A black-and-white photograph of a crowd outdoors; an African American woman holds an American flag and in the back an African American man shades himself from the sun under an umbrella.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.107.18
A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "Birmingham in 1963" by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy. The album sleeve in beige with black text that reads: [BIRMINGHAM IN 1963 / Dr. Martin Luther King Rev. Ralph Abernathy / Mass Meeting, 16th…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.88.16ab
A black-and-white photograph of an armored riot car used by the Birmingham Police Department, by Platon. The white car is depicted from the front. The hood of the car and the front tire wells are covered in white, sloped plated armor. The windshield is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.21
A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy getting into a Birmingham police car surrounded by policemen. Abernathy is shown getting into the front seat of the police car, only his back is seen by the viewer.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.28
A black-and-white photograph of African American men and women running while soaking wet after being sprayed by high-pressure fire hoses. There is an African American man (also soaked) centered in the foreground of the picture standing and looking to his…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.49.3
A birth certificate for Richard Walters (Slick Rick) dated January 19, 1965. The certificate is oriented horizontally with red ink printed on a white background. The registration fields are filled out with handwritten black ink: "478 / Fourteenth / January…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.203.1
A black-and-white photograph depicting sand dunes on the shore of Jekyll Island, Georgia. The sand dunes appear in the center foreground, sparsely covered with grass. Ocean waves are visible in the right background and trees are in the background on the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.91.10
Bisa Butler (born Mailissa Yamba Butler in 1973) is an African American fiber artist who is credited with creating a new genre of quilting, using photographs, sketches, and vivid traditional textiles to create vibrant life-size portraits in fabric. She is…
Bisa Williams (born 1954) is an American diplomat. She is the former Ambassador from the United States of America to the Republic of Niger in Niamey. She assumed the post on October 29, 2010.
The Bishetta Merritt Family Home Movies feature footage of family and friends gathered for casual outdoor recreation, vacations, holidays, and commencement ceremonies.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref763
After hearing about a child who died in a hot vehicle, Bishop imagined a device that could detect danger, cool the child and alert adults. His idea shows how caring about a problem can begin an invention.
