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Published by:
Charisma Records, founded 1969  Search this
Recorded by:
Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965  Search this
Medium:
vinyl, cardboard, paper, ink
Dimensions:
Diameter (disc): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
H x W (cardboard sleeve): 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (31.4 x 31.4 cm)
Type:
record covers
long-playing records
Place made:
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1970
Description:
A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "Message to the Grass Roots from Malcolm X" by Malcolm X. The album cover has a photograph of Malcolm X at center on the front. The back of the cover has three photographs down the center and information about the album on either side. The album record has a green Charisma Record label with black text. Side one and two contain "Excerpts from an address delivered at King Solomon's Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan, November 10, 1963 to the Northern Grass Roots Leadership Conference." The record was part of the Charisma Record set MX 100, The Best of Malcolm X.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Islam  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.88.6ab
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Audio Recordings
Movement:
Black Nationalism
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5855fa99f-5d88-4324-bcaa-cc1561ddbdec
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.88.6ab