We Charge Genocide: The Historic Petition to the United Nations for Relief from a Crime of the United States Government Against the Negro People

    Written by
    Patterson, William L., American, 1891 - 1980
    Published by
    Civil Rights Congress, founded 1946
    Date
    1951
    Medium
    paper (fiber product) and ink
    Dimensions
    9 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 3/4 in. (23.5 x 15.6 x 1.9 cm)
    Description
    There is a sticker on the inside cover with a graphic of a pink and black Egyptian-style lamp with a shining white star about the one end. The graphic text EX LIBRIS is below the image along with the names Vivian and John Hewitt.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    books
    Topic
    Caricature and cartoons
    Civil rights
    International affairs
    Literature
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.158.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © International Publishers 1951. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd558b8e5d8-63a1-47df-b32e-89fef18b86bd
  • Southern Women Look at Lynching

    Published by
    Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching, 1930 - 1942
    Created by
    Ames, Jessie Daniel, American, 1883 - 1972
    Date
    1937
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Description
    A pamphlet produced by the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching. The soft cover consists of black printed text on a red background. The title [SOUTHERN WOMEN LOOK AT LYNCHING] is printed in large text at the top. There are 29 pages.
    Place printed
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    Anti-Lynching Movement
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Caricature and cartoons
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    Lynching
    Political organizations
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Violence
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd556b404a0-b445-4427-8f49-89467e1dac31
  • And a special fear for my loved ones

    Created by
    Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1946; printed 1989
    Medium
    ink and graphite on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image with title): 9 3/16 × 5 7/8 in. (23.3 × 14.9 cm)
    H x W (image): 8 3/8 × 5 7/8 in. (21.3 × 15 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 15 1/8 × 11 5/16 in. (38.4 × 28.7 cm)
    Description
    Black and white linocut of a hanged man. The center of the image shows a lynched man with a noose around his neck and open eyes. His is depicted lying with his limbs bent and one arm above his head. Three figures stand near the dead man, two pairs of feet standing on parts of the noose. The title is handwritten in graphite below the image and the work is signed. The reverse is blank.
    Portfolio/Series
    The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    linocuts
    Topic
    Art
    Hate crimes
    Identity
    Lynching
    Race discrimination
    Resistance
    Violence
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
    Object number
    2017.21.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bdabf8cf-3474-4967-9450-9b707ec99f4d
  • I have given the world my songs

    Created by
    Catlett, Elizabeth, Mexican, 1915 - 2012
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1946-1947; printed 1989
    Medium
    ink and graphite on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image with title): 8 1/8 × 5 1/16 in. (20.6 × 12.8 cm)
    H x W (image): 7 1/2 × 5 1/16 in. (19 × 12.8 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 13 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (34.3 × 24.3 cm)
    Description
    This color linocut depicts a woman playing a guitar. Wearing a knee-length dress, she is seated on a square four legged stool. Her sleeves are rolled up to her elbows and she rests the guitar on her lap. In the background is a small vignette, done in bright blue tones that depict a man in a hood attacking another man. Below them is a large burning cross. There is a handwritten title below the image in pencil. It is signed by the artist on the bottom right. The back is blank.
    Place made
    Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Type
    linocuts
    Topic
    Art
    Identity
    Music
    Musicians
    Resistance
    Violence
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Winifred Hervey
    Object number
    2017.21.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 2020 Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f777a65c-247a-48ac-871f-9ba54db51b24
  • Trapped

    Created by
    Hollingsworth, Alvin Carl, American, 1928 - 2000
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1965
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
    Exhibition
    Visual Art and the American Experience
    Medium
    oil paint with acrylic and mixed media on Masonite (TM)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Frame): 25 9/16 × 49 5/16 × 2 13/16 in. (65 × 125.2 × 7.1 cm)
    H x W (Unframed): 24 × 47 13/16 in. (61 × 121.5 cm)
    Description
    This oil painting and collage shows a lone, shadowy figure against an urban background. Swathed in a shapeless garment, the figure stands alone before a dark background in which the silhouettes of high rise buildings can be seen. There is a yellow globe in the sky to the figure's left. The figure stands behind a high fence. Positioned in front of the fence are vertical bars of wood, painted red. They part slightly to allow the viewer to see the figure. The dark urban landscape can be seen through the bars. On the bars are fragments of white letters.
    Portfolio/Series
    Cry City
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    collages
    paintings
    portraits
    Topic
    Art
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Race discrimination
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Collins
    Object number
    2011.157
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Alvin Carl Hollingsworth 1965. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd559b5f473-d206-4300-b475-ad341c667da4
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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
    Type
    placards (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51aa06831-ff36-4eac-b8e5-6572407163e1
  • Untitled

    Photograph by
    Allen, Devin, American, born 1989
    Subject of
    Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
    Date
    April 25, 2015
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3264pixels × 4896pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital photograph by Devin Allen of a parked car being vandalized during protests in Baltimore, Maryland. The photographer is situated in front of a light-colored sedan surrounded by a crowd of people, many holding cameras, video cameras, and cell phones up in the air as an unidentified person smashes the front windshield of the car with a traffic cone. Only the person's forearm and hand are visible in the frame. Small shards of glass can be seen spraying outward from the shattered windshield.
    91.48 MB
    Place captured
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Communities
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Devin Allen
    Object number
    2016.98.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Devin Allen
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56f4746ae-5e80-46a8-b021-d8745c86b6fb
  • Flier for the film King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis

    Distributed by
    King, Martin Luther Foundation, American
    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 17 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (43.8 × 28.6 cm)
    Description
    Martin Luther King Foundation flier for the film “King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis." The front of the flier features a black and white image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “KING” is printed in bold white text in the top, right corner. The back of the flier features six black and white images down the center with text on each side. The pictures depict images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a burning bus, a police officer, a large group of people marching, a burning cross and Klansmen, and people morning at King’s funeral. The text are reviews of the movie from various news outlets, awards the movie has won and suggested uses for the film. The flier is yellowed, creased, and torn in several places.
    Statement
    Objects depicting symbols of hate or related to organized hate groups may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate history and culture.
    Place collected
    Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Mass media
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    White supremacy movements
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
    Object number
    2017.71.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5efa7b79d-20f3-4716-aa55-7fb34ac2e446
  • 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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ed06545b-8134-4793-a64e-36e7ba51bc97
  • Photograph of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Published by
    Kluttz's Studio, American
    Subject of
    Gillespie, Nease, American, 1855 - 1906
    Gillespie, John, American, 1891 - 1906
    Dillingham, Jack, American, died 1906
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    August 1906
    Medium
    silver and collodion on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 5 5/16 × 3 7/8 in. (13.5 × 9.8 cm)
    H x W x D (card): 7 13/16 × 5 13/16 × 1/16 in. (19.8 × 14.7 × 0.1 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of the lynched bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham. The bodies are at the center of the photograph, hanging from ropes by their necks. Their clothes are torn and several wounds are visible on their bodies and heads. A large tree is visible on the right side of the photograph and counter-weight bags connected to the hanging ropes are visible in the background. They are surrounded by a large group of men and several children, many of which are looking at the camera. A man on the right side of the photograph has his right hand resting on the left shoulder of one of the hanging men. The photograph is adhered to gray card stock. Printed in black text beneath the photograph is “NRSM / KLUTTZ’S STUDIO, / E. Council ST., near Court House / Salisbury, N. C.” Handwritten in graphite on the back of the photograph is “Remember / Nease Gillespie - / John Gillespie / Jack Dillingham / They murdered -the - / Lyerly Family / But they got / theirs just the / same Aug 6th 1906 / at the Salisbury / courthouse was / shure [sic] a warm / time I will never / forget - that – night.”
    Place captured
    Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    black-and-white photographs
    collodion prints
    Topic
    American South
    Hate crimes
    Lynching
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.13.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0f8bdd3-4623-4c1d-ac06-345bedbc10e6
  • Postcard of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham

    Published by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Gillespie, Nease, American, 1855 - 1906
    Gillespie, John, American, 1891 - 1906
    Dillingham, Jack, American, died 1906
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    August, 1906
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 5/8 × 2 15/16 in. (11.8 × 7.4 cm)
    H x W: 5 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.8 × 8.8 cm)
    Description
    Postcard with a black and white image of the bodies of Nease Gillespie, John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham. They are at the center of the image and are hanging from ropes by their necks. Their clothes are torn and several wounds are visible on their bodies and heads. A large tree is visible on the right side of the photograph and bags connected to the same ropes they are hanging from are visible in the background. They are surrounded by a large group of men and several children, many of which are looking at the camera. A man on the right side of the photograph has his right hand resting on the left shoulder of one of the hanging men. Printed in black text beneath the image is "Nease and John Gillespie and Jack Dillingham, murderers of Lyerly / family. Lynched August 6th, 1906. Salisbury, N. C." Printed in black text on the back of the postcard is "Post Card."
    Place captured
    Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    postcards
    Topic
    American South
    Hate crimes
    Lynching
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.13.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d7636c29-ed96-47ad-baba-99b30112d6eb
  • Freedom

    Created by
    Pippins, Andrea, American
    Date
    2016
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Title
    Original sketch by Andrea Pippins
    Caption
    This original sketch by graphic designer and illustrator Andrea Pippins was created directly in response to the violence that bombarded the newscycle in the summer of 2016, which saw incidents ranging from the rampant killings of unarmed black men by U.S. police officers; attacks on and killings of police officers; terrorism in public spaces; and violence across the United States and overseas. As a designer, Pippins sought a way to help alleviate the pain and what she called the "ugliness going on in the world." She used the sketch to create a free, downloadable, doodle/coloring page sheet that she hoped could offer a productive outlet for processing emotions and empowering individuals who were feeling affected by the events.
    Description
    An original hand-drawn sketch by graphic designer Andrea Pippins entitled Freedom. The sketch is made with brown ink on a sheet of white paper. It is in the style of a worksheet for the user to color in and complete with additional words and drawings. The word [FREEDOM] appears in large block letters in the center. Along the left edge is written [DOODLE, COLOR, WRITE: Self-reflection and empowerment for change]. At the top left is a section for the user to put in their information with [Your name] and an arrow, followed by [YOUR FACE] and a sketch of a picture frame with [SELF-PORTRAIT] above it. Next to the frame is a sketch of a globe and beneath the name section is a bubble pointing at the globe with [How will you change the world???]. At the top right is a speech bubble with [SPEAK YOUR MIND: Write about something you stand for] above it. Beneath this, is a speach bubble with [What can I DO?] and a space with the instructions [USE THIS SPACE TO BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY]. [WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?] is written vertically along the right edge of the sheet. At bottom center, below [FREEDOM], is written [WHAT DOES IT MEAN?] in a speech bubble with [Write what freedom means to you...] in script below with lines for writing. At the bottom left corner is a circle with [GOOD NEWS / WRITE ABOUT SOME GOOD NEWS IN YOUR COMMUNITY] with lines beneath for writing. At the left side center is a rectangular speech bubble with [Today I feel...] followed by lines for writing.
    Place made
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    sketches
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Freedom
    Graphic design
    Health
    Justice
    Resistance
    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
    2018.51.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Andrea Pippins
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d7e662fe-04ce-4fe7-8aac-633cfa859872
  • What Can I Do?

    Created by
    Pippins, Andrea, American
    Date
    2016
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Title
    Original sketch by Andrea Pippins
    Description
    An original hand-drawn sketch by graphic designer Andrea Pippins entitled What Can I Do?. The sketch is made with brown ink on a sheet of white paper. 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
    Type
    sketches
    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
    2018.51.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Andrea Pippins
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd578bb6d40-8427-4f78-aed8-276caf2c26bb
  • Freedom

    Created by
    Pippins, Andrea, American
    Date
    2016
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2550 pixels × 3300 pixels
    File size: 2.76 MB
    Title
    Digital download file offered by Andrea Pippins
    Caption
    In the summer of 2016, graphic designer and illustrator Andrea Pippins created an original sketch directly in response to the violence that bombarded the newscycle in the summer of 2016, which saw incidents ranging from the rampant killings of unarmed black men by U.S. police officers; attacks on and killings of police officers; terrorism in public spaces; and violence across the United States and overseas. As a designer, Pippins sought a way to help alleviate the pain and what she called the "ugliness going on in the world." She used the sketch to create this free, downloadable, doodle/coloring page sheet that she hoped could offer a productive outlet for processing emotions and empowering individuals who were feeling affected by the events.
    Description
    Digital downloadable pdf file offered by graphic designer Andrea Pippins, based on her original hand-drawn sketch (2018.51.1). The sketch is black on a white background. It is in the style of a worksheet for the user to color in and complete with additional words and drawings. The word [FREEDOM] appears in large block letters in the center. Along the left edge is written [DOODLE, COLOR, WRITE: Self-reflection and empowerment for change]. At the top left is a section for the user to put in their information with [Your name] and an arrow, followed by [YOUR FACE] and a sketch of a picture frame with [SELF-PORTRAIT] above it. Next to the frame is a sketch of a globe and beneath the name section is a bubble pointing at the globe with [How will you change the world???]. At the top right is a speech bubble with [SPEAK YOUR MIND: Write about something you stand for] above it. Beneath this, is a speach bubble with [What can I DO?] and a space with the instructions [USE THIS SPACE TO BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY]. [WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?] is written vertically along the right edge of the sheet. At bottom center, below [FREEDOM], is written [WHAT DOES IT MEAN?] in a speech bubble with [Write what freedom means to you...] in script below with lines for writing. At the bottom left corner is a circle with [GOOD NEWS / WRITE ABOUT SOME GOOD NEWS IN YOUR COMMUNITY] with lines beneath for writing. At the left side center is a rectangular speech bubble with [Today I feel...] followed by lines for writing.
    Place made
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    sketches
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Freedom
    Graphic design
    Health
    Justice
    Resistance
    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
    2018.51.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Andrea Pippins
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5806bd152-13bb-45cc-bf23-b30cdcbf3f07
  • 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
    Type
    sketches
    digital media - born digital
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cdc45a8a-531e-458e-a439-318d74f85b4c
  • 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].
    Place made
    West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Activism
    Children
    Politics (Practical)
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Violence
    Youth
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b2bccd01-9ffb-448e-a7d7-2acc9f680055
  • Ghetto Krater

    Created by
    Lugo, Roberto, American, born 1981
    Date
    2018
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
    Exhibition
    Visual Art and the American Experience
    Medium
    glaze on terracotta
    Dimensions
    H x W: 36 5/8 × 17 1/8 in. (93 × 43.5 cm)
    Diameter of lip: 12 9/16 in. (31.9 cm)
    Circumference: 51 1/2 in. (130.8 cm)
    Caption
    In this piece, potter and activist, Roberto Lugo reframes the traditional color, form, and repetitive imagery of ancient Greek kraters to focus on the issue of violence that disproportionately affects people of color in economically disadvantaged urban communities, including violence at the hands of law enforcement.
    Description
    A black and orange ceramic in the form of a krater from ancient Greece. The ceramic features three bands of imagery. The topmost band consists of silhouette profiles of figures. The body of the ceramic depicts various scenes including figures playing basketball, a set of arms in handcuffs, a figure kneeling while pointing a gun, a figure crouching with hands on their head, a police officer in riot gear raising a baton, a police officer handcuffing another figure, a dollar sign pendant, and a city skyline. The lowest band of imagery includes figures in handcuffs; a figure on their hands and knees surrounded by three police officers, one with a gun and two with batons; a figure beating another; and a police officer in riot gear holding up a shield. Wave, meander, and Greek key motifs appear on the uppermost lip and between the bands of imagery. The interior of the top portion is glazed black and the interior of the lower portion is white.
    Place depicted
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Type
    ceramics
    kraters
    Topic
    Activism
    Art
    Justice
    Prisons
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Latino Initiatives Pool
    Object number
    2019.53
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Roberto Lugo
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a443fa8f-54b7-4ea0-8acb-664f00a257b2
  • Banner from a protest rally after the police shooting of Michael Brown

    Created by
    Walsh, Bryan, American
    Bland, Emily, American
    Subject of
    Brown, Michael Jr., 1996 - 2014
    Date
    2014
    Medium
    paint on cloth
    Dimensions
    H x W: 72 × 240 in. (182.9 × 609.6 cm)
    Description
    A handmade cloth banner of white paint on a black cloth. A quote on the banner reads: [When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes a duty]. The banner was used as the backdrop for speakers and activists during an October 2014 Ferguson, Missouri protest rally after the police shooting of Michael Brown.
    Place used
    Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Black Lives Matter
    Type
    banners
    Topic
    Activism
    Communities
    Justice
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 2001-
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bryan Walsh and Emily Bland
    Object number
    2015.109
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bryan Walsh/Emily Bland
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50ec7add4-7cc2-4581-a9e0-3bc06e69a519
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Discussion with Police after Assault, 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
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Birmingham Police Department, founded 1871
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2951pixels × 4596pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy in discussion with a Birmingham police officer. King sits in an armchair, against a cement-brick wall, wearing a dark suit and tie. His hands are clasped in his lap and he is looking directly at the police officer. Abernathy sits on the arm of King's chair, wearing a dark suit and tie, also facing the officer. Both Abernathy and King have white badges on their jackets. The police officer, in uniform and cap, has his back to the viewer lifting his left arm. There is an additional man on the left of the image in a dark overcoat and hat.
    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
    2015.129.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ed2abcf4-0eab-4d94-b1d7-61f4aa7b85dd

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