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Shirley Miller Sherrod Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Sherrod, Shirley Miller, American, born 1948
- Interviewed by
- Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
- Subject of
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- United States Department of Justice, American, founded 1870
- Rev. Sherrod, Charles Melvin, American, born 1937
- New Communities, American, founded 1969
- Federation of Southern Cooperatives, American
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:43:44
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Baker County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- September 15, 2011
- Description
- The oral history consists of twelve digital files: 2011.174.50.1a, 2011.174.50.1b, 2011.174.50.1c, 2011.174.50.1d, 2011.174.50.1e, 2011.174.50.1f, 2011.174.50.1g, 2011.174.50.1h, 2011.174.50.1i, 2011.174.50.1j, and 2011.174.50.1k, 2011.174.50.1l.
- Shirley Sherrod recalls growing up on a farm in Baker County, Georgia, her father's murder, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She remembers traveling to Washington, D. C., to protest the Justice Department, and the attacks on her husband, the Reverend Charles Sherrod, a civil rights leader in Albany, Georgia. She also discusses starting the New Communities Land Trust and working for the Federation of Southern Cooperatives and other organizations to help African American farmers.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0050
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Agriculture
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Humanitarianism
- Labor
- Law
- Local and regional
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.50.1a-l
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Sam Young, Jr. Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Young, Sam Jr., American, born 1950
- Interviewed by
- Griffin, Willie James Ph. D., American, born 1974
- Subject of
- Southwest Georgia Project for For Community Education, Inc., American
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:42:04
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Worth County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 9, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.66.1a and 2011.174.66.1b.
- Samuel J. Young, Jr., describes his childhood in Worth County, Georgia, during the 1950s. He recalls the racial violence that he witnessed and heard stories about as a child. After graduating high school he joined the Southwest Georgia Project. He helped to start a newspaper for the project and was also involved in the group's initiative to develop a self-sufficient farm to counteract discrimination against black farmers.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0066
- Topic
- African American
- Agriculture
- American South
- Civil rights
- Education
- Labor
- Mass media
- Social reform
- United States--History--1953-1961
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.66.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of a girl walking in front of a looted store after the Newark Riots
- Photograph by
- Abbott, Randy
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 8 1/8 in. (25.2 × 20.6 cm)
- H x W (Image): 9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (24.9 × 20 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 1967
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a girl walking alone in front of a store destroyed during the Newark riots. Charred debris is on the sidewalk.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Urban life
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.10.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Soldiers with Bayonets
- Created by
- Ward, Fred, American
- Subject of
- Richardson, Gloria St. Clair Hayes, American, born 1922
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (16.5 x 24.8 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 16 1/4 × 20 in. (41.3 × 50.8 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Cambridge, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1964
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Gloria Richardson and other African American protesters in the street being confronted by National Guard Troops. The troop in the foreground is pointing an army rifle with a bayonet at them.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg Gallery
- Object number
- 2012.169.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Fred Ward/Award Agency. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Digital print of King surrounded by Chicago Freedom Movement marchers
- Created by
- Kleina, Bernard, American
- Subject of
- Chicago Freedom Movement, American, 1965 - 1967
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (14 x 22.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Place depicted
- Marquette Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August 5, 1966; printed 2012
- Description
- A color photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. surrounded by marchers. He is wearing a gray suit, white shirt with no tie, and is touching his lapel with his right hand. Three of the men surrounding him turn and look to the viewer's left. A fourth man, to Dr. King's right, looks to to the viewer's right. Dr. King gazes straight ahead.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
- Object number
- 2013.140.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Policemen Use Police Dogs During Civil Rights Demonstrations, Birmingham Protests
- Created by
- Moore, Charles, American, 1931 - 2010
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (23.1 x 33.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1963; printed later
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of an African American man having his left pant leg torn off by a police dog. There are several white police officers with additional dogs and several other African American demonstrators standing in a crowd. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.49.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Charles Moore
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Grace Miller Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Miller, Grace H., American, born 1932
- Interviewed by
- Griffin, Willie James Ph. D., American, born 1974
- Subject of
- Sherrod, Shirley Miller, American, born 1948
- Miller, Hosie Sr., American, 1925 - 1965
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 00:53:33
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Baker County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- March 9, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.67.1a, 2011.174.67.1b, 2011.174.67.1c, 2011.174.67.1d, and 2011.174.67.1e.
- Grace Hall Miller (mother of activist Shirley Sherrod) describes her childhood in Baker County, Georgia, her education in segregated schools, her marriage to Hosie Miller, Sr., and their early involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. Grace Hall Miller's commitment to the Baker County Movement grew following the murder of her husband by a white neighbor in 1965. She describes how her house became headquarters for the local movement and how the community rallied to support her and her children. Miller's children were among the black students who integrated white schools, and because of their experience, she dedicated much of her life to improving education.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0067
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Families
- Segregation
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.67.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Flier for the Madison County Movement
- Printed by
- Madison County Movement, American, founded 1963
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- L x W: 7 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. (18.1 x 21.6 cm)
- Place used
- Madison County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1966
- Description
- An off white flier with black type and photocopied handwritten text. The flier is a call to the citizens of Madison County. The flier askes, "What can you do about the tear-gas raid?" and "(1) Black Out for Black Power / (2) Work Stop for Black Power / (3) Register to Vote for Black Power." Typed in the bottom half of the flier is “OUR TAX DOLLARS HELPED TO BUY THAT TEAR-GAS. / DON’T BUY ANYTHING DOWNTOWN. / IF YOU WORK FOR THE WHITE MAN, DON’T GO TO WORK FRIDAY. / HIT THEM WHERE IT HURTS. / WE’VE GONE TOO FAR TO TURN BACK NOW!!! / MADISON COUNTY MOVEMENT.”
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Business
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Labor
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Segregation
- Suffrage
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.109.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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A digital print of sign protesting a Chicago Freedom Movement march
- Created by
- Kleina, Bernard, American
- Subject of
- Chicago Freedom Movement, American, 1965 - 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 3/16 x 8 3/4 in. (15.7 x 22.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Place depicted
- Marquette Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- August 5, 1966; printed 2012
- Description
- A color photograph of a protest sign in front of a Chicago police van. The handmade sign, held by a person out of the frame, reads "We will not / stand for your / inciting violence / Red King / Down with forced houseing" [sic]. Only the top of the head and the hand of the person holding the sign are visible. The person has red hair and wears a wedding ring.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
- Object number
- 2013.140.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Bernard J. Kleina
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Abernathy Family Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Abernathy, Donzaleigh, American, born 1957
- Abernathy, Juandalynn R., American
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph D. III, American, 1959 - 2016
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, American, born 1973
- Subject of
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 02:02:33
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Place collected
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Stuttgart, Germany, Europe
- Date
- October 10, 2013
- Description
- The oral history consists of twenty-nine digital files: 2011.174.108.1a, 2011.174.108.1b, 2011.174.108.1c, 2011.174.108.1d, 2011.174.108.1e, 2011.174.108.1f, 2011.174.108.1g, 2011.174.108.1h, 2011.174.108.1i, 2011.174.108.1j, 2011.174.108.1k, 2011.174.108.1l, 2011.174.108.1m, 2011.174.108.1n, 2011.174.108.1o, 2011.174.108.1p, 2011.174.108.1q, 2011.174.108.1r, 2011.174.108.1s, 2011.174.108.1t, 2011.174.108.1u, 2011.174.108.1v, 2011.174.108.1w, 2011.174.108.1x, 2011.174.108.1y, 2011.174.108.1z, 2011.174.108.1aa, 2011.174.108.1bb, and 2011.174.108.1cc.
- Donzaleigh Abernathy, Juandalynn Abernathy, and Ralph Abernathy, III, recall their father, Ralph David Abernathy and their own experiences as children in the Civil Rights Movement. The Abernathy children spent much of their childhoods with the children of Martin Luther King, Jr. Unlike the King children, the Abernathy siblings actively participated in direct action, including the Poor People's Campaign. All three children felt palpably the fear of violence in their everyday lives. This interview offers an intimate portrait of the home of a civil rights icon and of the intense friendship between Abernathy and King.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0108
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American South
- Children
- Civil rights
- Families
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.108.1a-cc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox
- Created by
- Maddox, Lester, American, 1915 - 2003
- Medium
- wood
- Dimensions
- 36 x 2 x 3 in. (91.4 x 5.1 x 7.6 cm)
- Type
- handles
- Place used
- Pickrick Cafeteria, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- ca. 1964
- Description
- A Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox. The wooden stick has printed type in blue ink that reads: [LESTER MADDOX'S / PICKRICK DRUMSTICK]. A note written to Media Access Project by hand in black ink is featured on one side of the object.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Race discrimination
- Segregation
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert B. Rackleff
- Object number
- 2011.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
- Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition
- Exhibition
- Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Atlanta, Georgia. Anonymous Woman Who Has Come upon a Mob Abusing Demonstrators with Kicks, Blows, and Burning Cigarettes. She Holds the Mob at Bay and Protects the Demonstrators
- Created by
- Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 5/8 x 12 15/16 in. (21.9 x 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.8 x 35.4 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1963-1964; printed 1994
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a white woman with her hand on her hip scolding a young white man in the street while a crowd of onlookers surrounds them.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos 1994. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Shooting of James Meredith, Hermando, Mississippi
- Photograph by
- Thornell, Jack R., American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Meredith, James, American, born 1933
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
- H x W (image): 10 7/16 × 13 5/8 in. (26.5 × 34.6 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1967
- Description
- This gelatin silver print captures James Meredith as he crawls across the sidewalk after being shot during the initial stage of the March Against Fear (1966). He faces away from the camera, hands braced on the ground to support his body weight while his legs sprawl awkwardly on the ground. Meredith is in the approximate right middle ground of the photograph; pavement dominates the foreground while trees dominate the background. There is handwriting in blue ink in the bottom right corner of the print which reads: [Sandy/Sorry I didn't have this in/color Too!/Jack Thornell].
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Civil rights
- Hate crimes
- Justice
- Photography
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.166.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jack R. Thornell. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of soldiers entering a store during the Newark Riots
- Photograph by
- Abbott, Randy
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
- H x W (Image): 9 3/4 × 7 15/16 in. (24.8 × 20.2 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 1967
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph depicting a group of three soliders standing in a store entryway during the Newark riots. The soldiers' backs are to the viewer, and one soldier's gun is raised. A young man dressed in a white shirt and trousers is standing outside the store, and in the foreground a boy is sitting on a tire on the sidewalk, both observing the scene.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Military
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Urban life
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.10.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Soldiers Wait
Photograph of soldiers sitting in a store entryway during the Newark Riots- Created by
- Benson, Harry, Scottish, born 1929
- Published by
- London Express, British
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet and Image): 7 3/8 × 9 7/16 in. (18.7 × 24 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- July 1967
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of two armed men in U.S. Army uniforms sitting on the ground in a store entryway. The man on the left is slouched on the ground, and the lower half of a mannequin lies face-down on the ground to his right. The other man has his left hand holding up his rifle and he is looking directly at the photographer. In the window of the store there are four large photographs of women exhibiting different hairstyles. "Soul Sisters" is handwritten on the door behind the soldiers, intending to discourage looting during the 1967 Newark riots by indicating that this store is operated by African Americans.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Military
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Urban life
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.57.10.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Harry Benson/Getty Images . Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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A Poem for Black Hearts
- Written by
- Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
- Published by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Subject of
- X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/16 x 6 5/8 in. (28.1 x 16.8 cm)
- Type
- poems
- Place printed
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- April 1965
- Description
- Poem printed in black ink on off-white paper titled A Poem for Black Hearts written by LeRoi Jones. The poem is printed within a narrow black border. It begins with “For Malcolm’s eyes, when they broke the face of some dumb white man…” Along the bottom, inside the border is the copyright and the publisher’s address. “60-“and “14685” is written on the back. The poem was published by Broadside press as Broadside No. 7.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Hate crimes
- Literature
- Resistance
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.124.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1965 by LeRoi Jones. Permission required for use.
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Pinback button featuring Martin Luther King Jr.
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Owned by
- Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 3/16 × 3/8 in. (5.6 × 1 cm)
- Date
- post 1967
- Description
- Round pin-back button featuring a color image of Martin Luther King Jr. Red, black, and green type circles the image of Martin Luther King Jr. and reads, [MAN SHOULD PUT AN END TO WAR/OR WAR WILL PUT AN END TO MAN!!!].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.201.1.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (43.8 × 28.6 cm)
- Place collected
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1970
- 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.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Mass media
- Race relations
- United States--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
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- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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Alabama Fire Department Aims High-Pressure Water Hoses at Civil Rights Demonstrators
- Created by
- Moore, Charles, American, 1931 - 2010
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 13/16 x 19 3/16 in. (32.5 x 48.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 1963; printed 2007
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of two African American men and an African American woman being sprayed with high-pressure fire hoses. They are leaning against the glass windows of a brick building. The man on the far right is being hit directly in the lower back with the stream of water from the hose. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.49.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Charles Moore
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- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
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Birmingham Protests
- Created by
- Moore, Charles, American, 1931 - 2010
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 3/4 x 13 1/8 in. (22.2 x 33.4 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Place depicted
- Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1963; printed later
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of African American men and women running while soaking wet after being sprayed by high-pressure fire hoses. There is an African American man (also soaked) centered in the foreground of the picture standing and looking to his left. There is a stream of water coming from a hose in the background. The print is signed [Charles Moore] on the back in pencil.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.49.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Charles Moore
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- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
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