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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Erika Mercado

1992–

Érika Andreína Mercado Chávez (born 27 February 1992) is an Ecuadorian —naturalized Argentine— volleyball player. She plays as an opposite spiker for the Portuguese club FC Porto.

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Historical photographs & visual records

"Eritrea: Morning Prayers, St. Mary's Coptic Church"

2000

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EEPA 2007-003-2669.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2007-003_ref193
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Military

Ernest Lagarde

1836–1914

Ernest Lagarde (September 4, 1836 – October 25, 1914) was a mixed race Creole author, journalist, professor, publisher, and linguist. He spoke many languages including Greek, following his Greek-American heritage. Lagarde was a member of the prominent…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Ernest Parks wears his uniform of the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, James Island, SC

2013

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A black and white digital image of Ernest Parks wearing a 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry uniform and holding a rifle. He is sitting on a bench in front of a wood sided building. 24.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.49.7
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Biography & Culture

Ernest T. Dixon Jr.

1922–1996

Ernest Thomas Dixon Jr. (13 October 1922 - 29 June 1996) was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1972. He was born in San Antonio, Texas.

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Arts & Performance

Ernest Trimingham

1880–1942

Ernest Trimmingham (1880–1942), surname often misspelled as Trimingham, was a playwright, journalist, and actor on stage and screen from the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. He was one of the first black actors in British cinema. Trimingham is a…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Ernestine and daughter

1985; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a woman, Ernestine, and her infant daughter at a wooden picnic table. Ernestine wears a white t-shirt with graphic print and shorts. She is turned sideways at the table, straddling the bench to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.14
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Civil Rights & Community

Ernestine Eckstein

1941–1992

Ernestine Eckstein (April 23, 1941 – July 15, 1992) was an African-American woman who helped steer the United States lesbian and gay rights movement during the 1960s. She was a leader in the New York chapter of Daughters of Bilitis (DOB). Her influence…

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Sports & Achievement

Eroseanna Robinson

1924–1976

Eroseanna "Sis" Robinson (1924–1976) was an African-American social worker, track star, activist and member of the Peacemakers who organized for desegregation and against the U.S. military in the 1950s and 1960s. In particular, she was an advocate of…

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Music

Errollyn Wallen

1958–

Errollyn Wallen (born 10 April 1958) is a Belize-born British composer and musician, who moved as a child with her family to London, England. Wallen was appointed Master of the King's Music in 2024 by King Charles III, in his first appointment to the post.…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Es'kia Mphahlele

1919–2008

Mphahlele’s memoir Down Second Avenue described growing up under apartheid, and decades in exile made him an influential mentor to African writers before his return home in 1977.

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Education & Scholarship

Esau Jenkins

1910–1972

Esau Jenkins (July 3, 1910 – October 30, 1972) was an American human Rights leader, businessman, local preacher, and community organizer. He was the founder and leader of many organizations and institutions which helped improved the political, educational,…

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Education & Scholarship

Esau McCaulley

1979–

Esau McCaulley (born 1979) is an American biblical scholar and Jonathan Blanchard Associate Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, Illinois, canon theologian for the Anglican Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others, as well as a…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

"ESR" tote bag designed by Brandon Blackwood

2020

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A small beige canvas tote bag with raised silver metal lettering reading [END SYSTEMIC RACISM] the front center of the bag. The tote bag has two beige leather handles at the top and a beige leather closure with a silver metal clasp. Inside of the bag there…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.58ab
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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights

Essex Hemphill

1957–1995

Essex Hemphill (April 16, 1957 – November 4, 1995) was an openly gay American poet and activist. He is known for his contributions to the Washington, D.C., art scene in the 1980s, and for openly discussing the topics pertinent to the African-American gay…

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Education & Scholarship

Essie Mae Washington-Williams

1925–2013

Essie Mae Washington-Williams (née Butler; October 12, 1925 – February 4, 2013) was an American teacher and author. She was the eldest child of Strom Thurmond, governor of and United States senator from South Carolina. Of mixed race, she was born to Carrie…

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Business & Enterprise

Estella Crosby

1890–1978

Estella Crosby (c. 1890–c. 1978) was an African-American businesswoman, beautician and community organizer. She ran a dry goods store on Hammond Street with her husband for 20 years.

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Biography & Culture

Estella Montgomery

1882–1939

Estella Mary Montgomery Kent (née Estella Mary Montgomery; July 1882 – October 15, 1939) was an American homicide victim. She was the daughter of former slaves who founded the black community of Mound Bayou, Mississippi. She was killed by police in 1939…

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Civil Rights

Estelle Hall Young

1884–1938

Estelle Hall Young (1884-1938) was a leader of the African-American women's suffrage movement in Baltimore, Maryland. She founded the Colored Women's Suffrage Club and worked tirelessly to support suffrage for African-American people.

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Sports & Achievement

Esther Okoronkwo

1997–

Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo OON (born 27 March 1997) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Canadian Northern Super League club AFC Toronto and the Nigeria national team. Okoronkwo is regarded as one of the best female footballers in…

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Literature

Esther Saunders

Biography

Esther "Hetty" Saunders (c. 1793–1862) was a poet in New Jersey, USA. She was African American and born a slave before her family escaped and she was taken in by a Quaker family in New Jersey. Her burial site at the Salem Friends Burial Ground is part of…

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Estimates for Rations, Funds, and Clothing, and Ration Returns — Norfolk (Subassistant Commissioner, 1st District)

1865–68

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Unbound estimates for rations, funds, and clothing, and ration returns, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.69.18
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Ethan Ampadu

2000–

Ethan Kwame Colm Raymond Ampadu (born 14 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for and captains Premier League club Leeds United and the Wales national team. Ampadu went to Ladysmith Junior School and joined…

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Sports

Ethan Erhahon

2001–

Ethan Jay Osadebawen Erhahon (born 9 May 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Bolton Wanderers.

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