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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Denim jacket designed by Arthur McGee

mid 20th-late 20th century

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Blue denim short-sleeved jacket designed by Arthur McGee. The jacket has a standard collar and thin lapels. It is open down the center front with no closure method. The sleeves end just above the elbow with a decorative seam sewn around the end to create…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.56.1
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Denim shirt worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

2009-2013

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A Dickies dark denim half-sleeve t-shirt worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana. The cotton and polyester blend shirt features a collar, two buttoned breast pockets, sleeve buttons, and six front buttons…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.36.1.19
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Denim shirt worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

2005

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A light-colored Wrangler denim shirt worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana. Constructed mainly of cotton, this shirt features a collar, half sleeves, twelve brown and tan Wrangler buttons, a breast pocket,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.36.1.20
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Denim skirt designed by Arthur McGee

mid 20th-late 20th century

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Blue denim A-line skirt designed by Arthur McGee. The skirt has no waistband and falls just below the knee. It closes at the proper left side with a zipper and one (1) hook-and-eye. The skirt is not lined and there are no labels.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.56.2
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Costume

Denim suit jacket and bellbottoms with red embroidery worn by Charley Pride

1970s

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This denim jean jacket (a) and denim flared jeans (b), both with red embroidered decoration, were worn by Charley Pride. The jacket (a) is made from blue denim with an all-over embroidered grid design in red thread. It is straight cut with a straight…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.125.49ab
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Denise Clark-Bradford

1953–

Denise Darchell "Niecy" Clark-Bradford (born Denise Darchell Clark; September 10, 1953) is an American Grammy Award-winning gospel singer. Clark–Bradford is best known as an original member of family vocal group The Clark Sisters and as a daughter of…

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Biography & Culture

Denise M. Mercherson

Biography

Denise M. Mercherson is Utah’s first African American female lawyer. Mercherson was raised in the Hyde Park community on the South Side, Chicago. She received her psychology degree from Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota and earned her Juris…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Denise McNair’s Dress

2010; printed 2019

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A black-and-white photograph of Carol Denise McNair’s dress, by Platon. The child sized dress was owned by McNair, one of the four girls killed during the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing in Birmingham, Alabama that took place on September 15, 1963.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.18
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Education & Scholarship

Denise O'Neil Green

Biography

Denise O'Neil Green is an American academic, and currently the Vice-president, Equity and Community Inclusion at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Toronto. She took up the position in April 2017, after serving as the inaugural…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Denise Oliver at the Young Lords Church Takeover

December 28, 1969

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Denise Oliver, a member of the New York Young Lords Organization, at the 1969 takeover of the First Spanish United Methodist Church in East Harlem. The image captures Oliver from the neck up. She…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.53.31
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Sports

Dennis Adeniran

1999–

Dennis Emmanuel Abiodun Bamidele Chijioke Adeniran (born 2 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League South club Slough Town.

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Sports

Dennis Brown

1944–

Dennis Brown (born 24 September 1944), also known by the nickname of "Brown Bomber", is a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played rugby union (RU) for Cardiff Schoolboys [1], and the Royal…

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Politics & Public Life

Dennis Deer

1972–2024

Dennis Deer (August 7, 1972 – June 23, 2024) was an American politician who served as the Cook County Commissioner for the 2nd district from 2017 until his death. He represented many neighborhoods in Chicago, including portions of the Loop, Near West Side,…

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Biography & Culture

Dennis White

Biography

Dennis A. White (born c. 1962) is an American police officer who was briefly Commissioner of the Boston Police Department in 2021. After being sworn in on February 1, 2021, White was placed on leave two days later, as the city conducted an investigation…

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Medicine & Health

DeNorval Unthank

1899–1977

DeNorval Unthank (December 14, 1899 – September 20, 1977) was an American physician and civil rights activist in Portland, Oregon. Unthank was one of the first black doctors in Oregon and the only black physician operating in Portland during the 1930s. He…

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Business & Enterprise

Denver D. Ferguson

1895–1957

Denver Darious Ferguson Sr. (February 19, 1895 – May 11, 1957) was an American businessman and nightclub owner in Indianapolis, who had a leading role in establishing the "Chitlin' Circuit" of United States entertainment venues for black entertainers and…

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Sports

Deon Burton

1976–

Deon John Burton (born 25 October 1976) is a football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker and who is the manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion's under-23 team. His numerous clubs in English football included…

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Civil Rights & Community

Depelsha Thomas McGruder

Biography

Depelsha Thomas McGruder is the vice president, chief operating officer, and treasurer of the Ford Foundation. She is also the founder of Moms of Black Boys (MOBB) United, a non-profit organization advocating for Black boys and young men as well as…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Derashe women near clothing stall, Konso market, Karat, Ethiopia

2010-10-11

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Original Carousel 27, slide 68.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3387
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Clothing - Costume

Derby hat worn by Slick Rick

2003 - 2004

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Powder blue derby stanton hat worn by Slick Rick. The hat has a purble cloth ribbon around the side band, covering the original powder blue ribbon. The inside of the hat is unlined and has a black sweatband that covers the shoulder joint. Gold letters are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.203.6.1
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Dereck Whittenburg

1960–

Dereck Whittenburg (born October 2, 1960) is an American basketball coach and former collegiate basketball player who played for North Carolina State University, where he was a member of the 1982–83 team that won the 1983 NCAA National Championship. He is…

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Sports

Derek Cornelius

1997–

Derek Austin Cornelius (born 25 November 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Canada national team.

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Deric Augustine

1990–

Deric Augustine (born April 3, 1990) is a film and television actor, and novelist. He stars as Miles Penn, one of the main characters in the ABC police procedural series The Rookie (2025–2026). He also had recurring roles of Muhammad Ali in the MGM+ crime…

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