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Muhammad Ali’s Headgear and items from the 5th Street Gym
Boxers training at Miami Beach’s historic 5th
Money box used by Bishop Richard Allen
This simple wood and leather money box belonged to Bishop ...
Honor King/End Racism (Photos and Sign)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis,...
Grafton Tyler Brown Painting
Grafton Tyler Brown painted this image of Lake Okanagan, B...
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 ...
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Muhammad Ali’s Headgear and items from the 5th Street Gym
Boxers training at Miami Beach’s historic 5th Street Gym once used this corner stool and bell. These boxers included Muhammad Ali, who wore this training headgear while conditioning at the gym in the 1960s and 1970s.
Then known as Cassius ...
Money box used by Bishop Richard Allen
This simple wood and leather money box belonged to Bishop Richard Allen, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and one of the most important religious figures in American history.
Richard Allen is born enslaved in 1760. Separated at ...
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 ...
Grafton Tyler Brown Painting
Grafton Tyler Brown painted this image of Lake Okanagan, British Columbia in 1882. One of the most skilled lithographers in the American West, Grafton’s experiences in Canada motivated him to dedicate more time to painting and exploring the natural wonders ...
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 ...