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QR-PCR146- 1976 Navy Recruitment Advertisement
- August 1973 Ebony Magazine “Black Middle Class” - 1975 Eldridge Cleaver Black Panther Party Press Photo - 1970 Charles Rangel Press Photo - Harlem - 1970 Census Flyer - Coalition for a Black Count - 1973 Miles Davis “On the Corner” Advertisement - 1976 Howard Univ. Conference for Afro-American Writers - June 13, 1974 Senator Edward Brooke Letter - Watergate - Miss Black America Television Promotional Advertisement - 1977 “For Colored Girls” Playbill - 1979 Andrew Young United Nations Letter defending the Carter Administration - “Hustling and Other Hard Work” Book by Bettylou Valentine - NAACP Membership Cards 1978/2011 - October 17, 1969 “Midnight Concert in Harlem” Jazz - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Robert Smalls - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Martin Luther King Jr. - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Harriet Tubman - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Frederick Douglass - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Benjamin Banneker - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Matthew Henson - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Toussaint L’ouverture - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Crispus Attucks - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Joseph Cinque’ and the Amistad Mutiny - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Ancient African Kingdoms - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Black Cowboys - Golden Legacy Comic Book - The Black Inventors Latimer and Woods - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Alexander Pushkin - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Alexander Dumas and Family - Golden Legacy Comic Book - Men of Action: White, Wilkins and Marshall - The Soul of Christmas Book - Johnson Publishing Co. - 1970 Lydia Paper Doll Book - 1978 Fannie Lou Hamer Children's Book - Time Magazine June 17, 1976 - Middle Class Blacks, Making it in America - S is for Soul Sister ABC Black Cards - March 25, 1977 Press Photo - Andrew Young - United Nations - Press Photo - Shirley Chisolm Dillard Univ. Graduation - January 16,1973 Press Photo - Congresswoman Shirley Chisolm - Wheeler Airlines Travel Schedule - Wheeler Airlines Ticket Jacket - Shirley Chisolm Presidential Campaign Button - Black Enterprise Magazine, August 1972 - Black Enterprise Magazine, October 1975 - Black Enterprise Magazine, September 1975 - Black Enterprise Magazine, August 1975 - 1973 Afro-American Life Insurance Co. Advertising Items (Jacksonville, FL) - September 1972 BLACK SPORTS Magazine Tommie Smith Black Power -1978 Alvin Ailey City Dance Theater Souvenir Book - Boston University - 1976 Harlem Globetrotters 50th Anniversary Magazine - 1973 Harlem Globetrotters Program - 1971 The Strengths of Black Families: A National Urban League Research Study - 1977 - ROOTS Trade print Ad - Alex Haley - 1973 - Wattstax Jesse Jackson - Press Photo - 1972 - Cheyney State College Beacon yearbook - 1975 - Civil Rights James Farmer Chicago - Press Photo - May 25, 1970 Chicago Defender Newspaper - Final Edition - MLK Jr. Greatest Speeches Album - Johnnie Walker Marketing Piece - 1976 Press Photo Barbara Jordan Democratic Convention Keynote Speech - 1973 Press Photo Floyd McKissick Civil Rights Activist points Soul City Housing - 1976 Press Photo American First Lady Betty Ford with Judith Jamison Alvin Ailey - Black Americana Jet Magazine 1974 Vietnam War Navy 1st Black Woman Pilot - 1973 Press Photo - Crowd & Band Marshall Park , Charlotte, NC - 1976 Press Photo - Laney School, Union County North Carolina - 1976 Press Photo - Laney School, Union County North Carolina - May 20, 1970 Press Photo - Ralph Abernathy Perry, GA. to Atlanta March - June 7, 1972 Press Photo Lovely Miss Black America, North Carolina - 1974 Press Photo - Cicely Tyson holds her Emmy award - 1978 Press Photo - Gabrielle McDonald, TX 1st black federal judge - 1974 Press Photo - Mrs. Christine Ferris and MLK Sr. at MLK Jr. Funeral - 1975 Press Photo - Pretrial Motions Joan Little Case - 1969 Press Photo - Rep. Shirley Chisholm at NY Rally - 1975 Press Photo - Shirley Chisholm Calls for Federal Investigation - 1969 Press Photo - Rep. Adam Clayton Powell joins Vietnam protest - 1973 Press Photo - Thousands Rally for Social Programs - 1970 Press Photo Fred Gray Negro legislator Alabama - “Julian Bond in ‘76” Campaign Sticker - HBCU Map - Newsweek February 10, 1969 “Black Mood on Campus” - 1969 Press Photo - Rep. Adam Clayton Powell joins Vietnam protest - 1971 Fannie Lou Hamer - State Senator Poster - The Black Panther Newspaper - May 26, 1975 “Final Police Racism Hearing…” - The Black Panther Newspaper - September 8, 1975 “Court Orders Oakland” - 1973 - Wattstax Movie Soundtrack - Vinyl Record - North Carolina Mutual Insurance ad taken from a 1972, - Black Panther Party Newspaper ,Volume IV, No. 20, April 18, 1970 - April 21, 1974 Press Photo Golfer Lee Elder Monsanto Open win - Black Panther Newspaper Bobby Seale, George Jackson Aug. 9, 1971 - OIC "After Army will Civilian Life make you a boy" ad 1972 - 1970 Press Photo Dr. Clifford Wharton Jr. 1st president of a major university - 1970 Press Photo - Jehovah's Witness Woman Portrait - 1970 Press Photo Florida Governor desegregation - 1974 Miss Black Maryland Souvenir Program Book - Black Ink, UNC Chapel Hill Black Student Newspaper, March 1975 - Blacks in the Nixon Administration Booklet 1972 - September 19, 1971 MUHAMMAD SPEAKS - Jet Magazine June 12, 1975 Suzann DePass - EBONY MAGAZINE, March 1974 Yvonne Burke - Black Panther Party Newspaper August 21, 1971 - Black Ink, UNC Black Student Movement Newspaper, March 1975 - ROSA PARKS Paycheck Stub 1975 Conyers House of Representatives - Adam Powell Comeback Reinstatement Press Photo 1972 - Jet Magazine November 7, 1974 Pittsburgh Jobs for Blacks - June 7, 1971 Newsweek Magazine CBC Black Politics - November 14, 1970 NCA&T Virginia State Football Program - November 2, 1968 NCA&T Morgan State Football Program - October 31, 1970 JCSU WSSU Homecoming Football - Program Grambling 1970 Football press media booklet - SIGMA PI PHI Fraternity Pin - Sarah Vaughan Press Photo July 1976 - Boston Pops - Press Photo David Abernathy & Jesse Jackson Press Conference August 21, 1969 - Press Photo Alex Haley, Tony Brown Black Journal Show February 14, 1977 - Press Photo December 28, 1969 Samuel J. Simmons talks of Racial Strife - Press Photo September 4, 1975 Louisville, KY desegregation - November 1973 Sigma Gamma Rho 51st Aurora Magazine - May 13, 1974 Renee Powell 2nd black LGPA member Press Photo - Sept. 13, 1974 Ford meets with Black Mayors and Republicans Press Photo - July 11, 1969 James Forman Reparations Sign - Jet Magazine November 18, 1971 Angela Davis - Ebony Magazine February 1969 Shirley Chisholm - Press Photo July 3, 1974 Martin Luther King Mother funeral - January 11, 1974 Press Photo Pres. Ford Maynard Jackson Atlanta mayor, Dorothy Height NCNW - November 8, 1972 Press Photo - Yvonne Brathwaite Burke 1st Black Congresswoman in California - July 9, 1974 Press Photo Thurgood Marshall & Justices - The Black Panther May 13, 1972 - Shirley Chisholm - Jet Magazine November 30, 1972 Congress Barbara Jordan, Andrew Young, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke - JET Magazine - May 18, 1972 - School Busing/Bill Cosby/Redd Foxx - Jet Magazine April 3, 1969 Sylvia Drew JFK Navy Ship - September 16, 1971 Jesse Queen appointment Press Photo - January 16, 1973 Shirley Chisholm Headshot - Newsweek October 26, 1970 Angela Davis - Mass March Rally Huey Newton Speech November 21 - November 1975 Ebony Magazine - Press Photo March 13, 1970 Clifford Alexander John Conyers investigation into H. Rap Brown Black Panther Assasination - Press Photo July 5, 1972 Benjamin Hooks 1st Black FCC commissioner - Press Photo September 18, 1973 Jesse Jackson, John Johnson, Earl Graves Publishing HQ opening - Press Photo November 21, 1971 Frederic Davison promotion to reach alienated black servicemen - Press Photo November 17, 1975 Eldridge Cleaver Exile returning to US - Jet Magazine March 13, 1970 Elijah Muhammed Death - Jet Magazine April 25, 1972 Hank Aaron - November 16, 1972 Press Photo Murder of Southern University Students Protest - September 13, 1969 Press Photo Diggs Quaker Protest |
- 1922 Carol Mosley Braun - US Senate Poster
- October 19, 1988 Charles Rangel NY Congressman Letter - March 1980 Ebony Magazine - Sammy Davis Junior - September 1980 Ebony Magazine - The Jeffersons - November 5, 2008 NY Times - "Obama Win" Newspaper - ”We’ve got his back”. Obama voter registration poster - 1993 “Black Americans of Achievement” Game - June 4, 2008, New York Post - Obama Nomination - January 20, 2009 The Examiner, Inauguration Guide - Barack Obama Inauguration Committee Invitation - USA Today Barack Obama Special Edition - The Historic Journey - November 5, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times - Mr. President - Jan. 21, 2009 USA Today - Obama - Dawn of a New Era Newspaper - January 19, 2009 USA Today - Obama Topic Newspaper - Time Magazine Pictorial Book - President Obama - December 1980 Ebony Magazine - page 72 - CBC 10th Anniversary - November 5, 1992 Chicago SUN times - Carol Mosley Braun Senate Win - Colin Powell Signed Autobiography 1995 - African American Discovery Board Game - 1988 New York Students for Jesse Jackson Poster - Chicago Transit Authority BLACK HISTORY MONTH POSTER Louis Armstrong - John Lewis Georgia U.S. Representative Official Business Card - Democratic Whip - February 15, 2011 - Obama presents John Lewis 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom - 1988 DNC JESSE JACKSON campaign pin pinback button - 1983 THURGOOD MARSHALL memorial program - NYC - October 16, 1995 Million Man March Poster/Flyer/Button - 1978/1979 - The Little Black Book - Edition No.5 Jackie Robinson Foundation - Black Enterprise Issue January 1981 “The Woman Boss” - Alpha Phi Alpha Paddle - July 8, 1989 Press Photo - Elderly AA Man Floodwaters 9th Street, Charlotte NC - Press Photo 1989 NY Democratic mayor elect David Dinkins - Press Photo November 8, 1989 NY Mayor David Dinkins Victory Speech - Jet Magazine May 31, 1979: Should The Word Nigger Be Banned? - Book - 1978 - A Stranger in the House - HIP Magazine - January 1977 - Weekend Chicago Defender - Harold Washington April 16, 1983 - Obama - Small Business Owners Poster - Chicago Defender - January 26, 1995 - Chicago Defender - January 25, 1995 - Chicago Defender - April 5, 1995 - Chicago Defender - January 24, 1995 - Chicago Defender - January 10, 1995 - To Disembark - Gwendolyn Brooks 1981 - Obama 2008 campaign pin back button - Jesse Jackson 1988 Democratic National Convention Button - Miles College 1974 Yearbook, Birmingham, Alabama - 1991 Anita Hill "I believe Anita Hill" button - Newsweek October 1991 Anita Hill “I Had to Tell Truth” - National Geographic June 2021 TULSA RACE RIOT. - 1973 Press Photo Black Erasure from American History - 1973 Press Photo General Frederic Davidson Negro General. 1st to command soldiers in combat. - 1987 Press Photo - School Daze - Philadelphia Daily News Newspaper - L.A. Erupts - Rodney King Riots April 30 1992 - Alpha Phi Alpha Banquet Press Photo December 28, 1992 - Press Photo Lou Rawls Marilyn McCoo - Parade of Stars - Press Photo January 9, 1990 Phi Beta Sigma Stepshow - Press Photo February 12, 1984 Grover Smith Alabama NAACP Office - Press Photo May 27, 1973 Emma Hampton Junior High 98% Black - Press Photo January 13, 1974 Toni Morrison Sula Review - Press Photo Mpho Tutu December 10, 1984 Divest in South Africa - Press Photo Detroit children June 18, 1980 “The Blue Pigs” - Press Photo Cosby Show - Press Photo January 25, 1991 Carole Gist 1st Black Miss USA 1990 - Press Photo September 3, 1978 UNCF Hall of Fame - Press Photo May 10, 1988 University of Michigan Racism Protest - Press Photo Robert Johnson BET Network - Headshot Gwendolyn Brooks 1994 - Press Photo March 7, 1986 Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones - Press Photo July 31, 1977 UNCF Golf Tournament - May 13, 1973 Press Photo Renee Powell 2nd LPGA AA - 1984 In Search of Identity Game - Spring 1991 Omega Psi Phi Oracle Magazine Bill Cosby - Alpha Phi Alpha Cabaret Invitation 1996 - 1998 Delta Sigma Theta Journal Magazine - Winter 1987 Delta Sigma Theta Journal Magazine Soldiers - Winter 1991 Alpha Kappa Alpha Ivy Leaf Excellence - Alpha Kappa Alpha Centennial Ecumenical Service Program - Kamala Harris Los Angeles Times Magazine Special Edition - Jet Magazine November 17, 2008 Obama - Alpha Kappa Alpha Diamond Jubilee 1984 paperweight - Make Black Count Census Flyer 2020 Urban League - Press Photo 1984 Artur Ashe, Charles Harris Book on Black Athletes - July 5, 1988 Press Photo Good Morning America - Spencer Christian - July 25, 1994 Press Photo Bobby Rush Blacks in Chicago PD - July 19, 1986 Press Photo Janet Jones Ballard Alpha Kappa Alpha New President - July 16, 1986 Press Photo Earl Graves at Alpha Kappa Alpha conference speaking on Economic Development - Alpha Kappa Alpha Ivy Leaf magazine - Summer 1983 - The Links Inc. Journal magazine Spring Summer 1983 - Postcard Black Pioneers Alice Dunnigan, Ethel Payne, Gwen Ifill White House CA - Alpha Kappa Alpha Ivy Leaf magazine - Winter 1982 - Jet Magazine July 13, 1978 - Jobs for Blacks - Miles College School of Law 1974 pamphlet - Miles College Intercom newsletter December 17, 1974 - Miles College Vanguard September 1974 - March 1980 Ebony Jr. - Metro Newspaper Obama November 6, 2008 - Time Magazine November 10, 2008 Obama McCain - People Magazine November 17, 2008 Obama Makes History - Strivers Row 1985 Block Party June 15, 1985 January 20, 2009 Inauguration Invitation |
Art
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- Elizabeth Catlett - “Sharecropper”
- Elizabeth Catlett - “Survivor”
- Charles Bibbs - Untitled
- Romare Bearden - “Open Door”
- Sande Society Helmet Mask
- Larry K. Martin -”T’anks Da Lawd”
- Susan Dyasigner - “Maxwell Street - Chicago”
- Carved wood sculpture of Mother and Children
- African Carved Large Woman Holding Bowl
- Ernest McCalman Round Obama Wood Carving
- Relief Wood Carving of Kenyan Villagers
- Ted Ellis - “Wade in the Water”
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Lele Style Folding Masks
- Synthia Saint James “Extraordinaire” Hand Signed Artist Proof
- Strivers Row - Oil on Canvas by Kenneth Davenport
- Large Carved West African Mask 1976
- Large Carved South African Mask
- Benin Bronze Head
- Helms Drawing of young black boy
- Don Robertson “Preacher with Choir”
- L. Evans - Women by Sea - Acrylic Painting
- Romare Bearden - The Lantern “Artists Proof” 1979
- Kenneth Davenport - Man
- Crowded Slave Ship - Mahogany Carving
- African Wood Carving Sculpture of the Makonde Tribe
- Jacob Lawrence - Migrants Cast Their Ballot
- Emory Douglas - Black Panther Party Poster
- Paul Goodnight - Printed Textile "Links and Lineage"
- Ernie Barnes 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph “Destination Unknown”
- Rod Ivey 1978 Dance Troupe
- Elizabeth Catlett - “Survivor”
- Charles Bibbs - Untitled
- Romare Bearden - “Open Door”
- Sande Society Helmet Mask
- Larry K. Martin -”T’anks Da Lawd”
- Susan Dyasigner - “Maxwell Street - Chicago”
- Carved wood sculpture of Mother and Children
- African Carved Large Woman Holding Bowl
- Ernest McCalman Round Obama Wood Carving
- Relief Wood Carving of Kenyan Villagers
- Ted Ellis - “Wade in the Water”
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Lele Style Folding Masks
- Synthia Saint James “Extraordinaire” Hand Signed Artist Proof
- Strivers Row - Oil on Canvas by Kenneth Davenport
- Large Carved West African Mask 1976
- Large Carved South African Mask
- Benin Bronze Head
- Helms Drawing of young black boy
- Don Robertson “Preacher with Choir”
- L. Evans - Women by Sea - Acrylic Painting
- Romare Bearden - The Lantern “Artists Proof” 1979
- Kenneth Davenport - Man
- Crowded Slave Ship - Mahogany Carving
- African Wood Carving Sculpture of the Makonde Tribe
- Jacob Lawrence - Migrants Cast Their Ballot
- Emory Douglas - Black Panther Party Poster
- Paul Goodnight - Printed Textile "Links and Lineage"
- Ernie Barnes 1979 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph “Destination Unknown”
- Rod Ivey 1978 Dance Troupe