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Adam R. Johnson was a state congressman in the Arkansas House of Representatives, he represented Crittenden County from 1871 until 1873.
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Adam Russell Taylor is president of Sojourners, a Christian nonprofit organization focused on the biblical call to social justice. He is also the author of A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community and Mobilizing Hope:…
1982–
Adam Serwer (born 1982) is an American journalist and author. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic where his work focuses on politics, race, and justice. He previously worked at BuzzFeed News, The American Prospect, and Mother Jones.
1841–1870
Addie Brown (December 21, 1841 – January 11, 1870) was an American working-class free Black woman, who worked in various New England towns and wrote of her difficulties to earn a living. Her letters depict not only the racism and sexism faced by Northern…
1892–
Addie E. Dillard Hutto was an American educator. She was involved in several of the Pan African Congresses and was a member of Women's Clubs. She served as principal of Hutto School in Bainbridge, Georgia, for 52 years.
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Addie L. Greene (born January 21, 1943) is an American politician who served as a member of the Palm Beach County Commission from the 7th District from 2000 to 2009, and as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1992 to 2000. She is a Democrat.
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Addie L. Wyatt (née Cameron; March 8, 1924 – March 28, 2012) was a leader in the United States Labor movement and a civil rights activist. Wyatt is known for being the first African-American woman elected international vice president of a major labor…
1878–1940
Addie Whiteman Dickerson (1878–1940) was a businessperson, politician, clubwoman, suffragist, and peace activist.
1875–1938
Addie Wilkins Jackson (1875 – December 7, 1938) was an American suffragist. Jackson née Wilkins was born in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1875. Her family moved to New York State when she was a child.
after 1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA rectangular address book made by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. A small, handmade paper address book created and maintained by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The book is tightly wrapped with a combination of…
Sept. 30, 1929
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Address of Senator Paul M. Herbert at Monument on Plains Of Monthois, France. Erected to Memory of the Dead of the 372nd U.S. Infantry” (Text).
ca. 1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWooden handled rubber address stamp for Rev. H.C. Anderson's Greenville, MS address.
Biography
Adegoke Fadare is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2024 general election, representing Clayton Park West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. Fadare is the former president…
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Adelaide Luvenia Sanford (born November 27, 1925) is an American activist administrator, public speaker and national advocate for African-centered education for students of African descent. She served on the Board of Regents of the University of the State…
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Adella Hunt Logan (February 10, 1863 – December 10, 1915) was an African-American writer, educator, administrator and suffragist. Born during the Civil War, she earned her teaching credentials at Atlanta University, an historically black college founded by…
Biography
Adjoa Aiyetoro is a lawyer, an activist and the former executive director of the National Conference of Black Lawyers (1993-1997). She was the chief legal consultant to the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N'COBRA) and…
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Adline Cecilia Clarke is an American politician. She has served as a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives for the 97th district since 2013. She is a former president and director of the Mobile, Alabama chapter of the National Coalition…
1947–
Adolph Leonard Reed Jr. (born January 14, 1947) is an American professor emeritus of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in studies of issues of racism and U.S. politics. He has taught at Yale, Northwestern, and the New School…
1954–
Adolph Mongo (born January 15, 1954) is “a prominent political voice in Detroit,” who has served as a political advisor, newspaper reporter, radio host, and podcaster. As of August 2023, Mongo resides in Detroit, Michigan.
1868–1916
Adolphus Dyonisius Griffin (June 11, 1868 – June 2, 1916) was an American newspaper editor and publisher in the Pacific Northwest, Los Angeles, and Kansas who focused on African-American causes, including disenfranchisement in business and politics. Also…
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Adrian Asiedu Boafo (born May 10, 1994) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 23rd district in Prince George's County, Maryland, since 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Virginia…
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Adrian Malik Fenty (born December 6, 1970) is an American politician, who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2011. A Washington, D.C. native, Fenty graduated from Oberlin College and Howard University Law School, then served for…
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Adrian Harewood is a Canadian television and radio journalist, and the anchor of CBOT's CBC News: Ottawa at 5/5:30/6 and CBC News: Late Night in Ottawa. An Ottawa native, Harewood attended Ashbury College, a private school in Rockcliffe, where he was…
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Adrian Perkins (born October 23, 1985) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana. Perkins is a graduate of both the United States Military Academy at West Point and Harvard Law School, and is an Army veteran. He ran for the…
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