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Biography & Culture

Reggie Williams

1951–1999

Reggie Williams (April 29, 1951 – February 7, 1999) was an American AIDS activist, who fought for culturally relevant AIDS education and services for gay and bisexual men of color. Williams served as a board member for the National Association of Black and…

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Sports & Achievement

Reggie Williams (1980s outfielder)

1960–

Reginald Dewayne Williams (born August 29, 1960) is an American baseball coach and former outfielder, who most recently was the head baseball coach of the Alcorn State Braves. He played college baseball at Southern from 1979 to 1982 and played in Major…

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Sports & Achievement

Reggie Williams (1990s outfielder)

1966–

Reginald Bernard Williams (born May 5, 1966) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California / Anaheim Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers. He played college baseball at USC Salkehatchie and…

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Sports & Achievement

Reggie Witherspoon (sprinter)

1985–

Reginald Edwin "Reggie" Witherspoon (born May 31, 1985, in Pasadena, California) is an American sprinter. He competed for University of Florida and later Baylor University. He was part of the USA's gold medal-winning team in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at…

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Film & Television

Regina Askia-Williams

1967–

Regina Askia-Williams (born Imaobong Regina Askia Usoro on 16 December 1967) is a Nigerian-born, American-based actress, model, and former beauty Queen of the University of Lagos titleholder. She received her certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner…

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Medicine & Health

Regina Benjamin

1956–

Regina Marcia Benjamin (born October 26, 1956) is an American physician and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 18th Surgeon General of the United States. Benjamin previously directed a nonprofit…

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Education & Scholarship

Regina Harris Baiocchi

1956–

Regina Baiocchi (née Harris; born July 16, 1956) is an American musician, music educator, composer and writer of short stories and poetry.

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Education & Scholarship

Regina Lynch-Hudson

Biography

Regina Lynch-Hudson is an American publicist, historian, and travel writer. In 2024, she became the first woman of color descended from Colonel John Hazzard Carson to join the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the first black member…

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Literature

Regina M. Anderson

1901–1993

Regina M. Anderson (May 21, 1901 – February 5, 1993) was an American playwright and librarian. Influenced by Ida B. Wells and the lack of Black history teachings in school, Anderson became a key member of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Literature

Regina Taylor

1960–

Regina Taylor (born August 22, 1960) is an American actress and playwright. She has won several awards throughout her career, including a Golden Globe Award and NAACP Image Award. In July 2017, Taylor was announced as the new Denzel Washington Endowed…

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Politics & Public Life

Reginald Atkins

1967–

Reginald Atkins (born December 25, 1967) is an American pastor and Democratic Party politician who represented the 20th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2022 to 2026. Atkins served as president of the board of education of the…

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Arts & Performance

Reginald Ballard

1965–

Reginald Ballard (born October 13, 1965) is an American character actor and comedian from Galveston, Texas, who is best known for his recurring roles as Bruhman in the sitcom Martin and W.B. on The Bernie Mac Show, which both aired on Fox. After graduation…

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Literature

Reginald Dwayne Betts

Biography

Reginald Dwayne Betts (born November 5, 1980) is an American poet, legal scholar, educator and prison reform advocate. At age 16 he committed an armed carjacking, was prosecuted as an adult, and was sentenced to nine years in prison for three felonies. He…

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Education & Scholarship

Reginald L. Jones

1931–2005

Reginald Lanier Jones (January 21, 1931 – September 24, 2005) was a clinical psychologist, college professor, and a founding member and past president of the Association of Black Psychologists. He is best known for his work in special education and the…

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Sports & Achievement

Reginald Ruffin

Dates not recorded

Reginald Ruffin is an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He is athletic director at Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, a position he has held since December 2021. Ruffin served as the head football coach at Miles College in…

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Literature

Reginald Shepherd

1963–2008

Reginald Shepherd (April 10, 1963 – September 10, 2008) was an American poet and teacher. His latest publication, The Selected Shepherd: Poems, appeared in 2024.

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Biography & Culture

Reginald W. Gibson

1927–2018

Reginald W. Gibson (July 31, 1927 – December 8, 2018) was a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims from 1982 to 1995. Born in Lynchburg, Virginia to McCoy and Julia Gibson, Gibson was educated in the public schools of Washington, D.C., and…

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Film & Television

Reginald Wilson (psychologist)

1929–2020

Reginald Wilson (February 24, 1927 – December 13, 2020) was an American psychologist who has served as Senior Scholar Emeritus at the American Council on Education since 1981. Prior to his appointment, Wilson was president of Wayne County Community College…

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Archival documents & files

Register 1 — Registered Letters Received

1866-1867

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Cataloged as “Register 1”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M822, File 3.1.1
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Register 2 — Registered Letters Received

1868-1870

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Cataloged as “Register 2”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M822, File 3.1.2
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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent and Received — Augusta (Assistant Superintendent of Education)

Date not recorded

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent and received, January–May 1869 (149), is arranged chronologically and numbered.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.13.2
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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent by the Superintendent of Education — Gordonsville (Superintendent, 4th District)

Date not recorded

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent by the superintendent of education, January–February 1869 (240), is arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.34.11
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Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent — Macon (Assistant Superintendent of Education)

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The single–volume register of letters received and endorsements sent, January–May 1869 (295), is arranged in chronological order and numbered and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.63.2
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Register of Letters Received — Bainbridge (Assistant Superintendent of Education)

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The single–volume register of letters received, January–May 1869 (181), is arranged chronologically and has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 3.16.2
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