Goldsboro Archives – Page 4

President Barack Obama Pins

Art, Communities, Clothing and Dress, Civil Rights, Art, Civil Rights, Clothing and Dress, Communities

These are pins from when President Barack Obama was first elected the first African-American President in U.S. history in 2008. Almost everyone in Goldsboro had
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President Barack Obama Hat

Art, Communities, Clothing and Dress, Civil Rights, Art, Civil Rights, Clothing and Dress, Communities

This is a hat from when President Barack Obama was first elected the first African-American President in U.S. history in 2008. Almost everyone in Goldsboro had
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President Barack Obama Hat

Art, Communities, Clothing and Dress, Civil Rights, Art, Civil Rights, Clothing and Dress, Communities

This is a hat from when President Barack Obama was first elected the first African-American President in U.S. history in 2008. Almost everyone in Goldsboro
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President Barack Obama T-Shirt

Art, Communities, Clothing and Dress, Civil Rights, Art, Civil Rights, Clothing and Dress, Communities

This is a shirt from when President Barack Obama was first elected the first African-American President in U.S. history in 2008. Almost everyone in Goldsboro
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Golliwag Doll

1800s, Art, 1800s, Art

The golliwag is a fictional character created by Florence Kate Upton that and was often times seen in childrens books and stories in the late 1800’s.
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Golliwag Doll

Art, 1800s, 1800s, Art

The golliwag is a fictional character created by Florence Kate Upton that and was often times seen in childrens books and stories in the late 1800’s.
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Colored Entrance Sign

Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s, Education, Communities, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Communities, Education, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s

This sign signified which entrance to a building was to be used by people of color, and this sign is similar to the signs used
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Wooden Pickaninny

Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s, Art, 1800s, Education, Communities, American South, 1800s, American South, Art, Communities, Education, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s

The picaninny is an anti-Black caricature of children. They are “child coons”, with the same physical characteristics. Pickaninnies have bulging eyes, big red lips, and
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Plastic Pickaninny

Art, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s, 1800s, Education, American South, Communities, 1800s, American South, Art, Communities, Education, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s

The picaninny is an anti-Black caricature of children. They are “child coons”, with the same physical characteristics. Pickaninnies have bulging eyes, big red lips, and
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Wooden Pickaninny

American South, Communities, Education, 1800s, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s, Art, 1800s, American South, Art, Communities, Education, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s

The picaninny is an anti-Black caricature of children. They are “child coons”, with the same physical characteristics. Pickaninnies have bulging eyes, big red lips, and
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Black Face Figurine

American South, Communities, Education, 1800s, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s, Art, 1800s, American South, Art, Communities, Education, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s

These figurines were not something that would typically be found in Goldsboro homes. The black face collection was used for display and in certain homes
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Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Figurine

Education, Communities, American South, 1800s, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s, 1800s, American South, Communities, Education, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s

After her marriage and move to Florida, Bethune became determined to start a school for girls. Bethune moved from Palatka to Daytona because it had
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Black Face Statue

Art, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s, 1800s, Education, American South, 1800s, American South, Art, Education, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s

These figurines were not something that would typically be found in Goldsboro homes. The black face collection was used for display and in certain homes
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Groomsman Hitching Post

Decoration, Art, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s, 1800s, Communities, American South, 1800s, American South, Art, Communities, Decoration, Living in Goldsboro 1800s-early 1900s

This is an American icon. It was used as a hitching post for horses and also before emancipation in 1865 and for the underground railroad.
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Mammy Doll

Decoration, Art, 1800s, 1800s, Art, Decoration

These figurines were not something that would typically be found in Goldsboro homes. The mammy collection was used for display and in some homes of people
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