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1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe sleeve is green and white with black text and a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr waving to the crowd from the Lincoln Memorial. The label is dark pink with a pennant-shaped yellow area with the Gordy logo on it.
1945-1949
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGScope and Contents: The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Archival Collection chronicles Harry Moore's career in civil rights and education that ultimately led to his and his wife's murder. The materials in this collection were originally located in Harry T.…
June 24, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.93.1a, 2011.174.93.1b, 2011.174.93.1c, 2011.174.93.1d, 2011.174.93.1e, 2011.174.93.1f, 2011.174.93.1g, and 2011.174.93.1h. The Hon. Lisa Anderson Todd shares memories from when she was a Student…
July 18, 2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn oral history consisting of a single digital video recording (2018.78.1.1). It was collected as part of the Poor People’s Campaign Interviews. In this interview statesman and civil rights icon, Andrew Young, discusses how he came to be involved in the…
August 13, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of fourteen digital files: 2011.174.98.1a, 2011.174.98.1b, 2011.174.98.1c, 2011.174.98.1d, 2011.174.98.1e, 2011.174.98.1f, 2011.174.98.1g, 2011.174.98.1h, 2011.174.98.1i, 2011.174.98.1j, 2011.174.98.1k, 2011.174.98.1l,…
June 8, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.25.1a, 2011.174.25.1b, 2011.174.25.1c, 2011.174.25.1d, 2011.174.25.1e, and 2011.174.25.1f. The Honorable Ernest Finney, Jr recalls his father's teaching career and attending law school at South…
June 7, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of three digital files: 2011.174.24.1a, 2011.174.24.1b, and 2011.174.24.1c. The Hon. Matthew J. Perry, Jr. [August 3, 1921-July 29, 2011] (At the time of the interview, he was still hearing cases for the United States District…
March 13, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.75.1a, 2011.174.75.1b, 2011.174.75.1c, 2011.174.75.1d, 2011.174.75.1e, 2011.174.75.1f, 2011.174.75.1g, and 2011.174.75.1h. The Honorable Robert G. Clark, Jr., describes the early life experiences…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “The house of the Governor of Franceville, Franceville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).
1931
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pamphlet distributed by The Negro Workers. The pamphlet consist of thirty pages of black print on yellowed paper. The back cover features a photograph of the home of the former czar of Russia.
1879; published 1880
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover 1880 illustrated edition of The Invisible Empire, by Albion W. Tourge´e, including both Part I: A Fool's Errand and Part II: A Concise Review of Recent Events. The book has a brown cover with black text and designs. The spine reads [THE…
1871-1919
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover book titled, The Jerusalem Delivered of Torquato Tasso with the Life of the Author, by Torquato Tasso, translated by J.H. Wiffen, and published by Hurst & Company. It is a cloth bound hardcover book with a sewn binding and gilded page edges.…
1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pamphlet written by Elizabeth Lawson. The front cover of the pamphlet is black print on yellowed paper. Text at the top reads: [The Jobless Negro / by Elizabeth Lawson / Price 1¢]. Below the text is a black and white photograph of a man with his fist in…
1962
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and their three children, Yolanda, Martin III, and Dexter. The children are playing on a swing set, with their parents standing on either side. Coretta, heavily pregnant,…
1962
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black and white digital image depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his family. Sitting at a table he wears a white shirt and colored tie. He rests his left elbow on the table and holds his left hand against his left cheek. He gazes to his right,…
1871 and 1873
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTwo printed speeches by Benjamin F. Butler printed in black ink on off-white wove paper in a center bound booklet. The cover page reads [THE KU-KLUX SPIRIT IN CONGRESS. / PERSONAL VINDICATION OF HIMSELF / IN REPLY TO / ATTACKS UPON HIM IN THE UNITED STATES…
1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "The Last Message" by Malcolm X. The record contains two albums. The front of the cover is black and white and has an image of Malcolm X at a podium at center and a sticker at the bottom left. The back of the cover has…
1965; printed 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King on the last night of the Selma to Montgomery march, which was called "Stars for Freedom" and featured artists such as Henry Belafonte Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., Peter, Paul, and Mary,…
[ca. 1910]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal caption reads "The late Governor Maxwell, Hausa troops returning from Kumassi down Ashanti after 2nd Ashanti Expedition C.C.".
May 16, 1845
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20 dated May 16, 1845. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in blue…
June 27, 1845
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 26 dated June 27, 1845. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages.
February 18, 1853
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIII, No. 7 dated February 18, 1853. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "H. O. Cracker" is handwritten…
April 21, 1854
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 16 dated April 21, 1854. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in…
June 9, 1854
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 23 dated June 9, 1854. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in…
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