A black-and-white photograph of three (3) people, Eunice Jackson, another woman, and a man, standing in front of Jack’s Memory Chapel. All are wearing light-colored casual clothing. The woman on the left is wearing a dress and a short-sleeved jacket, the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.48
A black-and-white photograph of Vincent and Patricia Chin listening to a playback at Studio 17. The two are pictured behind a glass partition. Vincent is standing on the right side of the image, wearing headphones and looking at an object he's holding with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.2
A photomechanical print advertisement of Eunice and Samuel M. Jackson’s funeral home business. The primary image is a photograph of Jack's Memory Chapel at 639 E. Marshall Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At the upper left corner, a photograph of Eunice Jackson…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.86
Phyllis A. Wallace (June 9, 1921 – January 10, 1993) was an American economist and activist, as well as the first woman to receive a doctorate of economics at Yale University. Her work tended to focus on racial, as well as gender discrimination in the…
Pierre Chimakadewiiash Bonga (Ojibwe: Makadewiiyas, "Black-skinned"; recorded as "Mukdaweos") (c. 1770 – 1831, Minnesota) was a black trapper and interpreter for the North West Company, based in Canada near Mackinac Island. He later worked for John Jacob…
An Alpha Kappa Alpha metal logo. The pin is green and gold and is in the shape of a heart. The heart is decorated with diamonds. Three leaves decorate the space inside the heart. Each of the leaves has a letter on it. The left leaf has the letter “E” on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.2.28
Circular floral pin with green and pink rhinestones from Mae's Millinery Shop. The center is a large round faceted light pink rhinestone, with a row of smaller round faceted light green rhinestones, and the final outer row of dark green round faceted…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.69
Gold-colored metal pin with white, orange, and green opaque gems and clear rhinestones from Mae's Millinery Shop. There is a large green spherical stone set at the center, which is raised with tiered layers around it. There is a bar safety clasp on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.66
A pinback button advertising Sunset Books. The button has a yellow background with red text that reads [Now I'm Cookin' with Sunset Books]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.83
A pinback button advocating for the boycott of Portuguese products. The background of the button is white. Black text at the top and bottom of the button reads [Boycott / Products of Portugal]. At center, is an image of two Portuguese wines, Lancers and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.131
A circular pinback button featuring an image of a Marshall "Major" Taylor dressed in a blue and red striped shirt. The image is at the center of the button and is surrounded by a red circle atop the white background. Text inside the circle reads: [MAJOR…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.159.3.47
A pinback button from Mae's Millinery Shop featuring a portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune. The image is a detail of the postal stamp of Bethune, with her name partially cut off and printed in black above her head. There is a pinback closure on the metal…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.193
A pinback button advertising Essence. The button has a black background and white text throughout that reads [My Women Have An Essence All Their Own]. The edge of back of the button has the manufacturer's information. The back of the button has a metal pin…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.91
A pinback button for Muse Records. The button has a white and orange background. White lettering at center reads [muse]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.104
A pinback button for the Brownsville Community Federal Credit Union and Community Council in Brooklyn, New York. The button has a red outer edge and green center. Black text around the edge reads [Brownsville Community Federal Credit Union]. At center…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.128
A white pinback button for the CDA / Community Staff Action Committee. At the center of the button black text reads [Community]. Above and below the text are etched drawings of people. Text at the bottom of the button reads [CDA / Community Staff Action…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.40
A green pinback button with black and red accents. The top of the button has a circle with a depiction of a fist holding arrows. At the tips of the arrows are dollar signs. Below, red and black text reads [International Black Expo]. Black text at the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.20
A National Welfare Rights Organization pinback button with an American flag design. The NWRO logo is in white print where the stars would typically be on the flag. Blue text throughout the white stripes of the flag reads [I Support A Guaranteed Adequate…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.37
A green pinback button with black and white text. Black text at the top reads [nyc clerical / administrative]. At center, white and black, text reads [local / 1549 / District Council 37]. Black text at the bottom reads [afscme AFL/CIO]. The back of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.36
A pinback button for the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement. The top have of the button has a black background and the bottom half of the button has a green background. Pink lettering throughout the button reads [No Bullshit / Boycott Polaroid]. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.82
A pinback button for the Queens Walk For Development. The button has a white background with black text around the outer edge that reads [Queens Walk For Development / April 30, 1972]. At center there is a black circle with a white interior circle and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.68.54
