Framed portrait of President John F. Kennedy. Frame is black wood. Image shows Kennedy looking above the camera and off to the right. Kennedy wears a dark suit and tie. Along the bottom of the image is a small horizontal white band with black text in two…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.27.6ab
Framed portrait of Major R. R. Wright, Sr. Frame is dark brown with gold and tan details. Smaller gold strip nearer the inner portion of the frame. Image matted under two (2) different mattes. The larger matte is light gray and the inner, smaller matte is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.27.7
Framed portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. Frame is black with gold detail surrounding the inner edge. Image shows King, Jr. in dark suit and tie. Tie is pinstriped blue and white with white polka dots. Along the bottom of the image is a small horizontal…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.27.5ab
This black-and-white photograph depicts a man wearing mirror sunglasses and a hooded jacket. He wears a metal chain necklace and carries a flag. He gazes directly at the viewer; the crowd in front of him is reflected in his sunglasses.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.12
A postcard advertising the Million Man March Anniversary. The image shows a crowd in front of the Capitol building and extending all the way down the mall towards the Washington Monument. On the proper right side of the postcard there is a black and white…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.20
A postcard for "Statehood Or Else" in DC. The postcard has an image of the Supreme Court building at night. There are nine (9) people standing in front of it. Most of them are wearing red. They are holding up black signs that read [STATEHOOD/OR ELSE]. Each…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.14
A postcard for "Statehood Or Else" in DC. The postcard has an image of the Supreme Court building at night. There are nine (9) people standing in front of it. Most of them are wearing red. They are holding up black signs that read [STATEHOOD/OR ELSE]. Each…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.15
A postcard promoting a NYC march protesting "police terror" to be held on October 24, 2015. The postcard features three (3) rows of colored portraits. There are ten (10) portraits in each row, totaling 30 portraits. The top of the postcard is black with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.16
A postcard advertising a stop to police terror. The postcard features three (3) rows of colored portraits. There are ten (10) portraits in each row, totaling 30 portraits. The top of the postcard is black with white text reading [NATIONAL MARCH to/STOP…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.17
A postcard advertising the Million Man March Anniversary after party. The image shows a crowd in front of the Capitol building and extending all the way down the mall towards the Washington Monument. The text is white with a red outline, white with a black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.18
A postcard advertising the Million Man March Anniversary after party. The image shows a crowd in front of the Capitol building and extending all the way down the mall towards the Washington Monument. The text is white with a red outline, white with a black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.14.19
Postcard featuring a photograph of a brass plaque on a yellow background. Handwritten in faded black ink at the top of the card is "Walter F. Buck Leonard." The plaque has a depiction of Leonard in a baseball uniform. Under the portrait is the text,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.172.21.4
Postcard featuring a photograph of a brass plaque on a yellow background. Handwritten in black ink at the top of the card is "James 'Cool Papa' Bell." The plaque has a depiction of Bell in a baseball uniform. Under the portrait is the text, "JAMES THOMAS…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.172.21.3
Postcard featuring a photograph of a brass plaque on a yellow background. Handwritten in blue ink at the top of the card is "Best Wishes Judy Johnson." The plaque has a depiction of Johnson in a baseball uniform. Under the portrait is the text, "WILLIAM…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.172.21.1
Postcard featuring a photograph of a brass plaque on a yellow background. Handwritten in black ink in the top left corner is the signature "Satchel Paige." The plaque has a depiction of a Paige in a baseball uniform. Under the portrait is the text, "LEROY…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.172.21.2
A poster advertising a concert for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on October 6, 1958. A black-and-white image of Scott King is featured near the top edge of the poster. She is depicted in bust pose, in three-quarters profile looking towards the left edge of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.90.5.1
A Negro American League baseball poster featuring Satchel Paige and Goose Tatum. The poster is white at top and has a white border. The text at the top of the poster is red and says “VICTORY FIELD / INDIANAPOLIS / FRI. AUG. 31 8:00 p. m. / Adults $1.25…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.135.3
Poster with a black and white illustration of Malcolm X on a red, black, and green background. Malcolm X is seen left of center and looks to the right. Around his head are concentric, solid color outlines of Malcolm X's portrait in red, black, and green,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.6
A poster advocating the boycott of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The poster has a white background and black text and design. At the top text surrounding the Olympic rings reads: [Olympic Games]. Below that text, at center, is a large circle. Inside the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.66.10
This poster depicts Angela Davis, shown from the chest up. Wearing a shirt with a zig zag pattern, she turns her head to her right. Below the image is black text that reads "FREE ANGELA DAVIS NOW! / New York Committee to free Angela Davis. 29 West 15th ST.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.12
A poster, dark ink on tan paper, advocating opposition to the Supreme Court's decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978). A figure in a coat holds right fist aloft, surrounded by text. Text reads [10 YEARS OF STRUGGLE / IS UN-DER…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.12
This poster depicts a soldier carrying a machine gun in a jungle. The poster is printed to look pixelated. The soldier is wearing full battle gear, including helmet, and carrying a large weapon over his right shoulder. He appears to be wading through water…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.25
