Civil Rights Collection (page 3)

Program from the March on Washington, August 28, 1963. Creator: Unknown
The purpose of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans

Commemorative denim vest with buttons assembled by Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, 1960s
A denim vest with twenty-three pinback buttons pinned across the front. The vest is made of light blue denim. It has two front breast pockets with button flaps

Bumper sticker with the slogan One Man, One Vote, 1962 - 1965. Creator: Unknown
A blue bumper sticker with green and white print. Vertical text down the left side reads: [SNCC]. Text moving from left to right along the sticker reads: [ONE MAN x ONE VOTE]

Red wool scarf worn by Joan Mulholland during a protest near the White House, 1960
This dark red wool scarf was worn by Joan Mulholland during a Howard University Nonviolent Action Group protest near the White House in 1960

Flyer promoting the Citizenship Education Project, 1956. Creator: Unknown
This document is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)

Placard stating "I AM A MAN"carried by Arthur J
A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. I Am a Man is a declaration of civil rights

Flyer promoting the second phase of the NCNWs Citizenship Education Project, 1956
This document is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)

The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870. Creator: Thomas Kelly
At center, a depiction of a parade in celebration of the passing of the 15th Amendment. Framing it are portraits and vignettes illustrating the rights granted by the 15th Amendment

Typewriter used by B. C. Franklin, Mar 1947. Creator: Remington Rand
Buck Colbert Franklin (1879-1960) was an attorney in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who is most known for defending the survivors of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921

Placard from memorial march reading "HONOR KING: END RACISM!", 1968
A placard comprised of black ink on white (yellowing) card stock. Text reads [HONOR/ KING: / END/ RACISM!]. There is a small hole at the top where the placard would have been stapled to wood

Tape recorder used by Malcolm X at Mosque #7, 1960. Creator: Wollensak
African-American Muslim minister and civil rights activist Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, 1925-1965) gave speeches at Mosque No. 7, (later renamed Masjid Malcolm Shabazz) in Harlem, New York

Old Jim Crow Has Got to Go!, 1941. Creator: Unknown
Pamphlet consisting of black and white text on yellowed paper and black margins. Illustrated on the cover a fist has punched through a barrier with labels including " peonage

Girls of the Booker Washington School, Tuskegee, Ala. -- Mrs. McKinley in near carriage
A stereograph featuring a large procession of African-American students in the middle of a street flanked by crowds of people

The Indian Leader, the Mahatma Gandhi, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Indian Leader, the Mahatma Gandhi, c1930s. Mahatma Gandhi led a successful campaign for Indias independence from British Rule. From " Tour of the World"

Oscar Brown Jr, London, 1963. Creator: Brian Foskett
Oscar Brown Jr, London, 1963

Samuel Whitbread, Esq. (1764- 1815), 1816. Creator: Unknown
Samuel Whitbread, Esq. (1764- 1815) 1816. Samuel Whitbread (1764- 1815) British politician and reformer, admired Napoleon and his reforms in France and Europe, died by his own hand on 6 July 1815

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

Homage to Martin Luther King, 1968. Martin Luther King Jnr (1929-1968), American black civil rights campaigner and Nobel Peace Prize winner, was assassinated on 4 April 1968

Universal Suffrage, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Universal Suffrage, 1893. Universal suffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief

Slave auction shop, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, c1860-62
Slave auction shop, Atlanta, Georgia, USA c1860-62

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 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)

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