National Museum of African American History and Culture

A handmade poster advertising a performance by Maxine Sullivan, Earle Hyman, and Dick Hyman. The poster features two black and white photographs. At center, there is a black and white photograph of Dick Hyman. To the right of the Hyman photograph, is a black and white photograph of Maine Sullivan standing with a microphone in her hand. The photographs are surrounded by brightly colored text that r

Prominently depicted to the left, stretching the majority of the length of the poster, is Lisa Lyons design of a black panther. Lyons’s signature is printed in curling lowercase by the bottom claw of the panther. In large black block type from the top right going down, reads: [FREE HUEY / RALLY / SUNDAY JULY 28 / DE FREMERY / PARK / 1PM / Eldridge Cleaver / Bobby Seale / Stokely Carmichael / Reies

A white poster with red text. A printed image of African American baseball players is on the top right side of the poster. The text reads: [Baseball / All Star Game Ohio State League / Halloran Park / LIMA-OHIO / COLORED ALL STARS / The Best Colored Players from Toledo, Ft. Wayne, Detroit and Other Leading Cities. / VS. / The Pick of Best Players / From Northwestern Ohio / SEMI-PRO Teams / WHITE A

A poster for an Aretha Franklin performance at Knoxville Civic Coliseum on Friday, September 27, 1968. The poster is printed on a white background, with the event details at the top in black text: [KNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUM / FRI. SEPT. 27 8:30 P.M. / ADMISSION $3.50 - $4.50 - $5.50 / Tickets on Sale at the BOX OFFICE - TUCKER'S MUSIC ON THE MALL]. In the center of the flyer is a section outlined i

This is a black and white poster for a concert featuring Etta Moten Barnett presented by Alpha Kappa Alpha. The poster consists of a large black and white image of Etta Moten Barnett in the center with black text above and below the image. The picture depicts her seated, with her back to the camera. She turns to gaze at the viewer over her left shoulder, her left hand on her left hip. She wears a

A poster advertising two upcoming events in support of inmates indicted for the Attica prison uprising, a fundraising dinner and a speaking engagement with two of the indicted inmates. The poster is printed in red and black text on an offwhite background. At the top, red text reads [FREE the INDICTED ATTICA INMATES! / Support the Brothers' Demands. / 1. Drop the Charges. / 2. Indict the real crimi

A political poster for United States presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm. Off-white with black and red type. At top, it reads "BRING U.S. TOGETHER" in black with the "U.S." in red. Underneath there is a black-and-white image of Shirley Chisholm sitting at a table with papers in front of her, speaking and gesturing with her hands, wearing all white. This image is bordered on the left and right

A color poster with a white background promoting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The poster features the official emblem of the 1984 Summer Olympics, the "Star in Motion," as well as the Olympic rings. The black type on poster reads, [Official Symbol 1984 Olympics / Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984]. The bottom of the poster is decorated with the official sport pictograms fo

This poster advertises the 2008 election night rally for Barack Obama at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio. The poster has a red background with a graphic of Obama, smiling, in profile. There is a stylized American flag at the bottom of the poster. The predominant colors are red, blue, black and white. The text on the poster invites the public to a free rally at the House of Blues on November

A poster for the American Negro Exposition at the Chicago Coliseum. The image on the poster is of a male standing behind a female. They have their heads turned to their right and have their arms raised. In their right hands they are holding a book and a gear. In their left hands they are holding a document and a broken chain. The background is a pink mountain-scape with Abraham Lincoln’s face at c

Round red, blue and off-white poster enclosing a smaller circular vignette of an African American family with the caption "A Clerk in Negro Business at Home. The Result of Group of Economy". This unusual poster was possibly meant to be hung at one's place of business. The design of the poster is intriguing-- incorporating two circles, the smaller of which is within a square, bearing the motto "Tra

A poster used by the Lowndes County Freedom Organization. The black-and-white poster has a centrally depicted graphic of a crouching, snarling black panther. Printed above and below the graphic is black, block text that reads, [MOVE ON OVER / OR / WE’LL MOVE / ON OVER YOU]. There is an inscription in pencil on the back of the poster.