Rappin’ & Readin’
Object Details
- Description
- A vinyl record (a) with printed album sleeve (b) of a live recording of a poetry performance by Don L. Lee (now Haki R. Madhubuti) at Wayne State University in Detroit published with the title Rappin' & Readin' by Broadside Voices in 1970. The cover [2010.42b] features a black and white photo of Madhubuti (Lee) in left profile from the neck up. He is looking down slightly and wearing a collared shirt. The title of the album appears in vertical white text on the left edge of the album cover. The bottom of the cover is printed in white text and reads [Don L. Lee]. The bottom left corner reads [BROADSIDE VOICES / LP BR - 1 / $5.00 / BROADSIDE PRESS / 12651 Old Mill Place / Detroit, Michigan 48238]. The back of the album cover is blank and undecorated. The album [2010.42a] is sleeved in plain undecorated paper. The album has a circular yellow sticker with black type detailing information about the album at its center. Side 1 is labeled as [Rappin'] and Side 2 is [Readin'].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1970
- Object number
- 2013.42ab
- Recorded by
- Haki R. Madhubuti, American, born 1942
- Published by
- Broadside Press, founded 1965
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1970 Don L. Lee
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- record covers
- long-playing records
- Medium
- vinyl, adhesive, ink, paper (fiber product), cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 12 3/8 x 12 1/4 in. (31.4 x 31.1 cm)
- Record Diameter:: 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
- Place captured
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Record Albums
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
- Topic
- African American
- Black Press
- Literature
- Poetry
- Spoken word (Poetry)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.42ab
