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Black and Tan Fantasy

A 16mm release print of the short film Black and Tan Fantasy. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film (a) with variable-area optical sound. A metal film reel (b), a film cannister (c) and a cardboard shipping box (d) also accompany the 16mm film strip. The film reel and cannister are both brown. The shipping box, which is also brown, has black metal corners as

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Black and Tan

As this happens, Duke’s girlfriend, Fredi, (played by Fredi Washington) enters the apartment announcing that she has a new job dancing at a club, and that Duke and his band will accompany her act on the piano. She tries to stop the men from taking the instrument by offering money, but they refuse. However, they relent to let it stay a few more days when she offers a bottle of gin. After the men le

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Black and White - One Class, One Fight: The Role of White Workers in the Struggle Against Racism

A pamphlet written by Henry Winston. The front cover has white print on a red and green split background. The interior consists of forty-eight pages. The back cover has a red and green split background.

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Black and White in South Africa

This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.

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Blackberry, Bar and Green

Painting by Sam Gilliam. The abstract painting is heavily textured with a collage of other painted canvas sections adhered to this canvas. The top layer is black and partially covers the underlying layers of colors, primarily green, yellow, blue, white, and orange. The paintings has a beveled edge. The canvas is wrapped with a wood strainer visible on the back. The center support bar has an identi

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Blacknuss

An offset lithograph with a variety of objects, words, and vignettes celebrating Black music. The imagery is in red, black, blue and green against a green, black, and blue background. Across the top in large black and red lettering is [BLACKNUSS] with the “USS” running down the right side. The words [BLACK] and [BLACKNUSS] are repeated in various sizes and colors throughout the print along with im

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Blacks Books Bulletin, Science and Struggle

Publication of the "Black Books Bulletin" published by The Institute of Positive Education, volume 5, number 3 of Fall 1977. Publication's subject is "Science and Struggle" as written on the top of the front cover in red, stylized text ["SCIENCE & STRUGGLE"]. The covers are violet colored and In the top half of the front cover is an illustration in black of a man's head with stylized orbs and obje

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Blacks Britannica

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Blacksmith Shop, 366 Inf., Sergueux, Hte. Marne, France. Aug 11, 1918.

2 pp

In this photograph, four blacksmiths working in a blacksmith designated tent. One blacksmith is standing outside of the tent in the center of the photograph. He is wearing pants, a collared shirt and apron. The sleeves of this shirt are rolled up exposing his forearms. Another blacksmith is standing behind him but his body is partially obscured. Two blacksmiths are working in the tent: one is oper

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Blackthink: My Life As Black Man and White Man

A copy of the book, Blackthink: My Life As Black Man and White Man, written by Jessie Owens with Paul G. Neimark. The cover is black background with white text of the title and the authors. The interior consist of 215 pages. The back cover features a black and white photograph of Jesse Owens at the starting mark in a crouched position. White text under the photograph reads: [Jesse Owens in 1935].

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Blake; or The Huts of America

A hardcover book with the first book form publication of “Blake; or The Huts of America,” written by Martin R. Delany and first published serially between 1859 and 1862. The book has a light brown and tan cover with black printed text. The title and author are printed on the front of the book. The back cover has an advertisement for another publication sold by Beacon Press. The interior pages are

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Blessed Assurance

A 33 1/3 rpm record album titled Blessed Assurance recorded by Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The vinyl record (2014.98.11a) has a black label with gold lettering. The front cover of the album sleeve (2014.98.11b) is purple with a large, stylized cross across it in lighter purple, with a black outline illustration iof an angel in the top left corner and a black and white photographic portrait of Sister Ro

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<I>Blackberry, Bar and Green</I>

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