Calvin Burnett was a graphic artist, illustrator, painter, designer, and art teacher from Cambridge, MA. Four Girls Dancing Together depicts two young girls and two adolescent girls dancing in one room. Their faces wear a sorrowful expression. Their nude, shadowy bodies stand together in pairs as they sway, caressing each other.
Francis Alexander did extensive Civil Rights Movement work in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in the 1960s. In this interview, Ms. Alexander talks in detail about that work as well as her work in the greater Rolling Fork community. Later, she went on to open a Head Start school in her home after she began teaching her own children how to read and write.
Frank Conic moved to the Farish Street District in 1919. He talks about his time growing up on Farish Street and working as a barber with his father while in high school. In 1950 he opened Conic Beauty and Barber Supply and he talks about that experience as a business owner in the district. The transcript is heavily edited with handwritten notes.
Fred Banks Jr. served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1976-1985 and Circuit Judge for the 7th Circuit District from 1985-1991. He details his experiences in the state legislature and his journey running for office. He also describes the early beginnings of the Mississippi Black Caucus and his mentorship under Robert Clark.
A white button in support of freeing the "Queens 2." Their names, Bashir Hameed and Abdul Majid, are listed on the button. The two members of the Black Liberation Army were sentenced to 33 years in prison for the 1981 murder of a New York cop. They were considered political prisoners because of discrepancies in their cases and convictions.
Margaret Taylor Goss Burroughs was an artist, historian, teacher, and writer from St. Rose, LA. Friends is a print depicting an interracial friendship. Two girls, one black and the other white, are sitting on a loveseat in front of a patterned curtain. This radical image of race relations was created during the height of the Jim Crow era.
A brief synopsis of Friends of Children of Mississippi, Inc., a non profit corporation organized 1964 to assist governmental and private agencies in administering grant funds for Head Start. The position paper discusses issues facing Head Start in Mississippi, such as the need for increased pay and improved working conditions.
In a triptych style, Williams’ mural shows three central themes: a family gathered around a newborn (religion), seated near a hearth (home), and working together in the fields (labor). Black rural life is a major subject in the Hannah Hall murals.
A construction blueprint drawing for the Home Economics Building under the electrical drawing section of the plans. This drawing shows the front and right-side elevations.
A construction front elevation drawing blueprint of the Library Building at Wiley University. This drawing the front face of the building depciting stone placement, brick placement, window and light placements, and pillars.
A white and balck architectural drawing created by Robert R. Taylor in 1910 for a dormitory/dining hall for Mississppi Industrial College. The drawing scale is 1/4' 1 foot 0 inches. This drawing shows in depth measurements regarding stair, wall, ground elevations as well as the brick type for the building.
After student demonstrations afflicted Florida A&M University earlier in the year, the Tallahassee chapter of the National Urban League hired FAMU President Benjamin L. Perry as its full-time executive director. Members of the student organization that led the protest, the Malcolm X United Liberation Front, also joined the board of directors.
Two-pages of directions in case of the death of Florence Evelyn and Monroe Nathan Work. Contains information on the Work family's saving deposits, will, next-of-kin contacts, and details for funeral services.
This spread, obtained from the 1979 Rattler Yearbook, shows the Funkadelics visiting Florida A&M University. George Clinton, the frontman of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, is seen performing on stage. As of 2024, Clinton has been a Tallahassee resident for over thirty years.
This drawing combines elements of traditional African sculpture and futuristic motifs. The figures’ faces resemble Ashanti akuaba (fertility dolls). The seated mother with a child is also a common motif in African sculpture, as seen in some works from the University Museum’s collection. The figures’ hair textures suggest a more futuristic design.
Gale Foster talks about his oldest memories of visiting the Farish Street District, dating back to 1912 when Farish Street was a dirt road. Mr. Foster went on to own a tailor shop on Farish Street and he discusses his history as a tailor and his life as a business owner. The transcript is heavily edited with handwritten notes.
Gale Foster moved to Jackson in 1912, attended Jackson State from 1912-1913, and opened City Barber, Beauty, and Tailor Shop in the Farish Street District in 1919. He talks about the current state of the district as well as offering advice to future Black business people, namely to get an education before starting a business.
A newspaper article from The Black Panther that describes the calls from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Party leaders for gangs in the city to stop the violence and “get together to form a ‘People’s Army,’” This call was made during a three day conference in Philadelphia that brought together gang members and Party leaders to discuss ending violence.
Floyd Coleman was an art historian, educator, and painter in Washington, D.C. Garden is an abstract depiction of its namesake. Coleman uses splotches of vibrant colors on top of a black background.
Gaynette Pugh participated in the Civil Rights Movement in Gulfport, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer in 1964. It was during this work that she was introduced to the Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM), where she and others worked to organize the first Head Start program in the area.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The legend marks roads and roadway features; airways and airports; drainage; structures; conservation and recreation; public service facilities and more.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The legend marks roads and roadway features; public service facilities and more. The left-hand side of the map contains more detailed views of several communities.
A letter between then Director of Research and Grants, B. L. Perry, Jr., and President Gore and an attached report. Both materials discuss the slow rate of collaboration and progress between Florida State and Florida A&M compared to other colleges’ cooperative programs. Perry calls for improvement of the relationship between the two institutions.
Randolph’s painting shows giant pearls, embedded in oversized shells, in front of a group of three Black women. The pearls reference the beauty of the women, whose hair extends out from their heads to form a unifying pattern between them. Towards the bottom, a leaf fan implies regalness, while the small mask indicates African heritage.
This painting by Jesse Sifuentes shows a landscape scene featuring cactuses. Several TSU art alumni have recalled that Dr. John Biggers taught them based on themes more than techniques. Many works from the 1970s use geometric styles, perhaps a reflection of lessons from the time. Sifuentes went on to become a ceramics professor at Texas Southern.
This sculpture is of a mother wrapping her arms around a childlike figure. The artist uses geometric shapes and line work to decorate the bodies and facial features and animate their embrace. Parental protection and the mother-child relationship are frequent subject matters displayed in students' work at Texas Southern University.
