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Norman Kelley is a freelance journalist, author, and former segment producer at WBAI 99.5 FM. Kelley has written for numerous publications, including LA Weekly, The Village Voice, Newsday, and Brooklyn Rail. Kelley is also working on 90-minute documentary…
1897–1977
Norris Bumstead Herndon (July 15, 1897 – June 7, 1977) was a prominent African-American businessman, Harvard Business School MBA graduate, philanthropist, member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and second President of the historic African-American-owned…
1958–
Norris McDonald is an American environmental activist. He is the founder and president of the African American Environmentalist Association and the Center for Environment, Commerce & Energy. He was listed by Ebony (magazine) in 2012 as one of America's top…
1846–1898
Norris Wright Cuney (May 12, 1846 – March 3, 1898) was an American politician, businessman, union leader, and advocate for the rights of African-Americans in Texas. Following the American Civil War, he became active in Galveston politics, serving as an…
1963; printed ca. 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair. The image depicts a front line of protesters leading a large group down the center of a street. Many people carry signs and placards. The front line of the crowd is made up of both men…
1963; printed ca. 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair. The image depicts a large crowd covering the Mall in front of the Washington Monument. The Washington Monument appears in the background, surrounded by a ring of flagpoles flying the…
1963; printed ca. 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair. The image depicts a person standing under a black umbrella holding a sign. Written in blue and white text, the sign reads “WE / DEMAND / DECENT / HOUSING].” The individual behind…
1963; printed ca. 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair with a close up image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He is shown from the shoulders up wearing a black suit jacket over a white button up shirt and black tie. He appears to be…
1963; printed ca. 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair. The image depicts a large crowd of people gathered between the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Captured from a view looking out from the…
1963; printed ca. 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair. It depicts a large crowd gathered between the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. In the foreground of the image are rows of seated men and…
1963; printed ca. 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair of the 1963 March on Washington. The image depicts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a podium with many microphones attached. He shown from his left-hand side and slightly from below.…
1963; printed ca. 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a color photograph of the 1963 March on Washington by James P. Blair. The image depicts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a podium with many microphones attached to its back. He shown from his left-hand side and slightly from below. He wears a black…
1976
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThese six-page notes from the 365th Session of the Organization of African Unity to the United Nations discusess candiates for the representative of several African countries. The notes are three pages long and typed in black ink on white paper. The…
July 1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis special note from the United Nations' Unit on Apartheid details the Freedom Charter of South Africa. The booklet is four pages long. The title page features the United Nations logo in the top left corner inside of a grey header that extends the width…
1993–
Nova Stevens (née Nyawal Bukjok; born 5 May 1992) is a Canadian model, activist, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2020. As Miss Universe Canada, she represented Canada at Miss Universe 2020, making her the first woman of…
ca. 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA two-tone poster for SNCC using an image by Danny Lyon of men and women at a rally. A young man in the left foregrand is clapping his hands, while the man next to him raises his hand with his fingers in a snapping position. At the top right, the word NOW!…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA set of sixty-four (64) numbered bingo chips. The chips are solid wood with red ink. The chips are have small letters carved above larger numbers on one side, and are blank on the back. The set includes: two B1, one B3, one B5, one D6, one D7, one B11,…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white digital image of a nun and a police officer. The nun is in the foreground. She is standing in profile with her face to the proper left side of the image. She is wearing a white tunic with a black and white headpiece. There is a police…
2000–
Nupol Kiazolu (born June 12, 2000) is an American activist and founder of Vote 2000. Kiazolu is an advocate for civil rights, domestic and sexual violence survivors, and homelessness.
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Nyeema Morgan (born 1977) is an American interdisciplinary and conceptual artist. Working in drawing, sculpture and print media, her works focus on how meaning is constructed and communicated given complex socio-political systems. Born in Philadelphia, she…
Dates not recorded
Orlando H. Brewster was a federal general land surveyor and politician in Louisiana. His vote as an elector was disputed. He served as a member of the Louisiana Senate. In 1872 he was Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He was an elector for…
July 5, 1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn image of a newspaper clipping of an article about racial integration on Martha's Vineyard, titled "Oak Bluffs Holiday mecca for East Coast blacks." The article is printed in black ink on newsprint with handwritten inscriptions along the bottom that read…
ca. 1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black and white photograph depicts uniformed police standing and marching in lines. Standing on an urban street are policemen in various uniforms. In the foreground are four men in shirts and pants of dark blue, with white helmets. Beyond them are…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Oba William Adetona Ayeni meeting Oshun State Governor at Palace” (Slides (photographs)).
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