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Set of seven tickets for the 1996 Summer Olympics owned by Carl Lewis: Date: July 29, 1996. Distributed by: Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, American, 1991 - 1997. Owned by: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961.
GAR 1890 Boston National Encampment medallion owned by Marquis Peterson: Date: 1890. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896.
Pinback button stating "We Shall Overcome": Date: 1960s. Manufactured by: Hip Products, American. Type: buttons (information artifacts).
115th Anniversary of the First African Baptist Church and the 8th Anniversary of our Pastor Rev. Y. B. Williams and the Dedication of the Present Building of First African Baptist Church: Date: 1956. Created by: First African Baptist Church
Playbill for Bubbling Brown Sugar: Date: March 1976. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Used by: ANTA Theatre, American, founded 1925.
Sign from a segregated bus station in Birmingham, Alabama: Date: ca.1957. Created by: Unidentified. Type: signs.
Pinback button for a college Black Student Union: Date: ca. 1970. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Type: buttons (information artifacts).
Washerwoman Hand Puppet: Date made: 1862-1975. associated person: Slover, James Henry. associated person: Slover, Alvin.
Pinback button for Marlene Johnson: Date: 1980s-1990s. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Marlene Johnson, American, died 2017.
Milestone Media trading card: Date: 1993. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993. Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011.
Soul City: Date: ca.1976. Published by: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965. Subject of: Floyd McKissick, American, 1922 - 1991.
Pinback button for United Mutual Life Insurance Company: Date: 1950-2000. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: United Mutual Insurance Company, American.
26. - Type de Mulâtresse de la Martinique: Date: ca. 1920. Published by: Chauvet. Designed by: Compagnie antilles, French, 1900 - 1910.
Flyer advertising a dinner and dance: Date: 1976. Created by: Venceremos Brigade, American, founded 1969. Type: fliers (printed matter).
Pinback button for a 1964 March for Democratic Schools: Date: May 18, 1964. Subject of: Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942. Subject of: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909.
Badge from the1952 Grand Master Conference of Prince Hall Masons: Date: 1952. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Cleo W. Wooten, American.
Decorative plate with "KKK God Give Us Men" on the rim: Date: 1920-1926. Manufactured by: Crescent China Company, American, 1920 - 1926. Subject of: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944.
Autographed Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun: Date: 1959. Published by: Unidentified. Subject of: Louis Gossett Jr., American, 1936 - 2024.
Bag of red checkers pieces used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated: Date: after 1972. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013.
Party Scene - Original Comic Page: Date: 1995. Created by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965. Subject of: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996.
Scrapbook commemorating Nigerian independence compiled by Frances Albrier: Date: 1960. Created by: Frances M. Albrier, American, 1898 - 1987. Subject of: Frances M. Albrier, American, 1898 - 1987.
Julia puppet used on Sesame Street: date made: 2015. performer: Gordon, Stacey. maker: Jim Henson Company.
Rufus: The Bear with Diabetes: date made: ca 1999. maker: Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.. Object Name: toy, teddy bear.
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 17: date made: 1976. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Mrs. Cinderella for General Electric Pamphelet: date made: 1939. depicted: CInderella. Object Name: advertisement.
Radio Shack 28-225 "Science Fair 10 in 1 Junior Electronic Lab Kit": date made: 1972. maker: Tandy Corporation. Object Name: educational toy.
Headshot of Len Glascow: Date: ca. 1970. Subject of: Rev. Lenton W. Glascow, American. Subject of: Black Stuntmen's Association, founded 1967.
Pith helmet hat from Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity: Date: 1979. Created by: Unidentified. Owned by: Terance Turner.
Broadside No. 8: Booker T and W.E.B: (Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois): Date: 1952; printed 1967. Written by: Dudley Randall, American, 1914 - 2000. Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965.
Pair of tickets for 1996 Summer Olympics gymnastics event owned by Carl Lewis: Date: July 29, 1996. Distributed by: Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, American, 1991 - 1997. Owned by: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961.
Flier for “10 Years of Hip Hop 1973-1983” designed by Van Silk: Date: October 7, 1983. Designed by: VanSilk, American, born 1958. Distributed by: Pac-Jam Record Company, American.
Flier that reads "Standing with Trayvon Martin": Date: 2013. Created by: The International Socialist Organization, American, founded 1976. Subject of: Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012.
Fight Racism - Overturn the Bakke Decision!: Date: ca. 1978. Published by: National Committee to Overturn the Bakke Decision, American, founded 1978. Type: pamphlets.
Theatre program for Ballad for Bimshire: Date: 1963. Created by: Ossie Davis, American, 1917 - 2005. Subject of: Frederick O'Neal, American, 1905 - 1992.
Photographic postcard of a man in studio holding a rope tied in a lasso: Date: 1902-1914. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Photograph by: Unidentified.
Pinback button for Barack Obama campaign with "Old White Woman for Obama" slogan: Date: 2008. Designed by: Margaret Rich, American. Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961.
Advertisement for the Poro System agency: Date: ca. 1925. Distributed by: Poro System, American, 1902 - 1951. Printed by: St. Louis Embossing Inc., American.
Sticker for Wellington Webb mayoral campaign: Date: ca. 1995. Printed by: C & D Printing, American, founded 1995. Subject of: Wellington E. Webb, born 1941.
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian, Super Annual No. 1: date made: 1975. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Superman No. 173: Date made: 1964-11. publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.. maker: National Periodical Publications, Inc..