Minute book from the Fayette Free School

James Pryor Morrisson

ink on paper (fiber product) with leather

Reconstruction (1865-1877)

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African

Olaudah Equiano

ink on paper, leather

Haiti: The Blueprint (1791–1804)

Unspent cartridge from John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company

lead and lead alloy with paper, gunpowder, and thread

Abolition (1830-1860)

Marriage certificate with tintypes of Augustus L. Johnson and Malinda Murphy

Lois Prang

ink on paper, collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

Reconstruction (1865-1877)

Pinback button with War Against Repression / Guerra Contra Represión

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

ink on paper with metal and plastic

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Shotgun owned by Willie Robertson, member of Deacons for Defense and Justice

O.F. Mossberg & Sons

steel, wood, rubber

Civil Rights (1950s–1960s)

Huey Newton, Black Panther Minister of Defense

Black Panther Party

lithographic ink on paper with linen backing

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Carte-de-visite of Frederick Douglass

Unknown

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Reconstruction (1865–1877)

Pinback buttons for the Young Workers Liberation League

Unidentified

ink on paper with metal and plastic

Civil Rights (1950s–1960s)

The Case of Dred Scott in the United States Supreme Court

Horace Greeley

ink on paper with string

Abolition (1830-1860)

Fight Imperialism and National Oppression From U.S.A. (Union of South Africa) to U.S.A. (United States of America)

African Liberation Support Committee

ink on paper

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Placard stating "I AM A MAN" carried by Arthur J. Schmidt in 1968 Memphis March

Used by: Arthur J. Schmidt

ink on poster board

Civil Rights (1950s–1960s)

Matte collodion print of Harriet Tubman

Harvey B. Lindsley

silver and collodion on printing out paper

Reconstruction (1865–1877)

Black Poetry: a Supplement to Anthologies Which Exclude Black Poets

Broadside Press

ink on paper with metal

Civil Rights (1950s–1960s)

Poster for African Liberation Day

All-African People's Revolutionary Party

printing ink on paper

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Pinback button for the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

ink on paper with metal and plastic

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Locket with photographs of Harriette and Harry T. Moore

Unidentified

metal, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Civil Rights (1950s–1960s)

Bronze African Redemption Medal of the Universal Negro Improvement Association

Universal Negro Improvement Association

bronze and leather

Pan-Africanism (1910s–1930s)

Lunch counter stool from Greensboro, North Carolina sit-ins

Chicago Hardware Foundry Co.

metal, wood, latex

Civil Rights (1950s–1960s)

Black hairpin used as a self-defense weapon during protest marches

Valeria Hicks

plastic, glass, metal

Civil Rights (1950s–1960s)

Black Power

Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL)

lithographic ink on paper

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Beret from the Black Power era

Unidentified

thread on wool with vinyl, synthetic fiber and plastic

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Poster of Bobby Seale, Black Panther Party Co-founder

ink on paper (fiber product)

Berkeley Graphic Arts

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870

Thomas Kelly

lithographic ink on paper

Reconstruction (1865–1877)

Young Lords Party: Health, Food, Housing, Education

Young Lords Party

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Hon. Robert B. Elliott of South Carolina Delivering His Great Speech On Civil Rights in the House of Representatives

E. Sachse & Company,

ink on paper

Reconstruction (1865–1877)

Tintype in a paper case of three unidentified young women seated

Unknown

collodion and silver on iron with lacquer with paper

Reconstruction (1865–1877)

Emancipation Era dress worn by formerly enslaved woman Tempy Ruby Bryant

Tempy Ruby Bryant

cloth with shell or glass buttons

Abolition (1830-1860)

Flyer Advertising an Evening with Angela Davis

The Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund | New York Committee to Free Angela Davis

ink on paper

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Hickory nut doll made by formerly enslaved man, Obadiah Beverly

Obadiah Beverly

hickory nut with wood, cloth, lace and thread

Reconstruction (1865–1877)

Pinback button of a woman with a bayonet and child

Unidentified

ink on paper with metal and plastic

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Pinback button for the Student Mobilization Committee

Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam

ink on paper with metal and plastic

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Prison issue baseball cap with black panther drawing worn by Herman Wallace

Nissin Caps & Bags

cotton (textile) and plastic with ink

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

United States passport belonging to James Baldwin

United States Department of State

cardboard, ink on paper

Civil Rights (1950s–1960s)

Flier advertising a Conference on the Struggle Against Racism following Bakke

National Committee to Overturn the Bakke Decision

ink on paper

Black Marxism (1966–1970s)

Tobacco tin used to store cartridge from raid on Harper's Ferry

J. Wright Co.

tin and tin alloy

Abolition (1830-1860)