This newspaper clipping from the San Francisco Sun-Reporter announces a reception held by the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women at the Hamilton Recreation Center after the Political Forum between J. Ernest Wilkins and Charles C.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.20.2
This newspaper clipping from the San Francisco Sun-Reporter announces a "Meet Your Candidate" forum at the NCNW offices at 1914 Fillmore St. on Sunday, October 28, 1956. The first and last lines of the blurb are underlined in blue ink. The clipping is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.38.1
Neal Evans Boyd (November 18, 1975 – June 10, 2018) was an American singer who developed an interest in opera after listening to the performances of the Three Tenors. Despite being raised in conditions of poverty within the U.S. state of Missouri, he…
Ned Cobb (also known as Nate Shaw) (1885–1973) was an African-American tenant farmer born in Tallapoosa County in Alabama. He joined the Sharecroppers' Union (SCU) in 1931, which was founded the same year. His oral history was written up in book form.
Ned Hill was a state legislator in Arkansas. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. He was "colored". He was elected in 1874. He represented Jefferson County, Arkansas along with L. J. Maxwell and L. B. Boston.
Edward Sherman (c. 1807–1907) was the first African American to serve as a mayor in New York State and one of the first African Americans to hold an elected office in the state. He served as president of the village board of Cleveland, New York, in 1878.
Nedra "NedRa" Bonds (born 1948) is an American quilter, activist, and retired teacher, born and raised in the historic Quindaro neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas. Bonds creates quilts and mixed media fiber dolls using fabric, beads, and symbolism to…
A framed needlepoint reproduction of Eva's Forebodings, an illustrated plate from Harriet Beecher Stowe's “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” The needlepoint depicts Uncle Tom and Eva St. Clare seated by a river. There is a sailboat on the right side of the needlepoint…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.35
Antônio Bispo dos Santos (December 12, 1959 – December 3, 2023), also known as Nêgo Bispo, was a Brazilian activist, academic and quilombo leader best known for his concept of counter-colonization. His work challenges colonial complexes and reflects on the…
Negro Digest, volume 1, number 5, featuring a round table discussion entitled, [Is Civil Disobedience Practical to Win Civil Rights] with pros and cons provided by A. Phillip Randolph and the Pittsburgh Courier. Other featured articles include, [King Of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.122.3
Negro Digest, volume 1, number 9, featuring a round table discussion entitled, [The Case Against Segregation], with a con argument provided by Langston Hughes. The front cover has a dark pink banner with the mast head at top that reads [NEGRO DIGEST] in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.122.4
Publication of "Negro Digest" featuring two (2) black and white images, one of Richard Wright on the right side, middle, and one of Ron Karenga in the lower left corner. At the top in white text is the title, date, and price [Negro Digest/JANUARY 1968 A…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.154.9
A lithographic print juxtaposing two black faces stylized as African masks framed by yellow circular emblems with a black panther in the center. The words [BLACK IS / BEAUTIFUL] are inscribed around each panther. The print appears in quadrants, with one…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.108.1
A lithographic print juxtaposing two black faces stylized as African masks framed by yellow circular emblems with a black panther in the center. The words [BLACK IS / BEAUTIFUL] are inscribed around each panther. The print appears in quadrants, with one…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.108.2
A pamphlet written by Gus Hall. The front cover has black print on yellowed paper. On the left and right margins, a stem-and-leaf pattern. The interior and back cover consists of sixteen pages of text.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.62
Publication of the "Negro History Bulletin," volume 38, number 4. Front cover is blue with a large graphic of a waving American flag in the lower two-thirds of the cover. In the center of the top third is white text featuring the title, volume, number,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.154.7
A paper pamphlet written by Dr. Carter G. Woodson and distributed by the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, announcing the national annual celebration of Negro History Week, beginning on 7 February 1932. This 16-page pamphlet is printed…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.16.15
A small booklet with tan paper covers, showing on the front the image of Sylvester Harris, a Black farmer in Columbus, Mississippi, standing with a mule and the caption “President Saved His Little Farm.” The title for the booklet is on the back cover in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.37.40
A black and white photograph of a storefront with a posted sign "This Store is Owned and Operated by Negroes" and the words "Soul Brother" written on the glass. A man in a white shirt and dark slacks is standing to the left of the storefront, looking off…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.57.10.6
Nehanda Isoke Abiodun (born Cheri Laverne Dalton; 29 June 1950 – 30 January 2019) was an African American hip hop activist, black revolutionary, and fugitive who was living in Cuba. Abiodun was wanted by the FBI in connection of the 1981 robbery of a…
Neil A. Butler (December 3, 1928 – June 14, 1992) was an American politician who served as mayor of Gainesville, Florida, the first African-American to hold the office since Reconstruction.
Nekima Valdez Levy Armstrong (née Levy-Pounds, born June 27, 1976) is an American lawyer and social justice activist. She was president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP from 2015 to 2016. She has led a variety of organizations that focus on issues…
Nelarine Estella Cornelius is professor of organisation studies at Queen Mary University of London, England. She was previously professor of organisation studies at the University of Bradford. Cornelius's research relates to the role of business in…
