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Plaque commemorating Black American Generals and Admirals: Date: 1984. Created by: Nabisco, founded 1898. Received by: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021.
Poster reading "Jail Darren Wilson 4 Murder" used at Baltimore protests: Date: April 2015. Created by: Peoples Power Assemblies, American. Subject of: Darren Wilson, American, born 1986.
Placard for the 300 Men March: Date: 2015. Created by: COR Health Institute, American. Subject of: 300 Men March, American, founded 2013.
Spanish-language telephone script from the 2008 Obama Virginia campaign: Date: 2008. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961.
Promotional card for Malene B Custom Handmade Carpet: Date: 2009. Commissioned by: Malene Djenaba Barnett, American. Type: fliers (printed matter).
Pinback button for NYC School boycott: Date: February 3, 1964. Manufactured by: AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955. Subject of: New York City Department of Education, American, founded 1842.
Button reading [I LIKE BUF], with backing: Date: mid-20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010.
Pinback button protesting apartheid: Date: 1990. Manufactured by: Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources, American, founded 1975. Designed by: Clive Helfet, American, born 1953.
Program for Liz White's presentation of Othello: Date: 1980. Created by: Rice Offset Printing, Inc., American. Subject of: Elizabeth Shearer White, American, died 1993.
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 48: date made: 1979. date made: 1980. Object Name: comic book.
Rock from Normandy Beaches, D-Day 1944: Date: June 6, 1944. Received by: Hattye T. Yarbrough, American. Type: souvenirs.
T-shirt with an illustration of Eric Garner: Date: 2014. Manufactured by: Gildan Activewear Inc., Canadian, founded 1984. Designed by: Ocean Gao, American, born 1998.
Postcard of Judy Johnson Baseball Hall of Fame plaque: Date: 1975. Created by: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, American, founded 1936. Printed by: Curt Teich & Company, American, 1898 - 1978.
Pinback button for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign designed by Gail Anderson: Date: 2016. Designed by: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962. Manufactured by: Unidentified.
Pinback button for Tuff Gong: Date: after 1970. Issued by: Tuff Gong, Jamaican, founded 1970. Subject of: Bob Marley, Jamaican, 1945 - 1981.
Article page describing a trial of South African Activists: Date: 1970s. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: South African Student Organization, South African, 1968 - 1977.
Pinback button for the Milwaukee 14: Date: 1968. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Type: buttons (information artifacts).
Graduation program for the Homer G. Phillips Hospital School of Nursing: Date: September 5, 1947. Subject of: Homer G. Phillips Hospital, American, 1937 - 1979. Type: programs.
Broadside No. 46: A Simple Poem to Mae: Date: 1971. Written by: Omari Kenyatta Tarajia. Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965.
Funeral program of Martin Ruby Colbert: Date: 1995. Printed by: Jack's Memory Chapel, American, founded 1948. Subject of: Martin Ruby Colbert, American, 1904 - 1995.
Brotherman No. 9: Date: September 1993. Published by: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996. Illustrated by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965.
Lobby card for Lying Lips: Date: 1939. Distributed by: Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940. Directed by: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951.
Pinback button with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee logo: Date: 1960s. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s.
Star Wars No. 14: date made: 1978. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 38: date made: 1979. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 23: date made: 1977. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Super Comics No. 95: date made: 1946. maker: Dell Publishing Company, Inc.. Object Name: comic book.
“How a Superman Comic Book is Created” Poster: Date made: 1987-08. date made: 1987-88. artist: Byrne, John.
Classic Comics No. 13: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: date made: 1942. maker: Gilberton Company, Inc.. Object Name: comic book.
Keychain from the Acapulco Black Film Festival: Date: 2000. Subject of: American Black Film Festival, American, founded 1997. Type: key rings.
Press kit for the film Black Gold: Date: 1928. Published by: Norman Studios, American, 1920 - 1928. Subject of: John L. Criner, American, 1898 - 1965.
Pinback button for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Date: ca. 1988. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Photograph by: Normand Maxon.
Postcard for the National March to Stop Police Terror: Date: 2015. Distributed by: Rise Up October, American, 2015. Subject of: Million Man March, American, founded 1995.
Identification tag for Pullman Porter T.R. Joseph: Date: ca. 1940. Created by: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969. Subject of: T.R. Joseph, American.
Poster advertising a 1962 match between Cassius Clay and Billy Daniels: Date: 1962. Printed by: International Alliance of Bill Posters and Billers of America. Subject of: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016.
Lapel pin promoting affirmative action: Date: late 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Commissioned by: McDonald's Corporation, American, founded 1955.
Badge for a Massachusetts representative to the Ohio Centennial Celebration: Date: 1888. Created by: Unidentified. Owned by: David Spears, American, ca. 1844 - 1933.
Brotherman Comic script written by Guy A. Sims: Date: October 31, 1992. Written by: Guy A. Sims, American. Subject of: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996.
The Road to Negro Liberation: Date: 1934. Published by: Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930. Written by: Harry Haywood, American, 1898 - 1985.
Handbill for a speaking engagement of Rev. Morris H. Tynes on Emmett Till: Date: October 9, 1955. Created by: Boston NAACP, American, founded 1911. Subject of: Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955.