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Historical photographs & visual records

Donkey at a home in Shela, Kenya

1994 August 2

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Cataloged as “Donkey at a home in Shela, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0168
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Engineering

Donna Auguste

1958–

Donna Auguste (born 1958) is an African-American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She was the co-founder, along with colleague John Meier, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Freshwater Software from 1996 to 2000. Prior to founding…

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Civil Rights

Donna Auston

Biography

Donna Auston is an American anthropologist. Her research focuses on the African American Muslim community. She explores race, ethnicity, gender, and the lived experience of practicing Islam in the United States.

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Archival documents & files

Donna Davis Family Home Movies — Great Migration Home Movie Study Collection

circa 1971

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The Donna Davis Family Home Movies consist of footage documenting vacations around the continental United States and Northern Mexico; national parks are a particular focus.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref673
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Historical photographs & documents

Donna Davis Super 8 Home Movie #1

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Donna Davis Super 8 Home Movie #1” (Video recordings).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.SC.0001, Item SC_0001_20180131_Davis_S8_01
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Historical photographs & documents

Donna Davis Super 8 Home Movie #2

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Donna Davis Super 8 Home Movie #2” (Video recordings).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.SC.0001, Item SC_0001_20180131_Davis_S8_02
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Historical photographs & documents

Donna Davis Super 8 Home Movie #3

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Donna Davis Super 8 Home Movie #3” (Video recordings).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.SC.0001, Item SC_0001_20180131_Davis_S8_03
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Scholarship

Donna Franklin

Biography

Donna LaVonne Franklin is an African-American social scientist and author, and a nationally recognized scholar on African American families.

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Sports

Donnell McNeilly

2005–

Donnell Ocarriel McNeilly (born 30 October 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for AFC Wimbledon on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

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Sports & Achievement

Donnie Moore

1954–1989

Donnie Ray Moore (February 13, 1954 – July 18, 1989) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Chicago Cubs (1975, 1977–1979), St. Louis Cardinals (1980), Milwaukee Brewers (1981), Atlanta Braves (1982–1984) and…

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Sports

Donovan Wilson

1997–

Donovan Junior Wilson (born 14 March 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Southern League Premier Division South club Bath City. Wilson joined Wolverhampton Wanderers from Bristol Rovers in January 2015 following a brief loan spell. He…

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Literature

Donté Clark

Biography

Donté Clark is a poet, actor, and community activist from unincorporated North Richmond, California who works with youth organizations throughout the Richmond area. As a student in high school, Clark was recruited by his English teacher Molly Raynor who…

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Arts & Performance

Donyale Luna

1945–1979

Peggy Ann Freeman (August 31, 1945 – May 17, 1979), known professionally as Donyale Luna, and occasionally billed simply as Luna, was an American model and actress. Known for her statuesque appearance and avant-garde persona, Luna was one of the most…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Door of the evangelical lutheran church, Stellenbosch (South Africa)

1983

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Cataloged as “Door of the evangelical lutheran church, Stellenbosch (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-066119
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Buildings and Structures

Door with rescue markings from Hurricane Katrina

before 2005; altered September 12, 2005

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Wooden door with frosted glass. The door is: 83 1/4" high, 35 3/4" wide, 1 3/4" thick, glass inside is 59 1/2" high, 23 1/2" wide; the frosted glass (with the Katrina markings on it) begins at 17 1/2" from the bottom and extends to 6" from the top, and 6”…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.93
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Historical photographs & visual records

Doors and sculpture carved by Bamidele Areogun for churches and home in Osi

1974

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Cataloged as “Doors and sculpture carved by Bamidele Areogun for churches and home in Osi” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3855
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Civil Rights

Dora Lee Jones

1890–1972

Dora Lee Jones (born October 11, 1889) was an American domestic worker in early 20th-century New York City. She helped to found a Domestic Workers' Union in Harlem in 1934. The Domestic Workers' Union was started by a group of Finns and a few African…

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Arts & Performance

Dorian Corey

1937–1993

Dorian Corey (June 6, 1937 – August 29, 1993) was an American drag performer and fashion designer. She appeared in Wigstock and was featured in Jennie Livingston's 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning.

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Civil Rights & Community

Dorie Ladner

1942–2024

Dorie Ann Ladner (June 28, 1942 – March 11, 2024) was an American civil rights activist and social worker. Along with her sister Joyce, she was a leading community organizer in Mississippi for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People…

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Music

Dorinda Clark-Cole

1957–

Dorinda Grace Clark-Cole (née Clark; October 19, 1957) is an American Grammy Award-winning gospel singer, songwriter, musician, talk show host, and evangelist. Clark–Cole is best known as a member of family vocal group The Clark Sisters and as a daughter…

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Biography & Culture

Dorothea Church

1922–2006

Dorothea Towles Church (born Dorthy Mae Towles; July 26, 1922 – July 7, 2006) was the first successful black fashion model in Paris.

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Business & Enterprise

Dorothy Blackwell McNeil

Biography

Dorothy Blackwell McNeil (born Jersey City, 1950s) is recognized as a significant member of the Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, community, especially for her co-ownership and management of Hoboken's Club Zanzibar (1961-1981) which hosted…

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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights

Dorothy Boulding Ferebee

1898–1980

Dorothy Celeste Ferebee (née Boulding; October 10, 1898 – September 14, 1980) was an American obstetrician and civil rights activist. Born in a middle-class family in Norfolk, Virginia, Boulding grew up in Boston, where she attended The English High School…

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Film & Television

Dorothy Dandridge

1922–1965

Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones (1954), a performance which also earned her a…

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