<I>Heart Full of Grace, A Thousand Years of Black Wisdom</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1997
name: label: Edited by
content: Venice Johnson, American
label: Designed by
content: Robin Locke Monda, American
label: Published by
content: Simon & Schuster, Inc., founded 1924
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Mahalia Jackson, American, 1911 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: Countee Cullen, American, 1903 - 1946
label: Subject of
content: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967
label: Subject of
content: Nikki Giovanni, American, 1943 - 2024
label: Subject of
content: Maya Angelou, American, 1928 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Ralph Ellison, American, 1913 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971
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 Heart Full of Grace, A Thousand Years of Black Wisdom, edited by Venice Johnson. The soft covers of the book have been plasticized. The front cover is primarily white overlayed with a faint off-white diamond and square pattern. The cover edges are framed with dark pink and blue bands of varying widths. The title of the book is printed at the top in pink, blue, and black text of varying sizes and fonts that read [Heart Full of Grace / A THOUSAND YEARS OF BLACK WISDOM]. A few of the letters in the title are accented with dots and spirals. Below the title, at the center of the cover, is a square, dark pink frame with a cropped photograph of a blue, yellow, red, green, black, and orange kente cloth inside. Below is a list of some of the included authors, printed in black block text with dark pink bullet dots that reads [? MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. / ? MAHALIA JACKSON ? COUNTEE CULLEN ? MALCOLM X / ? LANGSTON HUGHES ? NIKKI GIOVANNI ? MAYA ANGELOU / ? RALPH ELLISON ? LOUIS ARMSTRONG]. At the bottom is the editor credit in small blue block text and large, dark pink, stylized text that reads [EDITED BY Venice Johnson]. On the spine, the title and editor’s name are printed in blue outlined stylized gold text and white block text. At the bottom of the spine is the publisher’s name, [FIRESIDE / SIMON & / SCHUSTER] printed above and below the logo, the letter [F] inside a rectangular box. The back cover is primarily dark pink with a large white box centered near the top edge. The box is outlined with three blue bands. Inside the box is a synopsis of the book and a short biography for Venice Johnson. Printed below in white text, is the publisher’s information and logo. Below is additional white text that reads [Cover design by Robin Locke Monda / Cover woven silk Kente cloth by A. Shanti, / Ghana The British Museum, London]. Below is the Simon & Schuster website, the book’s ISBN number, price, and barcode. The interior pages are white with primarily black text. There are light blue designs throughout the book, particularly at the start of each chapter, and the first letter of quotes and paragraphs are printed inside small, light blue boxes. The contents includes poems, quotes, and proverbs. The book has 317 pages, followed by an unnumbered page with permissions.
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: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
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: 2011.12.52.24
objectType: label: Type
content: paperbacks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1995 Elizabeth A. Ryan
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) with laminated plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 × 5 × 11/16 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 1.7 cm)