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1998–
Abigail Kofi Kim (born 19 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club NEOM. Born in Liberia, she has represented the United States internationally up to under-23 level and currently represents Ghana.…
Biography
Abigail (died December 1783), called Abby, was an African American woman enslaved by the American statesman John Jay. She died after attempting to escape in 1783 in Paris, where Jay helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris to secure America's independence. The…
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Abigail Irozuru (born 3 January 1990, in Manchester) is an English track and field athlete, specialising in long jump. She was sponsored by Virgin Trains West Coast and had a Class 390 Pendolino train named after her in September 2011. She competed for the…
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ABilly S. Jones-Hennin (March 21, 1942 – January 19, 2024) was an American LGBT rights activist based in Washington, D.C. Beginning in the late 1970s, Jones-Hennin was active in African-American LGBTQ organizing, helping to found a number of groups, and…
1867–1936
Abraham Lincoln DeMond (June 6, 1867 – January 19, 1936) was an American minister and advocate for African-American emancipation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. On January 1, 1900, at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, he gave a speech, The Negro…
1807–1852
Abraham Walker Niles (December 10, 1807- June 22, 1852) was an American abolitionist, deacon, and mariner. He was born and raised in Castine, Maine and later settled in Portland. Niles was a co-founder of the Abyssinian Meeting House, one of the oldest…
1981–
Abrantee Boateng is a radio and television presenter, club DJ and events promoter. He is known professionally as DJ Abrantee, the pioneer of the Afrobeats movement who branded and launched the world's first ever "Afrobeats" show on UK radio on 11 April…
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Absalom Jones (November 7, 1746 – February 13, 1818) was an American abolitionist and clergyman who became prominent in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Disappointed at the racial discrimination he experienced in a local Methodist church, he founded the Free…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn abstract floral pillbox hat with metallic thread. The hat is made of synthetic satin pattern weave with metallic thread and abstracted florals in blue and teal. Chartreuse, and two shades of brown represent abstracted flowers and stems. The hat is made…
1968-1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn abstract printed dress with a matching pleated belt. The dress (a) is made of synthetic chiffon, it has a notched collar and long sleeves. The sleeves end in self-fabric cuffs, a slit is placed at the bottom of each sleeve which closes with a metal…
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Abu Bakarr Kamara (born 21 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and gold soft academic cap from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. The cap has a stiff square top that is covered in a bright blue synthetic fabric. A wide strip of blue, black, and gold striped woven tape is attached diagonally…
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and gold mortarboard cap from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. The cap has a stiff square top that is covered in a bright blue synthetic fabric. A wide strip of blue, black, and gold striped woven tape is attached diagonally across…
1986 - 1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAcademic regalia consisting of a robe (.1), a hood (.2), and a cap (.3) in blue and silver from Spelman College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. .1: A blue academic robe with woven tape decorations. The robe is made from a blue polyester cotton blend…
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn academic robe in blue and gold from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole with custom designs by Barbara Nicholson. The robe is made from a blue synthetic fabric with the hem and the central front opening trimmed in a wide blue, gold, and…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn accent storage cabinet with glass paneled doors from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The cabinet is rectangular and squat in shape and is primarily constructed from wood with a dark, reddish, brown finish. Each cabinet door features a rectangular glass…
2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA coiled sweetgrass basket made by Mary A. Jackson. The basket is deep and circular in shape, with a flat bottom and a wide rim curving outward from the top. The body of the basket is formed from four horizontal pleats that resemble the shape of the…
1835
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Account of goods in the Ship Farquin traveling from Canton to Boston by George E. Foster” (Text).
1812-1813
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document contains lists of enslaved persons owned by A.B. Rouzee and hired out in Culpeper, Virginia. The list at the top documents the hires for 1812 and the list below it documents the hires for 1813. The lists consist of the name of the enslaved…
1810-1811
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document is an accounting record for the years 1810 and 1811 with some of the entries pertaining to the hiring out of enslaved persons and the amount due the enslavers for the labor or services performed. The document is a single page folded…
Date not recorded
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single volume of rations and clothing issued at Rost Home Colony, Parish of St. Charles, by J. W. Horton, February–December 1865 (160), is arranged chronologically and thereunder separately for rations and clothing.
[ca. 1910]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOrginal caption reads, "Accra - man and - woman in their native costume, Gold-Coast, Westafrica. Copy right Basel Mission Book Depot, Accra, Gold Coast, W.A.." Printed caption on verso reads, "Union Postale Universelle. Gold coast (Côte d'or). Post card.".
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Achetu Imesagbo with her family in Okun's compound, Afokpella, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Achetu Obamina and her family listening to records, Afokpella, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
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