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1927–2014
Paul Peyton Gibson, Jr. (August 5, 1927 – July 10, 2014) was an American airline executive and New York City’s first black deputy mayor, serving as deputy mayor to Abraham Beame after being sworn into the position in 1974. Gibson was born in Manhattan in 1927.
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Paul Samuel Henderson (October 10, 1899 – May 24, 1988) was an African-American photojournalist for the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper from 1929 through c. 1960. He became well known for taking pictures of large groups and distant objects atop a ladder…
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Paul Jeffrey Watford (born August 25, 1967) is an American lawyer who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2012 to 2023. In 2016, The New York Times identified Watford as a potential…
1923–2009
Paul Parks (May 7, 1923 – August 1, 2009) was an American civil engineer. Parks became the first African American Secretary of Education for Massachusetts, and was appointed by Governor Michael Dukakis to serve from 1975 until 1979. Mayor Raymond Flynn…
1898–1976
Robeson’s commanding bass-baritone voice and stage career made him an international star, and he used his platform to campaign for labor rights, decolonization and racial justice despite Cold War-era blacklisting.
ca. 1998
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn eleven page pamphlet. The front cover has red text over a black-and-white photograph of Paul Robeson. The interior of the pamphlet is an excerpt of a speech given by Gus Hall, Chairman of the Communist Party of the United States in honor of Paul…
1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPaul Robeson Speaks to Street Folks - For 3rd party Candidate for President Henry Wallace, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, 1948 Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 196. A black-and-white photograph of Paul Robeson…
1935–
Paul Smith (born September 20, 1935) is an American Presbyterian minister, mediator and civil rights activist known for creating multi-racial churches in Buffalo, St. Louis, Atlanta and Brooklyn, NY. Smith has been active in the civil rights movement since…
1937–2024
Stephenson helped overturn discriminatory hiring practices and advanced Britain’s modern civil-rights movement.
Biography
Paul Angelo Winn is a Canadian human rights activist, and a former lawyer. He served as a director and interim Chief of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, a Canadian crown corporation with a goal of building a national framework for the fight against…
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Paul Andrew Young (born October 7, 1979) is an American politician and businessman who is the 65th and current mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. He has served since January 1, 2024.
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Paula Beatriz de Souza Cruz (Taboão da Serra, 31 January 1971) is an educator, school principal and Brazilian activist for the rights of the LGBTQ population. She is responsible for the administration of the Santa Rosa de Lima State School, in Capão…
1940–2001
Paula Jean Davis Carter (May 17, 1940 – November 5, 2001) was an American Democratic politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives. She was also elected to the Missouri Senate as the first African-American woman to represent the Fifth…
1950–
Paula Denice McClain (born 1950), is an American political scientist. She is currently professor of political science, public policy, and African and African American Studies at Duke University and is a widely quoted expert on racism and race relations.…
1955–
Paula T. Dow (born 1955) is an American lawyer and judge. She served as the 58th Attorney General of New Jersey, appointed by incoming Governor Chris Christie. Her nomination to a full term was confirmed by the New Jersey Senate in February 2010.
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Paula S. Hicks-Hudson (born May 28, 1951) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Ohio Senate from the 11th district since 2022. She is the former Mayor of Toledo, Ohio.
1953–
Paula L. Woods (born 1953 in Los Angeles) is an African-American crime novelist and literary critic. Her 1999 novel, Inner City Blues, won the Macavity Award for best first mystery, and was followed by other novels featuring its heroine, L.A. policewoman…
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Paula Marcela Moreno Zapata (born 11 November 1978) is a Colombian engineer, professor, philanthropist, and politician. She served as the 8th Minister of Culture of Colombia under President Álvaro Uribe Vélez from 10 May 2007 to 7 August 2010. Moreno made…
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Paulette Adassa Hamilton (born 1962 or 1963) is a British Labour politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Erdington since 2022. She is the first Black MP to represent a constituency in Birmingham. She has been the Interim…
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Paulette Leaphart (born 1966) is an American woman who gained national attention through her self-advocacy as a breast cancer survivor and 1,000 mile walk for awareness.
Biography
Paulette Senior (born 1961 or 1962) is a Canadian politician and executive in the non-profit sector. She was CEO of the Canadian Women's Foundation and was previously CEO of YWCA Canada. She has a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and urban studies from York…
1956–2020
Paulette Wilson (20 March 1956 – 23 July 2020) was a British immigrant rights activist who fought her own deportation to Jamaica and brought media attention to the human rights violations of the Windrush scandal.
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Pauline Alice Young (August 17, 1900 – June 26, 1991) was an African-American teacher, librarian, historian, lecturer, community activist, humanitarian, and individualist.
1912–2004
Pauline Cauthorne Morton (February 19, 1912 - February 8, 2004) was an African-American schoolteacher and activist.
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