Broadside No. 24: Earth: For Mrs. Mary Bethune and the African and Afro-American Women: Museum Object and Cultural History
Broadside No. 24: Earth: For Mrs. Mary Bethune and the African and Afro-American Women: Date: 1964; printed 1968. Written by: Askia Muhammad Touré, American, born 1938. Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
A poem titled "Earth: For Mrs. Mary Bethune and the African and Afro-American Women" written by Askia Muhammad Touré and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 24. The poem is printed on white paper in brown ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the page. The back side of the page is blank.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1964; printed 1968
- Written by: Askia Muhammad Touré, American, born 1938
- Published by: Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Subject of: Mary McLeod Bethune, American, 1875 - 1955
- Type: poems
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Place printed: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Black Press
- Topic: Gender
- Topic: Identity
- Topic: Literature
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Poetry
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2013.154.11
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © 1964 by Askia Muhammad Toure' Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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