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Born 1874
P. Colfax Rameau (1874–?) was an American minister, newspaper editor, newspaper publisher, civil rights leader, and leader of Black workers in Alabama. He served as president of the Southern Afro–American Federation of Industrial Brotherhood. He published…
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Patrick Henry Alexander Braxton (September 22, 1852 – March 7, 1900) was a preacher and politician in Virginia and Maryland. During the Reconstruction Era, Braxton was a county constable in King William County, Virginia and later a United States Custom…
1915–1996
P. Jay Sidney (born Jay P. Sidney; April 8, 1915 – September 30, 1996) was an American actor. He was a prominent activist who fought for equal representation of African Americans in American entertainment.
Biography
P. Scott Neville Jr. (born 1948 or 1949) is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court since 2025, while also concurrently serving as a justice of the court since 2018.
1876–1933
P.W. Chavers (1876–1933) born Pearl William Chavers, was a banker, entrepreneur, industrialist, philanthropist, African-American journalist, and real estate developer in Chicago, Illinois. He devoted his life to the establishment of a black economy in…
January 23, 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPage 53 from the January 23, 1869 edition of Harper's Weekly. The page contains 1/4 page illustration of the honorable John W. Menard in the upper let corner. He is wearing a suit and sitting in a chair with both his arms resting on the armrests. The image…
1933-1957
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA watercolor painting of the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by George M. Victory, from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The painting depicts the main concourse of the 30th Street Station. At the center of the painting are six Corinthian…
after 1952
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA framed painting of the New York City skyline from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. In the center foreground of the painting is a large white boat with two decks that are crowded with people. A large American flag hangs from the stern of the boat. Written on…
1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPair of dark blue Asics sneakers. Sneakers are the "Tiger" style with mesh on the toe box. Suede leather heel counters, and vamp. Criss-crossing leather lines on either side of the shoe. Lines have holes for ventilation. Laces are dark gray and are laced…
1960-2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a pair of glasses on a handle. The glasses are rimmed in thick black molded plastic covered in clear rhinestones on the front. The back side of the glasses are plain. The glasses do not have the temple arms found on most glasses but rather a single…
ca. 1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of men's boudoir slippers in a stars and stripes design attributed to Elizabeth Keckly (sometimes spelled Keckley). The slippers were likely commissioned by Mrs. Gideon Welles to be presented to her husband, Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy…
c. 1911
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAfrique Occidentale - CONAKRY[,] 37. - Palais de Justice; CARTE POSTALE.
December 11, 1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of Palante newspaper, volume 2, number 16 with an orange, black, and white illustration on the front cover. The illustration depicts a police officer with the head of a pig, standing behind three graves. The graves have headstones with names listed…
October 9, 1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of Palante newspaper, volume 3, number 17. The newspaper is printed in both English and Spanish. One half of the paper reads one way and is all in Spanish, the other reads in the opposite direction and is in all English. One cover side has a…
January 29, 1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of Palante newspaper, volume 3, number 2. The front cover has a black background and large white type in Spanish that reads: [21 de Marzo / manifestacion con el / partido nacionalista / uniendo nuestra / nacion-la rama nueva / en ponce]. The…
February 1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of Palante newspaper, volume 3, number 3 with a blue background and a photograph on the front cover. The photograph features six people, the leaders of the Young Lords Party, including Juan Gonzalez, Juan "Fi" Ortiz, Gloria Gonzalez, Denise Oliver,…
May 1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of Palante newspaper, volume 3, number 8. The front cover has an orange background with a black and white photograph at its center. The photograph features protestors holding a large banner in the background with hand-painted text in black. The text…
November 8, 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of Palante newspaper, volume 4, number 24. One half of the paper reads one way and is all in Spanish, the other reads in the opposite direction and is in all English. The middle page, a layout of all different photographs with a Spanish and English…
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Pamela Lynn Carter (née Fanning; born August 20, 1949) is an American lawyer, politician, and business executive. She was the first black woman to serve as a state's attorney general. She served as Indiana Attorney General from 1993 to 1997.
Biography
Pamela Edmonds is a Canadian visual and media arts curator focused on themes of decolonization and the politics of representation. She is considered an influential figure in the Black Canadian arts scene. Since 2022, Edmonds has been the Director and…
1959–
Pamela LeDeyce Jones Harbour (born July 15, 1959) is an American lawyer who served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2003 to 2009. As of 2021, Harbour is one of just three African-Americans to have served as a member of the FTC.…
Biography
Pamela J. Joyner (born 1957/1958) is an American businesswoman and art collector, and has been called an "activist collector" by ArtReview, for her focus on African-American art from the 1940s onwards.
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Pamela Yvette Price (born 1957) is an American attorney and civil rights activist who served as the 30th district attorney of Alameda County from 2023 to 2024. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Price was recalled in 2024 with 62.9% of voters…
1970–
Pamela Louise Pugh (born December 20, 1970) is an American public health scientist, politician, and the current president of the Michigan State Board of Education. She first won election to the board in 2014 and was reelected in 2022. She was a Democratic…
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