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Honorary Degree from Wilberforce University awarded to James A. Parsons Jr.

Issued by:
Wilberforce University, American, founded 1856  Search this
Received by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Signed by:
Bishop D. Ormande Walker, British Virgin Islander, 1890 - 1955  Search this
Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom, American, 1861 - 1959  Search this
George Henry Valentine, American, 1902 - 1973  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper on cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (21.6 × 26 cm)
Type:
diplomas
Place depicted:
Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1941
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
Engineering  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Awards and Medals
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b372e194-bbd7-4402-af51-318b54db628d
EDAN-URL:
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Program for a college football game between Wilberforce and Tuskegee, 1944

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881  Search this
Wilberforce University, American, founded 1856  Search this
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Type:
souvenir programs
Place used:
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Date:
October 20, 1944
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Education  Search this
Football  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Sports  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.31.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Public Domain
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition:
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54dea497f-5186-4024-9718-00ad5f62dc02
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.31.5

Pennant for Wilberforce University

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Wilberforce University, American, founded 1856  Search this
Medium:
felt with thread and printing ink
Dimensions:
H x W: 10 1/2 × 28 in. (26.7 × 71.1 cm)
Type:
pennants
Place depicted:
Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
after 1856
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Gates Moresi family
Object number:
2014.213.3.1
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5965af30c-89a1-4e64-a251-9946e2ab3467
EDAN-URL:
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Pennant for Wilberforce University football

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Wilberforce University, American, founded 1856  Search this
Medium:
felt with thread and printing ink
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 × 31 in. (27.9 × 78.7 cm)
Type:
pennants
Place depicted:
Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1940s - 1950s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
Football  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Sports  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Gates Moresi family
Object number:
2014.213.3.2
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f760d8df-4403-4f15-8c0e-f6bf0f7a17bd
EDAN-URL:
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The Crisis, Vol. 6, No. 2

Edited by:
W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963  Search this
Subject of:
The Crisis, American, founded 1910  Search this
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés, Cuban, 1809 - 1844  Search this
Wilberforce University, American, founded 1856  Search this
Illustrated by:
Vincent Ellsworth Saunders, American  Search this
Lorenzo W. Harris, American, born 1888  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (24.8 × 17.1 cm)
H x W (Open): 9 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (24.8 × 34.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Date:
June 1913
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Colonialism  Search this
Education  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Literature  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Spanish colonialism  Search this
U.S. History, 1865-1921  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.97.14.7
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/fd54c1e207a-722b-473d-916a-5ae050abac1a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.14.7

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