Curated African American artifacts with historical context.
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Frederick Douglass’s My Bondage and My Freedom is the landmark second autobiography of America’s most influential abolitionist and orator. First publ…
My Bondage and My Freedom stands as one of the most important slave narratives of the 19th century and remains a corner…
Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey (First Edition, Vol. 2, 1925) is a cornerstone of Pan-African and Black nationalist thought, presenting the…
Volume 2 stands on its own as a document of immense historical and philosophical value, chronicling Garvey’s bold advoc…
Jackie Robinson Comics , released by Fawcett Publications in 1949 , is a landmark Golden Age series celebrating the barrier-breaking achievements of…
This was the first comic book to feature a Black man’s name in the title and the first to chronicle an African American…
Negro Romance #1 is notable for its progressive and dignified portrayal of Black characters in everyday romantic scenarios, such as attending college…
Negro Romance #1 is historically significant as the first mainstream romance comic series to feature African American p…
Struck by the U.S. Mint at West Point, this 1 oz, .9999 fine gold coin commemorates the Mint’s 225th anniversary and features a revolutionary design…
This coin represents a historic break from tradition, embracing America's diversity and reimagining national symbols fo…
Popo and Fifina: Children of Haiti is a groundbreaking children’s novel published in 1932 , co-authored by Harlem Renaissance luminaries Arna Bontemp…
Popo and Fifina is widely recognized as the first mainstream, book-length children’s novel entirely created by African…
Harlem Youth Report #5 , titled Youth in the Ghetto , is a pioneering comic-style publication released in June 1964 as part of an outreach initiative…
This report is historically significant for amplifying the voices of Harlem youth during the Civil Rights era and chron…
Native Son is Richard Wright’s explosive, era-defining novel of social realism and psychological anguish, first published in 1940. Set in 1930s Chica…
Upon publication, Native Son was selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and sold a quarter of a million copies within m…
True Comics #5 is a 64-page educational comic published in 1941 by the Parents’ Magazine Institute, best known for mixing nonfiction stories with col…
True Comics #5 is widely regarded as the first mainstream American comic book to place a Black individual in a heroic,…
"Dateline: Danger!" Daily Comic Strips Original Art consists of the hand-drawn, published daily newspaper strip panels from the groundbreaking Americ…
"Dateline: Danger!" is historically significant as the first mainstream American comic strip to regularly feature a Bla…
Working with the Hands is a 1904 nonfiction work by Booker T. Washington , published as a sequel to his celebrated autobiography, Up from Slavery . T…
Published during an era of harsh racial realities in the United States, Working with the Hands captures Washington’s ef…
Blackman: Soul Wonder of the World #1 is a groundbreaking, independently published comic book produced by Leader Comics Group in 1981 . Created by Bl…
Blackman holds a unique place as one of the earliest Black superhero comics created, owned, and distributed by Black cr…