A paperback book with a teal cover. The front cover is a photographic illustration of Black Panther party members wearing berets, over which the title of the book is printed in white [The] and red [Vanguard]. Below the title, the authors names are printed…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.92.1
An April 1926 edition of "The Voice." The front cover has a white background and features a sepia-toned photographic portrait of a woman identified as [Mrs. Sallie J. Cathrell, Pres. Cathrell Printing Co.] in the table of contents. She is depicted in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.25.6
A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "The Wisdom of Malcolm X" by Malcolm X. The front cover features an image of Malcolm X and the Mo'Soul logo. The back of the cover features images of Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, Whitney M. Young, Jr., and Martin Luther…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.88.10a-e
A cast and painted plaster sculptural group depicting an escaped enslaved man helping a wounded Union soldier. This genre scene depicts an injured soldier leaning against the formerly enslaved man, his head resting on the other man's shoulder. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.289
This is a black and white poster of Etta Moten Barnett. She is depicted in profile, seated, turning her head over her proper left shoulder to gaze at the viewer. She wears a light-colored suit jacket and matching bottom. Her left arm rests on her left…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.5
A black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley and her father, Carlos Riley, workshopping for their film I, Destini. Carlos sits by a long table as Destini looks over his shoulders. They both wear socks but no shoes.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.12
A black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley and her mother, Lattina Riley while workshopping the "Smiles" sequence of their short film, I, Destini. In the photo, Destini uses her hands to stretch her mother's face, creating a smile.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.10
A black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley and her parents, Carlos and Lattina Riley, workshopping the smiles sequence for their film I, Destini. In the photo, Destini holds her father's hands up to his face as her mother Lattina…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.13
A signed, first edition hardcover book with dust jacket and a clear, protective plastic cover. The book takes place in early twentieth century Florida. The book recounts the life story of the protagonist, Janie Crawford, a young woman born during the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.315ab
Thelma D. Burns was a community activist in Boston. She has served as a director of the non-profit, Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) for 35 years. She has also served as a leader on community boards including the Mayor’s Senior Advisory…
Thelma Dailey-Stout (1918 – 2005) was an African American and Native American civil rights activist known for founding the magazine The Ethnic Woman (1977). She was active in the labor movement in New York City in the 1970s and was a member of many civil…
Thelma Dale Perkins (October 23, 1915 – September 29, 2014) was an African-American activist. Her maternal uncle was Frederick Douglass Patterson. She was also a member of the CPUSA. She joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the Liberal Club (an…
Thelma Cornelia Davidson Adair (August 29, 1920 – August 21, 2024) was an American educator, Presbyterian church leader, advocate for human rights, peace and justice issues, writer and activist. She was active with Church Women United, a Christian women's…
Thelma Glass (May 16, 1916 – July 24, 2012) was an American civil rights activist, noted for helping to organize the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955, and a professor of geography at Alabama State University. She was also an advocate for geography education…
Thelma Thurston Gorham (1913–1992) was an American journalist, newspaper editor, professor, and a Bahá’í, whose career spanned Black newspapers, including a military publication, teaching at universities, and civil‑rights–era public discourse. Born in…
A black and white silver gelatin photograph of men playing the piano and saxophone. Foremost, seated at a concert piano, Thelonius Monk wears a bright shirt, dark tie, suit, and dark glasses. The keys of the piano can be seen reflecting off his glasses.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.62.8
Thelton Eugene Henderson (born November 28, 1933) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He has played an important role in the field of civil rights as a lawyer,…
Theo "Teddy" Peckham (born November 10, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently signed with the Saugeen Shores Winterhawks of the Ontario Elite Hockey League. He is the half-brother of Angela James, one of the first…
Theodora Smiley Lacey (born 1932) is an American civil rights activist and educator. She helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott, fought for voting rights and fair housing, and helped lead the effort to integrate schools in New Jersey.
Theodore Doughty Miller (September 19, 1835 – March 1, 1897) was a Baptist preacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the late 19th century. Before the US Civil War (1861–1865), he was a part of abolitionist society in Philadelphia, and after the war he…
Theodore C. Gass was a politician in Florida. He served as a county commissioner in Alachua County and in the Florida House of Representatives from 1871 to 1875. He also served as a councilman in Gainesville from 187 until 1879 and again from 1881 until…
Theodore Sedgwick Wright (April 1797 – March 25, 1847), sometimes Theodore Sedgewick Wright, was an African American abolitionist and minister who was active in New York City, where he led the First Colored Presbyterian Church as its second pastor. He was…
Theodore Theopolis Jones Jr. (March 10, 1944 – November 6, 2012) was an American attorney and judge from the state of New York. Jones served as a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1990 to 2007 and as a judge on the New York Court of Appeals from…
