An abstracted replica of the NASA Mercury space capsule. The sculpture is made from pieces of tin that were salvaged from structures in and around Baltimore, Maryland, and re-purposed lumber gathered from President Obama’s 2009 inaugural platform. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.234
Moud Goba is a Zimbabwean LGBTIQ+ human rights activist. She is a refugee in the United Kingdom where she arrived as a young asylum seeker fleeing Zimbabwe after years of persecution for being a lesbian.
This black and white photograph was taken the day of the first commemorative event for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in 1969. The photograph shows a group of unidentified people visiting King's original burial site at South-View Cemetery. There are a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.41
This charcoal and Wolff carbon pencil drawing depicts a monumental woman. She is seated centered left-of-center against a plain background. Gazing downwards with arms upraised, her robe is draped loosely across her lap. It is signed by the artist in the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.6
This is a black and white photograph of Etta Moten Barnett in her role as a cabaret singer in the 1933 movie Flying Down To Rio. In the picture, she stands in profile with her head turned over her left shoulder towards the viewer. She stands with her arms…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.85
Hardback copy of "Movin' on up" with a paper book cover. Paper book cover is burgundy with red and blue type, reading [The warmly personal story of America's favorite gospel singer/Mahalia Jackson/ with Evan McLeod Wylie/Movin' on up]. Front cover has a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.141.2
Movita Johnson-Harrell (born April 21, 1966) is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 190th district from March to December 2019. She was the first female Muslim…
Moya Bailey is an African-American feminist scholar, writer, and activist. She is noted for coining the term misogynoir, which denotes what Bailey describes as the unique combination of misogyny and anti-black racism experienced by black women. Bailey is a…
This black and white photograph shows the crowd for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969 at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Most attendees are seated throughout the photograph. There are some people standing against the back wall and in the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.12
This black and white photographic print depicts a man standing in a field. Standing slightly stooped and with his left side to the viewer, he holds a farm implement in both hands, with one end in the soil. He wears a hat and pair of overalls with a light…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.125.5
Jeffrey Michael Haynes (born December 28, 1977), better known by his stage name Mr. Lif, is an American rapper from Boston, Massachusetts. While being praised because of his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on Definitive Jux and one on…
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 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
A black-and-white photograph of Muhammad Ali, by Platon. The close-up of Ali depicts only his face in heavy shadow. His head is tilted downwards and he is resting his forehead in proper right hand. The hand covers his forehead, eye, and cheek of the proper…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.3
A color photograph of Muhammad Ali, by Platon. The close-up of Ali depicts only his face in heavy shadow. He is looking directly at the viewer and is wearing a serious expression on his face. His proper right eyebrow is raised and his brow is furrowed. His…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.32
A black-and-white photograph of Muhammad Ali, by Platon. The photograph depicts Ali from the thighs up. He is facing the viewer with his head tilted slightly towards his proper right shoulder. His brow is furrowed and he has a serious expression on his…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.61
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…
The March 21, 1975 issue of Muhammad Speaks newspaper with a large color image of Wallace D. Muhammad on the front page. It was the final issue of the newspaper after the death of Elijah Muhammad. The image of W.D. Muhammad is bordered in red. The border…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.183.2
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…
A black-and-white photograph of a Poor People's Campaign mule train from Mississippi passing through Washington, D.C. There are several mule-drawn wagons in a line going down a street. There are some people riding in uncovered wagons and there are others…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.109.2
A black and white digital image of a mule train from Mississippi passing through Washington, D.C. There are several mule-drawn wagons in a line going down a street. There are some people riding in uncovered wagons and there are others walking alongside the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.90.4
In this black-and-white photograph, a covered wagon has "I HAVE A DREAM" written on the canvas. Around it are several African American men wearing shirts that declare "MARSHAL" on the sleeves.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.16.10
A black and white digital image of a man on a mule drawn wagon. A man in a brimmed straw hat is driving a "Prairie Schooner" covered wagon. He is wearing a plaid button down collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up just below his elbows. He is wearing…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.90.1
