A black-and-white photograph of Stokely Carmichael, shown from behind, seated at a desk with his head down and his hands on the back of his neck. The wall above his desk displays newspaper clippings and photographs.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.107.28
A pamphlet made of black ink on cream-colored paper. The front cover contains the title and publishing information. The interior has twenty-five pages of text. The back cover has an advertisement for Political Affairs Publishers, Inc.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.71
An ottoman with storage from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The ottoman is upholstered in a tan fabric with a floral pattern of large green, blue, and orange flowers, vines, and leaves. The fabric covering the ottoman is held in place with metal tacks visible…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.4.1
Stormé DeLarverie (c. December 24, 1920 – May 24, 2014) was an American known as the lesbian whose scuffle with police was, according to DeLarverie and many eyewitnesses, the spark that ignited the Stonewall uprising, spurring the crowd to action. Born in…
Stormie Denise Forte is an American lawyer, radio host, and politician. She is the first African-American woman to serve on the Raleigh City Council. She was appointed to the council on July 14, 2020 and represents District D, which encompasses Southwest…
Sheet music for the song "Stormy Weather" from the production of the 22nd Edition of the Cotton Club Parade, consisting of one folio sheet (a) forming the covers and the interior pages 3 and 4 printed on a single loose page insert (b). The cover is red and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.223.10ab
This is a mixed media collage by Juan Sánchez as a tribute to his ancestors. The collage is placed on a wood panel which was first laid with a gray, textured background. Covering the gray background are large, red circles, resembling blood drops or…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.71.1
A pamphlet titled: [Strategy for a Black Agenda]. The front cover consists of black print over a red and white patterned background. The interior consist of thirty-two pages of text. The back interior cover has a list of communist political candidates. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.69
A straw hat from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The hat is comprised of woven fiber bands that have been stitched together in a spiral pattern from the top of the crown to the edge of the brim. The hat is Stetson style with a wide brim that curves upwards on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.38
A straw hat with a chiffon band (2018.31.4.2a) and pin (2018.31.4.2b) owned by Rosa Parks. The straw hat is light in color and has a brim that is longer in the front than in the back. The edge of the brim is fairly thick. Around the base of the hat is a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.31.4.2ab
Straw hat with a cloth band around the crown. The cloth band is multi-colored with blue and green stripes and the word [FREEDOM] written around it in white letters that have the background colors showing through.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.111
A woven straw sombrero hat with a rounded crown and wide brim with rolled edges. The ends of some straw pieces are loose on the brim. The hat has writing in brown marker on the crown and underside of the brim. The words [Peace] and [Love] are written…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.94
This black and white photograph shows an unidentified crowd on Auburn Avenue outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church after the first commemorative event on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969. There are a number of individuals in uniform throughout the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.38
A street sign issued by the DC Department of Public Works for “Black Lives Matter Plaza,” the area of 16th Street NW from K Street to Lafayette Square. The rectangular sign is made of silver colored aluminum with vinyl on the front. Most of the sign is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.32
A first edition, hardcover copy of Stride Toward Freedom by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a cloth bound hardcover book with black cloth spine tape and deckle page edges on the elongated end. The background of the front of the dust jacket is divided…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.52.21
Stuart "Stu" O. Simms (born July 17, 1950) is a Maryland politician, who ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2006 election for Attorney General of the state of Maryland in the United States. Simms was born in Baltimore, Maryland…
Stuart Parker (born 1972) is a Canadian politician who was the acting leader of the BC Ecosocialists party in 2020 and was the leader of the Green Party in British Columbia, Canada, from 1993 to 2000. In 2009, during the Ontario by-election to replace MPP…
A black-and-white silver gelatin silver print depicting a crowd of demonstrators outside Northwestern High School during the Flint water crisis. At center is a hazardous waste barrel with two signs reading [LEAD] on either side of a sign with the hazardous…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.60.5
This black and white photograph was taken the day of the first commemorative event for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969. The photograph shows a group of unidentified people visiting King's original burial site at South-View Cemetery. The unmarked…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.42
This black and white photograph was taken the day of the first commemorative event for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969. The photograph shows a group of unidentified women and children visiting King's original burial site at South-View Cemetery.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.43
A black-and-white digital image of children holding school books, standing on a sidewalk in front of a school. The children are all different ages, boys wearing pants and girls wearing skirts. Boys are standing on the left and girls on the right. A few of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.82
