A digital video of protesters on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, following the death of George Floyd. The video was captured with an iPhone X cellphone and contains color and sound. In the opening frame, several protesters can be seen holding their hands…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.79.1
A digital video of protesters in Washington, DC. The video was captured with an iPhone X cellphone and contains color and sound. In the opening frame, protesters can be seen standing with their hands in the air. Many of them have placards that read [BLACK…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.79.3
A digital video of speeches at a 300 Men March rally in Baltimore, Maryland. The video was captured with a cellphone and has color and sound. The footage opens with Brandon Scott giving a speech about violence in Baltimore, stating that "We have to stop…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.76.2
A digital video showing clashes between protesters and police officers at Lafayette Square park in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2020, following the death of George Floyd. The video was captured with an iPhone X cellphone and contains color and sound. In the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.79.2
A digital video of Councilwoman Sharon Middleton speaking at a 300 Men March rally in Baltimore, Maryland. The video was captured using a cellphone and has color and sound. The footage opens with 300 Men March leader Munir Bahar standing in front of a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.76.1
Celso Roberto Pitta do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈsɛwsu ˈpitɐ]; 29 September 1946 – 21 November 2009) was a Brazilian economist and politician. He had a Bachelor in Economics by Fluminense Federal University, master in Economics by University of…
Ceola Wallace (July 22, 1907 – March 20, 1994) was an American seamstress and civil rights activist from Mississippi. She was one of the African-American women who filed lawsuits in the women's poll tax repeal movement to eliminate the requirement to pay…
Cephas L. Davis (November 1839 – May 26, 1907) was a pastor, teacher and state legislator who served in the Virginia Senate after the Reconstruction era, from 1879 - 1880. He was born a slave to Cephas Davis and Annie "Frances" Davis around November 1839…
A commemorative ceramic plate featuring an image of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The plate has a cream colored background with a dark green transfer pattern that depicts the 16th Street Baptist Church in a central roundel. Over…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.7
A white and blue paper certificate of induction for Patricia Banks into the Black Aviation Hall of Fame, dated August 5, 2010. This certificate has a black and silver border with decorative designs at the corners. The text at center is overlaid on top of a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.50.25
A paper certificate awarded to Melba Moore by the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress for the addition of her rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to the National Recording Registry. The front of the certificate features a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.13.4
A large certificate for the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded by President George H. W. Bush, to General Colin L. Powell. This cream cardstock, matte certificate, was awarded to General Powell July 3, 1991. At the top center is the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.5.2
Cesar Picton (c. 1755 – 1836) was a British merchant of West African descent. Born in West Africa, he was presumably enslaved by the time he was about six years old. He was subsequently brought to England by a British Army officer in 1761 and given as a…
Ceyenne Doroshow (Park Slope, NY) is an author, activist, and the founder and executive director of G.L.I.T.S., an organization dedicated to creating sustainable housing and healthcare for Black transgender people. GQ described Doroshow as the "Godmother"…
Cezar E. McKnight is an American politician. He is a former member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 101st District, serving since 2014. He is a member of the Democratic party. In January 2022, McKnight made headlines after he…
Sumter Joseph "Cha Cha" Hogan (December 8, 1920 – November 9, 1986), sometimes credited as "Mr. Ink Spot" or "The Black Foxx", was an American comedian, musician, songwriter and civil-rights activist. His 1950 song "My Walking Baby" helped popularize the…
This is a wood chair made of light-colored wood that has been carved and lacquered black. The chair has a tall back rest covered with Asian-inspired style carvings of mythical creatures, flora and fauna. The carvings represent an abstracted mountain with a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.2
A leather armchair used by 65th United States Secretary of State, General Colin L. Powell. This large, brown high-backed chair features is trimmed with brass nailheads. It has a wide and deep seat, two high curved arms, and four wooden legs. On the top…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.18
A brass chalice with detachable bowl (a) and stand (b). The chalice is in a simple, streamlined style. The chalice bowl (a) consists of a bell-shaped cup and knop stem. The base of the stem has a threaded screw that attaches into a threaded hole in the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.205.1.4ab
Chalmers Archer (April 21, 1928 – February 24, 2014) was an African-American author and professor. He wrote a memoir about his early experiences in the segregated South, Growing Up Black in Rural Mississippi, and his experiences as a medic in the Special…
This is a champagne glass with a gold bulb stem. The bowl is tall and narrow with horizontal fluting. At the base of the bowl is a gold sphere encased in glass. The gold bulb leads to the narrow stem that terminates in a wide flat base. On the underside of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.15
This is a tall clear glass champagne flute. It has a tall conical bowl with a beaded coil spiraling from the outside of the top of the bowl down to the bottom. At the base of the bowl is a small sphere. The stem is twisted in a loose spiral that flares…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.29
