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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Track shoes worn by Carl Lewis for the University of Houston

1980

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A pair of blue and yellow Adidas track shoes used by Carl Lewis. The body of the shoes are primarily made of blue synthetic, a darker blue suede is used along the toe and heel. Three diagonal yellow stripes with zigzag edges are machine sewn on both sides…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.154.52.1ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Track suit for the TSU Tigerbelles worn by Chandra Cheeseborough

1977

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A jacket and pair of pants that are a two-piece warm-up track suit for the Tennessee State University Women's track team, the Tigerbelles, worn by Chandra Cheeseborough. 1. A long-sleeve jacket with a collar and zipper front closure. The jacket is an…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.218.1-.2
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Education & Scholarship

Tracy D. Hall

Biography

Tracy D. Hall is an American academic administrator who is president of Southwest Tennessee Community College.

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Scholarship

Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting

Biography

Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting is a feminist scholar, comparative Europeanist, and Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the Departments of African American and Diaspora Studies and Romance Languages, Cultures and Diasporas at…

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Sports & Achievement

Tracy Dildy

1966–

Tracy Heath Dildy (born November 26, 1966) is an American college basketball coach. As of January 2019 he was an assistant coach at Detroit Mercy. He is also the former head men's basketball coach for Chicago State University, replacing Benjy Taylor as…

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Biography & Culture

Tracy Gray

1962–

Tracy D. Gray is an American investor and a Forbes 50 over 50 recipient. Gray is the founder of The 22 Fund, a social-impact investment firm focused on supporting women and minority-owned businesses in green technologies, manufacturing, and export, and We…

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Sports & Achievement

Tracy Ham

1965–

Tracy Ham (born January 5, 1964) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Edmonton Eskimos, the Toronto Argonauts, the Baltimore Stallions, and the Montreal Alouettes. He…

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Film & Television

Tracy Inman

1961–

Tracy Inman (born January 5, 1961, in Washington, D.C.) is an American dancer, choreographer, and educator who performed with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He is currently the co-director of The Ailey School and a choreographer & consultant for…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Tracy K. Smith

1972–

Tracy K. Smith (born April 16, 1972) is an American poet and educator. She served as the 22nd poet laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019. She has published five collections of poetry, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her 2011 collection…

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Science

Tracy L. Johnson

Biography

Tracy L. Johnson is an American molecular biologist with expertise in basic mechanism of gene expression through studying RNA. In addition, Johnson dedicates efforts to include undergraduates from underrepresented groups in scientific research. She holds…

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Sports & Achievement

Tracy Rocker

1966–

Tracy Quinton Rocker (born April 9, 1966) is an American football coach and former player who most recently served as the defensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a defensive tackle in the NFL. After…

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Education & Scholarship

Tracy Y. Espy

Biography

Tracy Y. Espy is a U.S. academic administrator and expert on human development and family therapy serving as the eighth president of Mitchell College since 2020. She was previously the provost and vice president of academic affairs at Pfeiffer University.

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Sports & Achievement

Tracye Lawyer

1977–

Tracye Lawyer (born August 28, 1977, in Santa Barbara, California) is an American orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and cartilage preservation, and a former heptathlete and soccer player. As an athlete she competed in the heptathlon for…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Vehicles

Training aircraft used by Tuskegee Institute

ca. 1944

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The body of the PT-13D Stearman Kaydet aircraft is painted blue and the wings are painted yellow. The tail is yellow with red and white stripes. The numbers "18303" are white and located on the left and right sides of fuselage. "Spirit of Tuskegee" is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.82.1-.2
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Historical photographs & documents

Transcript of Lori Rohen, Teacher & Students at the Meadow Brook School In answer to the questions posed by her class.

1993

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Cataloged as “Transcript of Lori Rohen, Teacher & Students at the Meadow Brook School In answer to the questions posed by her class.” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.23_ref73
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Documents and Manuscripts

Transparencies of National Council for Black Studies images and information

ca. 1975

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Twenty-two (22) large lecture transparencies made for use with an overhead projector, created and used by the National Council for Black Studies to educate and establish Black Studies programs at institutions of higher learning throughout the United…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.22.6.1-.22
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Education & Scholarship

Travis Dixon

Biography

Travis Lemar Dixon is an American media studies scholar and Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is known for researching racial and religious stereotyping in television news in the United States, as well as…

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Sports & Achievement

Travis Padgett

1986–

Travis Padgett (born December 13, 1986) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States. He was an All-American and national champion sprinter at Clemson University. He broke the NCAA collegiate record at the 2008 US…

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Sports & Achievement

Travis Pearson

1971–

Travis Pearson (born July 25, 1971) is an American college football coach and former professional player who is currently the defensive backs coach for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played seven seasons in the Arena…

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Politics & Public Life

Trayon White

1984–

Trayon White (born May 11, 1984) is an American politician from Washington, D.C. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Ward 8 on the Council of the District of Columbia from 2017 to 2025. White was expelled from office in February 2025 following…

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Engineering

Treena Arinzeh

1970–

Treena Livingston Arinzeh (born 1970) is an American biomedical engineer and academic. She is professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, joining in 2022. She was formerly a Distinguished Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the New…

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Sports & Achievement

Trei Oliver

1976–

Trei Oliver (born June 9, 1976) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach at North Carolina Central University, a position he has held since December 2018. Oliver played college football at North Carolina Central as a defensive…

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Sports & Achievement

Tremain Mack

1974–

Tremain Ferrell Mack (born November 21, 1974), also known as "T-Mack", is an American former professional football player who was a safety and return specialist for four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played…

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Sports & Achievement

Tremaine Jackson

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Tremaine Jackson (born August 30, 1983) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Prairie View A&M University, a position he has held since 2025. He previously was the head football coach for Colorado Mesa University from…

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