“Freedom of Speech”

“Freedom of Speech”

Illustration233
Faith Ringgold17
SkinFood Cosmetics

SkinFood Cosmetics

Sketch41
Emmett McBain14
“Make Black Count”

“Make Black Count”

Poster1552
National Urban League2
“Description of a Slave Ship”

“Description of a Slave Ship”

Information Graphics62
Thomas Clarkson1
“We real cool”

“We real cool”

Flyer107
Gwendolyn Brooks2Cledie Taylor2
Buy Nothing Day, 2003

Buy Nothing Day, 20032

Poster1552
Rick Griffith5Self initiated For Adbuster Magazine's Buy Nothing Day Campaign1
“Defying Odds, Expanding Opportunities: The African American Challenge”

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

Catalog71
Cheryl D. Miller5
“The Blacker the Berry”

“The Blacker the Berry”

Book607
Aaron Douglas16
“Support Black Liberation”

“Support Black Liberation”

Poster1552
Black Light Series #8: Red White and Black Nigger

Black Light Series #8: Red White and Black Nigger

Illustration233
Faith Ringgold17
David Carroll & His Orchestra,Dance Date

David Carroll & His Orchestra,Dance Date

Album Art386
Emmett McBain14Mercury Records3
Leich Electric Brochure

Leich Electric Brochure

Brochure64
Eugene Winslow8Leich Electric Company1
magazine cover

magazine cover

Magazine527
featuring Kenny Washington2first Black NFL player2
“Black and Brown Stamp Album”

“Black and Brown Stamp Album”

Book607
Ebony Jr

Ebony Jr

Publication118
Musilu Brimah1
“The People Flag Show”

“The People Flag Show”

Illustration233
Faith Ringgold17
“Unite”

“Unite”

Illustration233
Barbara Jones-Hogu3
Souvenir Program for the 17th Annual Pine St Y Circus

Souvenir Program for the 17th Annual Pine St Y Circus

Program65
Spencer T. Banks4
Cover of Charles Dawson’s ABCs of Great Negroes

Cover of Charles Dawson’s ABCs of Great Negroes

Hardcover Book42
Charles C. Dawson3Dawson Publishers2
“Poem counterpoem”

“Poem counterpoem”

Publication cover53
Margaret Danner2Dudley Randall2
Poster for Pamoja Gallery

Poster for Pamoja Gallery

Poster1552
Bill Howell2
“Julia” (TV series) title sequence

“Julia” (TV series) title sequence

Title sequence52
Hal Kanter1
Nina Simone, “Emergency Ward!“

Nina Simone, “Emergency Ward!“2

Album Art386
RCA Records 3
Party flyers

Party flyers 5

Flyer/poster36
Lemoin Thompson2Buddy Esquire1
“March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom” poster

“March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom” poster

Poster1552
Louis Lo Monaco2Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee6
Dr. Mae Jemison poster

Dr. Mae Jemison poster

Poster1552
Cheryl D Miller2
BLK Magazine Number 3

BLK Magazine Number 3

Magazine Cover125
Alan Bell5
Textile Design for Cretonne Drapery Fabric (1932)

Textile Design for Cretonne Drapery Fabric (1932)

Textiles21
Lois Mailou Jones11
LA Design History: Marion Sampler

LA Design History: Marion Sampler 4

Video42
Prof. Archie Boston1Marion Sampler7
Group of 13 NAACP pinback buttons

Group of 13 NAACP pinback buttons

Pin15
“Caravan: Eddie Layton at the Hammond Organ”

“Caravan: Eddie Layton at the Hammond Organ”

Album Art386
Emmett McBain14Mercury Records3
“Understanding Africa”

“Understanding Africa”

Book607
Illustrated by Louise E. Jefferson1Written by E. Jefferson Murphy1
Chicago Black ABCs

Chicago Black ABCs7

Poster1552
Society for Visual Education1Chicago Public Schools1
True Advertisement

True Advertisement

Advertising458
Emmett McBain14
“Black and Proud”

“Black and Proud”

Advertising458
Ira B. Madris1McCann-Erickson1
Queen Zixi of Ix, book cover

Queen Zixi of Ix, book cover

Publication cover53
Leo and Diane Dillon15
football trading card

football trading card3

Trading Cards21
featuring Kenny Washington2first Black NFL player2
Centennial of Negro Progress Exposition

Centennial of Negro Progress Exposition

Brochure64
Eugene Winslow8American Negro Emancipation Centennial Authority2
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”

Magazine527
Survey Associates, Inc.5
“Black Is Beautiful” poster

“Black Is Beautiful” poster

Poster1552
Kwame Brathwaite1Bob Gumbs1
Notes on the Oankali, Lilith's Brood

Notes on the Oankali, Lilith's Brood

Sketch41
Octavia Butler3
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
New York & Penn Pulp and Paper Manufacturers ad

New York & Penn Pulp and Paper Manufacturers ad2

Advertising458
Georg Olden11
The Crisis; March 1928

The Crisis; March 1928

Magazine527
W.E.B. Du Bois3Roscoe Wright1
“At Bay”

“At Bay”

Flyer107
James A. Emmanuel1Broadside Press9
The Crisis; Vol. 12, No. 3; July 1916; Number 69

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

Magazine527
NAACP6
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”

Magazine527
Winold Reiss3Survey Associates1
Sketch for “A Century of Negro Progress” Ad

Sketch for “A Century of Negro Progress” Ad

Eugene Winslow8American Negro Emancipation Centennial Authority2
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
“Black Designers Missing in Action”

“Black Designers Missing in Action” 12

Cheryl D. Miller5
“Is He Protecting You?“ poster

“Is He Protecting You?“ poster

Poster1552
Danny Lyon6Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee6
7UP Ad In Honor of Martin Luther King

7UP Ad In Honor of Martin Luther King

Advertising458
Johnson Publishing Company12
American Tall Tales, audio recording cover

American Tall Tales, audio recording cover

Publication cover53
Leo and Diane Dillon15
“The Crime at Scottsboro”

“The Crime at Scottsboro”2

Book607
Guy Endore1Hollywood Scottsboro Committee1
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

Publication cover53
Leo and Diane Dillon15
“For Food...For Freedom” poster

“For Food...For Freedom” poster

Poster1552
Danny Lyon6Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee6
The Odyssey, paperback cover

The Odyssey, paperback cover

Publication cover53
Leo and Diane Dillon15
“Impressions of African Art Forms in the Poetry of Margaret Danner”

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

Publication cover53
Margaret Danner2Dudley Randall2
Notes on writing, “I shall be a bestselling writer...“

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

Sketch41
Octavia Butler3
 The Crisis

The Crisis

Publication118
R.E. Jackson1NAACP6
Pokenia

Pokenia

Illustration233
Spencer T. Banks4
TW A ad.

TW A ad.

Advertising458
William Wacasey1Clyde Baris1
Indians of the U.S.A.

Indians of the U.S.A.

Map38
Louise E. Jefferson9Friendship Press2
The Crisis; Vol. 4, No. 6

The Crisis; Vol. 4, No. 6

Publication118
NAACP6