About the Exhibit
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Focusing on African-American history and culture, the Homage Exhibit features over 600 select items from the private collection of Nia and Morris McAdoo. The exhibit includes original historical documents, artwork, newspapers, press photos, letters, books and more.
The Homage Exhibit opens the door to the the African-American experience in the United States from the time of Slavery to the election of Barack Obama. Highlights of the collection include slave transport collars, slave bills of sale, entertainment, legal papers documenting the horrors of the slave trade and original documents drawing attention to key figures such as Booker T. Washington, Shirley Chisholm, Frederick Douglas and various artifacts from moments in the civil rights movement. Our display items change from exhibit to exhibit, if you would like to secure specific items from the collection for your event please let us know in advance. Use our contact form to inquire about specific dates. |
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Please click for a list of our traveling inventory
Select items from the Homage Exhibit
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NAACP Annual ReportThis official Report from the NAACP covers in depth the sanitation strike of 1968 along with other topics of the time from the point of view of the youth councils in the southern states.
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Oct. 1960 News Ad.October 22, 1960 newsstand display card for the Saturday Evening Post Magazine.
Rowan covered the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement in the South, including the historic Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott in 1955. As the only black reporter covering the story for a national outlet, Rowan struck a special friendship with leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Pullman Porters1952 "INSTRUCTIONS to PORTERS, ATTENDANTS and BUS BOYS", original training manual.
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Slave Transport CollarMade of metal with three (3) bells which make noise when moved. Worn by slaves during transport and by those with a history of escaping. This artifact opens from the neck and can be secured with a lock.
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