Sujet

Tape recorder used by Malcolm X at Mosque #7, 1960. Creator: Wollensak.

Légende

African-American Muslim minister and civil rights activist Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, 1925-1965) gave speeches at Mosque No. 7, (later renamed Masjid Malcolm Shabazz) in Harlem, New York. Wollensak Stereo-tape magnetic recorder, Model T-1515. Beige plastic with silver metal. The front of the recorder has several beige buttons to play, record and stop as well as volume and tone controls. There is a counter to track the time of the recording to the left of the buttons. The lid of the recorder lifts off so that tape reels can be placed inside for recording. The lid of the recorder has the words [3M WOLLENSAK]. The handle on the side of the recorder also includes the word [WOLLENSAK].

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A73_332

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

80,5Mo (2,9Mo) / 49,2cm x 41,0cm / 5816 x 4838 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black sound religious mosque country religion equipment museum color Islam Islamic location century organisation concept speech African American African-American afro-american tape recorder Sixties United States of America Colour rights 1960s activism 20th century civil rights Civil Rights Movement heritage American America USA sermon object united states magnetophone cultural heritage Black History Malcolm Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art audio equipment machine-readable artifacts Masjid Malcolm Shabazz Nation of Islam Wollensak Malcolm X Malcolm Little Little