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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

The Negro Worker Vol. 2 No. 4

1932

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A pamphlet of black print on yellowed paper. The front cover lists publication information and a list of the articles. The interior consists of thirty-two pages of text and photographs. The back of the pamphlet has an article titled [Solidarity Between…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.37
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

The Negro Worker Vol. 2 No. 6

1932

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A black ink on yellowed paper pamphlet. At center on the front cover there is a black and white photograph of a white colonial governor with four African tribal chiefs with the caption [Colonial Governor and Native Chiefs - The King's African "Monkeys"].…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.6
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

The Negro Worker Vol. 2 No. 7

1932

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A pamphlet published by the Negro Worker. The front cover features black print on yellowed paper. At center, there is a black and white photograph of a man wearing a hat and smoking a cigarette. The interior contains thirty-two pages of text, including…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.33
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

The Negro Worker Vol. 4 No. 2

1934

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A pamphlet with black print on green paper. On the center of the front cover there is a black and white photograph of workers in a confrontation with a police officer with following caption, "Negro workers in struggle with police in U.S.A." The interior…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.35
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

The Negro Worker Vol.4 No. 4

1934

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A pamphlet of black and red print on tan paper. On the center of the front cover there is a drawing of several world and national leaders labeled as warmongers. The interior consists of thirty-two pages of text and photographs. The back cover features a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.36
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

The Negro Worker Vol. 4 No. 5

1934

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A pamphlet of The Negro Worker, No. 5, Vol. 4. The front cover features black print on blue paper. At center, there is a black and white photograph of two hands shaking. The interior consists of thirty-two pages of text and photographs. The back cover has…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.34
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

The Obamanos Coat from Campaign for Change, Couture Collection

November 5, 2008 - January 12, 2009

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A coat composed images from paper door hangers used by canvassers for Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign. The images, primarily one of Obama standing in a crowd of people waving United States flags and Obama posters, have been cut into strips and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.86.2
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Books and Published Materials

The Pan-African Voice: One Hope, One Destiny, One Africa

1968

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The Pan-African Voice journal, volume 2, August 1968 with a red cover. On the front cover is an outline of the continent of Africa. Within the continent is an illustration of a plant with roots. Pointing toward the plant are several arrows of differing…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.35
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

The Path of Negro Liberation

1947

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A pamphlet written by Benjamin J. Davis. The front cover consists of white and black text on a black and patterned background. The interior contains twenty-two pages. The back cover features an advertisement for New Century Publishers.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.13
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

The People’s Inauguration Project program

January 19-20, 2009

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Program for The People's Inaugural Project. The front cover has an image of the U.S. Capitol with five red stripes extending out from the Capitol dome. Each stripe has a series of white stars down its center. Blue type at the top of the page reads: [THE…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.142.7
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Photographs and Still Images

The People's Uprising, Justice for Breonna Taylor, protesting the decision by the Kentucky grand jury to indict former officers in connection to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, Atlanta, GA.

2020

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A digital, black-and-white image of an unidentified protester holding a sign at a Black Lives Matter protest organized by The People's Uprising in Atlanta, Georgia, following the decision by the Kentucky grand jury that one officer would be charged in the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.56.3
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Books and Published Materials

The Philadelphia Tribune Vol. 59, No. 34

August 7, 1943

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Pages 1 - 8 of the Philadelphia Tribune from August 7, 1943. The newspaper is folded in half. The headline at the top of the page reads "HOODLEMS WRECK $500,000 IN PROPERTY / Leaders Say Harlem Riot Set Group Back 20 Years."

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.239.18a
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Books and Published Materials

The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser. With Memoir, Notes and Glossary.

1881-1886

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A hardcover book titled, The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser. With Memoir, Notes, and Glossary, by Edmund Spenser and published by Thomas Y. Crowell Company. It is a cloth bound hardcover book with a sewn binding. The book is green with black text and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.52.7
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Books and Published Materials

The Politics of Knowledge: Academic Excellence and Social Responsibility - National and International Perspectives

1983

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1983 program for the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) 7th annual conference held at the University of California at Berkeley. The cover of the program features a green design throughout surrounded by an off-white border.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.22.16
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Books and Published Materials

The Poor People’s Campaign: A Photographic Journal

1968

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A 64-page paperback booklet printed in black ink on white paper. The front cover features a black and white photograph of two pairs of hands; at left is a clasped pair of hands resting on knees, and at center is a pair of hands holding leather reins of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.92.3
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

The Presidency and Civil Rights: A Personal Memoir

1970s

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A CBS program produced by Bergen Community College with the title The Presidency and Civil Rights: A Personal Memoir. It consists of a white DVD (a) and a paper program (b). The white DVD (a) has the program title, date, and college logo printed on it and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.90.4.1ab
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

The Proposed Amendment to the Constitution

1867

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A two sided political advertisement regarding a proposed amendment to the Ohio state constitution printed in black ink on yellow card stock. The front of the card has the title at the top in large print [THE / PROPOSED AMENDMENT / TO THE CONSTITUTION]…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.14
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Library Collections

The Prostrate State: South Carolina Under Negro Government

1873

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A hardcover book titled The Prostrate State: South Carolina Under Negro Government with worn red cover. The cover has no markings, front, back, or spine. Copyright 1873. The interior cover has a stamp in red ink for the [ROOMS OF THE / Y.M.C.A.] in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.160.176
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Photographs and Still Images

The Renowned Dr. J. DeKoven Killingsworth, conducting the Clark College Philharmonic Society

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

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This black and white photograph shows Dr. J. DeKoven Killingsworth conducting the Clark College Philharmonic Society from Clark Atlanta University inside the Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. The Clark…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.22
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

The Rev. Dr. Harry Blake Oral History Interview

October 3, 2013

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The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.107.1a, 2011.174.107.1b, 2011.174.107.1c, and 2011.174.107.1d. The Reverend Doctor Harry Blake discusses his childhood on a plantation in Louisiana in the 1930s and 1940s and how he became a leader…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.174.107.1a-d
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

The Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery Oral History Interview

June 6, 2011

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The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.23.1a, 2011.174.23.1b, 2011.174.23.1c, and 2011.174.23.1d. The Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery recalls his position as pastor at the Warren Street Church in Mobile, Alabama, in the 1950s. He remembers…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.174.23.1a-d
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

The Rev. Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney Oral History Interview

April 17, 2013

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The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.85.1a, 2011.174.85.1b, 2011.174.85.1c, 2011.174.85.1d, 2011.174.85.1e, 2011.174.85.1f, and 2011.174.85.1g. The Reverend Dr. Samuel Berry McKinney recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.174.85.1a-g
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video recordings

The Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker and Theresa Ann Walker Oral History Interview

July 9, 2014

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The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.109.1a, 2011.174.109.1b, 2011.174.109.1c, 2011.174.109.1d, 2011.174.109.1e, 2011.174.109.1f, 2011.174.109.1g, and 2011.174.109.1h. The Reverend Doctor Wyatt Tee Walker reflects on his involvement…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.174.109.1a-h
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