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1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis print depicts Angela Davis, a major figure in the fight for civil rights, in a state of impassioned speech. Davis' face and figure is formed out of strings of brilliantly colored letters, some of which form words. These letters are generated from a…
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Rhammel Emmanuel Basil Afflick (born 6 April 1994) is a British writer and political activist. He is best known for his campaigning on race, knife crime and LGBT+ rights. He was Director of Communications for Pride in London from 2019 to 2021.
1952–
Rhea Lydia Graham (born August 11, 1952) is an American retired geologist with a background in environmental consulting and engineering geology and was made the last director of the United States Bureau of Mines, as well as the first female as well as…
Biography
Rhiannon Hoyle is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party and was elected in 2023 to represent the district of Edmonton-South, succeeding outgoing MLA Thomas Dang. She is the first Black woman elected to the Alberta Legislature.
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Rhine Lana McLin (born October 1948) is an American Democratic politician from Ohio who served as the 54th mayor of Dayton, Ohio, from 2002 to 2010. McLin previously served as a member of both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly.
1953–
Rhoda Reddock (born 7 June 1953) is a Trinidadian educator and social activist. She has served as founder, chair, adviser, or member of several organizations, such as the Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA), the Global Fund for…
1939–2018
Rhodan Gordon (9 November 1939 – 8 May 2018) was a Black British community activist, who migrated to London from Grenada in the 1960s. He came to public attention in 1970 as one of the nine protestors, known as the Mangrove Nine, arrested and tried on…
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Rhonda Michelle Burnough (born November 2, 1954) is an American politician who has served in the Georgia House of Representatives from the 77th district since 2017.
1957–2000
Rhonda Michèle Williams (January 1, 1957 – November 7, 2000) was an American professor, activist and political economist whose work combined economics with multiple other social fields including race and gender analysis, law, politics, public policy and…
Biography
Riana Elyse Anderson is an American clinical and community psychologist focused on racial discrimination and Black families. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of…
1981-1993
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne (1) Defense Distinguished Service ribbon with two (2) Oak Leaf clusters worn by General Colin L. Powell, earned for his non-combat related military service. The Defense Distinguished Service Award is the United States Department of Defense's highest…
2001–
Ricardo Flisberto Dinanga (born 6 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for AFC Telford United on loan from EFL League Two club Shrewsbury Town. Born in the Republic of Ireland, Dinanga also holds dual citizenship with the…
1872–1956
Richard A. Cooper (March 9, 1872 – October 9, 1956) was an American politician in Pennsylvania. Cooper served from 1907 to 1920 on the Philadelphia City Council. During his tenure as a city councilor, he was involved in organizing Philadelphia's 50th…
1848–1906
Richard A. Dawson (1848 - 1906) was a lawyer and state legislator in Arkansas. He was born in Virginia and his father was a minister. Dawson studied at Oberlin College, and received his law degree from the Old University of Chicago.
1900–1985
Richard Alexander Harewood (June 25, 1900 – November 16, 1985) was a lawyer, state legislator, and judge in Illinois.
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Richard A. Robinson (born December 10, 1957) is an American lawyer who is a former member of the Connecticut Supreme Court. He served as chief justice from 2018 to 2024, and as an associate justice of the court from 2013 to 2018.
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Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 – March 26, 1831) was an American minister, educator, writer, and one of the United States' most active and influential black leaders. In 1794, he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent…
1830–1909
Richard Allen (June 10, 1830 – May 16, 1909) was an American carpenter, contractor, businessman and, after the Civil War, a Republican politician in Texas. He was elected to two terms in the Texas House of Representatives. In 1878, he was the first African…
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Richard Arrington Jr. (born October 19, 1934 in Livingston, Alabama) was the first African American mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama (U.S.) and the second African American on the City Council. He served on the council for two terms from 1971 to…
May 26, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.15.1a, 2011.174.15.1b, 2011.174.15.1c, 2011.174.15.1d, 2011.174.15.1e, 2011.174.15.1f, 2011.174.15.1g, and 2011.174.15.1h. Richard Sobol discusses his early career as a lawyer in Washington, D. C.,…
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Richard Bassett (March 28, 1846 – February 21, 1905) was a Baptist minister and a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives from Howard County. He was one of four African American state legislators elected in Indiana in the 19th century.
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Richard R. Boykin (born September 9, 1968) is an American politician who served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners, representing the 1st district from December 2014 until December 2018.
1963–
Richard Brown (born 1963) is an American politician who was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in November 2016 to represent the 27th district. He served as the assistant minority floor…
Biography
Richard Burke (c. 1807 - 1870) was a Baptist preacher, an educator, and a state representative in Alabama. He was involved in the Union League. A few nights after a political meeting of African Americans, he was murdered.
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