A pamphlet titled Why Racism is Used Against Welfare Programs: Why Workers Should Join Welfare Recipients' Struggles. The pamphlet is made up of ink on yellowed paper. The cover features a photograph of activists protesting for welfare rights at center.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.91
A soft cover copy of Why We Can't Wait by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The soft cover book has an adhesive binding. The front cover is white with a large black box dominating the top half of the cover. Inside the box is yellow and white text that reads…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.52.20
A wicker armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The chair features a wicker wrapped wooden frame and a seat cushion. The wicker and wood have been painted a light blue and the cushion is a darker cadet blue. The chair has a high back support and sides…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.28
A wicker armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The chair features a wicker wrapped wooden frame and a seat cushion support. The wicker and wood have been painted a light blue and the cushion is a darker greenish blue. The chair has a high, continuous…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.30
Large wicker arm chair painted white with the original red, purple, green and white watercolored printed frabric seat cushion. The arm chair was originally used in the living room of Shearer Cottage in Oak Bluffs, MA.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.2.3
Large wicker rocking chair painted white with a small red and tan floral fabric cushion on the seat and back. The rocking chair was originally used in Unit 1, the Penthouse Living Room, of Shearer Cottage in Oak Bluffs, MA.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.2.4
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Wieland (Will) Prosper is a Haitian Canadian filmmaker and activist from Montreal, Quebec. He is most noted for his 2019 film Kenbe la, Until We Win (Kenbe la, jusqu'à la victoire), which won the People's Choice Award at the 2019 Montreal International…
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