#National Museum of African American History and Culture

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National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC

photo: David Castenson

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Wedding Dress of Lollaretta Pemberton Allen 

Pictured with her groom, Grover Allen

1939

National Museum of African American History & Culture

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Lt. Uhura’s Starfleet uniform, worn by Nichelle Nichols

Afrofuturism exhibit, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Shout by Samella Sanders Lewis. American. 2001.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington DC

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JFK at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2023

GIF: Bruce Morrow

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Sweet Emma and Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band

source: Smithsonian, National Museum of African American History and Culture

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, American, founded 1963

Alcide Pavageau, 1888 - 1969

Jim Robinson, 1892 - 1976

Emanuel Sayles, 1907 - 1986

Willie Humphrey Sr., 1900 - 1994

Josiah Frazier, 1904 - 1985

Percy Humphrey, 1905 - 1995

Emma Barrett, 1897 - 1983

A black-and-white photograph of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans, standing in front of Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana. The photograph depicts six men in suits standing behind bass drum, with the words [PRESERVATION HALL / JAZZ / BAND / of / New Orleans, La.] printed on the drumhead. The men are standing in a line and each is holding one instrument. From left to right is Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau holding a double bass, "Big" Jim Robinson holding a trombone, Emanuel Sayles holding a banjo, Willie Humphrey holding a clarinet, Josiah "Cie" Frazier holding drumsticks, and Percy Humphrey holding a trumpet. "Sweet" Emma Barrett, piano player and leader of the band, is seated to the right of the wearing a skirt set, printed blouse, hat and jingles attached to her calves. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the image.

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every man who made history wanted more time for the ones he loved 🖤👻

Washington, DC 📍

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From this weekend~

My parents came to visit and we finished our tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture!

My dad doesn’t share much about his childhood, but as we toured the museum, he shared anecdotes from his time living in Texarkana with his 7 siblings.

Touring the museum with the knowledge that my father grew up on sharecropping land, riding on the back of my Granny’s cotton bag added a layer of gravity to what I was seeing.

I’m so grateful for all the privilege I have grown up with thanks to my parents’, and their parents’, hard work and perseverance. It means so much to me that I now have the opportunity to take my parents to museums to learn more about their history while they visit.

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Big Band legend Erskine Hawkins photographed for Bluebird Records (an RCA Victor sub-label) sometime in the late 1930s or early 1940s.

Hawkins and his Orchestra are quite popular on WINE-DOWN SUNDAYS - listen to previous episodes here: https://buff.ly/3tmMM7P

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The National Museum of African American History and Culture recently launched an online portal for their design collection. https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/collection/design

Design collections at NMAAHC encompass graphic design, furniture design, fashion design, and architectural design, among other fields. The impact of African Americans in design is reflected in American material culture and the built environment we experience today.

My baby Revision Path is a part of the collection -- the first podcast to be in the Smithsonian's archives. (There's a pretty dope bio of me too.)

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Doctor Examines Baby at Health Clinic Run by the Black Panther Party, Chicago, Illinois, 1970. Photograph by Stephen Shames.

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington DC - David Adjaye, Phil Freelon, J Max Bond Jr (2016)