National Museum of African American History and Culture

A newspaper clipping from the front page of the Sun-Reporter with three (3) photographs showing the recipients of the Sun-Reporter’s 1956 woman, man, and club of the year awards. The clipping is taped to a faded green piece of construction paper that is stapled in each corner to the fourth page of Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1). In the far right photograph, Frances Albrier accepts the awa

This newspaper clipping from the San Francisco News describes the efforts of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women to register and encourage residents to vote. The article describes the voter registration motorcade, the number of voters that the group registered, and the upcoming events sponsored by the group. A few phrases in the article are underlined in blue ink. The

A broadside for the Blair Gospel Singers of Indiana. The advertisement has the words "HERE THEY COME" in large fat black text along the top of the page above a photograph of five (5) men in suits. One man is seated at the center while the others stand behind him and lean slightly into him. Below the photograph are the group name and a list of songs they perform. At the bottom is an area for fillin

A broadside advertising the Dixie Spiritual Singers of Richmond, Virginia. On the left side of the advertisement is a black-and-white photograph of the group dressed in coordinating dark suits. On the right side is red and black text with their group name and performance information. Drawn on the reverse of the broadside in graphite is a detailed sketch of a boat. An American flag flies from the b

A broadside advertising the Eveready Gospel Singers of South Bend, Indiana. The page features a photograph of the group, seven women, who are all dressed similarly in light colored blouses and skirts with lace trim and flowered boutonnieres. Three of the women sit in the front row with their hands folded in their laps. The other four women stand behind them. There is text above and below the photo

This letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyamba V to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyamba and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. The letter, or note, is an undated ledger sheet appearing to list goods advanced to several Old Calabar chiefs. Some of the names listed include: Duke Ephraim, Henshaw Duke, Mr.

The document reads: [It is hereby understood that on my engagements at the Downbeat, / Frisco Aug. 9-22 and at the Oasis, Los Angeles, Aug. 24-Sept.5 / that in addition to the customary sum of 10% commission on each / engagement which is to be deducted, $100 per week will be deducted / on my past-due indebtedness plus a minimum sum of $50 per week / which is to be paid Arthur Schneider an attorney

A broadside featuring an image of James Brown with Japanese text. James Brown is on the left side of the broadside. He is wearing a silver colored suit with a burgundy shirt. He right arm is raised and he is pointing with his right hand. He is singing and a microphone can be seen next to him. On the bottom left side of broadside written in yellow text over the bottom of the image of James Brown is

On the proper left side there is contact information, which includes a Facebook page and a website. There is also information about Black Wall Street and information about the sponsorship. On the proper bottom right corner there is a black, white, and grey cartoon of an African American man and woman. The man is holding a white flag with the letters [MLK] in black. The image extends out into the w

A broadside for the auction of twenty enslaved men, women, and children at the City Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Large text printed in black ink at the top reads [VALUABLE / SLAVES / AT AUCTION, / AT THE CITY HOTEL COMMON ST. / BY C.E. GIRARDEY & CO., Office No. 6 Banks' Arcade]. Below this, it gives the date of the sale as [THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 1859] and lists the names, ages and skills of the e

A broadside advertising a baseball game between the Georgetown Athletics and the original Zulu Cannibal Giants. The broadside has black ink on beige paper. Text at the top reads: [Baseball / Athletics / VS. / The Original / Zulu Cannibal Giants]. The center of the broadside has a cartoon that depicts the stereotypically caricatured players from the Zulu Cannibal Giants crossing the Atlantic Ocean

A quarto size broadside issued by pension brokers M.J. Higgins & Co., Army and Navy Bankers. The broadside advertises pay bounties, pensions, prize money, and other compensation available to men who had enlisted in the Union Army. Printed in black ink using varous typefaces on an off-white sheet of paper, the broadsize begins with large type at the top reading [M.J. HIGGINS & CO., / Army and Navy