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Renee C. Burgess (born April 5, 1971) is an American politician serving as a member of the New Jersey Senate representing the 28th district. A Democrat, she was selected for the seat in 2022 following Ronald Rice's resignation due to health issues. A…
Biography
Cherry Renee Hardman (born 1960 or 1961) is an American nonprofit executive and politician who is a member of the Iowa Senate from the 16th district. A Democrat, she won a special election to the Iowa Senate in December 2025. Hardman previously served as…
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Reni Eddo-Lodge (born 25 September 1989) is a British journalist and author, whose writing primarily focuses on feminism and exposing structural racism. She has written for a range of publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, The…
Biography
Renita Holmes is an American housing activist. She runs consulting practice OUR Homes, specializing in issues related to African-American and inner-city women.
1954–
Renita J. Weems (born 1954) is an American Protestant biblical scholar, theologian, author and ordained minister. She is the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Old Testament studies in the United States. She is the Dean of Gammon Theological Seminary in…
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Renitta Shanbay Shannon (born December 29, 1979) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives. In 2016, Shannon defeated a four-term Democratic incumbent. In January 2017, she was sworn into the…
2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGTuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal. The medal is round with raised lettering and images. Lettering across the top reads [TUSKEGEE AIRMEN]. Central image of three men facing left, pictured from the shoulder up. All are wearing military hats. The man…
1957 - 1958
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCarlotta Walls' 10th grade report card from Little Rock High School. The report consists of a pre-printed form on a folded card. The form has been filled out in a combination of handwritten blue ink, handwritten graphite, and stamped black ink. The front…
1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA seven (7) page document consisting of typewritten black ink on mimeograph paper, located between pages 30 and 31 of the scrapbook compiled by Frances Albrier (2010.60.1). The report describes the purpose, objective, and activities of the Citizenship…
February 3, 1966
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 43-page photocopied booklet, printed single-sided on white paper with black ink, and originally bound with one large staple at the upper-right hand corner, now removed. The front page has a handwritten title [REPORT ON / ALABAMA JUSTICE / VOL. 1, #5]…
2011; used September 5, 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA spiral bound reporter’s bound notebook owned by Jim Vance. The notebooks has a white cover with black text. At the top of the cover is “REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK / CARNET DE JOURNALISTE.” A handwritten “V” in black ink is next to this printed text. Additional…
2011; used Septemeber 6, 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA spiral bound reporter’s bound notebook owned by Jim Vance. The notebooks has a white cover with black text. At the top of the cover is “REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK / CARNET DE JOURNALISTE.” Additional text on the front regards maker and manufacturing details.…
2011, used September 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA spiral bound reporter’s bound notebook owned by Jim Vance. The notebooks has a white cover with black text. At the top of the cover is “REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK / CARNET DE JOURNALISTE.” Additional text on the front regards maker and manufacturing details.…
July 21, 2023
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn oral history interview and conversation with Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton. It consists of three versions of a digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.5.1.1 and 2025.12.5.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file (2025.12.5.1.3, .mov…
1892
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of men seated and standing in front of a doorway. They wear coats, many wear ties, and several hold bowler and top-hats. At the bottom right of the photograph is the address, "11th and Pa. Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C." Below the…
December 15, 1955
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA printed resolution presented at the Greater Boston Civil Rights Rally on December 15, 1955 at Faneuil Hall. This resolution was drawn by the Resolutions Committee of the Sponsoring Organizations of the Greater Boston Civil Rights Rally and defines seven…
ca. 1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA menu from Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a tall, narrow trifold menu formed out of stiff laminated paper. The outside of the first two flaps is a mauve color. The cover flap has a decorative vine and floral border in pink…
1968; printed September 2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a police officer holding a baton behind their back and facing a crowd of demonstrators. Part of the crowd is visible to the right of frame. The front line of the visible crowd consists of a man in…
1968; printed September 2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of men and women sitting on or around a car stopped on the side of the road. In the foreground at left is a tree with a sign propped against it reading [no more / HUNGER / USA.]. The print is signed…
1968; printed September 2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man holding an SCLC Poor People's Campaign poster in front of him. He appears to be wearing a suit, shirt, and tie, and a garrison cap. His sign reads [HAPPINESS IS / A WARM DRY HOUSE / NO RATS…
1968; printed September 2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a bearded man in sunglasses holding a sign in his left hand that reads in Spanish [La Tierra ES / NUESTRA / HERENCIA]. In his right hand is a hardhat. Activists in the background carry other…
1968; printed September 2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white portrait of a man wearing a war bonnet, eyeglasses, and a pinback button that reads [INDIAN / POWER]. The man is depicted from the shoulders up and he looks directly at the camera. He wears a white shirt…
1968; printed September 2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a Resurrection City resident posing in front of a plywood structure. The resident wears a light colored fringed cape and a light colored hat and poses barefoot with legs crossed holding a mirror…
1968; printed September 2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of six men standing and looking towards the camera. Several of the men to the left of frame hold a sign that reads [Bridgeton N. J. / Want more better / housing]. The man third from the right wears a…
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