A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of police officers with helmets and batons ushering a man onto a bus. A row of busses is visible along the left side of the image. People's arms and hands are protruding through some of the metal…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.81.16
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a woman playing a guitar and singing while a man reaches over her to also play the same guitar. The two are outdoors in the shade of trees, with a crowd of people in the background. She wears a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.81.17
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Reies Tijerina surrounded by supporters and reporters. Supporters hold signs that read [We / WANT / OUR / LAND / BACK!] and [a / TREATY / is the / SUPREME / LAW OF THE / LAND]. Reporters hold hand…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.81.18
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of four uniformed police officers sitting in folding chairs while a fifth stands holding a sign for the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington. The officers, all men, appear smiling amid a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.81.2
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of man wearing an SCLC marshall badge and an Omega button. The man sits looking towards the camera, with his head tilted slightly down. He has wavy hair and a goatee with mustache. He wears a light…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.81.3
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a Newark, New Jersey police officer standing in a doorway with a second person peeking over his shoulder. The officer wears a peaked cap featuring the seal of the City of Newark with his badge…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.81.5
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man wearing a shirt and tie and smoking a cigarette. The man wears his jacket over his head. A partially obstructed pinback button attached to his shirt or jacket reads [WE MOURN OUR LOSS / 1925…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.81.6
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of young women marching down a street. Two hold signs, several clap, and some have arms linked. The sign that is visible reads [No bread / No meat / No soda / No cake / But we shall overcome]. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.81.7
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of women marching in the street. The women walk with their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them. Some of the marchers are barefoot and many of them are smiling. The print is signed…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.81.8
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a plywood panel mural in Resurrection City. The mural displays slogans, quotes, and art as painted by activists in Resurrection City. The mural is comprised of twelve painted plywood panels…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.81.9
Reuben C. Weddington was an American state representative in Arkansas. A Republican, he served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1891. He represented Desha County.
Reuben D. Gaither (1831-1919) was a state legislator in South Carolina. He represented Kershaw County in the South Carolina House of Representatives 1870-1877. He was a Baptist minister and farm tenant according to the 1870 United States census.
Reuben Jonathan Miller (born in 1976) is an American writer, sociologist, criminologist and social worker. He is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley and a research professor at the American Bar Foundation. Miller studies…
Reuben Kendrick was a constable and state representative in Mississippi. He was born into slavery in Louisiana. He was appointed constable in Amite County, Mississippi in 1869 by Governor Adelbert Ames. He was elected to a seat in the Mississippi House of…
Reuben Ruby (1798–1878) was an African-American businessman, hack driver, abolitionist, temperance supporter, and community leader. He was one of the leading Black figures in Maine politics during his lifetime and a founding member of the Abyssinian…
This black and white photograph shows A. D. King at the lectern turning back to speak with Cleveland Robinson, wearing glasses. The lectern and microphones can be seen in front of King. There are some attendees behind Robinson and the cross is visible in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.16
An oral history consisting of a single digital video recording (2018.78.10.1). It was collected as part of the Poor People’s Campaign Interviews. In this interview, Dr. Bernard Lafayette, a veteran civil rights activist and nonviolence educator, discusses…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.78.10.1
A black-and-white digital image of Reverend C. T. Vivian walking toward the pulpit while the audience claps, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend Ralph Abernathy, and Rosa Parks on the stage. Vivian is featured on the left of the image, mid-stride,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.36
A black-and-white digital image of Reverend C. T. Vivian, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa parks seated at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. Vivian can be seen adjusting his shirt collar, wearing a dark suit. King sits leaning forward, holding a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.37
A black-and-white digital image of Reverend Dominic Orsini, Reverend Arthur Matott, and Sister Mary Leoline leading marchers holding flags. All three are wearing clerical collars and robes with vests over their clothes. Reverend Orsini is wearing a cross…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.83
A black-and-white digital image of Reverend Dominic Orsini, Reverend Arthur Matott, and Sister Mary Leoline leading marchers holding flags. All three are wearing clerical collars and robes with vests over their clothes and looking to the right of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.84
A black-and-white photograph of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray being ordained as an Episcopal priest. Murray is at center facing an elderly priest on the left side of the photograph. The elderly priest is handing Murray a bible. They are surrounded by additional…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.230
This black and white photograph is from the 1969 birthday commemoration for Martin Luther King Jr. taken inside Ebenezer Baptist Church. From proper right, Joseph Echols Lowery, John Conyers, Ralph David Abernathy, Rosa Parks, and Cleveland Robinson are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.25
Attorney, author, scholar, and Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray, the first black female Episcopal Church deacon. In January of 1977, she was ordained as the first black female Episcopal priest. She is depicted in the source photograph in her study in her…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.126
