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Allen Lee Sessoms (born November 17, 1946) is an American physicist, diplomat, and academic administrator. His scientific research focused on quarks and related subatomic particles at CERN and Harvard University. Sessoms worked in the United States…
1843–
Allen W. Wilder (born about 1843) was an American state legislator, teacher, and lawyer in Texas. He was born into slavery in North Carolina. He was possibly the first African American in Texas to become a lawyer. He served one term representing Washington…
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Allen Bernard West (born February 7, 1961) is an American politician and retired military officer. A member of the Republican Party, West represented Florida's 22nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and…
1916–2011
Allen Willis (June 10, 1916 – February 23, 2011) was an American documentary film director. He is considered the dean of African-American filmmakers in the San Francisco Bay Area.
1933–2025
Allene Johnson (April 20, 1933 – November 2, 2025) was an American chemical educator who taught in the Summit, New Jersey school system for over 40 years.
2000-02-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAlley behind houses, Konga. Original Carousel number, 15, slide number, 98.
2010-09-25
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal Carousel 20, slide 41.
2000-01-30
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAlley in Village. Original Carousel number, 11, slide number, 85.
1994 August 2
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alley, Lamu, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).
2000-02-07
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAlley next to mud homes, Mopti. Original Carousel number, 15, slide number, 16.
2000-02-04
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAlleys behind homes. Original Carousel number, 14, slide number, 11.
Biography
Allison Ho-Sang, who records and performs as a l l i e, is a Canadian rhythm and blues singer and songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. The daughter of Winston Ho-Sang of the reggae band Fujahtive, she first became known for the 2014 song "Private Island", a…
1928–
Allie B. Latimer (born February 16, 1928) was the first woman and the first African American to serve as General Counsel of a major United States federal agency. In her work to bring the government into compliance with the Civil Rights Act, she founded and…
1941–
Allie McGhee (born in 1941, in Charleston, West Virginia) is a Detroit-based African American painter and pillar of the Detroit art community since the 1960s. Allie McGhee attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, MI, and completed his undergraduate…
2000-01-26
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAlligator in Bobo village. Original Carousel number, 8, slide number, 50.
1936–2010
Ruby Alline Bullock Selico (December 1, 1936 – September 4, 2010) was an American songwriter. Best known as the older sister of singer Tina Turner, Bullock wrote songs for Ike & Tina Turner as well as their band, the Kings of Rhythm (also known as The…
1902–1983
William Boyd Allison Davis (October 14, 1902 – November 21, 1983) was an American educator, anthropologist, writer, researcher, and scholar who became the third African American to hold a full faculty position at a major white university when he joined the…
Dates not recorded
Allison Jeanne Davis (born April 7, 1953) is an American television and non-profit executive. Davis was born in New York, New York. After graduating from Boston University with a journalism degree in 1975, Davis began working at WBZ-TV. She was a founding…
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Allison Joseph (born 1967) is an American poet, editor and professor. She is author of eight full-length poetry collections, most recently, Confessions of a Bare-Faced Woman (Red Hen Press, 2018).
1964–2021
Allison Payne (February 12, 1964 – September 1, 2021) was a nine-time Emmy Award winner, a 21-year anchorwoman with WGN-TV, a veteran international journalist, a popular public speaker, and an actively involved community builder. She was a longtime anchor…
1992–
Allison Reese (born April 2, 1992) is an American comedian best known for her impressions of Kamala Harris. She has performed with various troupes in Chicago and Los Angeles, starting her Harris impressions in 2019. These impressions have become…
Biography
Allison Russell is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, actress and activist. Prior to her solo music career, Russell performed as a member of various music groups including Po' Girl, Birds of Chicago, Our Native Daughters, and Sisters of the…
Dates not recorded
Allison W. Hough was a state legislator in South Carolina. He represented Kershaw County, South Carolina in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1872 to 1874.
1998–
Allison Williams (born 15 March 1998) is an American-raised Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer who plays as a right back for the Saint Kitts and Nevis women's national team.
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