#nmaahcfutures

[reasoningdaily]

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#OnThisDay in 1831, Nat Turner led a rebellion of enslaved people in Southampton County, Virginia.

This early example of colonial rebellion and resistance represented a deep yearning enslaved Black Americans had to be free. #NMAAHCFutures

Published by Unidentified Owned by Turner, Nat, American, 1800 - 1831 Date 1830s Medium ink on paper (fiber product) Dimensions H x W x D: 4 15/16 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (12.5 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm) Description A small Bible, missing its front and back cover. It has lost pages at the beginning and end of the text, losing the entirety of Genesis and parts of Leviticus and Revelation.

The first page contains Leviticus 4:32 through Leviticus 6:2. Place used Southampton County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America Classification Slavery and Freedom ObjectsDocuments and Published Materials-Published WorksReligious and Sacred Objects Type Bibles Topic Christianity FaithPreachingReligionResistanceSlaveryU.S. History, 1815-1861 Credit Line Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice A. Person and Noah and Brooke Porter Object number 2011.28

[karonf]

Started today very early @nmaahc for a preview of the fantastic Afrofuturism exhibit. #NMAAHCFutures #afrofuturism (at Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLwzMNup_R/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sistahscifi]

We squealed when we saw this on Ytasha Womack's timeline....like for real fan girl, high pitched, hands on mouth squealed! We had been waiting for the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) exhibition on Afrofuturism for MONTHS (which is forever in fangirl time!), but this literary companion piece is EVERYTHING. Our CEO/founder, @IsisAsare, is getting two copies. One for her and one for her partner before they visit the exhibition Monday, May 8th. If you also want a copy, you can preorder from us: @SistahScifi | www.sistahscifi.com | https://sistahscifi.com/products/preorder-afrofuturism-a-history-of-black-futures. Better yet, check it out from your favorite #library 😍. Today, we are highlighting @silibraries. Reposted @ysolstar AFROFUTURISM: A HISTORY OF BLACK FUTURES debuts March 21st. This stellar book accompanies the Afrofuturism exhibit at the National Museum of African American History & Culture @nmaahc @smithsonian which opens March 24th. Edited by @kstrait35 and Kinshasa Holman Conwell, this book features essays on Afrofuturist comics, art, music, theory and more. I contributed two essays to this beauty of a book. There are contributions by some of my faves including @johnjenningsart @eve.ewing @alishabwormsley @alondranelson @bookerbbbrown @vurnt22 Nona Hendrix, Reynaldo Anderson and art by @therealkristaf @staceyarobinson @timfielder and so many more. Foreword by Kevin Young. Cover art by Wayne Hodges @wayne.hodge.165 Quite the collectors item. Preorders in bio. #Afrofuturism #Smithsonian #SistahScifi Reposted @nmaahc Our museum’s newest exhibition, “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures” opens Friday, March 24. On view until March 24, 2024, the exhibition explores and reveals Afrofuturism’s engagement with African American history and popular culture. Among the exhibition highlights: 🔘 Octavia Butler’s typewriter 🔘 Red Starfleet uniform worn by Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Nyoto Uhura on “Star Trek” 🔘 Black Panther costume worn by Chadwick Boseman 🔘 George Clinton’s wig from Parliament-Funkadelic Click the link in the bio to learn more: @sistahscifi. #NMAAHCFutures (at Sistah Scifi) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5zc5lyJHV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=