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1800
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA George III sterling silver teapot by Daniel Pontifex, London. It has an oval shaped body with a large, curved black wood handle later attached with brass rivet. The hinged lid is domed with raised fluting around the crown of the dome, radiating outwards…
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George Levi Knox (September 16, 1841 – August 24, 1927) was an American escaped slave, soldier, activist, publisher, and author in Indianapolis, Indiana. Knox was born in Statesville, Tennessee, to enslaved parents. He was a runaway slave who served both…
1960–
George Nichols III, CAP is an American financial services professional with a background in banking, insurance, executive leadership, and education. He was the State of Kentucky's first African-American insurance commissioner, and in 2000 became the first…
1914–1999
George T. Raymond (May 10, 1914 – May 9, 1999) was an American civil rights leader from Pennsylvania who served as president of the Chester, Pennsylvania, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1942 to 1977.…
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George Thompson Ruby (July 1, 1841 – October 31, 1882) was an African-American Republican politician in Reconstruction-era Texas. Born in New York to African-American businessman Reuben Ruby and Rachel Humphey and raised in Portland, Maine, he worked in…
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George T. Downing (December 30, 1819 – July 21, 1903) was a abolitionist and an activist for African-American civil rights while building a successful career as a restaurateur in New York City; Newport, Rhode Island; and Washington, D.C. His father had…
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George Tillman Jr. (born January 26, 1969) is an American filmmaker. Tillman directed the films Soul Food (1997) and Men of Honor (2000).
1916–2000
George Washington Gibbs Jr. (November 7, 1916 – November 7, 2000), a sailor in the United States Navy, became the first African-American to set foot on the continent of Antarctica on the Antarctic Peninsula. Gibbs served as a member of Rear Admiral Richard…
1952–
George W. Jackson (born January 1, 1953) is an American real estate developer. From 2002 to 2014, he served as president and CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corp (DEGC), a non-profit organization in Michigan.
1903–1955
George Washington Lee (December 25, 1903 – May 7, 1955) was an African-American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur. He was a vice president of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership and head of the Belzoni, Mississippi, branch of the…
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George Washington Dennis (c. 1825 – September 16, 1916), was an American entrepreneur, real estate developer, and advocate for Black rights. He was African American, and born enslaved in Alabama; he came to California as chattel during the California gold…
Biography
Georgia W. Benton is an American schoolteacher, businesswoman, and historian. In 2013, she became the first African-American member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Georgia.
1846–1919
Georgina Whetsel (July 4, 1846 – November 24, 1919) was a Canadian businesswoman who was notable for running an ice-cutting business in Saint John, New Brunswick. Whetsel was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia and later moved to Boston to be with her older…
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Gerald A. Lamb (August 25, 1924 – March 24, 2014) was an American politician and banker who was Connecticut state treasurer from 1963 to 1970. Lamb broke new ground as the first African American elected to statewide office in Connecticut and as only the…
Biography
Germaine A. Hoston is an American and French political scientist, political theorist, and political theologian and professor at the University of California San Diego, specializing in comparative politics and political theory, East Asian and European…
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Germany Kent (born Evelyn Palmer) is an American journalist, author, actor, producer, and philanthropist.
1878–1970
Gertrude Pocte Geddes Willis (March 9, 1878 – February 20, 1970) founded the Gertrude Geddes Willis Life Insurance Company and Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was one of the first women funeral directors in New Orleans.
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Gilberto José Nogueira Junior (Jaboatão dos Guararapes, July 1991), also known as Gil do Vigor, is a Brazilian economist, professor, businessman, writer and digital influencer. He gained notoriety by participating in the 21st season of the reality show Big…
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Gilbert C. Harris (1853 – 1921) was an American businessperson, community leader and wig maker in Boston, Massachusetts. He served as treasurer of the National Negro Business League.
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Giles Beecher Jackson (1853–1924) was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher, entrepreneur, and civil rights activist. He was the first African-American to practice law before the Supreme Court of Virginia in 1887. Jackson co-authored The Industrial…
Biography
Giovonnae Anderson (formerly Giovonnae Dennis) is an American electrical engineer. Dr. Anderson started her own business called Software Tailoring.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wood frame display case with glass sides and sliding glass doors on one long side. The doors have a metal handle on the outer side. The top of the case is covered in cream wallpaper. The interior bottom of the case is covered in white, purple, and pink…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGGlass stemware with floral vine design etched on the side of the bowl.
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGGlass stemware with gold decoration at rim of bowl and at base of stem.
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