Theatre program for A Soldier's Play: Museum Object and Cultural History
Theatre program for A Soldier's Play: Date: 1981. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Subject of: Charles Brown, American, 1946 - 2004.
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Theatre program for A Soldier's Play: Date: 1981. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Subject of: Charles Brown, American, 1946 - 2004.
Handbill advertising a Brotherhood Rally featuring T.R.M. Howard: Date: February 16, 1956. Created by: Harvard Society for Minority Rights, American, 1950 - 1959. Subject of: Dr. Theodore R. M. Howard, American, 1908 - 1976.

Pinback button for the Young Lords Organization: Date: 1970s. Designed by: Omar López, Mexican American. Manufactured by: Unidentified.

John Carter Warlord of Mars No. 23: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
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.

Packaging for Salaam brand hummos-tahini: Date: ca. 1986. Distributed by: Salaam International, American. Subject of: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930.

Broadside for a James Brown concert at The Showbox: Date: 1980. Designed by: Art Chantry, American, born 1954. Owned by: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006.

Photograph of Len Bias on NBA Draft Day, with newspaper clipping: Date: 1986. Photograph by: Jim Mahoney. Published by: Boston Herald, American, founded 1846.
Photographic postcard of an unidentified young girl: Date: 1904-1918. Photograph by: Unidentified. Printed by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889.

Pinback button for the 1965 Harlem Olympics: Date: 1965. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Created by: Project Uplift, American, founded 1965.
Rock from Normandy Beaches, D-Day 1944: Date: June 6, 1944. Received by: Hattye T. Yarbrough, American. Type: souvenirs.

Playbill for Julius Caesar: Date: 2005. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Created by: Belasco Theatre, American, 1895 - 1964.

Amazing Adventures featuring the War of the Worlds No. 22: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. maker: Marvel Comics.

Poster from Women's March on Washington with "Love trumps Hate": Date: 2017. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: President Donald John Trump, American, born 1946.

Signed advertisement for Essex Hemphill and Wayson Jones performance: Date: 1985. Created by: Unidentified. Photograph by: Daniel Cima, American.

Placard reading "Justice for Freddie Grey" used at Baltimore protests: Date: April 2015. Created by: Peoples Power Assemblies, American. Subject of: Freddie Gray, American, 1990 - 2015.

Lobby card for The Learning Tree: Date: 1969. Created by: Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923. Distributed by: National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000.
M91 A round up crew ready to "set out".: Date: 1907-1914. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Photograph by: Charles E. Morris, American, 1877 - 1938.
Postcard of Commencement Hall at Roger Williams University: Date: 1908; printed 1911-1928. Photograph by: Lay Brothers Photography, American, 1911 - 1928. Subject of: Roger Williams University, American, 1866 - 1929.

Magazine clipping of soldiers in formation: Date: 1914 - 1918. Published by: Unidentified. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.

Handbill for a Ku Klux Klan demonstration in Auburn, New York: Date: 1910-1927. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Ku Klux Klan, 2nd, American, 1915 - 1944.

Pinback button commemorating Christopher Street Liberation Day: Date: 1984. Created by: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee, 1970 - 1984. Manufactured by: N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936.

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.

Superman No. 108: date made: 1956-09. publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.. maker: National Comics Publications, Inc..

Conan the Barbarian No. 39: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.

Star Wars No. 34: date made: 1980. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.

Ticket stub for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics: Date: August 9, 1936. Created by: Unidentified. Distributed by: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894.

Milestone Media trading card featuring Aquamaria: Date: 1993. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993. Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011.

Placard worn during the Millions March NYC protest on December 13, 2014: Date: 2014. Created by: Laini Madhubuti, American. Subject of: Millions March NYC, American, founded 2014.
Press release for the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania to the United Nations: Date: April 28, 1976. Created by: Pan Africanist Congress, South African, founded 1959. Type: press releases.

Lobby card for the film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?: Date: 1967. Manufactured by: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919. Subject of: Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022.

Guest book from the home of Colin and Alma Powell: Date: ca. 1994-2003. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021.

Cover of the May 5, 2003 Sports Illustrated issue owned by Robert Johnson: Date: May 5, 2003. Published by: Sports Illustrated, American, founded 1954. Subject of: Robert L. Johnson, American, born 1946.
Letter written to Robert Bell from the Freedmen's Bureau: Date: November 15, 1865. Written by: Freedmen's Bureau, American, 1865 - 1872. Received by: Robert Bell.

Superman No. 152: Date made: 1962-04. publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.. maker: National Periodical Publications, Inc..

Member badge for Daughters of the IBPOEW Temple #422: Date: ca. 1940s. Issued by: Columbia Temple #422 (I.B.P.O.E.W.), American, founded 1926. Subject of: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded

Pinback button for Head Start: Date: ca. 1970. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Head Start Program, American, founded 1965.

Postcard for the television show Roll Out!: Date: ca. 1973. Subject of: Stu Gilliam, American, 1933 - 2013. Subject of: Mel Stewart, American, 1929 - 2002.
Photographic postcard of man and a seated woman in western wear: Date: 1907-1915. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Photograph by: Unidentified.

Flier for "Styliststics Disco..." event by the Herculords: Date: October 1979. Created by: Straightman (aka LAVA), American, died 2020. Subject of: The Herculords, American.