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Flyer soliciting pledges to stand against South African Apartheid

Created by:
American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001  Search this
Subject of:
William H. Booth, American, 1922 - 2006  Search this
Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990  Search this
Dick Gregory, American, 1932 - 2017  Search this
Diahann Carroll, American, 1935 - 2019  Search this
Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014  Search this
Wilt Chamberlain, American, 1936 - 1999  Search this
Bill Cosby, American, born 1937  Search this
Ossie Davis, American, 1917 - 2005  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Arthur Ashe Jr., American, 1943 - 1993  Search this
Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923 - 1997  Search this
Pete Seeger, American, 1919 - 2014  Search this
Brock Peters, American, 1927 - 2005  Search this
Richard Roundtree, American, 1942 - 2023  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Arthur Ashe Jr., American, 1943 - 1993  Search this
James Baldwin, American, 1924 - 1987  Search this
A. Philip Randolph Institute, American, founded 1965  Search this
Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022  Search this
Rafer Lewis Johnson, American, 1934 - 2020  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Type:
fliers (printed matter)
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
South Africa, Africa
Date:
1970s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Actors  Search this
Africa  Search this
Black power  Search this
International affairs  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:
2015.97.27.7
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Pan Africanism
Anti-apartheid movements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51acaddc6-ae3c-43f9-a931-74a6bb9c9082
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.27.7
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Photograph of Coretta Scott King at the memorial march for MLK in Memphis, TN

Photograph by:
United Press International, American, founded 1907  Search this
Subject of:
Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006  Search this
Martin Luther King III, American, born 1957  Search this
Dexter Scott King, American, 1961 - 2024  Search this
Yolanda King, American, 1955 - 2007  Search this
Bayard Rustin, American, 1912 - 1987  Search this
Andrew Jackson Young, American, born 1932  Search this
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 1/16 × 9 1/8 in. (17.9 × 23.2 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 8, 1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Actors  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Interfaith communities  Search this
Judaism  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.37.42.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© Bettmann/ Getty Images
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b111af6b-b8f0-4b7a-85c3-01454fac22e5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.37.42.2
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Abernathy Family Oral History Interview

Created by:
Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this
Interview of:
Donzaleigh Abernathy, American, born 1957  Search this
Juandalynn R. Abernathy, American  Search this
Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy III, American, 1959 - 2016  Search this
Interviewed by:
Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, American, born 1973  Search this
Subject of:
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 2 hr., 2 min., 33 sec.
File size: 1 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Stuttgart, Germany, Europe
Date:
October 10, 2013
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
American South  Search this
Children  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Families  Search this
Social reform  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 in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Object number:
2011.174.108.1a-cc
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
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce9bcbb5-d3c7-477a-83ee-1c33510801c8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.108.1a-cc

King Returns to Memphis

Photograph by:
Associated Press, American, founded 1846  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Andrew Jackson Young, American, born 1932  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Rev. Bernard Scott Lee, American, 1935 - 1991  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 9 5/16 × 6 3/4 in. (23.7 × 17.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 3, 1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.37.42.3
Restrictions & Rights:
© Associated Press
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
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0f28a4c-4fb9-47f3-b501-6cec3f3b1e80
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.37.42.3
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Delegate

Published by:
MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986  Search this
Created by:
C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985  Search this
Subject of:
Charles Richard Drew, American, 1904 - 1950  Search this
President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973  Search this
Roy Wilkins, American, 1901 - 1981  Search this
National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930  Search this
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., American, 1911 - 1978  Search this
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, American, 1894 - 1984  Search this
Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886  Search this
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957  Search this
Sen. Edward Brooke, American, born 1919  Search this
Joseph Davies Tydings, American, 1928 - 2018  Search this
Lawrence Warren Pierce, American, born 1924  Search this
Bertram L. Baker, American, 1898 - 1985  Search this
Wayne L. Morse, American, 1900 - 1974  Search this
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023  Search this
Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Gordon Parks, American, 1912 - 2006  Search this
Morehouse College, American, founded 1867  Search this
Percy Ellis Sutton, American, 1920 - 2009  Search this
Bayard Rustin, American, 1912 - 1987  Search this
Eugene Nickerson, American, 1918 - 2002  Search this
Leonard Farbstein, American, 1902 - 1993  Search this
Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968  Search this
The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927  Search this
Floyd McKissick, American, 1922 - 1991  Search this
Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963  Search this
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
National Urban League, American, founded 1910  Search this
Harold Robert Perry, American, 1916 - 1991  Search this
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920  Search this
National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827  Search this
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911  Search this
International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. and Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1950  Search this
Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898  Search this
New York Jets, American, founded 1960  Search this
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry  Search this
National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919  Search this
National Medical Association, American, founded 1895  Search this
National Dental Association, American, founded 1913  Search this
Joan Murray  Search this
Philippa Schuyler, American, 1931 - 1967  Search this
Berry Gordy Jr., American, born 1929  Search this
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906  Search this
Shriners International, American, founded 1870  Search this
Sen. Edward Brooke, American, born 1919  Search this
Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022  Search this
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911  Search this
Inez Yeargan Kaiser, American, 1918 - 2016  Search this
Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908  Search this
National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935  Search this
Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937  Search this
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935  Search this
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924  Search this
Robert J. Mangum, American, 1920 - 2014  Search this
369th Veterans Association, American  Search this
National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 12 × 8 7/8 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 22.5 × 0.5 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Communities  Search this
Football  Search this
Fraternal organizations  Search this
Fraternities  Search this
Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Government  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Labor  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Men  Search this
Political organizations  Search this
Politics  Search this
Professional organizations  Search this
Religion  Search this
Sororities  Search this
Sports  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Women  Search this
Women's organizations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
Object number:
2012.167.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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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/fd5f7b7586d-84ee-4f44-b24e-aa264dcdee1f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.167.3

Martin Luther King Jr.: From Montgomery to Memphis

Directed by:
Dan McCarroll  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Owned by:
D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896  Search this
Medium:
polyester film
Dimensions:
Duration: 22 Minutes
Length (Film): 800 Feet
Type:
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Place used:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1969
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Documentary films  Search this
Film  Search this
Men  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Race riots  Search this
Segregation  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2017.55.49.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
DC Public Library Film Collection
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/fd5be705f39-91d9-4489-8e71-a60dc9b0d36c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.55.49.1a

Martin Luther King Jr.: From Montgomery to Memphis

Directed by:
Dan McCarroll  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Owned by:
D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896  Search this
Medium:
polyester film
Dimensions:
Duration: 23 Minutes
Length (Film): 825 Feet
Type:
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
short subjects
16mm (photographic film size)
Place used:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1969
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Documentary films  Search this
Film  Search this
Men  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Race riots  Search this
Segregation  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2017.55.50.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
DC Public Library Film Collection
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/fd54e716644-329c-4fa6-a21c-fe235338abfc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.55.50.1a

Martin Luther King Jr.: From Montgomery to Memphis

Directed by:
Dan McCarroll  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Owned by:
D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896  Search this
Medium:
polyester film
Dimensions:
Duration: 22 Minutes
Length (Film): 800 Feet
Type:
black-and-white films (visual works)
short subjects
16mm (photographic film size)
Place used:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1969
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Documentary films  Search this
Film  Search this
Men  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Race riots  Search this
Segregation  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2017.55.51.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
DC Public Library Film Collection
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/fd50d42bc8c-293f-4ef1-97b1-ef2929ac97e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.55.51.1a

Roland Freeman Oral History Interview

Created by:
National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003  Search this
Interview of:
Roland L. Freeman, American, 1936 - 2023  Search this
Interviewed by:
Kelly Elaine Navies, American  Search this
Recorded by:
Kim Moir, American  Search this
Subject of:
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this
Marian Wright Edelman, American, born 1939  Search this
Andrew Jackson Young, American, born 1932  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Bernice Johnson Reagon, American, born 1942  Search this
Worth Long, American, born 1936  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 01:35:28
34.36 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Marks, Quitman County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 26, 2018
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Humanitarianism  Search this
Justice  Search this
Labor  Search this
Politics  Search this
Poverty  Search this
Race relations  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.78.5.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Poor People’s Campaign Oral Histories
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ff6fe10-0126-4193-b0cc-55eb9749d6ba
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.78.5.1

Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Ralph Abernathy, Holt Street Baptist Church During Bus Boycott

Created by:
Charles Moore, American, 1931 - 2010  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (15.9 x 24.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1958; printed 1987
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Photography  Search this
Religion  Search this
Religious leaders  Search this
Resistance  Search this
The Black Church  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.49.11
Restrictions & Rights:
© Charles Moore
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cf565326-40ad-4426-9a67-752255565c7b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.49.11

Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 3 no. 3

Written by:
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Published by:
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957  Search this
Edited by:
Alma Jean Billingslea, American, born 1946  Search this
Photograph by:
Elaine Tomlin, American  Search this
Subject of:
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr, American, 1899 - 1984  Search this
Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, American, 1929 - 2018  Search this
Medium:
ink on newsprint
Dimensions:
H x W (Closed): 15 9/16 × 11 3/8 in. (39.5 × 28.9 cm)
H x W (Open): 15 9/16 × 22 3/4 in. (39.5 × 57.8 cm)
H x W (Stored): 8 1/8 × 11 1/2 in. (20.6 × 29.2 cm)
Type:
newsletters
Place printed:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 1971
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
American South  Search this
Communication  Search this
Government  Search this
Labor  Search this
Religion  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.130.4
Restrictions & Rights:
No known copyright restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition:
Making a Way Out of No Way
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b110f0d5-a7f9-435d-9d83-5bdde673db7b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.130.4
Online Media:

Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 4 no. 3

Written by:
Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery, American, 1921 - 2020  Search this
Published by:
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957  Search this
Edited by:
Stoney Cooks, American  Search this
Photograph by:
Elaine Tomlin, American  Search this
Subject of:
T.Y. Rogers, American, 1935 - 1971  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
The Rev. Jackson H. Day, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on newsprint
Dimensions:
H x W (Closed): 10 3/8 × 8 5/16 in. (26.4 × 21.1 cm)
H x W (Open): 10 3/8 × 16 1/2 in. (26.4 × 41.9 cm)
Type:
newsletters
Place printed:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 1971
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
American South  Search this
Communication  Search this
Economics  Search this
Poverty  Search this
Religion  Search this
Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.130.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Anti-war movements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd518b06f9e-937b-4673-9091-8f505b6c505b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.130.2
Online Media:

Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 5 no. 1

Published by:
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957  Search this
Edited by:
Ernest Green  Search this
Janet Bunje  Search this
Subject of:
President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994  Search this
John N. Mitchell, American, died 1988  Search this
Muhammad Ali, American, 1942 - 2016  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944  Search this
Richard Wright, American, 1908 - 1960  Search this
Medium:
ink on newsprint
Dimensions:
H x W (Closed): 11 × 8 1/4 in. (27.9 × 21 cm)
H x W (Open): 11 × 16 1/4 in. (27.9 × 41.3 cm)
Type:
newsletters
Place printed:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
South Africa, Africa
Date:
July 1971
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Africa  Search this
American South  Search this
Boxing  Search this
Communication  Search this
Labor  Search this
Politics  Search this
Religion  Search this
Sports  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.130.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Anti-apartheid movements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53492a388-8fc2-4a77-986b-6d57b4022fd4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.130.3
Online Media:

Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 4 no. 6

Published by:
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957  Search this
Edited by:
Ernest Green  Search this
Janet Bunje  Search this
Photograph by:
Elaine Tomlin, American  Search this
Subject of:
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994  Search this
Fannie Lou Hamer, American, 1917 - 1977  Search this
Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, American, 1929 - 2018  Search this
Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944  Search this
Fannie Lou Hamer, American, 1917 - 1977  Search this
Jo Etha Collier, American, died 1971  Search this
Medium:
ink on newsprint
Dimensions:
H x W (Closed): 10 13/16 × 8 3/16 in. (27.5 × 20.8 cm)
H x W (Open): 10 13/16 × 16 1/4 in. (27.5 × 41.3 cm)
Type:
newsletters
Place printed:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Drew, Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
South Africa, Africa
Date:
June 1971
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Africa  Search this
American South  Search this
Communication  Search this
Education  Search this
Politics  Search this
Religion  Search this
Vietnam War, 1961-1975  Search this
Violence  Search this
Youth  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.130.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Anti-apartheid movements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd510fe7edb-dba9-4d12-8329-922493ee99ea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.130.5
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Rev Ralph Abernathy embracing Rosa Parks, Benjamin Hooks on left, SCLC Convention, Memphis, TN

Created by:
Dr. Ernest C. Withers, American, 1922 - 2007  Search this
Subject of:
Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Benjamin Hooks, American, 1925 - 2010  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Photography  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2009.16.20
Restrictions & Rights:
© Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59dd37b32-39a0-4a92-86ad-0f6609baf8b3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.16.20
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Donation can for SCLC

Created by:
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Billy Hollins, American  Search this
Medium:
tin , ink on printing paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 6 in. (7.3 x 7.3 x 15.2 cm)
Type:
cans
Place depicted:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968-1977
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  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:
2010.41.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Exhibition:
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b4e822f-6ed3-44bb-b309-a75c2941a5a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.41.7
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Jet Vol. XXXIV No. 5

Published by:
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019  Search this
Subject of:
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  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)
Date:
May 9, 1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Education  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Resistance  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
Object number:
2011.17.28
Restrictions & Rights:
© Jet Media Group LLC
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition:
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f6a01328-67dc-49c4-a503-41b0562c3125
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.17.28

William G. Anderson, D.O. Oral History Interview

Created by:
Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009  Search this
Interview of:
William G. Anderson D.O., American, born 1927  Search this
Interviewed by:
Joseph Mosnier Ph. D.  Search this
Subject of:
United States Navy, American, founded 1775  Search this
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s  Search this
Meet the Press, American, founded 1947  Search this
Laurie Pritchett, American, 1926 - 2000  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
Duration: 2 hr., 32 min., 47 sec.
Total: 178.08 GB
Type:
video recordings
oral histories
digital media - born digital
Place collected:
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 26, 2011
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
American South  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Medicine  Search this
Military  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  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:
2011.174.41.1a-f
Restrictions & Rights:
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Collection title:
Civil Rights History Project
Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Albany Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5823d81d7-ab4c-4ce6-93c7-4dc2426a5d4d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.174.41.1a-f

Martin Luther King Jr. is Arrested for Loitering Outside of a Courtroom Where his Friend Ralph Abernathy is Appearing for a Trial, Montgomery, Alabama

Created by:
Charles Moore, American, 1931 - 2010  Search this
Subject of:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 9 3/16 x 13 1/2 in. (23.4 x 34.3 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1958; printed 2007
Topic:
African American  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2011.49.6
Restrictions & Rights:
© Charles Moore
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1b360c7-d8ec-4220-b520-acbc918146fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.49.6

Assembled dignitaries listen as the choir renders a selection behind them

Photograph by:
Horace C. Henry, American, born 1948  Search this
Subject of:
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990  Search this
John Conyers Jr., American, 1929 - 2019  Search this
Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005  Search this
Cleveland Robinson, Jamaican American, 1914 - 1995  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886  Search this
Printed by:
Unidentified  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Type:
inkjet prints
Place captured:
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
Topic:
African American  Search this
Baptist  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Photography  Search this
Politics  Search this
Religion  Search this
Religious rituals and ceremonies  Search this
The Black Church  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Horace C. Henry
Object number:
2011.94.10
Restrictions & Rights:
© Horace Henry
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Portfolio/Series:
One Day in January: A Collection of Images Taken at Dr. King’s First Memorial Service
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd563598609-9324-45cb-9d67-217cdc55fd67
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.94.10
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