Hale Aspacio Woodruff was an artist and art educator known for his murals, paintings, and prints from Cairo, IL. The Yellow Bird is a cubist depiction of a yellow bird perched on a Black girl’s hand. The girl wears a blue dress with multicolored ribbons hanging from her hair.
In this form, Dr. B. L. Perry, then serving as the Director of Research and Grants, pens a fervent letter of recommendation for a young Thelma T. Gorham, applying for a Graduate Fellowship for Women by the Danforth Foundation. Gorham would go on to become the founder and Dean of Florida A&M University’s distinguished Journalism school (SJGC).
Moore’s bust was created during his time as an art student at TSU. Under the instruction of Professor Carroll Harris Simms, artists would create self-portraits embellished with decorations like spirals and accentuated crown pieces, like in Moore’s sculpture. Moore’s crown details include horns on both sides, green holes in the head, and a miniature mask in the center of the forehead. These busts are inspired by Nok terracotta sculptures and Ife busts, which Simms saw during his travels to Western Africa.
Davis's sculpture depicts a stylized version of the artist's head and neck, with a removable crown piece. The crown looks like a turtle with an insect atop it. The neck, crown, and forehead are all adorned with swirls, the most common motif in the terracottas of Simms' students.
As President of Florida A&M University, Dr. George Gore made a plea to supporters on this mailing list asking for volunteer donations. For every dollar raised in the NDEA and Federal Work-Study programs, nine dollars were to be matched in grants, but because FAMU didn’t raise enough money, it lost out on funds at a detriment to its students.
An analysis by Lorraine Haynes of an upcoming election for representative of House District 73 in Oklahoma, which encompasses North Tulsa, an area where a large percentage of Tulsa’s African American population resides. Haynes supports Homer Johnson as the best candidate to represent the community as he has no ties to outside influences.
Green's drawing depicts a central female figure, deep in thought, surrounded by faint, whispering figures. The scene is reminiscent of a queen's court, with the monarch encircled by attendants and advisors. Green taught painting and printmaking courses at Texas Southern until his retirement in 2024.
In this February 1923 article by the Jacksonville Times-Union, the paper details a report sent by the Associated Press. A special grand jury investigating the Rosewood Massacre, with Jude A. V. Long on the panel, got thirteen witnesses to testify with twenty-five more to testify the next day.
A black and white image of Thomas Monroe Campbell Sr., the first Black U.S. Extension agent with other Mississippi agents. Mr. Campbell is seated at the left on the first row.
Tinker's drawing appears to portray three generations of women, with a baby, her mother, and her grandmother. The mother holds her daughter and her bottle; the grandmother stands behind them with her hands crossed. Dr. Biggers’ artwork often centered women and their contributions to the family and society. He passed these themes along to his students, who, like Tinker, frequently highlight the relationship between mother and child.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson's speeches included two addressing the Negro in America and the pursuit of social justice, advocating for equality and civil rights. The third speech focused on the importance of the educational system and higher education, emphasizing its role in fostering opportunity and progress for all Americans.
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 papers include interviews with central office staff, a bibliography of studies of desegregation and learning outcomes, and a report on education programs.
This riveting black-and-white photograph is an action shot of three running soldiers seemingly engaged in battle, holding weapons and engulfed in smoke. It is unclear who took this picture or when, but it was found in the Thelma Gorham collection, the former Florida A&M Dean of Journalism and Graphic Communication and wife of a Black soldier.
Three untitled poems written by Ericka Huggins. She signs first poem with her name and “Niantic Prison 1970” in reference to the York Correctional Institution in Connecticut. Each of the three poems makes reference to prison and themes of freedom and longing.
William S. Carter was an abstract, landscape, still-life, and figurative painter from St. Louis, Missouri. Three Women (figures) depicts three nude women drawn over muted watercolors. The women maintain a confident pose that separates them from their abstract background.
A letter on onion paper from Chaplain Wynn to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. asking how many members of the choir does he need to pick up and at what time and place.
Norma Morgan was a painter from New Haven, Connecticut. Tired Traveler depicts a human figure tilting forward with their arms swinging outward. The figure is in the center of a dark landscape of an ocean shore.
A newspaper article from The Black Panther detailing the importance of women in the Black Panther Party and calling on other women to find their strength to fight for liberation. The article was written by Joan Byrd and Afeni Shakur, two of the New York 21 who were arrested in 1969 for allegedly planning the bombing of buildings in New York City.
Charles White was a Black draftsman, printmaker, and painter who illustrated the Southern Black struggle. To the Future shows a Black woman standing cross-armed in front of hills and barren trees; she is scaled more significantly than the landscape. It speaks to African Americans being bigger than their past and a tradition of looking forward.
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. Topeka Area Metropolitan Map Series (Map Sheet L-25 1) with hand drawn markings by William Lamson marking school district boundaries.
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. Topeka Area Metropolitan Map Series (Map Sheet L-26 4) with hand drawn markings by William Lamson marking school district boundaries.
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. Topeka Area Metropolitan Map Series (Map Sheet L-27 5) with hand drawn markings by William Lamson marking school district boundaries.
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. Topeka Area Metropolitan Map Series (Map Sheet L-25 2) with hand drawn markings by William Lamson marking school district boundaries.
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. Topeka Area Metropolitan Map Series (Map Sheet L-26 3) with hand drawn markings by William Lamson marking school district boundaries.
A newspaper article from the Kansas City Star about a payment of $19,500 to Evelyn Rene Johnson to settle the 1973 civil rights suit filed on her behalf. The judge ordered all parties to be silent and sealed the documents.
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. Report prepared for the Board of Education of public schools in Topeka, Kansas, by The Bureau of Educational Research at the University of Denver School of Education.
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. A 1973 report from the Topeka Public Schools Capital Improvements Committee that explains decisions on which large-scale capital improvement projects to approve.
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. A December 1974 report from the Topeka Public Schools Office of Planning and Evaluation that explains the short-term plan for facilities improvements.
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. Handwritten charts and timelines by William Lamson breaking down the years 1950-1980 by new school construction, boundary changes, classroom additions, and more.
