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Jet Vol. IX No. 3

Published by:
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019  Search this
Subject of:
Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022  Search this
Hilda Simms, American, 1918 - 1994  Search this
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 5 15/16 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 5 15/16 × 8 5/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 21.1 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
November 24, 1955
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Film  Search this
Hate crimes  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number:
2011.17.10
Restrictions & Rights:
© Jet Media Group LLC
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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c69bcd77-0fcd-4c32-a678-b97282218c4f
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.17.10
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Jet Vol. VIII No. 18

Published by:
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019  Search this
Subject of:
Lucille Rich  Search this
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 6 × 4 1/8 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 10.5 × 0.3 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 6 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 21 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 8, 1955
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Colorism  Search this
Hate crimes  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number:
2011.17.3
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1955 Johnson Publishing Company
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54ddd1899-b1ca-4d93-995a-0c92b1814032
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.17.3
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Jet Vol. VIII No. 19

Published by:
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Beverly Weathersby  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 6 × 4 1/8 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 10.5 × 0.3 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 6 × 8 5/16 × 1/8 in. (15.2 × 21.1 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 15, 1955
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Education  Search this
Hate crimes  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number:
2011.17.5
Restrictions & Rights:
© Jet Media Group LLC
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5aaecffac-b23d-4adb-93b3-cc72fe546213
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Jet Vol. VIII No. 20

Published by:
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Sue Williams  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 × 1/8 in. (14.9 × 10.5 × 0.3 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 5 7/8 × 8 1/8 × 1/8 in. (14.9 × 20.6 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 22, 1955
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Hair  Search this
Hate crimes  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number:
2011.17.6
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1955 Johnson Publishing Company
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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fcfff8d5-541a-4370-a979-6761173a0aa6
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.17.6
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Jet Vol. VIII No. 21

Published by:
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Nancy Holloway, American, born 1932  Search this
Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 5 15/16 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 5 15/16 × 8 3/8 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 21.3 × 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 29, 1955
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Hate crimes  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number:
2011.17.7
Restrictions & Rights:
© 1955 Johnson Publishing Company
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Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5593f4bc7-7c2b-41dc-bcb3-98c10cd61f82
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.17.7
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Behold Thy Son

Created by:
David C. Driskell, American, 1931 - 2020  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Medium:
mixed media on canvas
Dimensions:
H x W (unframed): 46 × 36 in. (116.8 × 91.4 cm)
Type:
oil paintings
Date:
1956
Topic:
African American  Search this
Art  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Religion  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2009.7
Restrictions & Rights:
© The Estate of David C. Driskell
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Classification:
Visual Arts
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52bcfba14-383d-460a-bfd9-60a0123db546
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.7

Reverend Wheeler Parker, Jr. and Simeon Wright

Photograph by:
Platon, British, born 1968  Search this
Subject of:
Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., American, born 1939  Search this
Simeon Wright, American, 1942 - 2017  Search this
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Medium:
pigment on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 14 15/16 × 21 7/16 in. (37.9 × 54.4 cm)
H x W (sheet): 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Type:
pigment prints
portraits
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place captured:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2009; printed 2019
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
American South  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Hate crimes  Search this
Photography  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Religion  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Platon
Object number:
2021.33.9
Restrictions & Rights:
© Platon
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540b184bf-0da1-4dec-9fa1-f7cf8f3a2a05
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.33.9
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1960Now Portfolio (A): Untitled

Photograph by:
Sheila Pree Bright, American, born 1967  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Amadou Diallo, Guinean, 1975 - 1999  Search this
Sean Rigg, British, died 2008  Search this
Oscar Grant, American, died 2009  Search this
Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012  Search this
Jordan Davis, American, died 2012  Search this
Eric Garner, 1970 - 2014  Search this
Michael Brown Jr., 1996 - 2014  Search this
Ezell Ford, American, died 2014  Search this
Ryan Arrendell, American  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 16 3/8 × 13 1/8 in. (41.6 × 33.3 cm)
H x W (Image): 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm)
Type:
inkjet prints
Place captured:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2015
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Photography  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Race relations  Search this
U.S. History, 2001-  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2016.55.21
Restrictions & Rights:
© Sheila Pree Bright
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Portfolio/Series:
1960Now Portfolio (A)
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Black Lives Matter
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f6c34fae-7e11-46a7-a21e-6f35cf09e67e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.55.21
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Untitled

Title:
Photograph of a participant at a Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles
Photograph by:
Tommy Oliver, American, born 1984  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
George Perry Floyd Jr., American, 1973 - 2020  Search this
Jackie Lacey, American, born 1957  Search this
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Medgar Evers, American, 1925 - 1963  Search this
James Byrd Jr., American, 1949 - 1998  Search this
Amadou Diallo, Guinean, 1975 - 1999  Search this
Sean Bell, American, 1983 - 2006  Search this
Oscar Grant, American, died 2009  Search this
Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012  Search this
Jordan Davis, American, died 2012  Search this
Eric Garner, 1970 - 2014  Search this
Michael Brown Jr., 1996 - 2014  Search this
Ezell Ford, American, died 2014  Search this
Akai Gurley, 1986 - 2014  Search this
Tamir Rice, 2002 - 2014  Search this
Anthony Hill, American, 1988 - 2015  Search this
Walter Scott, American, 1965 - 2015  Search this
Freddie Gray, American, 1990 - 2015  Search this
Brandon Glenn, American, died 2015  Search this
Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles, American, founded 2013  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
H x W: 6720 pixels × 4480 pixels
File size: 172.29 MB
Type:
digital images
digital media - born digital
Place captured:
Downtown LA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
June 3, 2020
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Justice  Search this
Photography  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Resistance  Search this
U.S. History, 2001-  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tommy and Codie Oliver
Object number:
2021.31.36
Restrictions & Rights:
© Tommy Oliver
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Black Lives Matter
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5904d392b-0285-40a1-9b56-7c84ad6b8afb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.31.36

Handbill for a speaking engagement of Rev. Morris H. Tynes on Emmett Till

Created by:
Boston NAACP, American, founded 1911  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Rev. Morris H. Tynes, American  Search this
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, American, founded 1821  Search this
Monumental Baptist Church, American, founded 1919  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (21.3 x 13.7 cm)
Type:
handbills
Place made:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
October 9, 1955
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
African Methodist Episcopal  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Methodist  Search this
The Black Church  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.46.34.1
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5133c7d5f-a1a9-4695-87cd-4fbd12aa3a46
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.34.1
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Jet Vol. CVIII No. 12

Published by:
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Boris Kodjoe, American, born 1973  Search this
Nicole Ari Parker, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 3/8 x 5 1/8 in. (18.7 x 13 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 19, 2005
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Families  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Parenthood  Search this
U.S. History, 2001-  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number:
2011.17.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© Jet Media Group LLC
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59661592f-5511-4956-918a-8e94426f0b9e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.17.2
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Jet Vol. XXVI No. 16

Published by:
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 6 x 4 1/8 in. (15.2 x 10.5 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 23, 1964
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Hate crimes  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Mass media  Search this
U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number:
2011.17.20
Restrictions & Rights:
© Jet Media Group LLC
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c5127762-44b5-4140-9645-a812fa4611d8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.17.20
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Ebony Vol. XI No. 6

Published by:
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Thurgood Marshall, American, 1908 - 1993  Search this
Cecilia Suyat Marshall, American, 1928 - 2022  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 13 1/4 x 10 in. (33.7 x 25.4 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place depicted:
Drew, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Virgin Islands of the United States, United States, Caribbean, North and Central America
Place printed:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 1956
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Families  Search this
Justice  Search this
Marriage customs and rites  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Prisons  Search this
Travel  Search this
U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number:
2011.17.23
Restrictions & Rights:
© Ebony Media Group LLC
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fdbe8b13-d435-42f4-bf5b-74ea60ae2367
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.17.23
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Simeon Wright Oral History Interview

Created by:
Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this
Interview of:
Simeon Wright, American, 1942 - 2017  Search this
Interviewed by:
Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Mamie Till-Mobley, American, 1921 - 2003  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 1 hr., 30 min., 56 sec.
Total: 148.42 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
May 23, 2011
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Hate crimes  Search this
Justice  Search this
Law  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Object number:
2011.174.10.1a-d
Restrictions & Rights:
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Civil Rights History Project
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c65f0f11-7752-4723-9a69-6bf3e04512cd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.10.1a-d

Wheeler Parker Oral History Interview

Created by:
Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this
Interview of:
Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., American, born 1939  Search this
Interviewed by:
Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Mamie Till-Mobley, American, 1921 - 2003  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 1 hr., 7 min., 9 sec.
Total: 113 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
May 23, 2011
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Hate crimes  Search this
Law  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Object number:
2011.174.11.1a-f
Restrictions & Rights:
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Civil Rights History Project
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dbda36df-533b-4051-ab5a-79cc07a76081
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.11.1a-f

Simeon Booker and Moses Newson Oral History Interview

Created by:
Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this
Interview of:
Simeon Booker, American, 1918 - 2017  Search this
Moses James Newson, American, born 1927  Search this
Interviewed by:
Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this
Subject of:
Tri-State Defender, American, founded 1951  Search this
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Little Rock Central High School, American, founded 1927  Search this
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 1 hr., 32 min., 24 sec.
Total: 154.32 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Hoxie, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
Little Rock, Oulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 13, 2011
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Justice  Search this
Law  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Object number:
2011.174.31.1a-g
Restrictions & Rights:
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Civil Rights History Project
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Freedom Riders
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ab3ec3c-dd9e-4dd9-99e7-1b0623989118
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.31.1a-g

Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. and Priscilla Tietjen Bassett Oral History Interview

Created by:
Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this
Interview of:
Emmett W. Bassett Ph. D., American, 1921 - 2013  Search this
Priscilla Tietjen Bassett, American, born 1928  Search this
Interviewed by:
Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this
Subject of:
Smith College, American, founded 1871  Search this
Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881  Search this
George Washington Carver, American, 1860s - 1943  Search this
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Mamie Till-Mobley, American, 1921 - 2003  Search this
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 2 hr., 10 min., 53 sec.
Total: 218.18 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Grahamsville, Sullivan County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Henry County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
New York, United States, North and Central America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 21, 2011
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Agriculture  Search this
American South  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Domestic life  Search this
Education  Search this
Families  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Labor  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Science  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this
World War II  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Object number:
2011.174.38.1a-j
Restrictions & Rights:
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Civil Rights History Project
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd597b561dd-bb9a-4001-95f8-37e8bcdd7578
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.38.1a-j

Dorie Ann Ladner and Joyce Ladner, Ph. D. Oral History Interview

Created by:
Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this
Interview of:
Dorie Ann Ladner, American, born 1942  Search this
Joyce Ladner Ph. D., American, born 1943  Search this
Interviewed by:
Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this
Subject of:
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963  Search this
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s  Search this
Medgar Evers, American, 1925 - 1963  Search this
NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936  Search this
Clyde Kennard, American, 1927 - 1963  Search this
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869  Search this
Mississippi Freedom House Co-Op, American  Search this
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 2 hr., 1 min., 26 sec.
Total: 203.17 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Palmers Crossing, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 20, 2011
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
American South  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Political organizations  Search this
Politics  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Suffrage  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Object number:
2011.174.54.1a-g
Restrictions & Rights:
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Civil Rights History Project
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Mississippi Freedom Summer
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd591a0445e-6fa8-4d35-8a20-21dacfbad668
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.54.1a-g

Photograph of Emmett Till with his mother, Mamie Till Mobley

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Mamie Till-Mobley, American, 1921 - 2003  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Sheet): 3 1/2 × 4 7/8 in. (8.9 × 12.4 cm)
Type:
photographs
portraits
Date:
ca. 1953-1955; printed later
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Hate crimes  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Mamie Till Mobley family
Object number:
2012.102
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50d1116c6-9d02-47cc-a209-6ed4dd9dc066
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.102
Online Media:

Handbill advertising a Brotherhood Rally featuring T.R.M. Howard

Created by:
Harvard Society for Minority Rights, American, 1950 - 1959  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Theodore R. M. Howard, American, 1908 - 1976  Search this
Rev. George W. Lee, American, 1903 - 1955  Search this
Lamar "Ditney" Smith, American, 1892 - 1955  Search this
Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955  Search this
Harvard University, American, founded 1636  Search this
National Medical Association, American, founded 1895  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (21.9 x 14.3 cm)
Type:
handbills
Place used:
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
February 16, 1956
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
American South  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Professional organizations  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.46.34.15
Restrictions & Rights:
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd6373b9-b9bb-4411-8147-430b90071f06
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.34.15
Online Media:

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