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Music

A1 Bentley

1987–

Floyd Eugene Bentley III (born July 7, 1987), also known by his stage names A1 and SprngBrk, is an American record producer and songwriter. He has been credited on singles and albums for prominent music industry artists including Drake, Chris Brown, Trey…

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A1 – D132

1866

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Cataloged as “A1 – D132”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.7.1
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A1 – F6

1868

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Cataloged as “A1 – F6”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, Item 2.1.5.4.1
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A1 – G89

1867

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Cataloged as “A1 – G89”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1911, Item 3.21.5.3
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A1 – H116

1869

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Cataloged as “A1 – H116”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.9.1
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A1 – H683

1870

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Cataloged as “A1 – H683”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.11.1
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A2 – T5

Aug.–Oct. 1868

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Cataloged as “A2 – T5”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 4.20.8.5
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A294 – I7

1867

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Cataloged as “A294 – I7”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, Item 2.1.5.3.2
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A3 – B363

Jan.–Dec. 1868

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Cataloged as “A3 – B363”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 3.1.4.1
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A3 – W1

1871

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Cataloged as “A3 – W1”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.13.1
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A4 – B249

1867

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Cataloged as “A4 – B249”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.7.9
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A4 – Y1

1869

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Cataloged as “A4 – Y1”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, Item 2.1.5.5.1
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AAA Fax machine, Nigeria

2000-10-23

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Original text on slide reads, "AAA Fax machine".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1735
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AAdvantage

2000

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Cataloged as “AAdvantage” (Ephemera).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 6
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Aako, carver near Ekan, Ekiti

1977

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Cataloged as “Aako, carver near Ekan, Ekiti” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3840
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Civil Rights & Community

Aalayah Eastmond

2001–

Aalayah Eastmond (born March 22, 2001) is a Trinidadian-American activist and advocate for gun violence prevention, social justice, and racial equality. After surviving the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Eastmond began her activism during the 2018…

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Film & Television

Aaliyah

1979–2001

Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. Known as the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop", she is credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip-hop.…

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Sports

Aaliyah Edwards

2002–

Aaliyah Mckenzie Edwards (born July 9, 2002) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Houston Comets of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Lunar Owls of Unrivaled. She played college basketball at UConn before being…

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Biography & Culture

Aaron Albert Mossell

1863–1951

Aaron Albert Mossell II (November 3, 1863 – February 1, 1951) was an African-American lawyer - the first African-American to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

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Politics & Public Life

Aaron Alpeoria Bradley

Biography

Aaron Alpeoria Bradley (c. 1815–1881) was a lawyer and civil rights activist in the United States. He was born into slavery, escaped, and became a lawyer in Massachusetts in 1856. After the American Civil War he moved to Georgia.

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Sports

Aaron Altherr

1991–

Aaron Samuel Altherr ( ahl-TAIR; born January 14, 1991) is a German-American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth round of the…

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Military

Aaron Anderson

Biography

Aaron Anderson or Sanderson (c. 1811 – January 9, 1886) was a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War and the first African-American to be a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. He was born in Arkansas and later…

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Sports

Aaron Barnes

1996–

Aaron Christopher Barnes (born 14 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back. Barnes is a product of the Arsenal Academy, where he played from under-11 level until 2013, when he joined Charlton Athletic to continue his…

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Sports

Aaron Benjamin

1979–

Aaron Benjamin (March 2, 1979) is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the United Soccer Leagues, National Professional Soccer League and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

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