african american

Oustanding Black Americans of the Past
1993

Poster has a printed green border all around with a purple background at the left and a stylized color image at the right. At the top of the purple in yellow is "Outstanding / Black Americans / Of...

Black American Authors
1997

Poster printed on white paper. Across the top in purple is "Black American Leaders". Rest of poster is divided into six sections - three coulmns/two rows - outlined in purple. Each section has an...

Black American Scientists
1997

Poster printed on white paper. Across the top in blue is "Black American Scientists". Rest of poster is divided into six sections - three coulmns/two rows - outlined in blue. Each section has an...

Outstanding Black Americans of the 20th century
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a purple printed border all around. Down the left side is a green background with "State Farm Salutes / Outstanding / Black Americans / of the 20th century / literature, entertainment...

untitled (African American figure in a robe standing in the rays of the sun)
1961

Poster has a central black and white image printed on white paper showing an African American man standing in a cloth robe with his hand outstretched feeling the warmth of the sun beams he is...

Marcus Garvey
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black and white dotted photo of an African American man in a suit with a moustache. At the bottom right is "Marcus Garvey / 1887-1940 / Julian Richardson Associates / San Francisco"....

Marcus Garvey
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black and white photo of an African American man sitting in a chair. Printed over the photo in black is the siganture of Marcus Garvey.

circa 1985

Poster has a stylized color image of stars, polygons, trees, braids and cloth with African American figures scattered thorughout. To the bottom right oof the image on the left is "...

Untitled
1984

Poster has black and green ink printed on heavy beige paper. At the top left is "''In That Great / Gettin'' Up Mornin'''':" in green, "Religion in Afro-American, /Haitan, / and Jamaican History"...

Black History Month
1992

Poster has a colorful, abstract design with geometric shapes, wavy lines, and stylized figures. A thte bottom of the poster on a white background with a green triangular border at the top and...

Until the lions have their historians
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top right is an African proverb - "until the lions have their historians / tales of hunting will always / glorify the hunter". Poster has a...

Great Moments In Black History
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a brown border all around, thicker at the top where it is filled with black and white text reading "Great Moments In Black History". At the top left are two paragraphs of black text...

The Tuskegee Airmen
1990

Poster printed on white paper with red borders at the top and bottom. At the top is "The Tuskegee Airmen" in red followed by a black and white photo of the airmen in front of an airplane. Below...

Willa Beatrice Brown
1990

Poster printed on white paper with red borders at the top and bottom. At the top is "Willa Beatrice Brown" in red followed by a black and white photo of Brown in an airplane. Below the photo are...

Bessie Coleman
1990

Poster printed on white paper with red borders at the top and bottom. At the top is "Bessie Coleman" in red followed by a black and white photo of Coleman in front of an airplane. Below the photo...

Ronald Erwin McNair
1990

Poster printed on white paper with blue borders at the top and bottom. At the left is "Ronald Erwin / McNair" in blue followed by black text down the length of the poster on the left about McNair...

Frederick Drew Gregory
1990

Poster printed on white paper with blue borders at the top and bottom. At the left is "Frederick / Drew Gregory" in blue followed by black text down the length of the poster on the left about...

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.
1990

Poster printed on white paper with blue borders at the top and bottom. At the left is "Guion Stewart / Bluford Jr." in blue followed by black text down the length of the poster on the left about...

Mae Carol Jemison
1990

Poster printed on white paper with blue borders at the top and bottom. At the left is "Mae Carol / Jemison" in blue followed by black text down the length of the poster on the left about Jemison,...

Paul Robeson
1991

Poster shows a photo of a color painting of an African American man with his right hand to his chin in thought. In the white bar across the bottom of the poster is "Paul Robeson" in black followed...

Eugene Jacques Bullard
1990

Poster printed on white paper with red borders at the top and bottom. At the left is "Eugene Jacques / Bullard" in red followed by black text down the length of the poster on the left about...

Ida B. Wells-Barnett
1994

Poster has a red background with white text and a central stylized color image showing the head of a woman in blue with white, red and yellow banners behind her reading "Princess of the Negro...

untitled (figure sitting on stairs with his head buried in his crossed arms)
1960

Poster has an unprinted white border enclosing an overexposed photo of a male figure (child?) sitting in the bottom stairs with his knees raised to his chest and his arms crossed over his knees...

Ready And Forward
1980

Poster has black text and a black and white image printed on white paper. At the top is :The Presidio Army Museum presents / ''Ready And Forward'' / an exhibit honoring the Black soldier / 1776 to...

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