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Richard Preston, (c. 1791 – 16 July 1861), was a religious leader and abolitionist. He escaped slavery in Virginia to become an important leader for the African Nova Scotian community and in the international struggle against slavery. He established the…
1947–
Richard Prince (born 1947) is an American journalist for newspapers, including The Washington Post, and long-term columnist of "Journal-isms," formerly for the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, now on its own site, journal-isms.com.…
1853–1921
The Reverend Richard R. Jones (1853 – 1921) was a noted African-American Baptist minister, civil rights activist and orator in Roanoke, Virginia.
Biography
Richard R. Samuels (c. 1844–1878) was a farmer, blacksmith and state legislator in Arkansas. He was a delegate to the 1868 Arkansas Constitutional Convention from Hempstead County, Arkansas.
1855–1947
Richard Robert Wright Sr. (May 16, 1855 – July 2, 1947) was an American military officer, educator and college president, politician, civil rights advocate and banking entrepreneur. Among his many accomplishments, he founded a high school, a college, and a…
Dates not recorded
Richard Simms was an American state legislator who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana State Senate during the Reconstruction era.
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Richard Thompson Ford is the George E. Osborne Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. His scholarship includes work on critical race theory, local government law, housing segregation, and employment discrimination. He has served as a housing commissioner…
?–1881
Richard Tucker (c. 1818 – August 12, 1881) was a carpenter, undertaker, and state legislator in North Carolina. He represented Craven County in the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1870 and in the North Carolina Senate in 1874 during the…
Dates not recorded
Richard M. Valentine (born 1822) was elected as a minister, farmer, and state legislator-elect in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era. He resigned before serving. He was born in South Carolina. He was an A.M.E. minister and was elected to…
1932–2013
Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson (née Sherrod; August 30, 1932 – November 10, 2013), was an American author, teacher, and civil rights activist.
1955–
Rick E. Lawrence (born November 4, 1955) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court since 2022.
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Ulrich Alexander "Rick" Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Bahamian-Canadian former basketball player, three-time NBA champion, actor, businessman and politician. He played in the National Basketball Association for both the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles…
April 11, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.78.1a, 2011.174.78.1b, 2011.174.78.1c, 2011.174.78.1d, 2011.174.78.1e, and 2011.174.78.1f. Rick Tuttle, Ph. D. describes his family background and when he first became aware of the sit-in movement…
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Clarence Ricky Dobbs Jr. (better known as Ricky Dobbs; born January 31, 1988) is a United States Navy officer, politician and former college football quarterback for the United States Naval Academy who served as the District 1 Douglas County, Georgia…
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn etching by Benny Andrews depicting an abstract figure with their fist in the air. Outlines of additional fists emanate behind the first, in a halo effect. The figure is roughly sketched, consisting of a round head-shape on a rectangular torso, with a…
n.d.
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pamphlet made of blue and black ink on yellowed paper. The entire pamphlet is split down the middle; the left side is in English and the right in Spanish. On the cover, at center left is a black and white photograph of workers striking. At center right…
1847–1921
Riley Edward Robinson (November 4, 1847 – February 1921) was a carpenter, minister in the Episcopal Church, councilman, custom house inspector, and state legislator in Florida. He served on the city council in Fernandina, Florida from 1875 to 1879 and from…
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Rima Michelle Berns-McGown is a Canadian politician and author. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, Berns-McGown was elected to represent Beaches—East York in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 election. She declined to run for…
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a paperback volume of poetry with black cover and the word "RIOT" in red san-serif typeface within a white irregular circle. The name "GWENDOLYN BROOKS" in white serif typeface are centered in the middle of the cover. The words "BROADSIDE PRESS…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOn the front cover in the top half is the title in large red letters[RIOT..OR/BLACK/REVOLUTION]. Below the title in green is the publication information [Prepared by THE PROBE Magazine's Communications Workshop]. In the lower half of the front cover,…
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA large oil painting with three horizontal bands of color stacked red, black, and green, resembling the pan-African or Afro-American flag. The top band, in shades of red, depicts a cloud-streaked sky. Within the center black band are depicted ghostly…
1958–
Rita Ali (born January 31, 1958) is an American politician serving as the 47th mayor of Peoria, Illinois since 2021. She was elected on April 21, 2021, finishing just 43 votes ahead of her opponent, councilman Jim Montelongo. Ali was sworn in two weeks…
1945–
Rita Shelton Deverell (born 1945 to Versie and Hugh Shelton) is a Canadian television broadcaster and social activist, who was one of the founders of the Canadian television channel Vision TV. She also served as news director for the Aboriginal Peoples…
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Rita Frances Dove (born August 28, 1952) is an American poet and essayist. She served as poet laureate consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995, becoming the first African American appointed to the position after it was established…
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