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Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- Longacre Theatre, American, founded 1913
- Subject of
- Simmons, Russell Wendell, American, born 1957
- Lathan, Stan, American, born 1945
- Sia, Beau, American, born 1976
- Ice, Black, American
- Chin, Staceyann, American, born 1972
- Colman, Steve, American
- Del Valle, Mayda, American, born 1978
- Me, Georgia, American
- Hammad, Suheir, Jordanian American, born 1973
- Poetri, American, born 1974
- Lemon, American, born 1975
- Date
- 2002
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm)
- Description
- Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. White background with yellow box at top, gray box below with large white circle center, title over the top in black. [PLAYBILL/LONGACRE THEATRE/DEF/POETRY/JAM/ON/BROADWAY] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2002.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Nuyorican Movement
- Type
- theater programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Black Creation Vol. 1 No. 1
- Published by
- Institute of African American Affairs, American, founded 1969
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Date
- 1970
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- paper, ink, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 3/8 × 1/8 in. (27.9 × 21.3 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Black Creation magazine, volume 1, number 1, April 1970 featuring a black and white image of a woman. The woman looks to the right and is seen smiling. She wears a dark colored shirt with a wide, white collar. In the top left quadrant is the publication date and title. The date is in white while the title is in green and red [April, 1970/BLACK/CREATION]. In the upper right quadrant is the price as well as a short poem to the right of the title [$1.00/from in a crowd/she stands way out/soft, sultry, shining/beautiful creation/when she approaches/the air becomes electric/charged with a wealth/of her power and beauty/like a fool/i'm tryin' to be cool/my mind is stunned by the glow/but my eyes shall not deny me/a glimpse in admiration/warm and radiant smile/drenches me all the while/and i weakly respond/with a shy-ish 'hello" (sic)/to an intimate stranger/so familiar to my heart/she, natural woman/so naturally commands it/from me, a small token/to the queen of my heart/shining creation in my soul]. In the lower left corner is a short list of genres available within the publication [POETRY/SHORT STORIES/ART/PHOTOGRAPHY/CRITICISM].
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- Black is Beautiful
- Topic
- Art
- Literature
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©1970 Institute of African American Affairs. Permission required for use.
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I Am A Black Woman
- Written by
- Evans, Mari, American, 1923 - 2017
- Published by
- William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- 2018.38.1.1: ink on paper (fiber product) with cloth and cardboard;
- 2018.38.1.2: ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 8 9/16 × 5 3/4 × 7/16 in. (21.7 × 14.6 × 1.1 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 8 9/16 × 11 1/4 × 3/16 in. (21.7 × 28.5 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W (Jacket): 8 7/16 × 17 1/2 in. (21.5 × 44.4 cm)
- L x W (Bookmark): 6 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (16.5 × 10 cm)
- Description
- 2018.38.1.1
- A first edition, hardback copy of I Am a Black Woman by Mari Evans. The book has a black paper dust jacket with yellow and red type and a black-and-white headshot of Evans on the left side of the front jacket. Evans looks at the viewer, unsmiling. The proper left side of her face is covered in shadow. The front of the jacket reads, [I AM A BLACK / WOMAN / Poems by / Mari Evans]. Yellow and red text printed on the spine of the jacket reads, [I AM A BLACK / WOMAN / Poems by / Mari Evans / [William Morrow & Company, Inc. logo] / Morrow]. The back of the jacket is white with black text blurbs from Sam Allen, Tuskegee Institute and Hoyt W. Fuller. At the bottom of the name and address of the publisher, the William Morrow & Company, Inc. Black text is printed on the front and back interior flaps of the jacket with a synopsis and author biography. The hardback book itself is black with gold metallic text on the spine that reads, [Evans I AM A BLACK / WOMAN / [William Morrow & Company, Inc. logo] / Morrow]. The front and back end papers are dark red. The book has twenty-six (26) poems. The interior pages, ninety-five (95) in total, front and back, are off-white paper with black type and several black-and-white photographs.
- 2018.38.1.2
- A blue cardboard review copy notice found inside the hardback copy of I Am a Black Woman by Mari Evans. The black and dark blue text on the notice reads: [THIS IS YOUR REVIEW COPY OF / I AM A BLACK WOMAN / by Mari Evans / Publication date: October 28, 1970 / Please do not publish your review before above date. / WE WOULD APPRECIATE / RECEIVING TWO COPIES OF / YOUR REVIEW / [William Morrow & Company, Inc. logo] / WILLIAM MORROW & COMPANY, INC. / FIELDING PUBLICATIONS / REYNAL AND COMPANY / 105 MADISON AVENUE / NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016]. The back of the notice is blank.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Feminism
- Identity
- Literature
- Poetry
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.38.1.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Mari Evans. Permission required for use.
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The Black Woman: An Anthology
- Edited by
- Cade Bambara, Toni, American, 1939 - 1995
- Published by
- New American Library, Inc., American, founded 1948
- Written by
- Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
- Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
- Marshall, Paule, American, born 1929
- Walker, Alice, American, born 1944
- Lincoln, Abbey, American, 1930 - 2010
- Cade Bambara, Toni, American, 1939 - 1995
- Patton, Gwendolyn M., American, born 1943
- Covington, Francee, American
- Brown, Carole
- Lindsey, Kay, American
- Williams, Sherley Anne, American, 1944 - 1999
- Clark, Joanna
- Grant, Joanne, American, 1930 - 2005
- Sanders, Fran
- Beal, Frances M., American, born 1940
- Stokes, Gail, American
- Bond, Jean Carey, American
- Peery, Pat, American
- Smart-Grosvenor, Vertamae, American, 1937 - 2016
- White, Maude
- Green, Joyce, American
- Williams, Helen, American
- Jones, Adele, American
- Robinson, Pat, American
- Boggs, Grace Lee, American, 1915 - 2015
- Brehon, Helen Cade, American
- Cook, Ann, American
- Subject of
- Baker, Ella Josephine, American, 1903 - 1986
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 4 3/16 × 11/16 in. (17.8 × 10.7 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- A paperback, fifth printing edition of The Black Woman: An Anthology published by New American Library. The front cover depicts a color headshot of a woman against a black background. The woman is depicted from the shoulders up, standing in profile with her head turned towards the viewer. She is looking over her proper left shoulder and her shoulders are nude. White text in the top right corner reads [The Black / Woman / AN ANTHOLOGY / BLACK WOMEN SPEAK OUT. / A BRILLIANT AND CHALLENGING / ASSEMBLY OF VOICES THAT / DEMAND TO BE HEARD. / EDITED AND WITH A PREFACE BY / TONI CADE]. Printed vertically in the top left corner is publisher and pricing information printed in white text that reads [SIGNET NON-FICTION · Q4317 · 95c] followed by the Signet logo of a circle divided with the letter [S]. The spine is black with white text. At the top is the Signet logo above the text [Q / 4317]. Below is the text [THE BLACK WOMAN An Anthology edited by Toni Cade]. At the bottom of the spine is the publisher's number [451-Q4317-095]. The back cover is white and has a synopsis of the book printed in black text. At the bottom is the publisher’s information, also printed in black text. The interior pages, two hundred and fifty-six (256) in total, front and back, are off-white paper with black type.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Feminism
- Literature
- Poetry
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.38.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Toni Cade Bambara. Permission required for use.
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Negro Digest, Sept.-Oct. 1968
- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, founded 1942
- Subject of
- Negro Digest, American, 1942 - 1976
- Date
- 1968
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 050
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 5/8 × 5 5/16 × 3/16 in. (19.4 × 13.5 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 5/8 × 10 5/8 × 3/16 in. (19.4 × 27 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- An issue of Negro Digest magazine. The front cover is black and green with white type that reads: [Negro Digest / Sept./Oct. 1968 A Johnson Publication 50¢ / The Annual Poetry Issue / Black Poets and Their Publications].The content of the magazine runs from page three to ninety-eight. Publications include works by Gwendolyn Brooks, Dudley Randall, Sonia Sanchez, Leroi Jones (Amiri Baraka), Mari Evans, Michael Harper, Jay Wright, Etheridge Knight and many others. There are also articles by Don L. Lee and Keorapetse Kgositsile.
- Place made
- 1820 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Topic
- Literature
- Mass media
- Poetry
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.76.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1968 by the Johnson Publishing Company, Inc. Permission required for use.
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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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Flier advertising an evening with Gordon Parks, Jr.
- Created by
- Loisaida Center, American, founded 1975
- Subject of
- Gordon Parks Jr., American, 1934 - 1979
- Rivas, Bimbo, Puerto Rican, 1939 - 1992
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- A photocopied flier advertising "An evening with Gordon Parks, Jr." at Loisaida Social House. The flier is composed of several different fonts that appear in black ink on white paper. The text reads [LOISAIDA SOCIAL HOUSE / invites you to / an evening with: / GORDON PARKS jr / SUPERFLY / AARON LOVE ANGELA / DIRECTOR OF : BUSHROD / 2 THE HARD WAY / TOMASINA / EDGAR & PUPA / songs of P.R. & others / BIMBO RIVAS -POET/ (short eyes) / SEPT. 24-FRI / 10 p.m. -6a.m. / DONATION $1 / refreshments / c / o / m / e / to / TUCASA DISCO / 95 AVE B]. Along the left edge of the flier are several lines of cut off text, appearing to be partial addresses for locations in the East Village and Loisaida neighborhoods of New York City. On the verso, faint typewritten text appears backwards in two columns, the heading of each reads (backwards) [LOISAIDA SOCIAL HOUSE SUGGESTS] with lists of restaurants and other establishments around the Loisaida neighborhood. There is also a handwritten inscription in graphite reading [1976].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Nuyorican Movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.283
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Banneker’s Almanack and Ephemeris for the Year of Our Lord 1793
- Written by
- Banneker, Benjamin, American, 1731 - 1806
- Printed by
- Krukshank, Joseph, active 1790s
- Date
- 1793
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- printing ink on paper with thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 4 7/16 × 3/16 in. (17.8 × 11.3 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This Banneker's Almanack is a 48-page printed booklet printed in 1793. The almanac is a booklet comprised of 8 segments of folded paper, bound together by two stitches of cream-colored thread on the left-hand side that are knotted at the back. The top edge of the booklet is trimmed, but the side and bottom edges are not. The pages are unnumbered. Pages 37-40 are uncut along the top edge.
- Banneker's Almanack contains a varied assortment of information. Primarily an annual calendar, each month is listed along with important dates, statistical information, phases of the moon, astronomical data, and tide tables. The Almanack also includes political and social commentary most notably on anti-slavery issues. Banneker included abstracts such as, “A Plan of a Peace-Office, for the United States”, “Extracts from the Debates in the Last Session of the British Parliament, Apr. 1792”, “Extract from Jefferson’s Notes on Virginia”, “Extract from Wilkinson’s Appeal to England on Behalf of the Abused Africans”, poetry, Census data, tables of interest at 5% and 7%, currency exchanges, roads and mileage from various starting points to nearby towns and cities, and information about Federal, State and Local courts.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- almanacs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.63.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Broadside for the lecture "Anatomy of the Black Aesthetic; An Examination"
- Published by
- John A. Lee Recreation Center, American, founded 1961
- Subject of
- Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
- Mayfield, Julian Hudson, American, 1928 - 1984
- Date
- April 1969
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 9/16 × 11 15/16 in. (42.1 × 30.4 cm)
- Description
- This poster is an advertisement for a lectures series. It is made up of densely-spaced decorative script in letters of black and off-white. In the center is a black rectangle filled with off-white text that reads "Anatomy of / the Black Aesthetic; / an Examination." Surrounding the center black rectangle is black text on an off-white background. Across the top text reads "Lee Cultural Center/ 440 Haverford Ave." Down the sides of the black rectangle is text that reads "Presents/ A Lecture Series." Across the bottom the text reads "Friday, April 18. 8:00PM / Nikki Giovanni - Poet+Critic / Friday, April 25. 8:00PM / Julian Mayfield - of the film "Uptight"/ Admission Free /w Ticket. BA-29041."
- Place used
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Letter of invitation from the Committee to Free the SASO 9
- Written by
- Committee to Free the SASO 9, American
- Subject of
- South African Student Organization, South African, 1968 - 1977
- Signed by
- Akpan, John
- Subject of
- South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977
- Date
- June 4, 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Description
- This letter from the Committee to Free the SASO 9 invites people to an emergency meeting about the SASO 9. The letter is white with black text that reads: [June 4, 1976 / Dear Sister/Brother: / INVITATION TO AN EMERGENCY MEETING / The Committee to Free The SASO 9 (South African Students Organ-/ ization) is a group in the United States working to publicize / the plight of our sisters and brothers in South Africa who face / death by hanging if convicted. / Although the original number was nine who have been unjustly / jailed, it is now sixteen, and one member has been tortured to / death. Along with this, two members of SWAPO (South West African / Peoples Organization) in Namibia have been convicted and sentenced / to death by a South African Court. There are many thousands of / prisoners languishing in the jails of South Africa, Namibia and Rhodesia. / The Committee to Free The SAO 9 is calling an urgent meeting / on Wednesday June 9 at 7:00 P.M. The meeting will take place in / Manhattan at 605 West 115th Street, Room 418. / Some of our activities to publicize the trial of SAO, as well as / aid in the release from prison have been: picket lines at the / South African Airways, demonstrations, forums, poetry readings / and speaking engagements. / We in the Committee are urging you to attend as well as send / representatives of your organizations. Our task is to save the SWAPO 2 from hanging, aid in the freeing of the SASO members as / well as all prisoners of apartheid. / Volunteers and funds are urgently needed. / Yours In Struggle, John Akpan / Coordinator / Committee to Free the SASO Nine]. The back of the letter is blank.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- South Africa, Africa
- Zimbabwe, Africa
- Namibia, Africa
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Pan Africanism
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- Black power
- Correspondence
- Decolonization
- International affairs
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.27.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The North Star, Vol. I No. 37
- Created by
- The North Star, American, 1847 - 1859
- Edited by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
- Published by
- Dick, John, British
- Date
- September 8, 1848
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W (folded): 13 3/16 × 18 1/2 in. (33.5 × 47 cm)
- Description
- The September 8, 1848 issue of the North Star, an antislavery newspaper published in Rochester, New York by Frederick Douglass. The paper is printed with black text on yellowed newsprint. The masthead reads [THE NORTH STAR. / RIGHT IS OF NO SEX-TRUTH IS OF NO COLOR-GOD IS THE FATHER OF US ALL, AND ALL WE ARE BRETHREN. / ROCHESTER, N. Y., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1848.] On the left side of the masthead is [FREDERICK DOUGLASS, / M. R. DELANY, / EDITORS / VOL. 1. NO. 37.] Printed on the right side of the masthead is [JOHN DICK, PUBLISHER / WHOLE NO.-37.]. The main text is organized into seven columns of small print. At the top of the column on the far left, above the publisher's notices and list of agents, is printed: [The object of the NORTH STAR will be to attack SLAVERY in all its forms and aspects; advocate UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION; exalt the standard of PUBLIC MORALITY; promote the moral and intellectual improvement of the COLORED PEOPLE; and hasten the day of FREEDOM to the THREE MILLIONS of our ENSLAVED FELLOW COUNTRYMEN.] This issue contains several anti-slavery essays and letters, including a letter from Douglass to his previous enslaver Thomas Auld, titled [To My Old Master], as well as a critique of the Liberian colonization movement, news of the rebellion in Ireland, poetry, notices of anti-slavery society meetings around the region, and general advertisements.
- Place printed
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Colonization movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Communities
- Free communities of color
- Freedom
- Fugitive enslaved
- International affairs
- Mass media
- Self-liberation
- Social reform
- United States--History--1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.151.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Ed Bullins, Playwright
- Photograph by
- Barboza, Anthony, American, born 1944
- Subject of
- Bullins, Ed, American, born 1935
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in. (35.4 × 28.1 cm)
- H x W (Image): 9 5/16 × 10 1/16 in. (23.7 × 25.6 cm)
- Description
- Black and white photograph of Ed Bullins. Bullins is seen from the waist up wearing a black turtleneck shirt. He is looking at the viewer with his hands clasped behind his back. He stands in front of a textured wall of torn paper painted in alternating places with shiny, dark spray paint. The image is bordered in a narrow black line and is centered on a white background. Below the image in the bottom of the page is black handwritten text with the title and date [Ed Bullins - playwright - '80']. On the back of the photograph is stamped text in black ink [© ANTHONY BARBOZA/BARBOZA'S STUDIO/108 EAST 16th STREET/NEW YORK, N. Y. 10003/REP: KEN TEL. 674-5759/NOT FOR REPRODUCTION/WITHOUT PERMISSION/OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER/© ANTHONY BARBOZA].
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Topic
- Photography
- Poetry
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anthony Barboza
- Object number
- 2014.157.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Anthony Barboza
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The Spoken Word
- Written by
- Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
- Owned by
- Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (43 × 27.8 cm)
- Description
- This is a broadside with reprints of two poems, hand signed by the author. Consisting of a long rectangular piece of cardboard with reddish brown text, it shows an image of a desk microphone at the center top margin. Next to the microphone are the words "the/ Spoken/ Word." Below the image are the words "Presented by The Camberly Collection/ January 24, 2003/ The Academy of Medicine/ Atlanta, Georgia." The two poems are presented down the center of the broadside. It is hand signed "Nikki Giovanni" in black ink at the last line of the bottom poem. Underneath the signature is the edition number, handwritten in black ink "205/400."
- Place used
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- broadsides
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
- Object number
- 2014.254.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1968, 2002 Nikki Giovanni. Permission required for use.
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The Weary Blues
- Published by
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
- Written by
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Van Vechten, Carl, American, 1880 - 1964
- Illustrated by
- Covarrubias, Miguel, Mexican, 1904 - 1957
- Owned by
- Greenstein, Barry, American
- Date
- 1926; published 1945
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with book cloth (textile material) on cardboard , plastic (cover)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 7 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 7/8 in. (19.1 × 13.7 × 2.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 7 1/2 × 10 13/16 × 11/16 in. (19.1 × 27.5 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- The Weary Blues hardcover book written by Langston Hughes. The front cover features a drawing of a man sitting with his head raised upward. His body faces a piano and his arms are raised above the keys. The background of the book is orange and yellow, the man and piano are in in black. Black type at the top reads: [THE WEARY BLUES]. Yellow type at the bottom reads: [By / Langston Hughes]. The interior has 109 pages of black type on off-white paper. The back cover has a stylistic image of piano keys and two boxes.
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Library Collections
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Barry Greenstein
- Object number
- 2014.304.90
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Alfred A. Knopf, Inc division of Random House. Permission required for use.
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Black Feeling, Black Talk
- Written by
- Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
- Crosby, Barbara, American
- Published by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1968
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 8 1/2 × 5 9/16 × 1/8 in. (21.6 × 14.1 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 8 1/2 × 11 1/16 × 3/8 in. (21.6 × 28.1 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A first edition, first printing of “Black Feeling, Black Talk" by Nikki Giovanni. The book has a olive paper binding held together using two metal staples at spine. The title of the book has been printed in black text, [BLACK FEELING / BLACK TALK], across the middle of the front cover. The name author is printed in black text on the bottom right. The interior of the front cover includes the copyright information, a notation that the book was [Privately Printed], and the following dedication: [This book is dedicated to Mommy, Daddy, Gary, Peppi, / and Calvin (if Gary hasn’t / changed her mind)]. The introduction was written by Barbara Crosby. The back cover is blank. The interior pages are off-white with black text and contains eighteen (18) poems and essays. The book has nineteen (19) pages which includes text that runs onto the interior back cover. Inscribed in pencil on the introduction page.
- Place printed
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Activism
- Black power
- Civil Rights
- Identity
- Poetry
- Politics (Practical)
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.325
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Nikki Giovanni. Permission required for use.
-
Sheet music for "Black Soldier" by Suliamon El-Hadi
- Written by
- El-Hadi, Suliaman, American, 1936 - 1995
- Published by
- Spoet Publishing Corp.
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Folded): 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (31.8 × 24.4 cm)
- H x W (Unfolded): 12 1/2 × 19 in. (31.8 × 48.3 cm)
- Description
- Handwritten sheet music for the piece "Black Soldier". Handwritten at top of sheet music is, [BLACK SOLDIER / Written by / Suliaman El-Hadi]. Handwritten on bottom of sheet music is, [© Spoet Publishing Corp. 1972 Copyright]. Handwriting appears on front and back of paper, with folded inside being blank.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Sheet music
- Movement
- Black Nationalism
- Type
- sheet music
- Topic
- Hip hop (Music)
- Resistance
- Spoken word (Poetry)
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Qaddafi El-Hadi in memory of Suliaman El-Hadi
- Object number
- 2014.40.8.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Spoet Publishing Corp. 1972 Copyright. Permission required for use.
-
We Walk the Way of the New World
- Written by
- Madhubuti, Haki R., American, born 1942
- Printed by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Owned by
- Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
- Date
- 1970
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 3/16 in. (21.5 × 14 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This is a paperback volume of poetry titled "We Walk the Way of the New World" by Don L. Lee. The cover is black, with a large central image against a red, green and yellow mosaic background. Divided into three fields by black borders with brown and yellow triangles, the top field has the title in black letters, followed by a crescent moon and star. The middle field shows a drawing of an individual in profile, flanked by an African sculpture to the right and a large African mask to the left. The bottom field has the words "By Don L. Lee/ Broadside Press Detroit." In the bottom right corner of the cover are the numbers "$1.50."
- Place printed
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
- Object number
- 2014.254.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1970 Haki Madhubuti. Permission required for use.
-
New York Head Shop and Museum
- Written by
- Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
- Printed by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Owned by
- Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 3/8 × 5 5/16 × 3/16 in. (21.3 × 13.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- This is a paperback volume of poetry titled "New York Head Shop and Museum" by Audre Lorde. The cover is black, with bright orange letters that read "the /NEW/ YORK/ HEAD/ SHOP/ and/ MUSEUM." To the right of the title are the words "by/ Audre/ Lorde." In the bottom right corner are the words "Broadside Press $3.50."
- Place printed
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
- Object number
- 2014.254.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1974 Audre Lorde Rollins. Permission required for use.
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Black Feeling, Black Talk, Black Judgement
- Written by
- Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
- Published by
- William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926
- Owned by
- Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
- Date
- 1970
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 1/4 × 5 5/16 × 5/16 in. (21 × 13.5 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- This is a paperback volume of poetry titled "Black Feeling, Black Talk/ Black Judgement" by Nikki Giovanni. The cover is done in tonal dots of brown and black that makes up an image of a crowd of people. A white rectangle is centered at the top margin. Within this rectangle is black text that reads "BLACK/ feeling/ BLACK/ talk/ BLACK/ judgement." Below the rectangle in white text are the words "poems by/ Nikki Giovanni."
- Place printed
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- books
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
- Object number
- 2014.254.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Nikki Giovanni. Permission required for use.
-
Ego Tripping
- Written by
- Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
- Owned by
- Furious Flower Poetry Center, American, founded 1999
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 4 3/16 in. (35.5 × 10.7 cm)
- Description
- This is a broadside with the poem "Ego Tripping" signed by the author. Shaped as a long narrow rectangle, the broadside has the title in large letters along the left margin. At the base of the title is an image of the author. Wearing dark clothing, and shown in profile, she crouches with her elbows on her knees and turns her head towards the viewer. Across the top margin are four small images of four different women. Running down the length of the broadside is the poem's text. At the bottom of the text is the author's signature, done by hand in pen.
- Place used
- New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- broadsides
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, JMU
- Object number
- 2014.254.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Various. Permission required for use.