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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Festa De João Baptista, Brockton

1986-1990

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A black-and-white photograph of an outdoor celebration depicting a woman reacting with outstretched hands while facing a man who is playing a drum. Another man, also carrying a drum, stands in a group of people just behind them.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.61.3
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Festy Ebosele

2002–

Festy Oseiwe Ebosele (born 2 August 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Süper Lig club Erzurumspor, on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir, and the Republic of Ireland national team.

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Education & Scholarship

Fidelia Adams Johnson

1905–1996

Fidelia Olin Adams Johnson (April 17, 1905 – May 14, 1996) was an American athlete and educator. She taught home economics and coached basketball at Grambling State University from 1929 to 1970.

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Historical photographs & visual records

[Figure with Hat, Snake on Ground, Eastern Nigeria] (I.B. #308)

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “[Figure with Hat, Snake on Ground, Eastern Nigeria] (I.B. #308)” (Photographs [32056000110175]).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2008-009, Item EEPA.2008-009-0599
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Fikayo Tomori

1997–

Oluwafikayomi Oluwadamilola "Fikayo" Tomori (born 19 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club AC Milan. Born in Canada, he represents the England national team. A product of Chelsea's youth academy, Tomori…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Filled with the Spirit

1997

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A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of a group at a religious event. The image shows a group of people standing outside of religious buildings. In the background, one building is topped with a dome and a cross. In the foreground, unidentified…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.41.10
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Film box from the studio of H.C. Anderson

1970s

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An empty Kodak Royal pan film box, gold with black, grey, red and white graphic logo on front. Film had an expiration date of "Jan 1981" marked on box front edge. Handwriting on left side of box reads, "Bathing Suits / only" while handwriting on right side…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.30.3
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Film footage of a Harlem Trade Union Council convention

April 2, 1949

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A 16mm, black-and-white, silent film showing part of a Harlem Trade Union Council (HTUC) convention held on April 2, 1949. The footage includes shots of the speakers on stage as well as the audience. The second to last speaker appears to be Ferdinand…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.79.1.53.1a
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Film footage of Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth in Action community organization

1964-1965

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Silent, color, 16mm footage of an event held by the community outreach organization, Bedford Stuyvesant Youth in Action, Inc., circa 1964-65. This footage features documentation of the Brooklyn Junior Olympics, Bedford Stuyvesant Youth in Action parades in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.79.1.104.1ab
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Historical photographs & documents

Film footage of "Bloody Monday" protests & 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

1963

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Brief footage filmed outside Atlanta Airport; the aftermath of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing of 1963; and the Danville civil rights protest of 1963.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref289
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Film poster for Do the Right Thing

1989

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A poster from the 1989 Spike Lee film, “Do the Right Thing” featuring color images of Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, and a young unidentified girl as seen from above. The title appears as the girl's chalk drawing in yellow text with a bright blue background as a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.152.862
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Photographs and Still Images

Final Script

2014

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A black-and-white archival process photograph of a page from I, Destini's script. The words [OPENING SEQUENCE] are printed on the left side of the page in large uppercase letters. Text in a column on the right side of the page reads [My name is DESTINI /…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.16
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Photographs and Still Images

Final touches to the bride

1980; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a bride preparing for her wedding day. The woman is wearing a white dress and a white lace veil. The veil is not covering her face. A woman is standing behind her adjusting the veil. There are no…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.55
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Fiona May

1969–

Fiona May (born 12 December 1969) is a retired track and field athlete who competed for the United Kingdom and later Italy in the long jump. She won the World Championships twice and two Olympic silver medals. Her personal best jump was 7.11 metres, which…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Firefighter badge worn by John Ruffins, Jr.

1970s

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A silver metal FDNY badge (a) worn by Captain John Louis Ruffins, Jr. with a black leather badge holder (b). The badge design consists of a Maltese cross shield with a center circle surrounded by four V-shaped quadrilaterals. An eagle perches atop the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.25ab
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