Florida A&M University

Items

• Black and White Photograph of 1938 FAMC Championship Football Team
  The FAMC Champions Football Team of 1938 embodied the epitome of athletic excellence and teamwork, forging a legacy of triumph that endures to this day. Donated by the FAMC coach Jake Gaither.
• Bethune Comes to FAMC
  FAMC Panoramic Photograph taken in 1934, during Thanksgiving Holiday Campus Activities with Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was a prominent educator and civil rights leader who played a significant role in the history of FAMU.
• Soldiers Handbook
  The "Soldier's Handbook" is a guidebook issued by the United States Army to provide essential information and guidance to soldiers. The Benjamin French Collection was donated to the Black Archives by the French family on behalf of Benjamin French.
• Jolly Negro Bank
• Jolly Negro Bank
• Jolly Negro Bank
• Yaka Mask used in initiating young boys into manhood
• Bongo Mask
• Bongo Mask
• Kouba Mask
• Kouba Mask
• Original Civil War Cannon Balls
• Original Civil War Musket with Strap
• Rare Cast-Iron Collar
• Rare Cast-Iron Shackles or Leg Irons
• Autographed Baseball Belonging to Andre Dawson
  The autographed baseball belonging to Andre Dawson, a former alum of FAMU and hall of famer, is more than just a sphere of leather and stitching—it is a tangible piece of history, imbued with the memories and moments of Dawson’s journey from college baseball to major league baseball.
• Bronze Track Shoes Belonging to Andre Dawson
  The bronze track shoes belonging to Hayes, a former FAMC student, are a testament to the athleticism and prowess of their owner—a champion sprinter whose lightning-fast speed propelled him to victory on tracks around the world.
• Althea Gibson Theodore Roosevelt Award, 1991, Nashville, TN
  The Theodore Roosevelt Award stands as a symbol of excellence in leadership, embodying the ideals of courage, integrity, and public service espoused by the 26th President of the United States. The Theodore Roosevelt Award was awarded to Althea Gibson, a former FAMC Alumni, for her leadership and humanitarianism.
• Cast Iron "Black Jockey Boys" Bank
• Can of "Old Black Joe Black Eyed Peas," Hohenwald, TN
• Can of " Black Mammy Plastic Roof Cement," West VA
  “Black Mammy Plastic Roof Cement” was a brand of roof cement marketed with a caricatured image or depiction of a stereotypical Black woman in the character of a domestic servant, donated by Thomas Bridge.
• Iron "Public Swimming Pool, White Only" Sign from Selma, AL, 1931
• Cream of Wheat Can, square
• " Colored Only, No Whites" Small Wooden
• FAMU Muscadine Juice Cocktail-Lime Flavor
  FAMU Muscaberry Juice Cocktail Lime is a beverage made from muscadine berries grown at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Muscadine berries are a type of grape native to the southeastern United States.