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Written by:

William Wells Brown, American, 1815 - 1884  Search this

Published by:

Lee & Shepard, American, 1862 - 1905  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7 1/16 × 4 5/16 × 13/16 in. (18 × 11 × 2 cm)

Type:

books

Date:

1867

Topic:

African American  Search this

American South  Search this

Antislavery  Search this

Free communities of color  Search this

Literature  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2022.76.10

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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/fd5dd2703f9-3ced-4bcf-a5cf-5cc405128fbe

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2022.76.10

Written by:

Sonia Sanchez, American, born 1934  Search this

Published by:

Beacon Press, American, founded 1854  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 8 13/16 × 5 11/16 × 3/4 in. (22.4 × 14.5 × 1.9 cm)

Type:

hardcover books

Place printed:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date:

2010

Topic:

African American  Search this

Literature  Search this

Poetry  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2023.30.1ab

Restrictions & Rights:

© Sonia Sanchez

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Exhibition:

Cultural Expressions

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd597c7a676-91ff-4a12-b651-abc71985caac

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.30.1ab

Written by:

Zora Neale Hurston, American, 1891 - 1960  Search this

Published by:

Amistad Press, America, founded 1986  Search this

Subject of:

Oluale Kossola, 1841 - 1935  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 8 × 5 1/2 × 3/4 in. (20.3 × 14 × 1.9 cm)

Type:

hardcover books

Place printed:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

written 1931; published 2018

Topic:

African American  Search this

Africa  Search this

Communities  Search this

Emancipation  Search this

Illegal slave trade  Search this

Literature  Search this

Middle Passage  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2023.30.2ab

Restrictions & Rights:

© Estate of Zora Neale Hurston

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Exhibition:

Cultural Expressions

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51b5ab45c-5b05-4cbd-a025-176423999918

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.30.2ab

Written by:

Nikki Giovanni, American, born 1943  Search this

Published by:

William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 21 1/2 × 14 3/8 × 3/16 in. (54.6 × 36.6 × 0.4 cm)

Type:

hardcover books

Place printed:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1975

Topic:

African American  Search this

Literature  Search this

Poetry  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2023.30.3ab

Restrictions & Rights:

© Nikki Giovanni

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Movement:

BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56fd017f0-da34-429c-961b-be6e22213c65

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.30.3ab

Written by:

Countee Cullen, American, 1903 - 1946  Search this

Published by:

Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962  Search this

Medium:

ink on wove paper and cardboard with synthetic fiber

Dimensions:

H x W x D (closed): 7 13/16 × 5 3/8 × 13/16 in. (19.8 × 13.6 × 2 cm)

H x W x D (open): 7 13/16 × 10 13/16 × 13/16 in. (19.8 × 27.4 × 2 cm)

Type:

documents

books

Place printed:

New York, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1925

Topic:

African American  Search this

Health  Search this

Identity  Search this

LGBTQ  Search this

Mental health  Search this

Poetry  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 Micky and Linda West

Object number:

2023.40

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Movement:

Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)

Exhibition:

Cultural Expressions

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd533be8331-ff26-4c28-99e1-076da7feac6a

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.40

Owned by:

Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937  Search this

Medium:

cotton

Dimensions:

H x W: 18 1/2 × 15 in. (47 × 38.1 cm)

Type:

fragments

whitework

Place made:

United States, North and Central America

Place collected:

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1828-1850

Topic:

African American  Search this

Craftsmanship  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

Skilled labor  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2017.108.17.6

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5971b8a29-d760-4a1f-a907-a21ad8b14a50

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.108.17.6

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989  Search this

Medium:

metal and wood

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 36 1/4 × 11 × 1 15/16 in. (92 × 27.9 × 5 cm)

Type:

scythes

Date:

mid 19th-mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Agriculture  Search this

Labor  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Sugarcane  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2017.108.23.17

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Tools and Equipment-Agricultural

Exhibition:

Slavery and Freedom

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5039d176c-3a31-4f79-816e-1c18578f5085

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.108.23.17

Created by:

PepsiCo Inc., American, founded 1898  Search this

Subject of:

PepsiCo Inc., American, founded 1898  Search this

Philip Kane, American, 1918 - 2007  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm)

Type:

business cards

Place depicted:

Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1941

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Stephanie Capparell, author of The Real Pepsi Challenge

Object number:

2011.35.2.17

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd507f5d909-41c7-4047-bae5-48785fa3584b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.35.2.17

Photograph by:

Don Hogan Charles, American, 1938 - 2017  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Child or Children  Search this

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Medium:

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.6 × 25.6 cm)

H x W (Image): 6 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (16.8 × 24.4 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date:

July 1967

Topic:

African American  Search this

Children  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Military  Search this

Photography  Search this

Race discrimination  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Race riots  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Urban life  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2011.57.10.5

Restrictions & Rights:

© Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times/ Redux

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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/fd573c1ed00-e589-4a07-9705-6e9aacdc2074

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.57.10.5

Written by:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this

Received by:

Roberta M. Tate, American, 1912 - 2011  Search this

Signed by:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Type:

letters (correspondence)

Place made:

Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Place used:

Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

October 23, 1958

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Correspondence  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, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk

Object number:

2012.166.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50572eec0-7745-405a-b1da-5459a1c1f655

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.166.1

Written by:

Louis Tate, American, 1911 - 1964  Search this

Subject of:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this

St. Augustine Presbyterian Church, American  Search this

Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (page 1): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

H x W (page 2): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Type:

letters (correspondence)

carbon copies

Place made:

Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

January 10, 1964

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Correspondence  Search this

Presbyterian  Search this

Religion  Search this

Social reform  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 Jyl C. Woolfolk

Object number:

2012.166.3ab

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d17c2970-c558-46e3-83a2-cd739597cd41

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.166.3ab

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper with linen backing

Dimensions:

H x W: 27 × 20 1/2 in. (68.6 × 52.1 cm)

Type:

posters

Place printed:

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1900

Topic:

African American  Search this

Caricature and cartoons  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Minstrel (Music)  Search this

Minstrel shows  Search this

Stereotypes  Search this

Vaudeville  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2014.63.86

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Racist and Stereotypical Objects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d067ff1-208d-464e-98a1-70f848c91906

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.63.86

Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Roy Campanella, American, 1921 - 1993  Search this

Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (14 × 10.8 cm)

H x W (Image): 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1950s

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Baseball  Search this

U.S. History, 1953-1961  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2023.104.3

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown – Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56834eac5-fbdd-4e0f-9fd5-04cd3f50e853

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.104.3

Photograph by:

Sport Magazine, American, 1946 - 2000  Search this

Subject of:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American, born 1947  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with ink

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)

H x W (Image): 9 3/4 × 6 5/8 in. (24.8 × 16.8 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Date:

1960s

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Basketball  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:

2023.104.4

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown – Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55c688a66-426e-4fdc-83b8-95d2966f5152

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.104.4

Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

George Foreman, American, born 1949  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

H x W (Image): 7 × 9 1/8 in. (17.8 × 23.2 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

Date:

October 1974

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Boxing  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:

2023.104.5

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown – Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a19e1d03-7e8f-4882-8235-e2de7299721a

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.104.5

Photograph by:

ACME Newspictures, American, 1923 - 1952  Search this

Subject of:

Jesse Owens, American, 1913 - 1980  Search this

Ralph Metcalfe, American, 1910 - 1978  Search this

James Johnson, American, died 1979  Search this

Marquette University, American, founded 1881  Search this

Amateur Athletic Union, American, founded 1888  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with paper and ink

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 7 × 9 in. (17.8 × 22.9 cm)

H x W (Image): 6 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (17.1 × 22.2 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place captured:

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1933

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Education  Search this

Track and field  Search this

U.S. History, 1933-1945  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2023.104.6

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Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b005533-3e1a-4304-9b33-5c6f0987a6b1

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.104.6

Photograph by:

Keystone Pictures  Search this

Subject of:

Jesse Owens, American, 1913 - 1980  Search this

Ohio State University, American, founded 1870  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper with paper, ink, and adhesive

Dimensions:

H x W (Sheet): 6 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (15.9 × 12.1 cm)

H x W (Image): 5 7/8 × 4 5/16 in. (14.9 × 11 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1935

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Track and field  Search this

U.S. History, 1933-1945  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2023.104.7

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown – Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b3573137-18c7-4b6c-ae12-7a2c1a3077c5

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edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.104.7

Manufactured by:

New Era Cap Company, founded 1920  Search this

Worn by:

Willie Stargell, American, 1940 - 2001  Search this

Subject of:

Pittsburgh Pirates, American, founded 1882  Search this

Medium:

wool with embroidery thread, cardboard and plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 10 in. (8.9 × 19.7 × 25.4 cm)

Type:

baseball caps

Date:

ca. 1979

Topic:

African American  Search this

Baseball  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Sports  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2023.44.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No known copyright restrictions

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Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd539da8e08-dbcf-4455-a1db-7d1f773e42b2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.44.1

Photograph by:

Jim Mahoney  Search this

Published by:

Boston Herald, American, founded 1846  Search this

Subject of:

Len Bias, American, 1963 - 1986  Search this

Boston Celtics, American, founded 1946  Search this

Medium:

.2a silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper;

.2b ink on newsprint with adhesive

Dimensions:

H x W (.2a image): 9 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (24.1 × 19.1 cm)

H x W (.2a sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

H x W (.2b clipping): 8 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (21.6 × 18.4 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

articles

Place depicted:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1986

Topic:

African American  Search this

Athletes  Search this

Basketball  Search this

Sports  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:

2023.44.2ab

Restrictions & Rights:

© Boston Herald

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55910f492-30dd-45f5-b0fa-187d2b6259e6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.44.2ab

Manufactured by:

Spalding, American, founded 1876  Search this

Subject of:

American Basketball League, American, 1996 - 1998  Search this

Abraham Michael Saperstein, English American, 1902 - 1966  Search this

Medium:

ink on leather

Dimensions:

Circumference 28"

Type:

basketballs

Date:

1961 - 1962

Topic:

African American  Search this

Basketball  Search this

Sports  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:

2023.44.3

Restrictions & Rights:

No known copyright restrictions

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cd4d7cfa-9f4e-47b4-a6d0-901961ea461b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2023.44.3