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Photographs and Still Images

Rev. Kirkpatrick and friends - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968

May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968

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This image depicts the Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick in Resurrection City playing the guitar with another man, while a woman standing between them claps her hands. Kirkpatrick, on the right, wears a dark denim jacket over a button down shirt and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.116.42
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Photographs and Still Images

Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Ralph Bunche, and Rabbi Abraham Heschel, Selma and Montgomery March

1965

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A black-and-white digital image featuring portraits of Reverend Ralph Abernathy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Ralph Bunche, and Rabbi Abraham Heschel. Each man is wearing a suit and tie with leis around their necks. Only part of Abernathy's face can be…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.47
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Photographs and Still Images

Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Ralph Bunche, and Rabbi Abraham Heschel, Selma to Montgomery March

March 21, 1965

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This black and white image depicts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wearing a long dark coat leading a crowd of people walking with linked arms. On his right is Reverend Ralph Abernathy, wearing a light colored jacket, and fur hat. One Dr. King's left arm is Dr.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.46
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Photographs and Still Images

Rev. Richard Dickinson, Disciples of Christ Missionary, and Richard Jackson, Labor Organizer, Seated on Truck (right), Taking a Break with Other Marchers

1965

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A black-and-white digital image of Reverend Richard Dickinson and Richard Jackson sitting on a truck. Dickinson is wearing a clerical collar, jean overalls, and has his hands resting on his lap. Jackson, beside him, is holding an American flag. On the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.67
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 1

1924-1928

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A home movie featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones. It is the first in a collection of nine films and consists of a single reel of silent 16mm black-and-white acetate film. This film begins with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.79.1.1a
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 2

1924-1928

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A home movie featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones. It is the second in a collection of nine films and consists of a single reel of silent 16mm black-and-white acetate film. The film opens with people…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.79.2.1a
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 3

1924-1928

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A home movie featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones. It is the third in a collection of nine films and consists of a single reel of silent 16mm black-and-white acetate film. The film opens with members of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.79.3.1a
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 4

1924-1928

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A home movie featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones. It is the fourth in a collection of nine films and consists of a single reel of silent 16mm black-and-white acetate film. The film begins with shots of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.79.4.1a
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 5

1924-1928

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A home movie featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones. It is the fifth in a collection of nine films and consists of a single reel of silent 16mm black-and-white acetate film. The film begins with a man and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.79.5.1a
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 6

1924-1928

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A home movie featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones. It is the sixth in a collection of nine films and consists of a single reel of silent 16mm black-and-white acetate film. The film begins with a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.79.6.1a
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 7

1924-1928

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A home movie featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones. It is the seventh in a collection of nine films and consists of a single reel of silent 16mm black-and-white acetate film. The film begins with footage…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.79.7.1a
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 8

1924-1928

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A home movie featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones. It is the eighth in a collection of nine films and consists of a single reel of silent 16mm black-and-white acetate film. The film begins with men and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.79.8.1a
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 9

1924-1928

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A home movie featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones. It is the ninth in a collection of nine films and consists of a single reel of silent 16mm black-and-white acetate film. The film begins with brief…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.79.9.1a
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Photographs and Still Images

Reverend Kirkpatrick - Resurrection City, Wash. D.C.. - 1968

May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968

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This image depicts the Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick holding a guitar. Kirkpatrick led cultural programs at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. Wearing a dark blue denim shirt with brass buttons, he is viewed from below, giving…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.116.32
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

"Reverse Thong"

1946-1979

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This is a copper and brass "Reverse Thong" pendant created by Art Smith; designed circa 1940s-1950s and made between 1946 and 1979. The copper background of the circular pendant is deliberately oxidized and blackened. Placed on top are nine abstract shapes…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.67.4
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Textiles and Quilts

Reversible scrap quilt made from clothing fabrics

20th century

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Reversible tied scrap quilt made from clothing fabrics in various colors, fibers, and weave structures. One side has strips in different sizes of rectangles and squares sewn into rows. The edges of this side are turned over and hand sewn to the other side…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.156.4
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Textiles and Quilts

Reversible strip quilt made from clothing fabrics

20th century

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Strip quilt made from pieces of clothing fabrics in various weave structures and fibers with muted color tones. Some of the strips have seams, indicating they may be made from recycled clothing. The strips are not uniform in size and are sewn in four (4)…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.156.2
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Time-based Media - Audio

Revision Path: Bonus Episode; The Design of Black Panther

February 22, 2018

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A bonus episode of the Revision Path podcast, discussing the design of the feature film Black Panther. The episode begins with host Maurice Cherry advertising Facebook Design as one of the show’s sponsors. He also advertises jobs posted on the show’s Job…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.47.9.1
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Time-based Media - Audio

Revision Path: Episode 300; Hannah Beachler

June 24, 2019

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Episode 300 of the Revision Path podcast. It consists of an interview between Hannah Beachler and host Maurice Cherry. It opens with a brief discussion about the role and importance of production design in filmmaking, before segueing into a conversation on…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.47.11.1
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Time-based Media - Audio

Revision Path: Episode15; Emory Douglas

January 20, 2014

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Episode 15 of the Revision Path podcast. It begins with instrumental music fading in, before host Maurice Cherry welcomes the listeners to the podcast and introduces himself. He mentions that this episode is the last in a series of three interviews for…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.47.6.1
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Revolutionary War service payment slip owned by Crippen Archer

June 1, 1782

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Revolutionary War service payment slip owned by Crippen Archer. The payment slip is printed on off-white paper with black ink. The slip has brown, handwritten text in the spaces provided for a soldier’s name and the sum of payment. The handwritten text…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.251.1
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Visual Arts

Rex Goreleigh

1902–1986

Russell "Rex" Gordon Goreleigh (1902 – 1986) was an African American painter, printmaker, and arts educator. Goreleigh taught arts classes for the Works Progress Administration, and was active in the arts communities of Chicago, New York City, and…

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Sports

Reyes Cleary

2004–

Reyes Demar Uriah Cleary (born 13 April 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Barnsley.

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Medicine & Health

Rhea Boyd

Biography

Rhea W. Boyd is an American pediatrician and child and community health advocate. Boyd is a popular science communicator, making use of social media to amplify a diverse range of voices in an effort to improve the heath of communities of colour.

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