<I>Africa Disturbed</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1959
name: label: Written by
content: Rev. Emory Ross, American, 1887 - 1973
label: Written by
content: Myrta Pearson Ross, American, 1892 - 1985
label: Published by
content: Friendship Press, American, founded 1935
label: Illustrated by
content: Eugene Harper Johnson, American, 1916 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
label: Owned by
content: Clayton Sinclair, American
label: Owned by
content: Hazel Sinclair, American
notes: label: Description
content: A softcover copy of Africa Disturbed by Emory and Myrta Ross. The softcover book has an adhesive binding with six sections stitched together. The front cover is dominated by an illustration of a man's face. His head is partially turned towards the left edge of the book, and he is looking at the viewer. To the right of the man’s head is an illustration of a city with gridded streets and tall buildings. On the left side is a rural village with grass huts and wooden rafts floating near the bank of a river. The title of the book, [AFRICA / DISTURBED], and the author’s names, [Emory and Myrta Ross], are printed in white text of varying fonts and sizes at the top center. The spine of the book is blue with black text with the title of the book and the author’s last name. The publisher’s initials, [FP], for Friendship Press, is printed at the bottom of the spine above its illustrated logo of an open book. The back cover of the book is blue and features two large black-and-white photographs of the authors as well as a short authors’ biography printed in white text to the left of the stacked images. The publisher’s information, FRIENDSHIP PRESS ? NEW YORK ], and the price, [paper $1.95], is printed in white and black ink below. The interior pages are white with black text. The contents also include sepia toned illustrations and black-and-white photographs. The book has 183 pages followed by an acknowledgment page.
place: label: Place collected
content: Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.12.52.12
objectType: label: Type
content: paperbacks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Friendship Press, Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 6 × 7 15/16 × 1/2 in. (15.3 × 20.2 × 1.3 cm)