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Poster of Carl Lewis wearing Olympic medals: Date: 1984. Owned by: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961. Commissioned by: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, American, 1978 - 1984.
Playbill for The Great White Hope: Date: 1968. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Subject of: Jane Alexander, American, born 1939.
Placard from March on Washington "WE DEMAND AN END TO POLICE BRUTALITY NOW": Date: August 28, 1963. Created by: Unidentified. Used by: Dr. Samuel Y. Edgerton Jr., American, 1926 - 2021.
Flier for the March on Washington distributed by CORE: Date: 1963. Created by: Congress of Racial Equality, American, founded 1942. Created by: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909.
The Warlord No. 6: date made: 1976. date made: 1978. date made: 1977.
Star Wars No. 29: date made: 1979. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.
X-Men No. 2: date made: 2013. maker: Marvel Comics. Object Name: comic book.
Pinback button reading Teach the Children the Truth: Date: 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Abiodun Oyewole, American, born 1948.
Pinback button for the Urban League of Greater New Haven: Date: 1960s. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: National Urban League, American, founded 1910.
Lobby card for The Duke is Tops: Date: 1938. Issued by: Million Dollar Productions, American, 1937 - 1940. Subject of: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.
Banner with motto of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs: Date: ca. 1924. Created by: Unidentified. Used by: Oklahoma Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1910.
Milestone Media trading card featuring Icon & Rocket: Date: 1993. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993. Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011.
Page from Gail Anderson's sketchbook: Date: ca. 1976. Created by: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962. Type: drawings.
Pinback button with "Asian Americans for David Dinkins": Date: ca. 1990. Designed by: Enrique Castro. Subject of: David N. Dinkins, American, born 1927.
Pinback button reading "Millennials for Stacey Abrams": Date: ca. 2017-2018. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Stacey Abrams for Governor, American, founded 2018.
Photograph of members of the American Woodmen, Georgetown Camp No. 4: Date: 1954. Photograph by: A. H. Brown Jr., American, born 1908. Subject of: Supreme Camp of American Woodmen, American, 1901 - 1994.
Sign with "Destroy All Monsters" used in the Unite the Right counter-protest: Date: August 12, 2017. Created by: Justin McBrien, American. Type: posters.
Journalist pass for Super Bowl XLVI owned by Jim Vance: Date: February 2012. Owned by: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017. Distributed by: National Football League, American, founded 1920.
S.S. Tubman building plates presented during ceremonies: Date: August 16, 1973. Published by: The Citizen, American, founded 1867. Subject of: Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913.
Flier for Hot 97's morning show with Ed Lover, Doctor Dré, and Lisa Glasberg: Date: ca.1995. Created by: Hot 97, American, founded 1948. Subject of: Ed Lover, American, born 1963.
King Conan No. 2: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
Flyer advertising a fundraising event for Zimbabwean refugees: Date: 1976. Subject of: Zimbabwe African National Union, Zimbabwean, 1963 - 1987. Created by: NYU Black Students Association, American.
Theater poster for Beauty Shop: Date: 1991. Printed by: Globe Poster Printing Company, American, 1929 - 2010. Subject of: Shelly Garrett, American, 1946 - 2018.
Picture postcard of a North Carolina Convict Camp: Date: ca. 1910. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men.
Program from the first performance of "The Amen Corner": Date: May 1955. Created by: Howard University, American, founded 1867. Written by: James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987.
40. ALLIGATOR BAIT: Date: February 11, 1921. Published by: Curt Teich & Company, American, 1898 - 1978. Type: picture postcards.
Playbill for Scott Joplin's Treemonisha: Date: 1975. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Used by: Gershwin Theatre, American, founded 1972.
Poster titled “Baby George”: Date: 1968. Illustrated by: George Stewart. Distributed by: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968.
Milestone Media trading card featuring Icon and Rocket: Date: 1993. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993. Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011.
Milestone Media trading card featuring Wise Son: Date: 1993. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993. Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011.
Boiler Room pass 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.
"Pussy Power Hat" worn during the Women's March on Washington: Date: 2017. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Pussyhat Project, American, founded 2016.
Milestone Media trading card featuring Iron Butterfly: Date: 1993. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993. Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011.
Milestone Media trading card featuring Technique: Date: 1993. Issued by: Milestone Media, American, founded 1993. Created by: Dwayne McDuffie, American, 1962 - 2011.
Playbill for Look to the Lilies: Date: 1970. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Used by: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, American, founded 1910.
White plastic cup commemorating the 2013 Bayou Classic: Date: 2013. Distributed by: Bayou Classic, founded 1974. Subject of: Grambling State University, American, founded 1901.
Showbill for The "Sixteenth Round": Date: 1980. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Subject of: Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967.
Detective Comics Presents Batman and Robin: date made: January 1969. Object Name: comic book. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Doctor Strange No. 29: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.
Creatures on the Loose Featuring Thongor No. 22: date made: 1973. date made: 1974. date made: 1975.