A pen and ink drawing of an animation still for a short film titled I, Destini. It features a sketch of Destini Riley's grandmother, Patricia Riley, sitting in front of a television set. Bespectacled, she sits in front of a three-dimensional outline of a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.2.21
A pen and ink drawing of an animation still for a short film titled I, Destini. The sketch features two individuals sitting in an automobile. Both persons wear hats, while one looks through a pair of binoculars. Vegetation can be seen in the surrounding…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.2.22
A pen and ink drawing of an animation still for a short film titled I, Destini. The sketch features Destini sitting in front of a glass partition. She holds a telephone receiver with her proper right hand as she looks over her proper right shoulder. A…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.2.30
A pen and ink drawing of an animation still from the "Court Waiting Room" sequence of I, Destini. It features a sketch of Destini Riley and her mother, Lattina Riley, leaning against a wall. Carlos Riley, Jr., Destini's brother, can be seen on the other…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.2.8
One of the pens used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and presented to Congressman William M. McCulloch. An Esterbrook pen with an Esterbrook 2668 nib. The pen has a black plastic grip and a clear plastic body, with [THE…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.147ab
2010.45.1a: A pen with a silver-colored nib, black grip, and clear barrel. "The President - The White House" is molded into the clear handle in white lettering. 2010.45.1b: Black ink on paper, a copy of S. 1564, an act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.45.1a-d
A metal pendant with the female symbol on one side and text and numbers on the other side. The symbol, text, and numbers are punched with small holes into the pendant. One side has the female symbol is at center, below the hole at the top. The other side…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.144
Penfield Wallace Tate II was the first and only black mayor of Boulder, Colorado. Tate was mayor from 1974 to 1976 and served on Boulder's City Council from 1972 to 1974, and won the most votes of all candidates. He is the only black mayor to serve in…
Triangular Cincinnati Clowns felt baseball pennant. The pennant is primarily made of maroon felt with a strip of yellow felt stitched to the left edge with red knotted tassels. There is a screen-printed image of a baseball diamond with swirling edge and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.171.2
Triangular New York Black Yankees felt baseball pennant. The pennant is primarily made of green felt with a strip of yellow felt stitched to the left edge and four purple felt tassels. There is a screen-printed image of a baseball diamond and white text on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.171.1
Triangular New York Cuban Stars felt baseball pennant. The pennant is primarily made of brown felt with a strip of white felt stitched to the left edge with four brown tassels. There is a green, white, and orange screen-printed image of a baseball player…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.171.4
A triangular Philadelphia Stars felt baseball pennant. The pennant is primarily made of red felt with a strip of white felt stitched to the left edge with four red tassels. There is a green, white, and orange screen-printed image of a baseball player…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.171.3
A pennant from one of the East - West All-Star Negro league baseball players games. The pennant is a dark red felt with beige ink text and designs. At the far left of the pennant, a beige piece of fabric runs the length of the edge. Next to the fabric is a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.80.1
A white felt pennant with black lettering that reads [MARCH ON WASHINGTON / FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM / AUGUST 28, 1963]. At left is an image of the Lincoln Memorial with the words [I WAS THERE] above and [LINCOLN MEMORIAL] below the graphic. Below this is an…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.6
A paper pennant from The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963. The pennant is triangular in shape with a red, white and blue American flag design. The left side of the pennant is a blue, trapezoidal-shaped field with white block text…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.90.6
A black-and-white photograph of two older women sitting side-by-side on a bench. Both women are wearing floral print dresses, and are facing the camera. The woman on the proper right is wearing glasses and holds a newspaper in her left hand. The woman on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.123.2
Priscila Nogueira (born in Rio de Janeiro on January 25, 1983), better known as Pepita or Mulher Pepita, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is notable for being one of the first transgender funk carioca singers in Brazil and for…
Peppermint, or Miss Peppermint (born January 31, 1980), is an American actor, singer, songwriter, television personality, drag queen, and LGBTQ activist based in New York City. She competed on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2017, finishing as…
Percy Bland is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, who is currently the mayor of Meridian, Mississippi. He was re-elected in June 2025, having previously served as mayor from 2013 to 2021. Bland made history as Meridian’s first…
Percy Green II is a social worker and Black activist in St. Louis, Missouri. He was active in the St. Louis chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and was a founding member of ACTION (Action Committee to Improve Opportunities for Negroes). He…
Percy Alonzo Paris is a former Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. He represented the constituency of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party from 2006 to 2013. A native of Windsor,…
Book of an address by Prime Minister Forbes Burnham, Leader of the People's National Congress at the 15th Annual Delegates' Congress on April 9, 1972. The book is paperback with a white cover. On the front are three (3) stripes of color in the middle, the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.37
