A Southern Christian Leadership Council handmade poster. The front has orange ink on white poster board that reads: [SCLC's / Poor People's Crusade / "Feed The Hungry / Clothe The Naked" / Housing For The / Homeless / Joseph / Lowery / SCLC-President]. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.41.2
A poster titled “Baby George,” by George Stewart. The poster is white and features a black-and-white montage of illustrations depicting figures and scenes from the Civil Rights Movement, the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as the Holy Week…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.107.4
A purple poster with white and black lettering announcing a march on Washington and San Francisco. With these phrases above and below: [the fight for freedom / is at home!] a large group of college-age African Americans is pictured confronting a white…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.10.5
A tri-color poster in the style of the Mexican flag, with three (3) broad vertical stripes of green, white and red. At center is a depiction of a raised fist in a shackle with chains on either side. Above the fist is the text [CHICANO POWER] and below the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.252
A mass produced poster with the logo "End White Supremacy," distributed by the Democratic Socialists of America and used during the Charlottesville, Virginia counter-protest to the Unite the Right rally on August 12, 2017. The poster is white with a large,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.42.5
A poster of the Black Disabled Lives Matter Solidarity Fist designed by Jennifer White-Johnson. The risograph poster has a bright yellow background and black and yellow graphics and text. At the center of the poster is a large, black graphic of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.87.1
Two "Black Lives Matter" posters. A white rectangular poster which reads [BLACK/LIVES/MATTER]. "Black" is in red text with a black drop shadow, "lives" is in black text with a yellow drop shadow, and "matter" is in green text with a black drop shadow.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.7.1-.2
Two "My Life Matters- justice…or else!!" posters. A black rectangular sign with white text which reads [MY LIFE/MATTERS/justice...or else!!] in white. "Justice...or else!!" is in a smaller text. After the word "else" it reads [10.10.15/Washington, DC] in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.6.1-.2
Two "Pro-Black Doesn't Mean Anti-White" posters. A white rectangular poster. It reads [PRO-BLACK/DOESN'T MEAN/ANTI-WHITE], with "doesn't mean" in grey and the rest of the text in black. On the proper left side there is a line drawing of a raised, closed…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.5.1-.2
Three "Stop Police Terror" posters. A black and white poster with a white background. There is a black rectangle at the top with text inside. On the proper right side it reads [STOP/POLICE TERROR/October 24, 2015] in white, with "police terror" in grey.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.12.1-.3
Three "Straight Outta Patience" posters. A white rectangular posters. The words [STRAIGHT] and [PATIENCE] are written in white text on black backgrounds. In the middle of those two words, [OUTTA] is written in black text on a white background. Below the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.251.4.1-.3
Three black-and-white political posters with photographs and names of 44 people killed by law enforcement, as well as their death dates. Text at the top of the poster reads [TUESDAY / APRIL 14 / #ShutDownA14] at left and [STOP / MURDER BY POLICE] at right.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.163.4.1-.3
Powell Smythe was a member of the South Carolina General Assembly during the Reconstruction era. He represented Clarendon County, South Carolina. He served in the state House of Representatives in 1868 representing Clarendon County along with William…
A black-and-white image of the annual meeting of the Poor People's Corporation Producer Co-ops. The image is in landscape orientation and depicts a large group of people, both men and women, sitting in a large circle around three tables pushed together in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.23.12.7
A black-and-white image of members of a Poor People's Corporation sewing cooperative making patchwork animals. The image is in landscape orientation and depicts a group of women sitting in a building with wooden floors, some are sewing. By the window on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.23.12.1
A black-and-white photograph of Jesse Jackson, Hosea Williams, and a crowd standing in front of the US Department of Agriculture building during a Poor People's Campaign protest. There is a white fabric sign hanging in front of the windows with paint on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.109.10
Prathia Laura Ann Hall Wynn (January 1, 1940 – August 12, 2002) was an American leader and activist in the Civil Rights Movement, a womanist theologian, and ethicist. She was the key inspiration for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
Precious Brady-Davis (born 1985) is an American politician. She is commissioner at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), a Chief Strategy Officer at the Center on Halsted, a transgender author, and a climate change and LGBT…
Precious McKesson is an American political official and political activist. As of March 2022 she is the Executive Director of the Nebraska Democratic Party. She was formerly the Biden Administration's appointee to the Office of Communications and Outreach…
A black-and-white archival process photograph of Sarah Bassett holding a shot schedule for the film I, Destini. Destini Riley can be seen in the photograph smiling as she sits on a chair, while her mother leans on a chair attending to a mobile device.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.15
