<I>Delegate</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1976
name: label: Published by
content: MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
label: Created by
content: C. Melvin Patrick, American, died 1985
label: Subject of
content: Crispus Attucks, American, 1723 - 1770
label: Subject of
content: Sojourner Truth, American, 1797 - 1883
label: Subject of
content: Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
label: Subject of
content: Sarah C. Roberts, American, born 1844
label: Subject of
content: Susan McKinney Steward, American, 1847 - 1918
label: Subject of
content: Dred Scott, American, ca 1800 - 1858
label: Subject of
content: Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895
label: Subject of
content: Booker T. Washington, American, 1856 - 1915
label: Subject of
content: George Washington Carver, American, 1860s - 1943
label: Subject of
content: W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: Scott Joplin, American, 1867 - 1917
label: Subject of
content: Marcus Garvey, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
label: Subject of
content: James Weldon Johnson, American, 1871 - 1938
label: Subject of
content: Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: A. Philip Randolph, American, 1889 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: Medgar Evers, American, 1925 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: President Lyndon Baines Johnson, American, 1908 - 1973
label: Subject of
content: Mary McLeod Bethune, American, 1875 - 1955
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
label: Subject of
content: Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
label: Subject of
content: Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
label: Subject of
content: National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
label: Subject of
content: Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
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content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
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content: Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
label: Subject of
content: Shriners International, American, founded 1870
label: Subject of
content: National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
label: Subject of
content: National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
label: Subject of
content: Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
label: Subject of
content: Republican Party, American, founded 1854
label: Subject of
content: Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
label: Subject of
content: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
label: Subject of
content: National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
label: Subject of
content: Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
label: Subject of
content: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
label: Subject of
content: National Urban League, American, founded 1910
label: Subject of
content: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
label: Subject of
content: National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
label: Subject of
content: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
label: Subject of
content: National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
label: Subject of
content: Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
label: Subject of
content: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
label: Subject of
content: 369th Veterans Association, American
label: Subject of
content: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
label: Subject of
content: Langston Hughes, American, 1902 - 1967
label: Subject of
content: Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976
label: Subject of
content: Ezzard Mack Charles, American, 1921 - 1975
notes: label: Caption
content: Founded by Pittsburgh Courier journalist C. Melvin Patrick, each yearly-issue of Delegate contains hundreds of photographs providing coverage of African American professional and fraternal organizations, special events, award recognitions, individuals of note, and newsworthy situations. The magazine was a virtual year in review of African American life in the United States during the 1960s and 1980s. Delegate magazines were distributed free of charge by African American organizations at their conferences and meetings. Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the birth of the United States, this 1976 issue was dedicated to 200 years of contributions and achievements of African Americans.
label: Description
content: A 1976 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits. In the center is an angled blue square with text that reads [DELEGATE] in white text and [76] in striped red and white text, with a circle of stars in the center of the six [6]. Black text on the white spine reads [BI-CENNTENNIAL EDITION - DELEGATE 1976].
label: Description
content: The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “The Long Journey from the back of the bus,” about how this issue of the Delegate will focus on “200 years of Contributions Blacks gave this nation as part of our Bicentennial Celebration.” There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1976] and a table of contents.
label: Description
content: The majority of this issue consists of a 137 page article titled “The Negro in America, 1550-1976.” The content then continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Association of Black Social Workers, The National Caucus of Black School Board Members, Prince Hall Masons, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Empire State Medical Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Links, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, NAACP, Navy, Elks of the World, Democratic Party, Chi Eta Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Common Cause Ladies, National Association of Business and Professional Negro Womens Club, National United Church Ushers Association, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Urban League, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, NBC, National Medical Association, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, National Association of Negro Women, CBS, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Republican National Convention, Museum of Art, Whitney M. Young Classic, Black Caucus, 369th Veterans Association, Phi Beta Sigma, Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, Edges,
label: Description
content: The issue concludes with a “Lest We Forget” page with a list of individuals who had passed away, including Ezzard Charles and Paul Robeson. There are approximately 348 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
place: label: Place made
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Fraternities
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Mass media
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content: Men
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Professional organizations
label: Topic
content: Religion
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content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
label: Topic
content: United States History
label: Topic
content: Urban life
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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 Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.167.10
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1 cm)