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Leah Chase Chef’s Jacket
This red chef’s jacket belonged to renowned New Orle...
Honor King/End Racism (Photos and Sign)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis,...
Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
In 1974, poet and playwright Ntozake Shange debuted her gr...
Doorway façade from the Baxter Terrace Housing Project, Newark, New Jersey
With the population of urban areas swelling through the fi...
Ecuadorian Boat Seat with Spider Web
This seat represents the shared connections between the cu...
Cleveland Stadium and Jim Brown
Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown wore this jersey durin...
Clementine Hunter Paintings
African American folk artist and centenarian, Clementine H...
Cattle Branding Iron Used by the Bell Family
This cattle branding iron is more than a tool for marking ...
Carlotta Walls LaNier Dress and Diploma
On September 4, 1957, Carlotta Walls LaNier wore this dres...
Carl Lewis, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and the 1984 Summer Olympics
On August 6, 1984, American Carl Lewis won this Olympic go...
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Leah Chase Chef’s Jacket
This red chef’s jacket belonged to renowned New Orleans chef Leah Chase. Known widely as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine,” Leah Chase has served as the executive chef at her husband’s family restaurant, Dooky Chase’s, since the 1950s. Chase helped ...
Honor King/End Racism (Photos and Sign)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. On April 8, an estimated 40,000 people marched in silent protest through the streets of Memphis. Many of the participants carried signs created specifically ...
Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
In 1974, poet and playwright Ntozake Shange debuted her groundbreaking work, For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, at The Bacchanal, a women’s bar in Albany, California. Using an innovative form she defined as a “choreopoem”—a ...
Doorway façade from the Baxter Terrace Housing Project, Newark, New Jersey
With the population of urban areas swelling through the first half of the 20th century, middle and low-income families had trouble finding adequate housing. Only with the 1937 passage of the Wagner-Steagall Housing Act, did the federal government accelerate and ...
Ecuadorian Boat Seat with Spider Web
This seat represents the shared connections between the cultures of the transatlantic slave trade in the Americas. Afro Ecuadorian Deborah Azareno sat on this boat seat as she traveled in canoes along the rivers of Ecuador’s coastal Esmeraldas province. She ...
Cleveland Stadium and Jim Brown
Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown wore this jersey during his nine-year career with the Cleveland Browns. Among the most recognized football greats in American history, Brown’s legacy encompassed breaking down racial barriers in Hollywood, building African-American owned businesses, ...
Clementine Hunter Paintings
African American folk artist and centenarian, Clementine Hunter created this painting, Baptizing with Lady in Orange Dress,in the 1960s. Her imagery opened a window onto the lives of African Americans living, working, and worshiping in the rural South during ...
Cattle Branding Iron Used by the Bell Family
This cattle branding iron is more than a tool for marking livestock. In 1878, African American cattle rancher Calvin Bell registered his brand with the state of Texas, making it one of the first African American-owned brands registered there. Bell’s ...
Carlotta Walls LaNier Dress and Diploma
On September 4, 1957, Carlotta Walls LaNier wore this dress as she and eight other African American students attempted to integrate Little Rock Central High School. Dubbed the “Little Rock Nine,” Carlotta and her classmates were the first black students ...
Carl Lewis, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and the 1984 Summer Olympics
On August 6, 1984, American Carl Lewis won this Olympic gold medal for his victory in the long jump. Two days earlier, Lewis won gold in the 100m race, and these two victories set him on a path to match ...
