This black and white photograph shows Rev. E. W. Lumpkin conducting members of the Interdenominational Theological Center Male Chorus at the commemorative service for Martin Luther King Jr. inside the Ebenezer Baptist Church. The camera is off center to…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.7
This image depicts the Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick in Resurrection City playing the guitar with another man, while a woman standing between them claps her hands. Kirkpatrick, on the right, wears a dark denim jacket over a button down shirt and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.116.42
A black-and-white digital image portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy in front of a microphone. Abernathy, on left, is looking toward the left of the image. The microphone is in front of King, who is looking directly at the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.27
A black-and-white digital image featuring portraits of Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Ralph Bunche, and Rabbi Abraham Heschel. Each man is wearing a suit and tie with leis around their necks. Only part of Abernathy's face can be…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.47
This black and white image depicts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wearing a long dark coat leading a crowd of people walking with linked arms. On his right is Reverend Ralph Abernathy, wearing a light colored jacket, and fur hat. One Dr. King's left arm is Dr.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.46
A black-and-white digital image of Reverend Richard Dickinson and Richard Jackson sitting on a truck. Dickinson is wearing a clerical collar, jean overalls, and has his hands resting on his lap. Jackson, beside him, is holding an American flag. On the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.67
The oral history consists of 2016.129.8.1a and 2016.129.8.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording. Shari-Ruth Goodwin was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Goodwinn donated several…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.129.8.1a-.2a
A black-and-white photograph of Reverend C. T. Vivian, by Platon. Vivian is depicted from the thighs up, standing and facing the viewer. His chin is tilted slightly upwards, his eyes are closed, his eyebrows are furrowed, and he has look of intense…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.10
A black-and-white photograph of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, by Platon. The close up of Shuttlesworth depicts him in profile, facing the left edge of the photograph. His brow is furrowed, his eyes are closed, and he is holding his lips tightly together. He…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.12
A black-and-white photograph of Reverend Jesse Jackson, by Platon. The close-up of Jackson depicts him from the neck up, staring directly at the viewer. There is a deep furrow between his eyebrows, and he has a serious expression on his face. The proper…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.14
A black-and-white photograph of the Reverend John Lewis, by Platon. The photograph depicts Lewis standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. He is shown in the left foreground, standing with his back to the memorial. The photograph’s…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.2
This image depicts the Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick holding a guitar. Kirkpatrick led cultural programs at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. Wearing a dark blue denim shirt with brass buttons, he is viewed from below, giving…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.116.32
This is a bronze cast portrait of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. on a black marble base. The sculpture depicts Dr. King from the neck up. Chin raised, brow furrowed, his gaze is directed upwards. The bust rests on a square of dark marble. The artist's…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.160
A black-and-white photograph of Reverend Wheeler Parker, Jr. and Simeon Wright, cousins of Emmett Till, by Platon. Parker and Wright are depicted on the left side of the photograph, standing next to a parked railroad caboose. Both men are shown from the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.9
A black-and-white photograph of the Reverends Joseph Lowery, C. T. Vivian, Andrew Young, and Fred Shuttlesworth, by Platon. The photograph depicts Lowery, Vivian, Young, and Shuttlesworth posing in front the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.11
Hardcover book covered in leather with tooling on front edges of cover which is otherwise blank. Spine has bands of red and black with gold lettering: [REVISED CODE / OF / MISSISSIPPI / 1871]. On the inside cover is a note handwritten in graphite: [Scarce…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.160.175
Episode 107 of the Revision Path podcast. The episode begins with host Maurice Cherry advertising the show’s Job Board, while instrumental music plays in the background. Shortly afterwards, the Revision Path podcast soundtrack plays, and Cherry welcomes…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.47.10.1
Episode 191 of the Revision Path podcast. The episode begins with host Maurice Chery welcoming the listeners, as the intro music plays in the background. He then thanks his sponsors: MailChimp, Hover and SiteGround and introduces the guest for that…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.47.8.1
Episode 15 of the Revision Path podcast. It begins with instrumental music fading in, before host Maurice Cherry welcomes the listeners to the podcast and introduces himself. He mentions that this episode is the last in a series of three interviews for…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.47.6.1
Revius Oliver Ortique Jr. (June 14, 1924 – June 22, 2008) was an American jurist, the first African-American justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and civil rights activist. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he served as an officer in the United States…
A copy of the book, The Revolt of the Black Athlete, written by Harry Edwards. The front cover of the book features an image of Tommie Smith and Juan Carlos raising their fists in the air at the medal ceremony during the 1968 Summer Olympics. Text above…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.66.8
This newsletter from the African National Counceil of Zimbabwe discusses the liberation of Zimbabwe through armed struggle. The front cover of the newsletter is tan with black text and features a drawing of Zimbabwe that reads: [OUR / ZIMBABWE / We love /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.27.48