This image depicts three people at a lunch counter. Behind the counter is a man in an apron, turned three quarters towards the camera. He stands with his right hand on the counter and his face towards the camera. Further behind the counter is another man,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.197.7
Laurence T (born Laurence Tureaud, May 21, 1952, and known professionally as Mr. T) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in…
This black and white photographic print depicts an elderly woman. Viewed from her left side and from slightly below, her head and shoulders are framed against a neutral background. She wears a collared button down shirt and a scarf wrapped around her head…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.125.9
This black and white photograph shows Coretta Scott King arriving by car to the Ebenezer Baptist Church for a birthday commemoration for Martin Luther King Jr. in 1969. There is an unidentified man between Coretta Scott King and the open door of the car.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.2
This black and white photograph shows Coretta Scott King leaving Ebenezer Baptist Church after Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. The photograph is not fully in focus. There is a press reel camera in front of the photographer. King,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.31
A black-and-white photograph of Eunice Jackson and her son Samuel M. Jackson, Jr. Jackson and Samuel Jr. are standing in front of a 4-door car parked in front of a brick church with stained glass windows. They are dressed in dark colors. Jackson is bent…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.26
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a woman with her two dogs. Both dogs are standing on either side of her. The woman is wearing a skirt and open jacket. She is carrying a purse in her right hand. She is standing on one leg. Union…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.49
A black-and-white photograph of Mrs. Lisha Morris sitting in a church pew and laughing. She is wearing a black dress and hat. Additional people can be seen sitting around her. A plaque on the side of the pew she is sitting in says “Donated By Lewis O.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.14
A monochromatic half-tone print with hand tinting mounted to thin a stereocard, depicting a woman standing at a kitchen table. This stereo card consists of two identical side by side images. In a heavily geometric patterned kitchen, a dark haired woman…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.3.5
A black-and-white photograph of Maurice Sorrell, Thurgood Marshall and Cecilia Suyat Marshall. They are dressed formally and standing in front of several framed pictures. Maurice Sorrell is on the right, Thurgood Marshall is at center. Cecilia Suyat…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.240
Toikeon Parham (born February 26, 1973), known professionally as Ms. Toi, is an American rapper. She is featured on the Ice Cube song "You Can Do It" with Mack 10, released on the soundtrack albums for the feature films Next Friday and Save the Last Dance.…
A mudcloth ensemble created by Twain’s Twines consisting of a hat, neckpiece, belt and wrap skirt. The hat (a) is made of ochre, dark brown and rust brown patchwork pieces of mudcloth in a variety of patterns. Silver glitter with bronze and gold metallic…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.682a-d
A tin coffee mug (2007.7.183a) and lid (2007.7.10.183b) depicting a “picaninny” boy. The mug and lid are white with some black accents around the edge and the handle. The image on the side of the mug features a cartoon depiction of a boy hanging from the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.188ab
Muhammad I. Kenyatta (born Donald Brooks Jackson; March 3, 1944 – January 3, 1992), was an American professor, civil rights leader, and international human rights advocate. In the 1960s, he worked for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, which…
Muhiyidin El Amin Moye (April 22, 1985 – February 6, 2018), also known as Muhiyidin d'Baha, was a leading Black Lives Matter activist known nationally for crossing a yellow police tape line to snatch a Confederate battle flag from a demonstrator on live…
