“The Blacker the Berry”

“The Blacker the Berry”

Book591
Aaron Douglas15
“Description of a Slave Ship”

“Description of a Slave Ship”

Information Graphics61
Thomas Clarkson1
Right On: A Documentary on Student Protest

Right On: A Documentary on Student Protest2

Book591
David L. Burke1Mary Levine1
SkinFood Cosmetics

SkinFood Cosmetics

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Emmett McBain14
“We real cool”

“We real cool”

Flyer107
Gwendolyn Brooks2Cledie Taylor2
Buy Nothing Day, 2003

Buy Nothing Day, 20032

Poster1531
Rick Griffith5Self initiated For Adbuster Magazine's Buy Nothing Day Campaign1
Black Light Series #8: Red White and Black Nigger

Black Light Series #8: Red White and Black Nigger

Illustration232
Faith Ringgold16
“Defying Odds, Expanding Opportunities: The African American Challenge”

“Defying Odds, Expanding Opportunities: The African American Challenge”

Catalog71
Cheryl D. Miller5
“Unite”

“Unite”

Illustration232
Barbara Jones-Hogu3
“Support Black Liberation”

“Support Black Liberation”

Poster1531
Leich Electric Brochure

Leich Electric Brochure

Brochure63
Eugene Winslow8Leich Electric Company1
magazine cover

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Magazine518
featuring Kenny Washington2first Black NFL player2
“Black and Brown Stamp Album”

“Black and Brown Stamp Album”

Book591
“Make Black Count”

“Make Black Count”

Poster1531
National Urban League2
David Carroll & His Orchestra,Dance Date

David Carroll & His Orchestra,Dance Date

Album Art377
Emmett McBain14Mercury Records3
Ebony Jr

Ebony Jr

Publication117
Musilu Brimah1
“The People Flag Show”

“The People Flag Show”

Illustration232
Faith Ringgold16
“Julia” (TV series) title sequence

“Julia” (TV series) title sequence

Title sequence52
Hal Kanter1
Textile Design for Cretonne Drapery Fabric (1932)

Textile Design for Cretonne Drapery Fabric (1932)

Textiles21
Lois Mailou Jones11
BLK Magazine Number 3

BLK Magazine Number 3

Magazine Cover123
Alan Bell5
Nina Simone, “Emergency Ward!“

Nina Simone, “Emergency Ward!“2

Album Art377
RCA Records 3
Poster for Pamoja Gallery

Poster for Pamoja Gallery

Poster1531
Bill Howell2
“March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom” poster

“March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom” poster

Poster1531
Louis Lo Monaco2Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee6
Souvenir Program for the 17th Annual Pine St Y Circus

Souvenir Program for the 17th Annual Pine St Y Circus

Program64
Spencer T. Banks4
“Poem counterpoem”

“Poem counterpoem”

Publication cover50
Margaret Danner2Dudley Randall2
Group of 13 NAACP pinback buttons

Group of 13 NAACP pinback buttons

Pin15
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Flyer/poster36
Lemoin Thompson2Buddy Esquire1
Dr. Mae Jemison poster

Dr. Mae Jemison poster

Poster1531
Cheryl D Miller2
Cover of Charles Dawson’s ABCs of Great Negroes

Cover of Charles Dawson’s ABCs of Great Negroes

Hardcover Book41
Charles C. Dawson3Dawson Publishers2
Queen Zixi of Ix, book cover

Queen Zixi of Ix, book cover

Publication cover50
Leo and Diane Dillon14
“Understanding Africa”

“Understanding Africa”

Book591
Illustrated by Louise E. Jefferson1Written by E. Jefferson Murphy1
“Black and Proud”

“Black and Proud”

Advertising452
Ira B. Madris1McCann-Erickson1
“Caravan: Eddie Layton at the Hammond Organ”

“Caravan: Eddie Layton at the Hammond Organ”

Album Art377
Emmett McBain14Mercury Records3
Chicago Black ABCs

Chicago Black ABCs7

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Society for Visual Education1Chicago Public Schools1
True Advertisement

True Advertisement

Advertising452
Emmett McBain14
football trading card

football trading card3

Trading Cards21
featuring Kenny Washington2first Black NFL player2
The Crisis; March 1928

The Crisis; March 1928

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W.E.B. Du Bois3Roscoe Wright1
LA Design History: Marion Sampler

LA Design History: Marion Sampler 4

Video42
Prof. Archie Boston1Marion Sampler7
Survey Graphic, Nov 1942; “Color: Unfinished Business of Democracy. Negroes, U. S. A., The New World, The Old World”

Survey Graphic, Nov 1942; “Color: Unfinished Business of Democracy. Negroes, U. S. A., The New World, The Old World”

Magazine518
Survey Associates, Inc.5
Original maquette for the 1982 Cultural Freebee Jam flyer, with the printed flyer

Original maquette for the 1982 Cultural Freebee Jam flyer, with the printed flyer

Flyer/poster36
Viking Press (New York) 4Kool Lance2
Centennial of Negro Progress Exposition

Centennial of Negro Progress Exposition

Brochure63
Eugene Winslow8American Negro Emancipation Centennial Authority2
Notes on the Oankali, Lilith's Brood

Notes on the Oankali, Lilith's Brood

Sketch41
Octavia Butler3
“At Bay”

“At Bay”

Flyer107
James A. Emmanuel1Broadside Press9
New York & Penn Pulp and Paper Manufacturers ad

New York & Penn Pulp and Paper Manufacturers ad2

Advertising452
Georg Olden11
Sketch for “A Century of Negro Progress” Ad

Sketch for “A Century of Negro Progress” Ad

Eugene Winslow8American Negro Emancipation Centennial Authority2
“Black Is Beautiful” poster

“Black Is Beautiful” poster

Poster1531
Kwame Brathwaite1Bob Gumbs1
Survey Graphic, March 1925  (Volume 53, Issue 11); “Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro”

Survey Graphic, March 1925 (Volume 53, Issue 11); “Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro”

Magazine518
Winold Reiss3Survey Associates1
The weekly Christian Recorder, published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the AME Church

The weekly Christian Recorder, published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the AME Church

Periodical83
“Is He Protecting You?“ poster

“Is He Protecting You?“ poster

Poster1531
Danny Lyon6Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee6
“Black Designers Missing in Action”

“Black Designers Missing in Action” 12

Cheryl D. Miller5
The Crisis; Vol. 12, No. 3; July 1916; Number 69

The Crisis; Vol. 12, No. 3; July 1916; Number 69

Magazine518
NAACP6
“The Crime at Scottsboro”

“The Crime at Scottsboro”2

Book591
Guy Endore1Hollywood Scottsboro Committee1
“For Food...For Freedom” poster

“For Food...For Freedom” poster

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Danny Lyon6Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee6
7UP Ad In Honor of Martin Luther King

7UP Ad In Honor of Martin Luther King

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Johnson Publishing Company12
American Tall Tales, audio recording cover

American Tall Tales, audio recording cover

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Leo and Diane Dillon14
Notes on writing, “I shall be a bestselling writer...“

Notes on writing, “I shall be a bestselling writer...“

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Octavia Butler3
The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, book cover

The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World, book cover

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Leo and Diane Dillon14
Pokenia

Pokenia

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Spencer T. Banks4
“Impressions of African Art Forms in the Poetry of Margaret Danner”

“Impressions of African Art Forms in the Poetry of Margaret Danner”

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Margaret Danner2Dudley Randall2
Indians of the U.S.A.

Indians of the U.S.A.

Map36
Louise E. Jefferson9Friendship Press2
Poster for Naturally '69

Poster for Naturally '69

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Elombe Brath1
Juneteenth celebration in 1993 TShirt

Juneteenth celebration in 1993 TShirt

Photograph137
Unknown69
The Odyssey, paperback cover

The Odyssey, paperback cover

Publication cover50
Leo and Diane Dillon14
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The Crisis

Publication117
R.E. Jackson1NAACP6