Film still for Cabin in the Sky: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film still for Cabin in the Sky: Date: 1943. Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., founded 1924. Subject of: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.
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Film still for Cabin in the Sky: Date: 1943. Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., founded 1924. Subject of: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.
Circular promoting the March on Washington in 1963: Date: 1963. Created by: Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942. Subject of: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963.
Flyer promoting the Citizenship Education Project: Date: 1956. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Frances M. Albrier, American, 1898 - 1987.

Playbill for "House of Shadows": Date: 1985. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Subject of: Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967.

Pinback buttons with the phrase "Everybody got a right to live": Date: 1968-1990s. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick, American, 1933 - 1986.

Amazing Adventures featuring War of the Worlds No. 35: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.

Conan the Barbarian No. 97: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
Picture postcard of a volunteer serving troops out of a Red Cross “Clubmobile": Date: ca. 1945. Created by: United States Armed Forces, American, founded 1775. Subject of: American Red Cross, American, founded 1881.

Wedding invitation received by Stacey Abrams: Date: ca. 2019. Manufactured by: Minted, LLC, American. Subject of: Stacey Y. Abrams, American, born 1973.
Poster of Josephine Baker advertising her performance at the Strand Theater: Date: 1951. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Josephine Baker, American, 1906 - 1975.

Advertisement card for the Golden Echoes singing group: Date: mid 20th century. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Golden Echoes Female Quartette, American.

Poster from Women's March with Lorde's "Revolution is not a one time event”: Date: 2017. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Audre Lorde, American, 1934 - 1992.

Clipping from New York Times with story "The Influence of Black Architects": Date: August 5, 1993. Published by: The New York Times, American, founded 1851. Subject of: Carolyn Armenta Davis, American, born 1944.

Pinback button with "US / UN HANDS OFF HAITI": Date: after 1990. Distributed by: Haiti Anti-Intervention Committee, American, 1980 - 2000. Subject of: United Nations, founded 1945.
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.

Figurine of 2016 Rio Olympic logo owned by Simone Manuel: Date: 2016. Designed by: Tátil Design de Ideias, Brazilian, founded 1989. Used by: Simone Manuel, American, born 1996.

Lobby card for the film Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner: Date: 1967. Created by: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919. Subject of: Spencer Tracy, American, 1900 - 1967.
Pinback button with the slogan "Black Designers Matter": Date: 2016. Designed by: Little Wing Lee. Subject of: Black Folks in Design, American, founded 2017.

Revolution: Date: 1970s. Published by: African National Council-Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean, 1971 - 1974. Type: newsletters.

Conan the Barbarian No. 84: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.

The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 50: date made: 1979. date made: 1980. Object Name: comic book.

Spider-Man Collectible Series Volume 4: date made: 2006. maker: Marvel Comics Group. Object Name: comic book.

Conan the Barbarian No. 65: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.

Red Sonja No. 13: date made: 1979. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.
The Path of Negro Liberation: Date: 1947. Published by: New Century Publishers, American. Written by: Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr., American, 1903 - 1964.
Sticker for the American Tennis Association owned by Althea Gibson: Date: late 20th century. Printed by: Unidentified. Owned by: Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003.
Pinback button for the Kansas City Monarchs: Date: 1920 - 1965. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Kansas City Monarchs, American, 1920 - 1965.
Pinback button with "I Believe Anita Hill": Date: 1991. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Anita Hill, American, born 1956.

Business card used by J.O. Simmons "General Dealer in Plantation Supplies": Date: ca. 1850. Printed by: Unidentified. Used by: J. O. Simmons.

Program for Memphis Bound: Date: May 1945. Written by: Unidentified. Distributed by: Colonial Theatre, American, founded 1900.
Placard from memorial march reading "HONOR KING: END RACISM!": Date: 1968. Printed by: Unidentified. Subject of: Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911.

The Warlord No. 34: date made: 1976. date made: 1978. date made: 1977.

Los Angeles Sparks Jersey worn by Lisa Leslie: Date: 1999. Manufactured by: Champion, American, founded 1919. Worn by: Lisa Deshaun Leslie, American, born 1972.
Photographic postcard of five men on horseback: Date: 1904-1918. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Photograph by: Unidentified.

Pinback buttons for the Olympic Project for Human Rights: Date: 1968. Created by: Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968. Type: buttons (fasteners).

Harlem Gives Its Heart To Josephine Baker: Date: May 26, 1951. Created by: New York Amsterdam News, American, founded 1909. Photograph by: L. St. Clair Dummett, American, 1910 - 2000.

Wee Pals original comic strip owned by Dwayne McDuffie: Date: 2006. Illustrated by: Morris Norton Turner, American, 1923 - 2014. Signed by: Morris Norton Turner, American, 1923 - 2014.

Pinback button reading "Amanezco": Date: 1950-2000. Type: buttons (information artifacts). Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic.

Reporter's notebook owned by Jim Vance: Date: 2011; used September 5, 2012. Manufactured by: Esselte, Swedish, founded 1913. Owned by: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017.

Sign reading "No Justice No Peace": Date: 2013. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012.