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Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician, activist, and pastor who served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 2023. A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the…
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Bobby Seale (born October 22, 1936) is an African American revolutionary, political activist, engineer, and author. Seale co-founded the Marxist–Leninist political and militant organization the Black Panther Party with fellow activist Huey P. Newton in…
1972, printed 2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Bobby Seale campaigning for Mayor of Oakland. Seale, at the proper right of the photograph, is wearing an overcoat, button-down shirt and tie, and he is gesturing with both hands. Seale is accompanied by Elaine Brown, who…
March 30, 1972, printed 2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Bobby Seale speaking at the Black Community Survival Conference held in the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland, California. Seale is standing at the center of the photograph, on a stage in front of fully closed stage curtains. He…
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white digital image of Bobby Simmons standing in front of an American flag. The portrait features only the bust of Simmons, wearing a stripped collared t-shirt and jean overalls. Simmons has white lotion covering his face with the word [VOTE]…
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Bobby D. Singleton (born March 25, 1962) is an American politician who is currently a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 24th District since a special election in January 2005. Previously he was a member of the Alabama House of…
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Houston Harris (July 10, 1924 – January 20, 1998) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Bobo Brazil. Credited with breaking down barriers of racial segregation in professional wrestling, Harris is considered one of the first…
1915–2005
Boce William Barlow Jr. (August 8, 1915 – January 31, 2005) was first African-American judge in Connecticut, in 1957, and the first African-American to be elected to the Connecticut State Senate in 1966. Born in Americus, Georgia, in 1915, Barlow came to…
2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white and light blue laminated paper Stacey Abrams Gubernatorial 2018 “Boiler Room” pass. On blue cotton lanyard, this pass features large black print [VOTER PROTECTION / BOILER ROOM] with a square blue tinted image of “I’m a Georgia Voter” stickers, and…
1959–
Boise Kimber (born February 9, 1959) is an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. He is the pastor of First Calvary Baptist churches in New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut; he is also the president of the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc..
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Bokondji "Boko" Imama (born August 3, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Boniface Hardin, OSB (born James Dwight Randolph "Randy" Hardin; November 18, 1933 – March 24, 2012), was a Benedictine monk, social activist and founding president of Martin University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Biography
Bonita Grace Anthony, born 1967 or 1968, is an American engineer, university administrator, and politician serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 92nd district since 2024. The district is composed of parts of the cities of…
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Bonnie Denise Jenkins (born in Queens, New York) is an American diplomat who served as the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security in the Biden Administration. During the Obama administration, she was the U.S. Department of…
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Bonnie Marie Watson Coleman (born February 6, 1945) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Watson Coleman is the first African-American woman…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a Bonwit Teller hatbox (a) and lid (b). The hat box (a) has an off-white background with a pattern of large blue and purple floral with green foliage design. It has a cream-colored cord to fasten down the lid threaded into the body of the box to…
ca. 1874 and 1876; printed later
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA page from an unidentified book with a black-and-white reproduction of an engraving of Robert B. Elliott by George E. Perine on one side. Dressed in a bowtie, white shirt, and dark jacket, Elliott is pictured from the chest up, gazing to his proper left.…
1909–1944
Booker Thomas Spicely (December 1, 1909 – July 8, 1944) was a victim of racial violence whose murder in North Carolina, United States is considered to be one of a series of outrages that contributed to rising activism in the Civil Rights Movement. Other…
1923-1933
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSmall rectangular white tag with a large hole in the upper third. Below, in the remaining two-thirds is text "NOTICE TO GUESTS/ The content of this bottle is/ sold to you as a beverage and/with the understanding that/ it will not be mixed or used/ with any…
June 3, 1944
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe original christening bottle from the ceremonial launching of the Liberty ship SS Harriet Tubman. The glass bottle is wrapped in red, white, and blue silk and housed in a specially made oak box with a glass window. Screwed to the box is a metal plaque…
ca. 1930-1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA stone boulder with [Rock Rest] hand-painted on it with white paint.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Milton Bradley box of black and white wooden chess pieces with game instructions. 2011.12.51a: Thirty-two (32) Milton Bradley chessmen: sixteen (16) carved, wooden, black pieces and sixteen (16) carved, wooden, natural wood colored pieces. 2011.12.51b: A…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA box of cardboard red, white, and blue poker chips. The box top is red with a black bottom. On the box top is a blue band with white text that reads [POKER / CHIPS] and white text on red that reads [UNBREAKABLE] and [NOISELESS]. The box top is decorated…
1977-1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBox signed by President Jimmy Carter containing one cuff link from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The white box is signed on the lid by Carter in green ink. The white box is slightly discolored. There is an insert inside the box with…
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