A cardboard sign advertising Annie Malone’s “Poro” System agency. The advertisement is red, white, blue, and yellow. The product name is centered at the top of the sign in a blue rectangular field with white text outlined in light blue that reads, [“PORO”…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.90.4
A cardboard sign advertising the “Poro” System Scalp and Hair Treatment developed by Annie Malone. The advertisement is white with a gold border. The product name is centered towards the top of the sign in green text that reads, [“TRADE / PORO / MARK” /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.90.3
A Bakerfix advertisement featuring an image of Josephine Baker. The image is a close up image of Baker from the shoulders up. She is leaning her head down, towards her proper right shoulder. Text written in French at the top reads: [Bakerfix / Brillantiné…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.135.1
A digital aerial photograph of remnant rice fields along a section of the Combahee River in Beaufort County, North Carolina. The river, which appears silverish under the orange sunset, makes a deep meander around the remnant fields. Flooded vestigial…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.216.54
This document is an affidavit of capture of the enslaved men James and John, owned by Mrs. Harriot Rouzee of Essex County, Virginia. The men were apprehended by "S.Lang[illegible] Jones" in Caroline County, Virginia. At the bottom right is the signature of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.30
A payment receipt and affidavit drafted by Thomas Wright Jr, justice of the peace, regarding an enslaved man named Moses. The document states that Robert M. Callip of Essex county apprehended Moses, property of Edward Rouzee of Essex County, two and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.12
A softcover copy of Africa Disturbed by Emory and Myrta Ross. The softcover book has an adhesive binding with six sections stitched together. The front cover is dominated by an illustration of a man's face. His head is partially turned towards the left…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.52.12
Magazine with a large color photograph of Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. and Minister Louis Farrakhan. The image shows both men standing with Chavis on the left and Farrakhan on the right. Both men are dressed in suits and bow ties. The men stand in an…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.201.27
A CBS program produced by Bergen Community College with the title African Americans in Suburbia: The Connection of Race, Class and the Middle Landscape. It consists of a single white DVD with the program title, date and college logo printed on it. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.90.2.1a
Surgeon-Major James Africanus Beale Horton (c. 1835 – c. 1883) was a British Army officer, surgeon, writer and banker. Born in Gloucester, Sierra Leone into an Igbo family who were liberated from enslavement by the Royal Navy, he began attending the Sierra…
An agenda for a midwife meeting dated July 21, 1958. Agenda items include an opening song, a lecture on midwife responsibilities with respect to diet, and a discussion about the completion of birth certificates. Possibly a carbon copy, it is typewritten on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.28
A short corporate documentary film with the title Ages of Time. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound. It chronicles the history of timekeeping and was edited by African American film editor Hortense Beveridge. "Ages of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.79.1.3.1a
An single-page agreement, handwritten in black ink on off-white paper, planning for the illegal import of enslaved Africans from Cape Coast Castle in West Africa to Havana, Cuba. Parties to the agreement are Christopher Deey, merchant; John Spooner and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.1
This document is an agreement between John Rouzee and John Hirshaw regarding the hire of the enslaved woman Nelly and her children. One side contains Rouzee's letter to Hirshaw requesting they be returned well clothed and stating that Hirshaw will be paid…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.104.27
The three volumes of agreements for leasing abandoned plantations, September 1864–September 1865, 1 (187), 2 (188), and 3 (189), are arranged chronologically. Volumes 1 (187) and 3 (189) are both for Craven and Carteret Counties and contain name indexes to…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.32.4
Aimy Shantel La'Nae Steele (born 1978 or 1979) is an American businesswoman, nonprofit executive, and former educator who is the founder and CEO of the New North Carolina Project. A member of the Democratic Party, she was a candidate for the North Carolina…
Paper freight tag printed in red ink. One side of the label has the printed text "A / AF 20094 / BAGAGE ENREGISTRE EN FRANCE / AIR FRANCE". The other side of the label has printed text and handwritting in black ink that reads: "A / [hand] PAL / [print] vol…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.106
Aisha Bowe (born November 4, 1985) is a Bahamian American aerospace engineer, entrepreneur, and STEM advocate. She is the co-founder and chief executive officer of STEMBoard, a technology and professional services company, and the founder of LINGO, an…
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known professionally as Akon ( AY-kawn), is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influential figure in world…
Arthur Bernard Leaner (June 30, 1908 – September 6, 1978), who was known professionally as Al Benson, was an American radio DJ, music promoter and record label owner in Chicago between the 1940s and 1960s. He was particularly significant for his promotion…
Alexander N. Green (born September 1, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 9th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Green served as the justice of the peace of Harris…
