Afro American Collection (#76)

The Bone Player, 1857. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Adolphe Lafosse
The Bone Player, 1857

Pinback button for CORE and Black Power, ca. 1966. Creator: Unknown
The Black Power movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s, emphasised racial pride and the need to promote the collective interests and values of Black Americans

Pinback button reading Teach the Children the Truth, 20th century. Creator: Unknown
A green pin-back button belonging to African-American poet and teacher Abiodun Oyewole (born 1948). The sentiment expresses the necessity of providing a teaching sylllabus which accurately reflects

Pinback button for the Philadelphia Stars, 1933 - 1952. Creator: Unknown
The Philadelphia Stars baseball team belonged to the Negro National League, one of several Negro leagues which were established during the era of racial segregation in the United States

Pinback button for the New York Black Yankees, 1932 - 1948. Creator: Unknown
The New York Black Yankees baseball team belonged to the Negro National League, one of several Negro leagues which were established during the era of racial segregation in the United States

Pinback button for the Kansas City Monarchs, 1920 - 1965. Creator: Unknown
The Kansas City Monarchs baseball team belonged to the Negro National League from 1920 to 1930. The NNL was one of several Negro leagues which were established during the era of racial segregation in

Ticket for the Pickwick Theatre, ca. 1940. Creator: Unknown
The world of entertainment, like so many other areas of life, was segregated along racial lines during this period of US history

World Council of Churches guest badge for James Baldwin, July 1968. Creator: Unknown
Guest badge issued to James Baldwin in July 1968 for the World Council of Churches Fourth Assembly held in Uppsala, Sweden

Omega stopwatch, ca. 1960. Creator: Omega
Omega stopwatch owned by Chris Dundee, original owner of the World Famous 5th St. Gym, a boxing gym in Miami Beach, Florida, where many fighters made their names, including Muhammad Ali

Mechnical tally counter, ca. 1960. Creator: Veeder-Root
Tally counter owned by Chris Dundee, original owner of the World Famous 5th St. Gym, a boxing gym in Miami Beach, Florida, where many fighters made their names, including Muhammad Ali

Bag for sliding caliper used by Dr. Montague Cobb, mid 20th century. Creator: Unknown
William Montague Cobb (1904-1990) was an African-American physician, physical anthropologist and civil rights activist. A professor at Howard University

Sliding caliper used by Dr. Montague Cobb, mid 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Physician and physical anthropologist William Montague Cobb (1904-1990) was the first African-American Ph.D in anthropology. He was also involved in civil rights activism

Pinback button featuring Marshall Major Taylor, ca. 1899. Creator: Unknown
A circular pinback button featuring an image of a Marshall " Major" Taylor dressed in a blue and red striped shirt

Pinback button featuring a portrait of Bessie Coleman, mid to late 20th century
A circular pinback button featuring a sepia portrait of the aviator Bessie Coleman. The portrait is the one used on her aviation license issued by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale

Carte-de-visite of Sojourner Truth, 1863. Creator: Unknown
A carte-de-visite portrait of Sojourner Truth, born Isabella " Belle" Baumfree (c. 1797-1883), who was an African-American abolitionist and womens rights activist

The Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States... 1862
The Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States, to take effect January 1st, 1863, 1862. This booklet was produced in December 1862 specifically for Union soldiers to read

Trephine used by Dr. Ben Carson, 1984-1995. Creator: Codman & Shurtleff, Inc
African-American neurosurgeon, author, and politician Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born 1951) served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021

Light meter from the studio of H. C. Anderson, 1950s - 1970s. Creator: Agfa
A lightmeter in cream plastic casing, on a green cord. Reverend Henry Clay Anderson was an African-American pastor, teacher, veteran, and photographer

Gold and glass perfume bottle from Maes Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Anne Paree
A cylindrical perfume bottle (a) made from clear glass covered with an openwork scrolled design in gold metal. The bottle has an attached push-activated spray nozzle

Identification button used by Thomas Porter II, ca. 1820. Creator: Unknown
A round copper-alloy button with the initials " T*P" on the front. This button would have been sewn onto an enslaved persons shirt to identify him or her as belonging to Thomas Porter II

35mm camera from the studio of H. C. Anderson, 1990s. Creator: Vivitar
A black plastic point-and-shoot camera. " EZ 35" printed on the upper right corner of the front and the bottom right corner of the top

Metal lipstick holder from Maes Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Unknown
Gold-colored metal lipstick holder (a) with rhinestone decoration on top of lid (b). Rhinestones are arranged in a circle

Blue crayon from Maes Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Unknown
Portion of a dark blue crayon with a partial paper label. Mae Reeves (1912-2016) was a pioneering African-American milliner who was famous for her custom-made hats

Amulet in the form of miniature shackles, 17th century-18th century. Creator: Unknown
A miniature pair of shackles used as a protective amulet by the Lobi tribe of West Africa in what is now Ghana. The bronze shackles consist of a pair of loops linked to a single bolt

Rock from Normandy Beaches, D-Day 1944, June 6, 1944. Creator: Unknown
This stone was collected by an American soldier during the D-Day landings in northern France during World War II, and sent to African-American teacher and historian Hattye Thomas Yarbrough

Pinback button for Channing Phillips presidential campaign, 1968. Creator: Unknown
A metal and plastic pinback button produced during the campaign of African-American minister, civil rights leader and social activist Channing E. Phillips (1928-1987)

American pianist and bandleader Earl Fatha Hines, 1950s. Artist: Denis Williams
American pianist and bandleader Earl Fatha Hines, 1950s

Jesse Owens at the end of the 100m at the Berlin Olympic Games, 1936. Owens after winning one of his four gold medals at the games

Cotton Picking, Augusta, Georgia, c1900. Cultivation of cotton using slaves brought huge profits to the owners of large plantations, making them some of the wealthiest men in the U.S

Black Caddies Playing Craps c1920s. African American golf caddies playing craps. From a postcard titled Forrest Hills-Ricker Hotel, Augusta, GA: African Golf, c1920s

Children near Petropolis, Brazil, late 19th or early 20th century

Grinding sugar cane, Brazil, late 19th or early 20th century

Joe Louis, American boxer, 1938. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis (1914-1981) is one of the iconic figures of heavyweight boxing history

John Henry Lewis, American boxer, 1938. Lewis (1914-1974) was world light-heavyweight champion from 1935 until 1939. In 1939, in his final fight

In a great pine forest, collecting turpentine, North Carolina, USA, late 19th or early 20th century. Harvesting pine resin. Detail from a stereoscopic card

The Freed Slave, statue in Memorial Hall, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, USA, c1876
The Freed Slave, statue in Memorial Hall, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, c1876. The exhibition was held to commemorate the centenary of the American Declaration of

Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight boxing champion, 1908 (1951). Nicknamed the Galveston Giant, Jack Johnson (1878-1946)

Ex-slaves parading with liberation manifestos, American Civil War, 1861-1865 (1951). A print from 100 Years in Pictures, A panorama of History in the Making, text by DC Somervell

Alexander H Stephens, American politician, and a servant, c1870s (1955). Stephens (1812-1883) served as Vice-president of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

Loading a cotton steamer, USA, c1880. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

A slave hunt, USA, mid 19th century (c1880). An escaped negro slave being pursued by men on horseback with dogs. A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III

Jack Johnson, American boxer, (1938). Nicknamed the Galveston Giant, Jack Johnson (1878-1946) became world champion in 1908 when he defeated Canadas Tommy Burns in Sydney

Henry Armstrong, American boxer, 1938. Regarded as one of the greatest fighters in boxing history, Armstrong (1912-1988) won his first world title, at featherweight, in 1937

Flight of black Union soldiers from Fort Pillow, Tennessee, American Civil War, 1864 (c1880). The Confederates captured the Union-held Fort Pillow on 12th April 1864

Helen Stephens and Alice Arden, American athletes, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Helen Stephens won gold medals in the womens 100 metres and 4x100 metres relay. Alice Arden competed in the high jump

Helen Stephens and Jesse Owens, American athletes, Berlin Olympics, 1936. The two won six gold medals between them: Stephens in the womens 100 metres and 4x100 metres relay

Mrs Pells Pilgrimage, 1872. Artist: C Burt
Mrs Pells Pilgrimage, 1872. A black woman carrying teacups points to a sign saying: Gentlemen not Permitted. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States

Blackville, 1878. Artist: Solomon Eytinge
Blackville, 1878. Part of a series: a post-emancipation debate on Darwinism. African Americans are here caricatured in a racist fashion as illiterate and ape-like

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