National Museum of African American History and Culture

This poster depicts an image of Fred Hampton gesticulating against a larger than life portrait of his head, against a blue and black stripe background. The monumental image wears a dark cap and is shown from the neck up. Radiating from this monumental head are thick blue and black stripes. Two of the black stripes have blue text. The top reads "You can jail a revolutionary/ but you can't jail the/

A poster for the film Brother Martin Servant of Jesus depicting a crucifix in the top half and two scenes from the movie in the bottom half. Positioned on the right-hand side of the sheet, the cross is portrayed as brown wood with a white statue-like Christ figure. It is set against a yellow and black background. in the top left-hand corner is text that reads [(John) Jenkins & (O.K.) Bourgeois / p

Poster for the Swedish release of the film Carmen Jones depicting a drawing of a rose in the center of a burning flame against a black background. Next to the flame is a black-and-white image of a woman, Dorothy Dandridge. Standing with her hands on her hips and her head thrown back, she appears to be laughing. She wears a dark shirt and light colored skirt. Next to the figure is text in white let

A color poster for the film Claudine. The poster features a large color photograph of a man and woman walking down a city sidewalk with six children. All are holding hands, with three children on each side of the couple in the center. Black type underneath reads, [A heart and soul comedy. / Can you dig it?]. At the bottom is [JAMES EARL JONES DIAHANN CARROLL / "CLAUDINE"] in large yellow type, wit

A poster for Concept-East Poetry advertising a performance by KAIN, David Nelson, and Felipe Luciano. The poster consists of a black-and-white photographic image of the three poets together. From left to right is Kain, Luciano, and Nelson. Kain is pictured from the shoulders up, possibly seated, with Luciano and Nelson pictured from the waists up, standing behind him. Kain is in profile, wearing a

This movie poster has a small still image from the film in the top half and the title displayed in large letters in the bottom section. At the top margin is text in black letters that read [RALPH COOPER]. Directly below the text is a red trapezoid shape that borders an image from the film. In the image a man lies on the ground with his head on a woman's lap. He looks up at a man dressed as a polic

H x W: 30 × 20 in. (76.2 × 50.8 cm)

A large poster for the film Ebony Parade with a blue background and an off-white border. Across the blue background are red musical notes and stars outlined in white. At the top center in red lettering is [20 Great Stars]. Printed in the center in small black type is [Astor Pictures presents] followed by [EBONY PARADE] in large yellow letters over a red background. Surrounding the title are color

This is a poster for the play Gem of the Ocean, with graphics designed by Gail Anderson. The poster depicts a giant figure in profile submerged under water with only the back of its shoulder and head rising above the waves. The giant figure is stepping forward with one leg bent and its head thrust forward and down. It holds its right arm down and out in front of itself underwater and holds a small

This is a poster for the show Harlem Song. Large text across the top half and bottom left quadrant in block red and black letters read “HARLEM/ SONG / A NEW MUSICAL.” Along the top margin in small black script is text that reads “George C. Wolfe’s.” In the bottom right quadrant is a rectangle with a black background and a red border. Within the rectangle is grey text that reads “Live on Stage/ at

One-sheet poster from the movie Harlem on the Prairie. Poster has a red background and in the center is an illustration of a man (Herbert Jefferies) and a woman (Connie Harris) wearing white cowboy hats. Below them is blue text that reads [HERBERT JEFFRIES / IN / HARLEM ON THE PRAIRIE]. In the lower proper right is another illustration of a man riding a white horse that has lifted its legs into th

A poster advertising jazz performances at Slugs’ in the Far East, also known as Slugs’ Saloon, for January and February 1971. The poster is green with black text and graphics. At the top right corner is the Slugs’ in the Far East logo, phone number, and address. At left is a larger Slugs’ logo with an illustration of a trumpet atop a bentwood chair. At right is a listing of dates and performers. T