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ca. 1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlue bumper sticker with white text centered in the middle. The text reads “Mayor / Washington.” The background has narrow, light-blue lines radiate out from the middle of the bumper sticker. In the lower right corner is a white logo for the union…
1962 - 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue bumper sticker with green and white print. Vertical text down the left side reads: [SNCC]. Text moving from left to right along the sticker reads: [ONE MAN x ONE VOTE].
1942–1969
Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter (October 12, 1942 – January 17, 1969) was an American activist. Carter is credited as a founding member of the Southern California chapter of the Black Panther Party. Carter was shot and killed by a rival group, Ron Karenga's…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bundle of cream lace ribbon trim from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The cotton lace is cream colored with a floral lace pattern. It is wrapped into a bundle and tied off around the center. The bundle is held together with a metal straight pin.
November 5, 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe United States burial flag of General Colin L. Powell, given by the United States Armed Forces to Alma J. Powell, November 5, 2021. Following the tradition of US military burials, this tightly folded flag was presented to General Powell’s wife, Alma J.…
Dates not recorded
Burns Polk was a state legislator in Arkansas. He represented Lee County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. He was African American. His heirs received $300 from the federal government as a result of claims under the…
Biography
Burr Plato (c. 1833–1905) was a Canadian political figure. Of African-American background, he was born into slavery in Logan County, today part of West Virginia. Burr succeeded in escaping enslavement and making his way to Canada in 1856 after an arduous…
1957–
W. Burrell Ellis Jr. is an American attorney and politician who is the former political director for the ACLU of Georgia, and the former CEO of DeKalb County, Georgia.
Dates not recorded
Burrell S. James was a state legislator in South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. His photograph was included in a montage of "Radical Republican" South Carolina state legislators. He represented Sumter County, South…
1822–1880
Burwell Toler (circa 1822 – July 21, 1880) (also known as "Burrell Toler") was an African American carpenter, minister and Republican politician. Probably born into slavery in Hanover County, Virginia, Toler became a carpenter and preacher before the…
2020
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA business card for Jennifer White-Johnson. The card is square shaped. The front of the card features black text of varying sizes set against a gradient rainbow background. The text reads [JEN WHITE-JOHNSON / ART / ACTIVISM / EDUCATION / CAREWORK /…
1960s-1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA button for Student Action. The background of the button is white. Blue text at the top reads [Student Action]. Below the text blue letters at the bottom read [S / A / M]. The back of the button is blank and does not have a pin.
1943-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGButton from Army Nurse Corps uniform worn by Lt. Louise Lomax. The button is gold colored with the United States Army emblem at center. The emblem depicts an eagle with outstretched wings behind a shield. Embossed on the back of the button is [WATERBURY…
1943-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGButton from Army Nurse Corps uniform worn by Lt. Louise Lomax. The button is gold colored with the United States Army emblem at center. The emblem depicts an eagle with outstretched wings behind a shield. Embossed on the back of the button is [WATERBURY…
1943-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGButton from Army Nurse Corps uniform worn by Lt. Louise Lomax. The button is gold colored with the United States Army emblem at center. The emblem depicts an eagle with outstretched wings behind a shield. Embossed on the back of the button is [WATERBURY…
1943-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGButton from Army Nurse Corps uniform worn by Lt. Louise Lomax. The button is gold colored with the United States Army emblem at center. The emblem depicts an eagle with outstretched wings behind a shield. Embossed on the back of the button is [WATERBURY…
1943-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGButton from Army Nurse Corps uniform worn by Lt. Louise Lomax. The button is gold colored with the United States Army emblem at center. The emblem depicts an eagle with outstretched wings behind a shield. Embossed on the back of the button is [WATERBURY…
1943-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGButton from Army Nurse Corps uniform worn by Lt. Louise Lomax. The button is gold colored with the United States Army emblem at center. The emblem depicts an eagle with outstretched wings behind a shield. Embossed on the back of the button is [WATERBURY…
1943-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGButton from Army Nurse Corps uniform worn by Lt. Louise Lomax. The button is gold colored with the United States Army emblem at center. The emblem depicts an eagle with outstretched wings behind a shield. Embossed on the back of the button is [WATERBURY…
1943-1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGButton from Army Nurse Corps uniform worn by Lt. Louise Lomax. The button is gold colored with the United States Army emblem at center. The emblem depicts an eagle with outstretched wings behind a shield. Embossed on the back of the button is [WATERBURY…
mid-20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA "I Like BUF Cause They Like Me" button (a) with loose backing (b). The white button has black text which reads [I LIKE / BUF / CAUSE THEY / LIKE ME]. The back of the button is silver. The backing to the button is separated from the actual button. It is a…
1951–2014
Norris Chrisleventon "Buzz" Johnson (2 November 1951 – 11 February 2014), generally known as Buzz Johnson, was a Tobago-born publisher and activist who in the 1970s relocated to England, UK. There he set up a small publishing company called Karia Press,…
October 16, 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black-and-white photograph depicts two young men standing in the crowd. One figure stands slightly in front holding a handmade sign that reads "BY ANY / MEANS / NECESSARY". He is wearing jeans and a large jacket. He gazes slightly above the viewer and…
1937–
Byllye Yvonne Avery (born October 20, 1937) is an American health care activist. A proponent of reproductive justice, Avery has worked to develop healthcare services and education that address black women's mental and physical health stressors. She is best…
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