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Queen Nzinga
1583–1663
Nzinga used diplomacy and warfare to defend Ndongo and Matamba against Portuguese expansion and slave raiding.
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Slavery and Freedom Objects
Quilt clamp
late 19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA cast iron quilt clamp with a screw handle. The clamp is in the shape of the letter “C” and has squared edges. A large screw goes through the top of the clamp. One side of the screw is flattened to form a handle.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.25.3
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Quilt clamp
late 19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA cast iron quilt clamp with a screw handle. The clamp is in the shape of the letter “C” and has squared edges. A large screw goes through the top of the clamp. One side of the screw is flattened to form a handle.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.25.5
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Quilt clamp
late 19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA cast iron quilt clamp with a screw handle. The clamp is in the shape of the letter “C” and has squared edges. A large screw goes through the top of the clamp. One side of the screw is flattened to form a handle.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.25.6
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Quilt clamp
late 19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handmade cast iron quilt clamp with a screw handle. The clamp is in the shape of the letter “C” and has squared edges. A large screw goes through the top of the clamp. One side of the screw is flattened to form a handle.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.25.7
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Quilt in eight pointed star design made by an enslaved person in Georgia
ca. 1863, repaired later
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA lightweight quilt with an eight pointed star design handmade by an enslaved person near Macon, Georgia. Each block is composed of a center square of colored fabric surrounded by triangles in the same fabric pieced together with light colored fabric…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.108.6
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Quilted petticoat
1830s-1840s; repurposed 1890s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis quilted petticoat may have been made from a repurposed wholecloth bedcover or refashioned from a once larger skirt. The front of the textile is faced with a small-scale printed floral vine design in white, yellow, purple, and red blossoms with green…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.180.1
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History & Culture
Quock Walker
1753–
Quock Walker, also known as Kwaku or Quork Walker (c. 1753 – ?), was an enslaved American who sued for and won his freedom suit case in June 1781. The court cited language in the 1780 Constitution of Massachusetts that declared, "All men are born free and…
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Quvenzhané Wallis
2003–
Quvenzhané Wallis ( kwə-VEN-zhə-nay; born August 28, 2003) is an American actress and author. She made her acting debut in the drama film Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the…
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Archival documents & files
R – S — Entered in Register 1
1865
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R – S”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1027, File 4.1.6
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R – W
1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R – W”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, Item 3.20.4.2.2
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R – W — Entered in Register 3
May–Dec. 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R – W”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.3.3
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R – W — Entered in Register 4
1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R – W”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M999, File 8.4.2
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R – W — Entered in Volume 3
Jan.–Aug. 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R – W”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M826, File 4.3.3
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R – Y — Case Files Relating to Applications for and Restoration of Property
Aug. 1865–Dec. 1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R – Y”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1048, File 7.2.3
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R – Y — Entered in Register 2
May 1869–Jan. 1870
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R – Y”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M803, File 4.2.2
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Historical photographs & documents
R – Z
1866–70
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R – Z”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, Item 3.1.10.2
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R½ – R348
1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R½ – R348”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.7.19
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R1 – T40
1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R1 – T40”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, Item 2.1.5.4.4
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R2 – Y
Jan.–Dec. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R2 – Y”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 3.1.4.6
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R48 – R91 — Entered in Register 15
Aug.–Dec. 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “R48 – R91”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M752, File 2.15.18
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Rabbet plane made by Cesar Chelor
1753-1784
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wooden rabbet plane.There is spot staining throughout. There is evidence of older dents, abrasions, and scratches. In relief on the toe, oriented vertically, is [CE*CHELOR / LIVING*IN / WRENTHAM]. In relief on the toe is several illegible letters.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.8.23
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Biography & Culture
Rachel Belden Brooks
Biography
Rachel Belden Brooks (c. 1829–October 12, 1910) was an American pioneer who traveled from Tennessee to the Oregon Territory as a person held as a slave. In 1857, Oregon voters approved the Constitution of Oregon, which made slavery illegal, and also made…
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Rachel of Kittery, Maine
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Rachel of Kittery, Maine (died 1695) was a slave in what is now the U.S. state of Maine who was murdered by her owner, Nathaniel Keen, who was subsequently put on trial for murder by the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The trial established court precedent…
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