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1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Acrobatic Masquerade performers dancing, Illeh, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Acrobatic Masquerade performers dancing in front of a crowd, Illeh, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Acrobatic Masqueraders dancing in front of a crowd in Onogie's compound in honor of Sallah, Illeh, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Acrobats performing at an Independence Day celebration parade, Franceville, Gabon” (Slides (photographs)).
ca. 1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal caption reads, "Acropolis Ruins, Great Zimbabwe.".
1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGActing As If - Washington, District of Columbia, 1940's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 22. A black-and-white photograph of young schoolboys. Some look at the camera as others look elsewhere.
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival photograph of a group of protesters marching. Two of the protesters in the front hold a banner that reads [LIBERTY AND / JUSTICE FOR CARLOS RILEY, JR]. Other protesters carry placards that read, "Free Carlos Riley."
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Alex Charns addressing an audience in front of the Durham courthouse. Charns, who wears a suit and tie, stands beside Destini Riley and her mother Lattina Riley. A group of reporters and onlookers surround the trio.
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley and others posing with a placard. Destini stands in front wearing a striped dress and holding a small dog in her hands. Directly behind her are her parents, Carlos and Lattina Riley.
1964; scanned 2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital image of Hilliard Caldwell and a policeman during a march.
2001
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Actualizing Black Leadership By Mobilizing the Black Community” (Text).
1861–1899
Ada Augusta Newton Harris Cooper (1861–1899) was a 19th-century Black American teacher and writer. Despite humble beginnings, she became a noted orator, giving talks in AME churches around the country, often advocating for women's education and rights. She…
[ca. 1910]
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOrginal caption reads, "Ada, Basel Mission Factory.".
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Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia "Bricktop" Smith DuConge (née Smith; August 14, 1894 – February 1, 1984) was an American dancer, jazz singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper who owned the famous nightclub Chez Bricktop in Paris…
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Ada Simond (November 14, 1903 – October 23, 1989) was an American public health activist, historian, educator, and writer considered a community leader for her contributions to public health and African-American historical education. She was named to the…
circa 1981-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Ada with Ivory Handle, Owo Museum, Owo, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
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Adah Isaacs Menken (June 15, 1835 – August 10, 1868) was an American actress, painter and poet, and was the highest earning actress of her time. She was best known for her performance in the hippodrama Mazeppa, with a climax that featured her apparently…
1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Adaki Oba Mask from the Edo Collection of the National Museum of Lagos, 62.17.50, Lagos, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
Biography
Adaku Utah ( ) is a Nigerian-American Igbo traditional healer, speaker, writer, and artist. Her work centers on gender, reproductive justice, racial equity, youth empowerment, and healing justice movements for social change. She is the cofounder of…
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Adam Clayton Powell (May 5, 1865 – June 12, 1953) was an American pastor who developed the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, as the largest Protestant congregation in the country, with 10,000 members. He was an African American community…
1922–2020
Adam David Miller (October 8, 1922 – November 4, 2020) was an American poet, writer, publisher, and radio programmer and producer. Born in Branchville, South Carolina, Miller published one of the first collections of modern African-American poetry, as well…
1988–
Adam J. Bernard (born 18 November 1988) is a British actor and singer, known for his work on stage. In 2016 he originated the role of Jimmy Early in the West End theatre production of Dreamgirls. In his review for The Daily Telegraph, critic Dominic…
1974–
Adam Jeffries (born c. 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lester Freeman on the Fox series True Colors (1990−92) and Jarvis Turrell Jr. on ABC's Thea (1993−94), both of which are sitcoms. Jeffries won two Young Artist Awards…
1985–
Adam Lowe (born 1985) is a British writer, performer and publisher from Leeds who currently lives in Manchester. He is the UK's LGBT+ History Month Poet Laureate and was Yorkshire's Poet for 2012 (the county's selected poet for the 2012 Olympics). He…
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