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National Women's Conference ID card belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1977. Issued by: National Women's Conference, American, founded 1977. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Broadside No. 15: Song of the Son: Date: 1950; printed 1967. Written by: Jean Toomer, American, 1894 - 1967. Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965.
Pinback button against Apartheid: Date: 1948-1999. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Type: buttons (information artifacts).
Packaging for Salaam Brand sardines: Date: ca. 1975. Distributed by: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930. Manufactured by: Salaam International, American.
Delegate ribbon used by a Grand United Order of Odd Fellows member: Date: 1908. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, American, founded 1843.
Appointment book belonging to the The Dixie Hummingbirds: Date: 2004. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Used by: Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928.
AMALGAMATION WHIG TICKET.: Date: 1838. Illustrated by: John William Orr, Irish, 1815 - 1887. Subject of: William Henry Seward, American, 1801 - 1872.
Photographic postcard with image of a small child: Date: 1918-1930. Photograph by: Unidentified. Printed by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889.
Table knocker from the Elk's Rendezvous nightclub: Date: 1930 - 1945. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Used by: Elks Rendezvous, American, ca. 1930 - 1945.
Flier for a Mount Olive Baptist Church rally: Date: 1926. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Mount Olive Baptist Church, American, founded 1909.
Document listing Cassius Clay's win-loss record: Date: February 1964. Distributed by: Dundee-MacDonald Enterprises, Inc., American, founded 1963. Subject of: Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016.
Playbill for Bridge & Tunnel: Date: March 2006. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Used by: Helen Hayes Theatre, American, founded 1983.
Flier announcing a public discussion on "Desegregation and the NAACP": Date: May 4, 1956. Created by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909. Subject of: Dr. Allan Knight Chalmers, American, 1897
Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act: Date: July 2, 1964. Created by: Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967. Used by: President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973.
Star Wars No. 18: date made: 1978. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.
The Phantom No. 20: date made: 1967-01. maker: King Features Syndicate. Object Name: comic book.
TYPICAL NEGRO CABIN AT MILLWOOD, S. C.: Date: early 20th century. Produced by: Unidentified. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.
Member badge for IBPOEW Lodge 85: Date: ca. 1940s. Created by: Unidentified. Issued by: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898.
Pinback button for Channing Phillips' presidential campaign: Date: 1968. Manufactured by: Monarch Novelty, American. Subject of: Channing E. Phillips, American, 1928 - 1987.
Olympic Railway pass for the 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics: Date: 1964. Issued by: Japanese National Railways, Japanese, 1949 - 1987. Used by: Wyomia Tyus, American, born 1945.
From Scottsboro Comes the cry of Mothers for us to help: Date: September 10, 1932. Published by: International Labor Defense, American, 1925 - 1946. Subject of: Haywood Patterson, American, 1912 - 1952.
Illustrated brochure for Jubilee Quartet and "Black Patti" impersonator: Date: November 21, 1913. Distributed by: California Jubilee All Star Quartet, American, active ca. 1912 - 1922. Subject of: John C. Payne, American, 1872 - 1952.
NAACP Membership card belonging to Mae Reeves from Mae's Millinery Shop: Date: 1972. Issued by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909. Owned by: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016.
The Warlord No. 38: date made: 1976. date made: 1978. date made: 1977.
Kull the Conqueror No. 7: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
Pinback button with "LGBTQ+ for Stacey Abrams": Date: 2018. Created by: Stacey Abrams for Governor, American, founded 2018. Manufactured by: Unidentified.
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.
Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign: Date: ca. 1972. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005.
Pin for the diamond anniversary of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority: Date: 1983. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908.
Alpha Kappa Alpha jacket worn during the Women's March on Washington: Date: 1990s. Manufactured by: Charles River Apparel, American, founded 1983. Subject of: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908.
Photographic postcard of unidentified woman: Date: 1917-1930. Photograph by: Unidentified. Printed by: Eastman Kodak Company, founded 1889.
Pinback button advertising for Lufthansa: Date: after 1955. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Lufthansa, German, founded 1953.
Logo pin for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority: Date: ca. 1918. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908.
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.
Letter discussing the activities of the Commitee to Free the SASO 9: Date: May 28, 1976. Written by: John Akpan. Subject of: Committee to Free the SASO 9, American.
Pinback button for N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund anti-lynching campaign: Date: 1940s. Created by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909. Subject of: NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.,
Negro Churchmen Speak to White Churchmen: Date: 1944. Created by: Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, American, founded 1908. Subject of: Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, American, founded 1908.
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 12: date made: 1976. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Marvel Preview Presents Man-Gods from Beyond the Stars: date made: 1975. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.
Red Sonja No. 6: date made: 1977. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.