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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

The Soul of Neurodiversity Zine Garden

2022

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A mini zine from the Soul Garden of Neurodiversity Mini Zine Pack titled The Soul of Neurodiversity Zine Garden, designed by Jennifer White-Johnson. The mini zine is constructed from a single sheet of white, heavy weight paper that has a slit at the center…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.87.5.1.7
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Books and Published Materials

The Sphinx: Everybody's Number

April 1917

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An April 1917 issue of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity's journal "The Sphinx." The cover has the title at the top: [THE SPHINX]. Below the title, at the center of the cover, is the journal's logo. The logo features a shield within a shield. The interior…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.253.1
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books

The Spirit Within: Voices of Young Authors

2004

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A hardcover book titled "The Spirit Within: Voices of Young Authors." The cover is blue and has two color images of young children on it.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.3.22
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Books and Published Materials

The Story of Kappa Alpha Psi

1967

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One (1) hardback book of The Story of Kappa Alpha Psi. This book has red covers with a gold stripe. On the front cover, printed in gold lettering, are the fraternity’s Greek letters and the title [THE STORY OF / KAPPA ALPHA PSI / J. JEROME PETERS / C.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.171.9
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Books and Published Materials

The Story of the Jubilee Singers: With Their Songs

1883

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A hardcover book titled “The Story of the Jubilee Singers: With Their Songs” written by J. B. T. Marsh. The cover is blue with black text. A black floral pattern is on the bottom half of the cover. A gold depiction of Jubilee Hall at Fisk University is at…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.34.1
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Historical photographs & visual records

The study of field marshal smuts at jan smuts house

ca. 1970

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Original caption reads, "The Study of Field Marshal Smuts at Jan Smuts House.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA SA-31-01
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Books and Published Materials

The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 1

1948

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A periodic journal titled The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 1. The journal is printed with black text on newsprint. The top third of the cover has a black rectangle with the title of the journal printed in white text. Below the black printed rectangle is the volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.208.8.1
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Books and Published Materials

The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 2

1948

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A periodic journal titled The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 2. The journal is printed with black text on newsprint. The top third of the cover has a black rectangle with the title of the journal printed in white text. Below the black printed rectangle is the volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.208.8.2
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Books and Published Materials

The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 3

1948

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A periodic journal titled The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 3. The journal is printed with black text on newsprint. The top third of the cover has a black rectangle with the title of the journal printed in white text. Below the black printed rectangle is the volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.208.8.3
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Books and Published Materials

The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 4

1948

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A periodic journal titled The Teacher Vol. 52 No. 4. The journal is printed with black text on newsprint. The top third of the cover has a black rectangle with the title of the journal printed in white text. Below the black printed rectangle is the volume…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.208.8.4
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Books and Published Materials

The Teachings of W.D. Muhammad, Book 1, Elementary Level

1976

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Two copies of Teachings of W.D. Muhammad: Book 1 Elementary Level. The Teachings of W.D. Muhammad: Book 1 Elementary Level (2015.133.4.1) is a green hardbound workbook with gold embossing on the front. The front cover has a thin border enclosing a graphic…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.133.4.1-.2
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Books and Published Materials

The Transit

1922

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A brown, hardcover yearbook from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1922 owned by James A. Parsons, Jr. Embossed in gold on the front cover is: [The / Transit] at the top left, the seal of RPI in the middle, and [MCMXXII] at the bottom right. Parsons is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.246.6
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Documents and Manuscripts

The Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine for October 1792

October 1792

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The October 1792 issue of The Universal Asylum and Columbian Magazine containing a published letter from Benjamin Banneker to Thomas Jefferson and Jefferson’s response. The magazine is printed in black ink on off-white paper and has a saddle-stitched…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.49.1
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Photographs and Still Images

The US Military, Cadet, Kesha Brown

2008; printed 2019

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A black-and-white photograph of U.S. Military Cadet Kesha Brown, by Platon. Brown is depicted from the thighs up, standing, and facing the viewer with a serious expression on her face. Her proper right arm is resting at her side and her proper left arm is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.67
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Books and Published Materials

The Voice Vol. 4 No. 3

April 1926

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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
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

The Wave

1981

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A feature film with the title The Wave, from the ABC Afterschool Special television series. It consists of a single reel of 16mm color polyester film with optical sound. The film follows a high school class whose social studies teacher, Ben Ross (Bruce…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.96.1a
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Historical photographs & visual records

The wife of the Minister of Education, Yogo Bagayogo, Bamako, Mali

1971

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Cataloged as “The wife of the Minister of Education, Yogo Bagayogo, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1553
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Books and Published Materials

The Wildcat

1931

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A copy of Wiley College yearbook, titled "The Wildcat" from the year 1931. The front cover has scratch-like incisions throughout and [The / WILDCAT] in black relief at the top center. A depiction of a wildcat (just face, frontal, growling with mouth open…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.43.2
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Books and Published Materials

The Yellow Jacket

1955

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A 1955 Yellow Jacket Yearbook for Allen University. The cover is gold and textured. The bottom of the cover features three steps, each with a column on the proper right side. Parts of the columns are indented and they have decorative designs on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.99.2
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Thea Bowman

1937–1990

Mary Thea Bowman (born Bertha Elizabeth Bowman; December 29, 1937 – March 30, 1990) was a Black Catholic religious sister, teacher, musician, liturgist and scholar who contributed to the ministry of the Catholic Church toward African Americans. She…

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BIOGRAPHY
Science & Inventions

Thea L. James

Biography

Thea L. James is an American emergency medical physician as well as an associate professor, associate chief medical officer, and vice president of mission at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) in Boston, Massachusetts. She serves as director of the Violence…

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BIOGRAPHY
Science

Theanne Griffith

1986–

Theanne Griffith is an American neuroscientist and children's book author. She is an associate professor of Physiology and Membrane Biology at the University of California, Davis.

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Visual Arts

Theaster Gates

1973

Theaster Gates (US: ; born August 28, 1973) is an American social practice installation artist and a professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he still lives and works. Gates' work has…

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BIOGRAPHY
Engineering

Theda Daniels-Race

1961–

Theda M. Daniels-Race is an American engineer and Michel B. Voorhies Distinguished Professor in the Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Louisiana State University. Her research is in nanoelectronics, specialising in the growth and…

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