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Flier for the Black Community Survival Conference: Date: 1972. Created by: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982. Subject of: Bobby Seale, American, born 1936.
Button advertising the film Next Friday: Date: 1999. Distributed by: New Line Film Productions, Inc., 1967 - 2008. Subject of: Ice Cube, American, born 1969.
No. 3 For 12 years, John Brown engaged in land speculations and wool merchandising; all this to make some money for his greater work which was the abolishment of slavery.: Date: 1977. Created by: Jacob Lawrence, American, 1917 - 2000. Print
Playbill for Kennedy's Children: Date: 1975. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Created by: John Golden Theatre, American, founded 1927.
Pinback button for a national holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr.: Date: mid-20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968.
Street sign for Black Lives Matter Plaza: Date: 2020. Issued by: District of Columbia Department of Public Works. Type: traffic signs.
Kull the Conqueror No. 3: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
DC 1st Issue Special (The Warlord): date made: 1976. date made: 1978. date made: 1975.
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 3: date made: 1974. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Flier advertising an Anti-Facism Rally: Date: 1968. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Joan Bird, American, born 1949.
Bracelet from the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival: Date: 1997. Created by: Unidentified. Issued by: Federal Government of Mexico, Mexican, founded 1824.
Sticker with the 54kibo logo: Date: 2019. Distributed by: 54kibo, American, founded 2018. Type: stickers.
Theatre poster featuring Ira Aldridge performing in Lovers of Bourbon: Date: 1856. Printed by: Theatre Royal, Halifax, British, 1789 - 1933. Subject of: Ira Aldridge, American, 1807 - 1867.
ABFF award for Artistic Achievement in Film awarded to Bill Duke: Date: 1997. Designed by: Cheryl R. Riley, American. Issued by: American Black Film Festival, American, founded 1997.
Embroidered patch for Ice Hockey in Harlem: Date: after 1987. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Ice Hockey in Harlem, American, founded 1987.
Subway poster for School of Visual Arts designed by Gail Anderson: Date: 2009. Designed by: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962. Illustrated by: Terry Allen, American.
Button from The Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School: Date: April 1909. Distributed by: The Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and Training School, American, 1895 - 1973. Subject of: Frederick Douglass, American, 1818
Doctor Strange No. 32: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
"Doll Dance": publishing date: 1927. publisher: Sherman, Clay & Co.. Object Name: sheet music.
Utilities & Transportation: Date: ca.1976. Published by: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, American, founded 1965. Subject of: Floyd McKissick, American, 1922 - 1991.
Milestone Media trading card featuring John-Paul Leon: Date: 1993. Subject of: John Paul Leon, American, born 1972. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993.
Placard calling for the raising of the minimum wage to $15: Date: 2015. Created by: Socialist Alternative, American, founded 1986. Subject of: Freddie Gray, American, 1990 - 2015.
Pair of 1984 Summer Olympics track and field event tickets owned by Carl Lewis: Date: August 10, 1984. Distributed by: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, American, 1978 - 1984. Owned by: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961.
Saralee doll designed by Sara Lee Creech: Date: 1951-1953. Manufactured by: Ideal Toy Corp. Inc., 1907 - 1997. Designed by: Sara Lee Creech, American, 1916 - 2008.
Lobby card for Cabin in the Sky: Date: 1943. Created by: Loews Cineplex Entertainment, American, 1904 - 2006. Produced by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., founded 1924.
Postcard calling for "Statehood or Else" in DC: Date: 2015. Distributed by: Stand Up for Democracy DC, American, founded 1997. Subject of: Million Man March, American, founded 1995.
Gavel sound block used by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Date: 1992. Manufactured by: AITG, American. Subject of: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913.
Exhibition brochure for Art as Witness: Political Graphics: Date: 2016. Designed by: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962. Published by: School of Visual Arts, American, founded 1947.
Playbill for Further Mo': Date: 1990. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Subject of: Vernel Martin Bagneris, American, born 1949.
The March on Washington: We Shall Overcome!: Date: 1963. Created by: Council for United Civil Rights Leadership, American, founded 1963. Recorded by: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968.
Pennant for the New York Cuban Stars: Date: 1916-1935. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: New York Cuban Stars, American, 1916 - 1935.
Collection box of the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society owned by Garrison family: Date: 1830s - 1850s. Created by: Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1850s. Owned by: George Thompson Garrison, American, 1836 - 1904.
Broadside for a James Brown concert in Shanghai: Date: 2006. Printed by: Unidentified. Distributed by: China West Entertainment, 2004 - 2009.
Football trading card for Warren Moon: Date: 1986. Printed by: Unidentified. Issued by: The Topps Company, Inc., American, founded 1938.
China tea cups from the Rock Rest Tourist Home: Date: ca. 1933. Manufactured by: Noritake Co., Limited, Japanese, founded 1876. Owned by: Clayton Sinclair, American.
Flyer urging readers to contact their congressional representatives: Date: February 23, 1978. Created by: Committee to Stop the US-South Africa Alliance, American. Subject of: African National Congress, South African, founded 1912.
Tote bag and button for "Art & Activism" designed by Gail Anderson: Date: 2018. Designed by: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962. Subject of: School of Visual Arts, American, founded 1947.
Gavel used by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority: Date: 1992. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913.
Poster with "End White Supremacy" used in the Unite the Right counter-protest: Date: August 12, 2017. Distributed by: Democratic Socialists of America, American, founded 1982. Type: posters.
Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign: Date: ca. 1972. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005.