Curated African American artifacts with historical context.
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Lobo #1, published by Dell Comics in December 1965 , introduced readers to a Black cowboy known only as Lobo , who navigates the challenges of the Ol…
Lobo #1 is historically significant as the first comic book from a mainstream American publisher to feature an African…
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…
Debut issue of SOUL – America’s Most Soulful Newspaper , the pioneering Los Angeles–based Black music newspaper founded by Ken and Regina Jones in pa…
First soul‑music newspaper. SOUL is widely regarded as the first dedicated soul‑music news publication, created specifi…
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…
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…
"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…
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,…
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…
The 1976 Laughlin Indianapolis Clowns Toni Stone card is a retrospective collectible honoring one of baseball's most groundbreaking figures. Featured…
Toni Stone's legacy is monumental: she shattered both gender and racial barriers in professional sports, playing alongs…
Black Laughter #1 (November 1972) is a rare, groundbreaking independent humor magazine written, illustrated, and published by James M. Dixon under hi…
Emerging amid the cultural and political surge of the Black Arts Movement (1965–1975) , Black Laughter represents one o…