<I>Holy Bible Concordance: Scofield Reference Edition</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1945
name: label: Published by
content: Oxford University Press, American, founded 1896
label: Owned by
content: Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, American
notes: label: Caption
content: Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown is an influential Baptist minister and NAACP leader in San Francisco, CA. A Mississippi native, Brown first became involved in the Civil Rights Movement as a teenager in the 1950s. He worked closely with both Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King. Jr. His father, a rural church pastor and janitor, gave him this bible in 1957.
label: Description
content: A bible (a), the Holy Bible Concordance: Scofield Reference Edition, given to Rev. Amos Brown by his father, Rev. Charles D. Brown. The bible is bound in black leather with the title and edition of the book printed in gold on the spine. On the first page is the name [Reverend Charles D. Brown] handwritten in black ink with an address in Jacksonville, Mississippi written below it. The title and copyright page is missing. On the last page of the book is the name [Milton Steward] handwritten in pencil with an adress written below it. There are annotations throughout the bible.
label: Description
content: Inside of the bible is a coupon (b) for Luster Car Wash in Oakland, California. The coupon has black ink printed on a small yellow square paper. The text on the coupon advertises a 50¢ discount on a regular car wash.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Migrations
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Amos C. Brown
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2025.37.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: Bibles
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather and ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 6 × 1 1/2 in. (21.6 × 15.2 × 3.8 cm)