A long-playing record of the album What's Going On recorded by Marvin Gaye. This object is comprised of a disc (a) of the long-playing record What’s Going On, an album jacket (b) and a paper sleeve (c).The vinyl disc (a) has a round tan colored label with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.189.29abc
The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.11.1a, 2011.174.11.1b, 2011.174.11.1c, 2011.174.11.1d, 2011.174.11.1e, and 2011.174.11.1f. Wheeler Parker, Jr., discusses his visit to Mississippi with his cousin, Emmett Till. He recalls the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.174.11.1a-f
Sheet music for the song "When a Coon Sits in the Presidential Chair" written by George R. Wilson and published by Charles K. Harris. The front page features text with the title, author, and publisher information printed in dark blue ink. A black-and-white…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.166.32.1
This DVD contains a recording by the Alfred Street Baptist Church of the sermon "When the Verdict Hurts, Mark 15:21" given by Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley at the Alexandria, Virginia, church on July 14, 2013. The silver disc has black text printed on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.159.3
Whiquitta "Kee" Tobar is an American lawyer, podcaster, and a former college basketball player at Alabama A&M University. In 2012, Tobar was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
This is a white apron with lace and cherries belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The apron is plain white with two small white pockets towards the waistband. At the bottom are three separate sew-on appliqués of cherry clusters. The center appliqué has four…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.54
A white wool felt armband issued to Massachusetts members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The armband features red cotton thread embroidery on the front for “Mass. Unit S.C.L.C." and closes with a safety pin.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.16.10.2
A pamphlet written by Pettis Perry. The front cover features a drawing of a man in dark plum ink on a white rectangle, itself on a dark plum cover with white text. The interior contains twenty-two pages of text. The back of the pamphlet features an…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.89
A gelatin silver print depicting a demonstration in front of the Alabama Capitol Building. White protesters carry picket signs with racist slogans and imagery.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.74.1
A black-and-white photograph of President Jimmy Carter speaking at a podium. The man next to him is wiping his eyes and a crowd is gathered in the background. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.35
A black-and-white photograph of a segregated lunchroom in Maryland, captured by Joe Schwartz while on his honeymoon. A sign above the screened door reads [THIS DOOR / WHITE ONLY / COLORED IN REAR]. The photographer's wife, Anne, is coming around the corner…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.163
A white t-shirt worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The cotton and polyester blend t-shirt has a printed design on the front chest in black text that reads "THE ANGOLITE / THE PRISON NEWSMAGAZINE" above a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.139.9
A white t-shirt worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The cotton and polyester blend t-shirt has a printed design on the front chest in olive and yellow text that reads "HUMAN RELATIONS / CLUB" above an olive…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.139.11
A white cotton knit T shirt with an image of Slick Rick. The shirt has a rounded neckline with a three quarter inch rib knit collar. The shirt has short sleeves, is fitted, and cropped. The front of the shirt has a black and white photo of Slick Rick…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.30.6
Whitefield J. McKinlay (September 15, 1852 – December 14, 1941) was a teacher, state legislator, and real estate businessman who lived in Charleston, South Carolina and then Washington D.C. The Library of Congress has a glass plate negative portrait of…
Whitney Moore Young Jr. (July 31, 1921 – March 11, 1971) was an American civil rights leader. Trained as a social worker, he spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States and turning the National Urban League from a…
A reprinted edition of an editorial titled "Who Is Blocking Federal Aid To School Construction?" written by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) article and published in the Monday, July 18, 1955 edition of The New York…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.34.3
Marcus "Paradise" Dawes (born 23 February 1973), also known by his stage names Paradise and whoisPARADISE, is a British rapper, poet, songwriter and community activist. He is the co-founder and frontman of the Brixton-based hip hop group, the 57th Dynasty.…
A journal published by the Black Men's Movement, a New York organization formed to address the racially-motivated attack of Michael Griffith in Howard Beach, Queens, the crack epidemic, and police brutality. The front cover of the journal has a black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.40.6
A bound pamphlet titled “Why Colored People in Philadelphia are Excluded from the Street Cars.” The booklet is printed with black text on yellowed paper. Printed in black text at the top of the page is [PRICE TEN CENTS]. The top right corner has Illegible…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.1.42
A long-playing record album titled "Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam." The record (2012.88.14a) contains a speech recorded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967. The record album cover (2012.88.14b) features a drawing of King in front of drawings of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.88.14ab
