7 black and white cartes-de-visites and cabinet cards. Portraits of Charles Douglass, Lewis B. Douglass, and Joseph H. Douglass; Amelia Douglass; Lewis B. Douglass; and an unnamed daughter of Rosetta Douglass Sprague and Nathan Sprague.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref523
Little Dovie Thurman (1946 – April 7, 1997) was a community activist who dedicated her life to the social and political development of people in poor communities. She is most known for her involvement in the Chicago welfare rights campaign of the 1960s.…
Sheet music for the song Down in Memphis. The front cover for the sheet music features an illustration of an African American man dancing while several other people look on and play instruments. The scene takes place on a dock at night and a boat can be…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.275.3
This black and white photograph is a detail of the seated crowd inside the Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. Benjamin Mays is seated at proper left holding a program. Mays is next to Isaac Farris Jr. and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.19
A black-and-white photograph of Dr. Jacquelyn Grant standing behind a podium in prayer. Her head is bowed and her eyes are closed. Her hands are almost pressed with fingers extended. No inscriptions on the front or back.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.1
The oral history consists of 2016.129.17.1a and 2016.129.17.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording. Dr. Juanita Patience Moss was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Dr. Moss donated some of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.129.17.1a-.2a
A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at a pulpit at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. King is featured in the center of the image with his arms outstretched wearing a dark suit and tie. The congregation, including Dr.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.32
A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church to a full audience. The image is taken from behind King, showing the audience surrounding him from all sides, including the stage and balcony.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.33
A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. The portrait features King in the middle of a speech at the pulpit, with his mouth open and arm outstretched. King is wearing a dark suit and tie and has…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.34
A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. standing at a pulpit in a church. Dr. King and Reverend King are both wearing black clergy robes. Dr. King stands behind the pulpit with an open book in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.31
A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his son, Dexter Scott King. Dr. King, wearing a white shirt and dark tie, holds his son over his head with both arms. Dexter Scott King is pictured looking at the camera with his left arm…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.22
Black-and-white digital image of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his son Martin Luther King III. Dr. King, wearing a white shirt, black pants and a patterned tie, holds his young son over his head with both arms. Martin Luther King III, held in the air, bends…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.21
A black-and-white digital image of Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, Andrew Young, John Lewis, Reverend James Orange and additional Civil Rights activists leading the march. Andrew Young stands on the far left wearing a white t-shirt and jeans.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.77
A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his daughter Yolanda at the kitchen table in discussion. Dr. King is seated and shown in mid-speech with one arm folded over himself and the other gesturing in the air. Yolanda is featured…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.24
An oral history interview and conversation with pediatrician Dr. MaryLouise Patterson, M. D. It consists of three versions of a digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.2.1.1 and 2025.12.2.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file (2025.12.2.1.3,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.12.2.1
The Dr. Matilda Arabella Evans Collection documents how she broke boundaries as one of the first African American women physicians to have her own practice. The collection highlights her role as a physician and the great impact she had on the health and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2019.109
This black and white photograph shows Rev. Ralph David Abernathy facing the camera and standing at the pulpit with microphones inside Ebenezer Baptist Church. Abernathy is speaking to an unidentified crowd at Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.5
This black and white photograph was shows Ralph David Abernathy outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church after the first commemorative birthday event for Martin Luther King Jr. in 1969. Abernathy has his head bent toward an unidentified woman who has a hand on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.36
A black-and-white photograph of Dr. Robert G. Murray speaking into a microphone. He is wearing a dark colored robe with light colored stripes along the breast and cuffs. A cross is on the right side breast of the robe. He is holding a book and several…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.12
This black and white photograph shows Dr. Wendel Phillips Whalum Sr. conducting the Morehouse College Glee Club for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969 inside Ebenezer Baptist Church. Cleveland Robinson, sitting with his legs crossed at…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.21
This is the Dramatic Opal ring designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The ring is made of a thin twisted sterling silver sheet forming the band with a large bridge. From the front view of the ring, on one side of the ring's head is a curved, cut out…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.12.24
A drawer sachet from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The square shaped sachet is constructed from a light pink synthetic fabric with a rib weave. The fabric has a blue, purple, and green floral pattern. The sachet is stuffed to form a small…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.1.37
