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SPIRIT IN THE DARK

Religion in Black Music, Activism and Popular Culture


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"Spirit in the Dark" examines Black religious life through a selection of
photographs from the Johnson Publishing Company, publisher of Ebony, Jet and
Negro Digest.

The images in the exhibition spotlight noteworthy individuals — including
religious and political leaders, musicians, authors, athletes, activists and
educators — and are supported by an array of objects from the museum’s
collection, many on display for the first time. 


ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

 * When: November 18, 2022 - November 2023 
 * Where: Level 2, Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media
   Arts (CAAMA) gallery

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Diverse aspects of the Black Religious experience are revealed by stories of
artists bluring the boundaries between the holy and the profane, Black religious
leaders bearing witness to wrongs and lighting the pathway to freedom and
activists articulating the complex dimensions of the suffering and trauma of
Black people in America.

BLURRED LINES: HOLY | PROFANE

BEARING WITNESS: PROTEST | PRAISE

LIVED REALITIES: SUFFERING | HOPE


EXPERIENCE THE MUSIC

Sonically, lyrically, or instrumentally, many of these artists blur and
transgress the boundaries between the holy and the profane, the sacred and the
secular. Some tap deeply into religious traditions, using music and verse to
lead people in praise or in protest. Others draw on their creative genius to
articulate the complex dimensions of Black suffering, or to offer bold visions
of hope and new worlds of Black possibility.

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> I think God is inside everybody. Prince Ebony Magazine, 1986


DISCOVER THE COLLECTION

Sometimes in the foreground, sometimes in the background, at times in the
shadows—religion is essential to the story of Black America. Objects in the
museum's collection testify to religion's role in the struggle for human dignity
and social equality.

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KING JAMES BIBLE BELONGING TO LITTLE RICHARD

King James Bible belonging to Little Richard
See the Object about King James Bible belonging to Little Richard
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CROSS PENDANT OWNED BY TERRELL FAMILY

Metal cross pendant owned by Mary Church Terrell.
See the Object about Cross pendant owned by Terrell family
03 / 06


INKWELL OWNED BY JAMES BALDWIN

This was among James Baldwin's personal effects from his house in St. Paul de
Vence in the South of France.
See the Object about Inkwell owned by James Baldwin
04 / 06


HANDWRITTEN NOTES BY JAMES BALDWIN

Handwritten notes by James Baldwin on Sheraton Tacoma Hotel letterhead. The
notes are written on both sides of the letterhead with a heading that reads,
"Malcolm's question...To Be A Citizen."
See the Object about Handwritten notes by James Baldwin
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TYPEWRITER AND CASE USED BY SECRETARY OF TEMPLE #7

This small Underwood Universal typewriter is black with silver-colored metal
trim and white lettering.
See the Object about Typewriter and case used by secretary of Temple #7
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FUNERAL PROGRAM FOR FANNIE LOU HAMER

The front cover prominently features a black-and-white photograph of Hamer with
text above and below, centered inside a thin, black frame.
See the Object about Funeral program for Fannie Lou Hamer
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75 YEARS OF EBONY MAGAZINE

Against the backdrop of Jim Crow, Ebony magazine addressed African American
cultural and political realities. From the lives of Hollywood celebrities to the
ongoing fight for human and civil rights, Johnson Publishing Company
publications documented key moments in African American life that changed how we
think about ourselves as a nation.


THE JOHNSON PUBLISHING COMPANY

In the Black press, religion often finds reflection in the images, comments,
stories and lives of noteworthy individuals, including religious and political
leaders, musicians, authors, athletes, activists and educators.

Founded in 1942 by John H. and Eunice W. Johnson, the Johnson Publishing Company
(JPC) celebrated African American culture with its foundational
publications—Ebony, Jet and Negro Digest (later Black World). The magazines and
many other, lesser-known Johnson publications bore witness to Black life well
into the 21st century.


DIGITIZING THE JOHNSON PUBLISHING COMPANY ARCHIVE

The Johnson Publishing Company collection is regarded as one of the most
significant and substantial collections of Black American culture in the 20th
century. 

In 2019, a consortium of five nonprofit organizations including the Ford
Foundation, the Getty Trust, the MacArthur Foundation, the Mellon Foundation and
the Smithsonian Institution banded together to purchase and preserve the JPC
archive, which includes over 4 million prints, negatives, slides and other
photographic formats, as well as more than 10,000 audiovisual items.

The archive is now jointly owned by our museum and the Getty Research Institute,
who are working together to preserve, catalog and digitize these materials so
they can be shared and studied for generations to come.

 

The photographs featured in this exhibition are from a legacy collection of
2,800 of the most iconic images from the Johnson Publishing Company archive. 

TINA TURNER

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Isaac Sutton (1923–1995) 
Tina Turner performing a Buddhist ritual at home
Studio City, California, 1979

LITTLE RICHARD

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

G. Marshall Wilson (1905–1998)
Little Richard praying on the steps of a church
Brooklyn, New York, New York, 1957

MAHALIA JACKSON

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Howard Simmons (b. 1943)
Mahalia Jackson studying music at home
Chicago, Illinois, 1968

MALCOLM X

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Unidentified photographer
Malcolm X addressing a mass meeting at Brown Chapel AME Church
Selma, Alabama, February 4, 1965

KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Ozier Muhammad (b. 1950)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at home
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1975

MAYA ANGELOU

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Moneta Sleet Jr. (1926–1996)
Maya Angelou working on her bed with a thesaurus, a dictionary, and The
Holy Bible
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1982

REVEREND IKE

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

G. Marshall Wilson (1905–1998)
Rev. Ike preaching in the United Church in Washington Heights
New York, New York, 1976


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REVEREND IKE

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

G. Marshall Wilson (1905–1998)
Rev. Ike preaching in the United Church in Washington Heights
New York, New York, 1976

TINA TURNER

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Isaac Sutton (1923–1995) 
Tina Turner performing a Buddhist ritual at home
Studio City, California, 1979

LITTLE RICHARD

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

G. Marshall Wilson (1905–1998)
Little Richard praying on the steps of a church
Brooklyn, New York, New York, 1957

MAHALIA JACKSON

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Howard Simmons (b. 1943)
Mahalia Jackson studying music at home
Chicago, Illinois, 1968

MALCOLM X

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Unidentified photographer
Malcolm X addressing a mass meeting at Brown Chapel AME Church
Selma, Alabama, February 4, 1965

KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Ozier Muhammad (b. 1950)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at home
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1975

MAYA ANGELOU

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Moneta Sleet Jr. (1926–1996)
Maya Angelou working on her bed with a thesaurus, a dictionary, and The
Holy Bible
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1982

REVEREND IKE

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture.

G. Marshall Wilson (1905–1998)
Rev. Ike preaching in the United Church in Washington Heights
New York, New York, 1976

TINA TURNER

Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy J. Paul Getty Trust and Smithsonian
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Isaac Sutton (1923–1995) 
Tina Turner performing a Buddhist ritual at home
Studio City, California, 1979

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