A document expressing the NAACP’s desires for the adoption of an amendment that will end poll tax not just within Macon County, AL but the entire state of Alabama.
One of the most prominent symbols of Florida A&M includes Lee Hall, north of the Eternal Flame, which sits squarely in the middle of the campus quad. This newspaper clipping describes the $300,000 administrative building and how its namesake, former FAMU president J. R. E. Lee.
Nancy Cahill moved from Washington D.C., with her parents in 1948 when she was six years old and had lived in Clinton most of her life. In the interview she talks about her family's history in Clinton, MS, dating back to the 19th century; the town's rapid growth; her education; how Clinton compares and contrasts with Jackson; and racism in Clinton.
Nancy Stewart worked in the central office of the Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) in Jackson, Mississippi, from 1967 until 1970. She talks about growing up during segregation in Gulfport, Mississippi, and the views that many people had about Head Start serving Black children. Interview is incomplete. Recording cuts short at the end.
This statement to the President of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, was created by the association of 111 members with Florida A&M President Dr. Benjamin L. Perry, Jr., serving as a member of the Board of Directors and one of 15 members who had a conference with the former. It discusses equal opportunity and race relations in education.
Ellison's painting is a nature scene featuring a bisected tree stump, with untamed growth all around it. At the bottom of the painting, there are several seashells, which the artist enhanced with raised, textural elements. Ellison graduated from Texas Southern University in 1972.
Dr. Eddie Jordan, Sr. was a Southern artist from Wichita Falls, TX. Negro Girl Skipping Rope depicts a young Black girl in the process of playing jump rope. The rope is positioned over her head as she prepares to hop over the rope with one leg lifted.
Robert Blackburn was a notable printmaker from Summit, NJ who grew up in Harlem, NY. Negro Mother depicts a Black woman with a sorrowful expression. Balckburn uses geometric shapes to emphasize her features adn the details of the background.
Elizabeth Catlett was an artist and educator from Washington, D.C., who repatriated to Mexico. Negro Woman is a wooden sculpture of a Black woman. Catlett crafts the woman with an intense stare through careful sculpting and inlaid onyx eyes.
Elizabeth Catlett was an artist and educator from Washington, D.C., who was repatriated to Mexico. Negro Woman is a print depicting a dark-skinned woman looking off into the distance. The piece is in Black and white, aside from her brown face. The woman is wearing a jacket pinned at the collar, an undershirt, and a straw hat.
John Woodrow Wilson was a sculptor, painter, printmaker, and educator from Roxbury, MA. Negro Woman depicts a Black woman looking toward the distance from the side of her eyes. She is standing outside in a peach-colored shirt with the sun reflecting off of her face. Behind her are large buildings and a dark blue sky.
The Negro Yearbooks was an annual encyclopedia of the Negro published at Tuskegee University from 1912-1952. This chapter describes the history of slavery, abolition and freedom in the United States from 1645 to 1865.
The Negro Yearbook was an annual encyclopedia of the Negro published at Tuskegee University from 1912-1952. This chapter details the civil and political status of the Negro before 1865 to the early twentieth century.
The Negro Yearbook was an annual encyclopedia about African Americans, published at Tuskegee University from 1912 to 1952. This chapter focuses on the future of African American music.
The Negro Yearbook was an annual encyclopedia about African Americans, published at Tuskegee University from 1912 to 1952. This chapter details the growth of African American businesses since 1865.
The Negro Yearbook was an annual encyclopedia about African Americans, published at Tuskegee University from 1912 to 1952. This chapter details African Americans in politics since the end of the Civil War.
The Negro Yearbook was an annual encyclopedia of the negro published at Tuskegee University from 1912-1952. This chapter describes the importance of church to the African American community.
The Negro Yearbook was an annual encyclopedia about African Americans, published at Tuskegee University from 1912 to 1952. This chapter contains information on health and housing for African Americans.
The Negro Yearbooks were an annual encyclopedia of the negro published at Tuskegee University from 1912-1952. A chapter describing the Negro in health and medical facilities.
A button with a sketch of a photo of Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa. After being imprisoned for 27 years due to his African Nationalist ideology, he was released in 1990 and led efforts to end apartheid. He was elected president in 1994 in the country's first fully democratic election.
Alvin Smith was an artist from Brooklyn, NY. Neshoba Spectre is a collage that memorializes the Freedom Summer murders in Neshoba County, Mississippi. The piece displays the names of the victims: James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner.
Netterine Theodore was one of the founders of the Turkey Creek Head Start Center near Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1964. She worked for Head Start as a teacher and committed the entirety of her life to school and education. Ms. Theodore discusses the origins of Head Start in the Turkey Creek community and the effect that had on race relations.
A news blurb from The New York Times about Lennox Hinds, president of the National Conference of Black Lawyers, speaking out against his critics for his support of Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard), in her trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper, after being cited by The Ethics Committee of the Middlesex County Bar Association.
Newspaper clippings and an article from The FAMUAN honor President Gore’s remarkable legacy with heartfelt expressions of respect, fidelity, and admiration. The pieces celebrate his transformative leadership, unwavering dedication to FAMC and FAMU, and his lasting impact on education, students, and the broader university community.
Newspaper clippings from 1968 detail FAMU students' civil rights reform efforts after several arrests. President Gore sought to calm tensions, discouraging protests to preserve stability and FAMU’s reputation. Despite his stance, the movement continued, and his resignation later followed these events.
Newspaper clippings and an article from *The FAMUAN* reflect on President Gore’s resignation in 1968, marking the end of a distinguished era of leadership. The pieces highlight his transformative contributions to FAMC and FAMU, his dedication to education, and the enduring legacy he left on the university and its community.
A photograph from the newspaper The Home News of poet and playwright Amiri Baraka speaking at a benefit for Assata Shakur (JoAnne Chesimard) at the Rutgers University Student Center in New Jersey. Shakur was on trial for the 1973 killing of a state trooper. Baraka was one of several speakers speaking on Shakur’s behalf at the benefit.
Newt Dallas moved to Jackson in 1926 at the age of 18 to work for the city and talks about some of the other jobs he had over the years. He talks about his family and the different places in Jackson he has lived as well as some Black owned businesses he remembered. He remembers the "Good Old Days" as those days he did nothing but work every day.
