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Catalog Number |
B2019.01.0396 |
Object Name |
Board, Display |
Title |
Black Colleges and Universities |
Museum |
Alexandria Black History Museum |
Description |
Irregular-shaped cardboard display board mounted with seven documents relating to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. At the top of the board the document consists of black and white photographic images of numerous HBCUs. Below this is a copy of the 1981 Executive Order on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. To the right of this is a document entitled, "A Challenge - and An Opportunity" about the United Negro College Fund by Executive Director, Christopher F. Edley. Below this are four documents that include drawings of Martin Luther King, Jr., Mary McLeod Bethune, Benjamin E. Mays, and Booker T. Washington, and 49 black and white photographic images of the presidents of Historically Black College and Universities, each with a caption of their name, the HBCU name and location. The right and top sides are edged in black tape. The front of the board is covered in wood design contact paper and clear plastic which is taped at the back. This display board was created and used by Carlton A. Funn Sr. as part of his exhibition, "The History and Culture of Minorities", later named "National / International Cultural Exhibits ("NICE"). |
Material |
Paper/Plastic/Tape/Cardboard |
Artist or Maker |
Carlton A. Funn Sr. |
Dimensions |
H-37.008 W-22.244 D-0.236 inches |
Search Terms |
African American People African American History Education Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
Subjects |
African American People African American History Education Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
Related People |
Funn, Carlton A., Sr. Bethune, Mary McLeod Washington, Booker T. King, Martin Luther, Jr. |