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Token with "Am I Not a Woman and Sister": Date: 1838. Commissioned by: American Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1870. Manufactured by: Gibbs, Gardner and Company, American, 1830 - 1846.
Picture postcard of the Roger Williams University President's Mansion: Date: 1911-1928. Photograph by: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928. Subject of: Roger Williams University, American, 1866 - 1929.
Poster for Run DMC's Raising Hell tour performance in Columbus, Georgia: Date: 1986. Published by: Globe Poster Printing Company, American, 1929 - 2010. Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002.
Placard reading "Stand Against War & Racism": Date: after 2001. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Attributed to: Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.), American, founded 2001.
S & S Hat Company, Inc. Fall/Winter 2003 catalog from Mae's Millinery Shop: Date: 2003. Printed by: S & S Hat Company, Inc., American, founded 1923. Owned by: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016.
Pinback button for New Jesrsey Anti-Apartheid Mobilization: Date: 1985. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: New Jersey Anti-Apartheid Mobilization Coalition, American.
Placard for 2008 Obama presidential campaign: Date: 2008. Created by: MoveOn.org, American, founded 1998. Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961.
Playbill for a production of for colored girls who have considered suicide...: Date: 1978. Created by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Used by: Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913.
Superman Annual No. 12: Date made: 1986. artist: Bolland, Brian. publisher: D. C. Comics, Inc..
Conan the Barbarian No. 71: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
Journalist pass for Nelson Mandela's State Funeral owned by Jim Vance: Date: 2013. Distributed by: Republic of South Africa, South African, founded 1910. Printed by: Unidentified.
Flier for “Black History Month Annual Cultural Freebee Jam” by Kool Lance: Date: February 25, 1982. Designed by: Kool Lance, American. Distributed by: Nubian Productions, American.
Services: Date: ca.1976. Published by: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965. Subject of: Floyd McKissick, American, 1922 - 1991.
Art in Embassies: Date: ca. 2018. Designed by: Anderson Newton Designs, American, founded 2012. Published by: United States Department of State, American, founded 1789.
Business card for Shayla Simpson: Date: ca. 1978. Designed by: Maning Obregon, Philippino - American, 1939 - 1989. Subject of: Shayla Simpson, born 1951.
Flyer Advertising an African Dance and Show: Date: July 1969. Created by: Africa Students Social Club, American, founded 1969. Type: fliers (printed matter).
The Godfather of Soul "Brother James to All": Date: 1991. Created by: Jesus Muhammad Ali, American, born 1949. Printed by: J M A Master Prints Incorporated, American.
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.
Box of dominoes used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated: Date: 2005. Manufactured by: Pressman Toy Corporation, American, founded 1922. Owned by: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013.
Playbill for Hair: Date: 1967. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Used by: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, American, founded 1925.
Poster for the Lowndes County Freedom Organization: Date: 1966. Distributed by: Lowndes County Freedom Organization, American, founded 1965. Designed by: Unidentified.
Pinback button for the Million Man March: Date: 1995. Created by: Million Man March, American, founded 1995. Type: buttons (information artifacts).
Timmie: date made: 1928. Object Name: Bear, Stuffed. Other Terms: Bear, Stuffed; Animals; Toys.
Memo from the House That Jazz Built: Date: 1975-1987. Written by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987. Subject of: The House That Jazz Built, American, founded 1975.
Pennant for the Cincinnati Clowns: Date: 1943 - 1945. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Indianapolis Clowns, American, 1946 - 1989.
Baseball Card of Martín Dihigo: Date: ca. 1945. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Martín Dihigo, Cuban, 1906 - 1971.
Advertisement card for Rev. J. H. Smith: Date: early 20th century. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Rev. J. H. Smith, American.
Pinback button for March For Our Lives: Date: 2018. Created by: Mary The Button Maker. Subject of: Never Again MSD, American, founded 2018.
Pinback button promoting the National Black Political Convention: Date: 1974. Manufactured by: A.G. Trimble Co., American, founded 1913. Subject of: National Black Political Convention, American, 1974 - 1975.
Pinback button with “Asian-American and Pacific Islanders for Stacey Abrams”: Date: ca. 2017-2018. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Stacey Y. Abrams, American, born 1973.
Black Americans and the Middle East Conflict: Date: 1970. Published by: New Outlook Publishers, American. Written by: Henry Winston, American, 1911 - 1986.
Ticket for Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall, and Albert King at the Fillmore/Winterland: Date: 1968. Designed by: Rick Griffin, American, 1944 - 1991. Subject of: Jimi Hendrix, American, 1942 - 1970.
Torn sales book cover from Mae's Millinery Shop: Date: 1941-1994. Created by: Unidentified. Owned by: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016.
Hats off to Mae! event announcement: Date: 2010. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016.
The Amazing Spider-Man No. 370: date made: 1992. maker: Marvel Comics Group. Object Name: comic book.
Star Wars King-Size Annual No. 1: date made: 1979. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.
Wolf Paper Puppet: date made: 1875 - 1910. Object Name: puppet. Physical Description: ink (overall material).
Poster from Knox Roxs: The Zine: Date: 2018. Designed by: Jennifer White-Johnson, American. Subject of: Kevin Johnson III, American, born 2011.
Program for the 33rd Alpha Phi Alpha Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma: Date: 1947. Printed by: Oklahoma Eagle Publishing Company, American, founded 1936. Subject of: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906.
Flier for “A Show With a Funkbox” designed by Straightman: Date: September 22, 1979. Designed by: Straightman (aka LAVA), American, died 2020. Printed by: Prestype, American.