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1953–2009
Audrey Faye Hendricks (1953–2009) was the youngest known demonstrator to be incarcerated during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. At just nine years old, Audrey was involved in the Brown v. Board Education march with Civil Rights Leaders to establish that…
Biography
Audrey Gordon is a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2019 to 2023, representing the electoral district of Southdale as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. Alongside Jamie Moses and…
1908–2002
Audrey Pellew Hylton-Foster, Baroness Hylton-Foster DBE (née Brown; 19 May 1908 – 31 October 2002), was the daughter of Douglas Clifton Brown, 1st Viscount Ruffside, and Violet Cicely Kathleen Wollaston. She married Sir Harry Braustyn Hylton-Foster, who…
September 13, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.44.1a and 2011.174.44.1b. Audrey Hamilton and JoeAnn Ulmer recall growing up in St. Augustine, Florida, and participating in sit-ins led by Robert Hayling, D.D. at Woolworth's drug store as…
1932–2013
Augusta "Gussie" Clark (March 5, 1932 – October 13, 2013) was an American librarian, lawyer and politician. Clark was elected to an at-large seat on the Philadelphia City Council in 1979, becoming the second African-American woman to serve on the city…
1880–1965
Augusta Theodosia Lewis Chissell (1880 – May 14, 1973) was an American suffragist and civic leader in Baltimore, Maryland. Chissell was a leader in multiple community organizations, including as a founding member of the Baltimore branch of the NAACP. In…
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Augustus Granville Dill (November 30, 1882 – March 8, 1956) was an American sociologist, civil rights and labor organizer and activist, musician, member of the NAACP and academic. During his career in academia he made early and major contributions to race…
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Augustus Freeman Hawkins (August 31, 1907 – November 10, 2007) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the course of his…
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Augustus Michael Hodges (pen name B. Square, or B. Square Bluster; 1854–1916), was an American editor, writer, journalist, and political organizer.
1820–1875
Augustus Washington (c. 1820 – June 7, 1875) was an American–Liberian photographer and politician. One of the few African American daguerreotypists whose careers have been documented, Washington was born in New Jersey as a free person of color and in 1853…
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Aundré Bumgardner (born July 5, 1994) is an American politician, a Democrat and formerly a member of the Republican party.
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Áurea Carolina de Freitas e Silva (born 20 November 1983) is a Brazilian politician, political scientist and sociologist. Although born in Pará, she has spent her political career representing Minas Gerais, having served as federal deputy representative…
1919–1971
Aurelia Shines Browder Coleman (January 29, 1919 – February 4, 1971) was an African-American civil rights activist in Montgomery, Alabama. In April 1955, almost eight months before the arrest of Rosa Parks and a month after the arrest of Claudette Colvin,…
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Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto is an American attorney, businesswoman, and biologist who served as the 17th director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from 2019 to 2021. She was confirmed by the Senate as director on December 12, 2019, by a 52–39…
1994–
Aurielle Marie (born 1994) is an American poet and activist. Their debut collection Gumbo Ya Ya received the 2020 Cave Canem Poetry Prize and the Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry.
Dates not recorded
Austin Barrow was an American state legislator in Arkansas. He represented Phillips County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1871.
1827–
Austin Reed (1823?–?) is the author (as Rob Reed) of The Life and Adventures of a Haunted Convict, reportedly the first prison memoir by an African American. Born in Rochester, New York State, Reed was apprenticed to a local farmer in 1832. After being…
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA mini zine from the Kids Solidarity Mini Zine Pack titled Autistic Joy: a Zine by Jen & Knox, designed by Jennifer White-Johnson and written by Kevin “Knox” Johnson III. The mini zine is constructed from a single sheet of white, heavy weight paper that…
October 13, 1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white autograph sheet with black printed text "N.L.B.P.A. / AUTOGRAPH SHEET" at the top. The middle has a printed baseball diamond with 50 signatures of Negro League players in different colors of ink. The bottom has two printed black-and-white pictures…
2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAutographed Justice League Unlimited finale script cover and illustrated cell. The script cover and cell are in a large wood frame. The cover is on the right side and reads [JUSTICE LEAGUE / UNLIMITED / “Destroyer” / (Script) / #257-723 / Written by Dwayne…
early 1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack-and-white photograph of Satchel Paige holding a baseball over his head in a St. Louis Browns uniform.
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Autumn Roxanne Burke (born November 23, 1973) is an American consultant and former politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly from 2014 until her resignation in 2022. The daughter of U.S. Congresswoman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, she…
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Autumn Rowe (born May 25, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, TV personality, DJ, and activist from New York, NY. In 2010, she helped write the song "Happiness" by Alexis Jordan, with producers Stargate and Deadmau5, which FIFA named the official song…
1972–
DuVernay became a leading filmmaker whose work spotlights civil rights, mass incarceration and Black history.
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