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Dr. George Simkins Jr. (August 23, 1924 – November 21, 2001) was a dentist, community leader in Greensboro, North Carolina, and civil rights activist.
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George Cornelius Smith (July 7, 1937 – June 15, 1987) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1963 through 1966 for the Detroit Tigers (1963–1965) and Boston Red Sox (1966). Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 170 lb., Smith…
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George Herman Spriggs (May 22, 1937 – December 22, 2020) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Royals in parts of four seasons spanning from 1965 to 1970. He was…
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George Sully is a Canadian fashion designer. He is the creator of the Black Designers of Canada database, co-founder of fashion brands Sully Wong, House of Hayla, and founder of Sully & Son Company.
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George T. Downing (December 30, 1819 – July 21, 1903) was a abolitionist and an activist for African-American civil rights while building a successful career as a restaurateur in New York City; Newport, Rhode Island; and Washington, D.C. His father had…
1818–1883
George Teamoh (c. 1818 – after 1887) was an American author, politician, and community leader who rose to prominence in Virginia during the Reconstruction era. Born into slavery in Norfolk, Virginia, he worked at the Fort Monroe, the Norfolk Naval Yard and…
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George W. Forbes (1864-1927) was an American journalist who advocated for African-American civil rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for co-founding the Boston Guardian, an African-American newspaper in which he and William…
1903–1955
George Washington Lee (December 25, 1903 – May 7, 1955) was an African-American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur. He was a vice president of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership and head of the Belzoni, Mississippi, branch of the…
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George Washington Woodbey (October 5, 1854 – August 27, 1937) was an influential African-American minister, author and Socialist. He wrote several influential papers about Socialism and African Americans, ministered in churches in the Midwestern United…
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George Wallace was an African-American state senator from Georgia during the Reconstruction Era. He represented Hancock County, Baldwin County, and Washington County. He was a Republican. On September 12, 1868, the Georgia State Senate voted to exclude…
1882–1931
George Wells Parker (September 18, 1882 – July 28, 1931) was an African-American political activist, historian, public intellectual, and writer who co-founded the Hamitic League of the World.
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George Williams (October 23, 1939 – May 14, 2009) was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for three different teams between the 1961 and 1964 seasons. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m), 165 pounds…
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA navy, long-sleeve, padded Georgetown starter jacket. The jacket is made of a shiny navy nylon fabric and is lined with white nylon. The waistband, the cuffs on the sleeves, and the band around the neckline are made of a 2 1/2 inch thick navy, grey, and…
Loading image…1879–1961
Georgia Ann Robinson (née Hill; May 12, 1879 – September 21, 1961) was an American police officer and community worker who was the first African American woman to be appointed a police officer at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD); she was also one…
1906–1951
Georgia Black (née Cantey; ca. 1892–June 1951), was an African American transgender woman who ran away from her home and lived as a woman from age 15 to her death. She was a respected member of the Sanford, Florida community, and remained so even as her…
Biography
Georgia Ellyse Fort is an American independent award-winning journalist based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area. She has been covering the ongoing protests in that area against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and the killings of Renee Good…
1934–1992
Georgia L. McMurray (March 18, 1934– December 18, 1992) was a New York City administrator and an activist for children, adolescents, and people with disabilities.
January 8, 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPrinted marriage license from Talbot County, Georgia certifying the marriage of Ezekiel Leonard and Mary Hammond. The document is cream colored with printed and handwritten text. The text reads [The State of Georgia, Talbot County. / To any Judge, Justice…
1868–1949
Georgianna K. Offutt (August 21, 1868 – October 7, 1949) was an American podiatrist, clubwoman, and suffragist, and the second vice-president of Alameda County League of Colored Women Voters. Offutt was a practicing podiatrist in the Los Angeles area for…
March 22, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn oral history interview and conversation with professor and activist Dr. Georgianne Thomas. It consists of three versions of digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.15.1.1 and 2025.12.15.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file…
March 22, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital image of activist and educator Georgianne Thomas, Ph.D. at Spelman College. The image captures Dr. Thomas sitting and looking directly into the camera, hands clasped on her lap and smiling. She wears a dark blue blazer and an orange,…
March 22, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital image of activist and educator Georgianne Thomas, Ph.D. with National Museum of African American History and Culture’s scholar activist, Phoebe Linnell at Spelman College. Linnell interviewed Black for the Social Justice Conversations Oral…
1992–
Georgina Lawton (born 1992) is a British writer. Her personal narrative is the subject of the non-fiction book Raceless: In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong (2021). The book explores Lawton's experience of being mixed-black…
1999
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photographic print portrait of Gerald LaBeija captured at the Prada Ball in Manhattan in 1999. Gerald is pictured in profile from the shoulders up, facing towards the right side of the image. He wears a tiny hat perched on the proper…
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