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Theodore Wellington Jones (September 19, 1853 – April 30, 1943) was a Canadian-born American businessman, newspaper editor, and politician. He was a Cook County Commissioner in 1895–1896, and member of the National Negro Business League and the Negro…
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Theophile T. Allain (October 1, 1846 – February 2, 1917) was a member of the Louisiana State Legislature in the 1870s and 1880s. His politics focused on education and development and he was instrumental in the updating of Mississippi River levees in the…
1933–2004
Theophilus Elisha McKinney, Jr (1933–2004) was a American professor of political science. He served as vice president of academic affairs at Howard University from 1969 to 1970 and academic dean at Delaware State College from 1975 to 1977. McKinney was…
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Theresa Burroughs (1929 – May 22, 2019) was an active participant in the civil rights movement during the 1960s. She worked to secure the right to vote for blacks in Alabama and the rest of the Southern United States. In 1965 she was attacked and arrested…
Biography
Theresa El-Amin is an African-American civil rights activist, union organizer and former member of the Green Party of the United States Steering Committee.
1953–
Theresa Gillespie Isom is an American politician and former healthcare administrator. A Democrat, she was elected to the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 2nd District, which includes parts of DeSoto and Tunica counties. Isom won a special…
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Therese Patricia Okoumou, commonly known as Patricia Okoumou, is a Republic of the Congo-born immigrant rights activist, most known for scaling the base of the Statue of Liberty in protest of children being separated from their parents at the Mexico-United…
1930–2012
Jaci dos Santos, better known as Thereza Santos, (July 7, 1930 – December 19, 2012) was a Brazilian writer, actor, playwright, professor, and activist for women's rights and for the Black Movement of Brazil for over five decades.
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThey sang, they spoke, they celebrated and remembered King... This black and white photograph shows four women singing at the birthday commemoration for Martin Luther King Jr. inside Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1969. They are dressed in long-sleeved white…
1932
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pamphlet printed on white paper in black ink with the words “They Shall Not Die! / Stop the Legal Lynching! / The Story of Scottsboro in Pictures” printed at the top. The image at center of the cover depicts a black man and a white man chopping down a…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA size 8 thimble found in drawer A of the Singer cabinet table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The small, silver tone cup features small, diamond shaped dimples on the outside of the top half of the thimble and on the flat top. The bottom has a small,…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA size 9 thimble found in drawer A of the Singer cabinet table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The small, silver tone cup features small, diamond shaped dimples on the outside of the top half of the thimble and on the flat top. The bottom has a small,…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA size 9 thimble found in drawer C of the Singer cabinet table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The small, silver tone cup features small, diamond shaped dimples on the outside of the top half of the thimble and on the flat top. The bottom has a small,…
2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a poster designed by Gail Anderson with a white background and black text and graphics. The poster is an almost square white space with the word “THINK” in extremely large block letters that fills the page. There is a thick black border that runs…
October 1, 1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis newspaper clipping from the San Francisco Call-Bulletin describes the projects undertaken by the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women during the fall of 1956 as a part of the Citizenship Education Project. Multiple phrases in…
ca. 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThird World magazine featuring a large black and white portrait drawing of Malcolm X. The illustration is a close up of Malcolm X's face depicting him squinting through his horn-rimmed glasses. The illustration is contained within a large rectangle…
1933–2024
Thirman Leonard Milner (October 29, 1933 – November 29, 2024) was an American politician from Hartford, Connecticut. A Democrat, he served as the 62nd Mayor of Hartford from 1981 to 1987 and was the first popularly elected black mayor in New England.
ca. 1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA documentary short with the title Thirty Minutes from Harlem, created by filmmakers of the Elmcor Production Program of the Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc., of Corona, NY. The film was created by Bill Moore and directed by Robert Judd. It consists…
August 10, 2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital color photograph titled, “This Ain’t Yo Mama’s Civil Rights Movement,” taken by Heather Wilson during a protest in St. Louis, Missouri, held to commemorate the 1-year anniversary of the police shooting of Michael Brown by police officer Darren…
October 16, 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black-and-white photograph depicts a group of men during the Million Man March. They are gathered on and around the Statue of Peace. In the foreground is a grouping of three men, two holding up their fists while a third one, in baseball cap and…
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA mini zine from the Kids Solidarity Mini Zine Pack titled This is Me, designed by Jennifer White-Johnson and written by Kevin “Knox” Johnson III. The mini zine is constructed from a single sheet of white, heavy weight paper that has a slit at the center…
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA mini zine from the Kids Solidarity Mini Zine Pack titled This is Me: You can also call me Knox, designed by Jennifer White-Johnson and written by Kevin “Knox” Johnson III. The mini zine is constructed from a single sheet of white, heavy weight paper that…
1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPamphlet consists of black and white text on a bright orange background. On bottom is a photograph of Esther Cooper Jackson and her two daughters.
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gelatin silver print of three children playing in front of a store entrance. In the storefront's window is a white sign with black writing that reads, [THIS STORE WILL BE / CLOSED / DURING THE FUNERAL OF / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.]. Stamped on back of…
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