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Greensbury Washington Offley (December 18, 1808 – March 22, 1896) was an American slave narrative author and minister. Born into slavery in Maryland and eventually freed, Offley wrote A Narrative of the Life and Labors of the Rev. G. W. Offley, a Colored…
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Read biography → Loading image… MUSEUM OBJECT Slavery and Freedom Objects 1753-1784
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG A wooden groove plane. There is evidence of older dents, abrasions, and scratches. There are spot stains throughout, and iron staining on the proper left side of the stock surrounding the metal rivets. The metal guard plates are obscured with buildup of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog 2023.8.13
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Gullah Jack (died July 12, 1822), also known as Couter Jack and sometimes referred to as "Gullah" Jack Pritchard, was an African Methodist and Hoodoo conjurer whom Paul Pritchard enslaved in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Read biography → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. MUSEUM OBJECT Time-based Media - Moving Images 1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG A short film with the title Gullah Tales. It consists of a single reel of positive 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound. Set at around 1830, the film opens with a narrator describing the importance of the Sea Islands in the coastal regions of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog 2017.55.4.1a
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE RECORD Historical photographs & documents 1865–1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H – I”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, Item 4.1.2.5
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE RECORD Historical photographs & documents 1866–67
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H – L”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M821, Item 4.1.1.3
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE RECORD Historical photographs & documents 1867–69
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H – M”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, Item 2.1.5.3.4
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE FILE Archival documents & files Oct. 1865–Dec. 1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H – O”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M869, File 4.2.2
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE FILE Archival documents & files Jan. 1868–May 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H – O”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M826, File 4.5.2
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE FILE Archival documents & files Aug. 1865–Dec. 1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H – P”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, File 7.2.2
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE FILE Archival documents & files Jan.–Aug. 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H – P”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M826, File 4.3.2
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE FILE Archival documents & files Aug. 1866–June 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H – R”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.2.2
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE FILE Archival documents & files Oct. 1867–Jan. 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H – R”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M869, File 4.4.2
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Hightower Theodore Kealing, also known as H.T. Kealing (April 1, 1859 – February 25, 1918) was a writer, educator, and prominent member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Born as the son of former slaves, Kealing was among the first generation of…
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Read biography → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE RECORD Historical photographs & documents 1868–69
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H – Z”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 4.1.12.2
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE RECORD Historical photographs & documents Jan.–Dec. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H1 – H490”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 3.1.4.3
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE RECORD Historical photographs & documents 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H1 – H741”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.7.12
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE RECORD Historical photographs & documents 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H120 – H621”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.9.2
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE RECORD Historical photographs & documents 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H218 – J89”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.7.24
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE RECORD Historical photographs & documents Jan.–Dec. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H491 – J163”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 3.1.4.4
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE RECORD Historical photographs & documents 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H623 – S46”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.9.3
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. ARCHIVE RECORD Historical photographs & documents 1870
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG Cataloged as “H684 – Y”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.11.2
Explore record → COLLECTION RECORD Image not available Explore the catalog description and source record. MUSEUM OBJECT Textiles and Quilts ca. 2006-2008
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG One (1) cotton quilt tapestry, Hacienda Eslavista (Slave Plantation), crafted by Mujeres Tejedoras de Mampuján (The Weavers of Mampuján), circa 2006 to 2008. The tapestry is horizontally oriented, has a white cotton border, and is constructed of colorful…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Catalog 2024.2.4
Explore record → Loading image… BIOGRAPHY Literature 1849–1949
Hallie Quinn Brown (March 15, 1845/1850 - September 16, 1949) was an African-American educator and activist. She moved with her parents (who were formerly enslaved) while relatively young to a farm near Chatham, Ontario, Canada, in 1864 and then to Ohio in…
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