Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, join the National Museum of American History as it goes behind the scenes to learn what curators and research interns are finding in the collections. Discover how these objects tell the long and complex history of Black giving and their connections to the museum’s new History of African American Fundraising Collecting Initiative.
Featuring Modupe Labode, Ph.D., Curator, Divisions of Political & Military History and Cultural & Community Life; Amanda B. Moniz, Ph.D., David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy; Crystal M. Moten, Ph.D., Curator of African American History; and Acoma Gaither and Sylvia Marshall, Research Interns.
To view other Philanthropy Initiative videos, visit: http://s.si.edu/PhilanthropyPlaylist.
For more on the Philanthropy Initiative, visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/philanthropy.
Check out object records of objects mentioned in this program:
Pancaked Ballet Shoes worn by Misty Copeland, 2018: https://s.si.edu/3iUev86
Harold Cotton Sr. Cash Register, 1950s: https://s.si.edu/3mcOYcj
Justice Is What We Need... Food Warriors T-Shirt, 2018: https://s.si.edu/3gdL0fM
Learn more by visiting our exhibition websites:
GIVING IN AMERICA: https://americanhistory.si.edu/giving-in-america
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE'S "Harold Cotton": https://s.si.edu/3ANWZZs
In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, join the National Museum of American History as it goes behind the scenes to learn what curators and research interns are finding in the collections. Discover how these objects tell the long and complex history of Black giving and their connections to the museum’s new History of African American Fundraising Collecting Initiative.
Featuring Modupe Labode, Ph.D., Curator, Divisions of Political & Military History and Cultural & Community Life; Amanda B. Moniz, Ph.D., David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy; Crystal M. Moten, Ph.D., Curator of African American History; and Acoma Gaither and Sylvia Marshall, Research Interns.
To view other Philanthropy Initiative videos, visit: http://s.si.edu/PhilanthropyPlaylist.
For more on the Philanthropy Initiative, visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/philanthropy.
Check out object records of objects mentioned in this program:
Pancaked Ballet Shoes worn by Misty Copeland, 2018: https://s.si.edu/3iUev86
Harold Cotton Sr. Cash Register, 1950s: https://s.si.edu/3mcOYcj
Justice Is What We Need... Food Warriors T-Shirt, 2018: https://s.si.edu/3gdL0fM
Learn more by visiting our exhibition websites:
GIVING IN AMERICA: https://americanhistory.si.edu/giving-in-america
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE'S "Harold Cotton": https://s.si.edu/3ANWZZs
