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Sports & Achievement

Nelson Haggerty

1973–2021

Nelson D. Haggerty (September 16, 1973 – April 16, 2021) was an American basketball coach and college basketball player. He had been serving as an assistant coach for the North Texas Mean Green at the time of his death. He played for the Baylor Bears,…

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Time-based Media - Audio

Nelson Malden Oral History Interview

April 7, 2018

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An oral history interview with Mr. Nelson Malden. It consists of two MOV files (.mov), one unedited (2023.5.1.1) and one edited (2023.5.1.2). The interview was captured in the Solomon Brown VIP Suite of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.5.1
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Historical photographs & visual records

Nelson Mandela Hon Doctor of Laws, University of Zimbabwe - June 1986

ca. 1990

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Original caption reads, "Nelson Mandela, Hon Doctor of Laws, University of Zimbabwe - June 1986.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA RH-20-07
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Sports & Achievement

Nelson Simmons

1963–

Nelson Bernard Simmons (born June 27, 1963) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He attended James Madison High School. He played during three seasons at the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles.

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Education & Scholarship

Nelson Stevens

1938–2022

Nelson Stevens (1938–July 22, 2022) was an artist known for his involvement with Chicago-based Black art collective AfriCOBRA. Stevens' works are held by institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art,…

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Sports & Achievement

Nelson Townsend

1941–2015

Nelson Elijah Townsend (May 16, 1941 – January 8, 2015) was an American college athletics administrator. Townsend served seven tenures as athletic director at four different universities: the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (1976–1979 and 2003–2005),…

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Education & Scholarship

Nelson W. Winbush

1929–

Nelson Wyman Winbush (born 1929) is an American educator and Civil War historian. He is one of a few African-American members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and is known for his controversial views, such as his support of the modern display of the…

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Politics & Public Life

Nerene Virgin

1946–2024

Nerene Virgin (December 27, 1946 – January 15, 2024) was a Canadian journalist, actor, educator, author, and television host, best known for her role on the children's television series Today's Special.

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Science & Inventions

Neta Crawford

1961–

Neta C. Crawford ( NEE-tuh; born 1961) is an American political scientist. She is Montague Burton Chair in International Relations at the University of Oxford and holds a Professorial Fellowship at Balliol College. Crawford previously served as professor…

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Education & Scholarship

Nettie Craig Asberry

1865–1968

Nettie Asberry (July 15, 1865 – November 17, 1968) was an African-American leader, music teacher, and centenarian who helped to found the Tacoma NAACP and was active in the Washington State Association of Colored Women's Clubs.

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Arts & Performance

Nettrice Gaskins

1970–

Nettrice R. Gaskins (born September 25, 1970) is an African-American digital artist, educator, cultural critic and advocate of STEAM fields. Her work explores Afrofuturism, maker culture, and the ways technology is used by communities with their own unique…

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Literature

Neville Garrick

1950–2023

Kenneth Neville Anthony Garrick (28 July 1950 – 14 November 2023) was a Jamaican graphic artist and photographer who was based in Los Angeles. He was a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is best known as Bob Marley's art…

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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

New Jersey Association Championship medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

1934

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New Jersey Association Championship first place medal awarded for the Running High School Jump event to Eulace Peacock in 1934. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold toned medal. The pin has a “C”…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.51
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal

ca. 1931

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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association silver medal awarded for the Class B High School 880 Yard event to Eulace Peacock. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a silver toned medal. The pin…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.59
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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal

1931

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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association gold medal awarded for the Running Broad Jump event to Eulace Peacock in 1931. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold toned medal. The pin has a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.60
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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal

1931

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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association silver medal awarded for the High School Boys 100 Yard event to Eulace Peacock in 1931. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a silver toned medal. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.61
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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal

1931

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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association bronze medal awarded for the High School Boys 220 Yard event to Eulace Peacock in 1931. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a bronze toned medal. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.62
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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal

1932

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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association gold medal awarded for the 220 Yard event to Eulace Peacock in 1932. The medal consists of a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold toned medal. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a clover…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.63
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal

1932

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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association gold medal awarded for the 100 Yard event to Eulace Peacock in 1932. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold toned medal. The pin has a safety pin…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.64
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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal

1932

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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association silver medal awarded for the Broad Jump event to Eulace Peacock in 1932. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a silver medal. The pin has a safety pin…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.65
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal

1933

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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association gold medal awarded for the 220 Yard event to Eulace Peacock in 1933. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold toned medal. The pin has a tension…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.66
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal

1933

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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association gold medal awarded for the Running Broad Jump event to Eulace Peacock in 1933. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold toned medal. The pin has a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.67
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Awards, Medals, and Insignia

New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association medal

1933

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New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association gold medal awarded for the 100 Yard event to Eulace Peacock in 1933. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold toned medal. The pin has a tension…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.68
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Newark Board of Education Invitation Track Meet medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

1937

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Newark Board of Education Invitation Track Meet third place medal for the 100 Yard event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding an orange and blue ribbon attached to a medal. The gold tone pin is rectangular…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.75
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