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Postcard advertising the Milion Man March 20th Anniversary: Date: 2015. Subject of: Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012. Subject of: Tamir Rice, 2002 - 2014.
Pin for Spirit of Alpha Kappa Alpha membership of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority: Date: 2002. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908.
T-shirt from Stacey Abrams 2018 gubernatorial campaign: Date: 2018. Issued by: Stacey Abrams for Governor, American, founded 2018. Subject of: Stacey Y. Abrams, American, born 1973.
Milestone Media trading card featuring Mike Gustovich: Date: 1993. Subject of: Mike Gustovich, American, born 1953. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993.
Print for the USPS Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp: Date: ca. 2013. Created by: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962. Subject of: President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865.
Newspaper clipping with a portrait of Harriet Tubman: Date: ca. 1868; printed 1986. Published by: The Philadelphia Tribune, American, founded 1884. Created by: John G. Darby, active 1830s - 1860s.
Pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for President: Date: 1972. Manufactured by: N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936. Subject of: Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005.
Poster for events in support of the indicted Attica inmates: Date: December 1973. Printed by: RPM Print Co-Op, American, active 1970s. Subject of: Attica Correctional Facility, founded 1931.
Banner from the 2008 Obama campaign headquarters in Columbia, Missouri: Date: 2008. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961.
Poster in support of the Black Liberation Struggle: Date: ca. 1978. Created by: Madame Binh Graphics Collective, American, 1977 - 1983. Subject of: Black Liberation Army, American, 1970 - 1981.
1967 Madame Doll by Madame Alexander Doll Company: date made: 1967. Object Name: Doll. Other Terms: Doll; Dolls; Female; Plastic; Blonde; Inset; Movable.
Giant-Size Conan the Barbarian No 2: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
Star Wars No. 41: date made: 1980. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.
Kull the Conqueror No. 9: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
Showbill for "Manhattan Made Me": Date: 1981. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Subject of: Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967.
Testimonial Banquet Honoring Reverend Robert Moses Williams: Date: 1968. Created by: Zion Baptist Church, American, founded 1934. Subject of: Rev. Robert Moses Williams, American, 1916 - 1991.
Film still for Buck and Bubbles Laugh Jubilee: Date: 1946. Distributed by: Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s. Subject of: Buck and Bubbles, American, founded 1919.
Kourt King croquet game set hoops from Rock Rest Tourist Home: Date: mid 20th century. Manufactured by: Indiana Handle Company, Inc., American, founded 1932. Owned by: Clayton Sinclair, American.
Name plate for Army uniform worn by General Colin L. Powell: Date: 1958-1993. Issued by: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775. Worn by: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021.
Token for membership in the Ku Klux Klan: Date: 1950s. Issued by: Ku Klux Klan, 3rd, American, founded 1946. Type: tokens.
Luke Cage, Hero for Hire No. 6: Date: February 1973. Published by: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939. Written by: Steve Englehart, American, born 1947.
Flier for “The International Heavyweight Rappers Showdown Part 1”: Date: March 30, 1984. Designed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958.
Officially Licensed New York World's Fair Comics 1940 Issue: date made: 1940. maker: D. C. Comics, Inc.. Object Name: comic book.
Doll, Barry Goldwater, 1964: date made: 1964. associated person: Goldwater, Barry. Object Name: Doll.
Burger King Pokéball: date made: 1999. maker: Nintendo Co., Ltd.. Object Name: toy.
Mr. Tambo, Black Minstrel Puppet: Date made: 1850. Object Name: puppet. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
Viewpoints of Diaspora Architects: Date: 1994. Created by: Carolyn Armenta Davis, American, born 1944. Subject of: John S. Chase, American, 1925 - 2012.
Poster for voter registration made by the NAACP: Date: 1964. Created by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909. Subject of: George Wallace, American, 1919 - 1998.
Football program for Booker T. Washington High School: Date: November 24, 1932. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Booker T. Washington High School, American, founded 1913.
Theatre Program for As Thousands Cheer: Date: 1933. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Marilyn Miller, American, 1898 - 1936.
Advertisement card for Hon. W. H. Ward: Date: early 20th-mid 20th century. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Hon. W. H. Ward.
Ticket for the "Colored Balcony" of the Vernon Theatre: Date: 1950s. Used by: Vernon Theatre, American. Type: admission tickets.
Black Workers and the Class Struggle: Date: 1972. Published by: New Outlook Publishers, American. Written by: Roscoe Proctor, American, born 1921.
"Eruption!" Original Comic Splash Page: Date: 1992. Illustrated by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965. Written by: Guy A. Sims, American.
Constitution and By-Laws of the Grand and Subordinate Temples, Daughters of IBPOE of the World: Date: 1929. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898.
White plastic bag advertising the film The Last Dragon: Date: 1985. Created by: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919. Subject of: de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968.
Pinback button with "I'm Voting Yes for the 272": Date: 2019. Owned by: Mélisande Short-Colomb. Subject of: Georgetown University, founded 1789.
Flier for "Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom" meeting at Enon Baptist Church: Date: 1957. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Enon Baptist Church, American, founded ca. 1889.
World Council of Churches guest badge for James Baldwin: Date: July 1968. Created by: Unidentified. Used by: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987.
Cover of Black Enterprise Magazine owned by Robert L. Johnson: Date: March 2003. Published by: Black Enterprise, American, founded 1970. Subject of: Robert L. Johnson, American, born 1946.