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Historical photographs & visual records

Gurunsi home

2004 November 10

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Gurunsi home. Original Carousel number, 2, Slide number, 2.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0136
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Historical photographs & visual records

Gurunsi Home with Geometric Design

2004 November 10

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Gurunsi Home with Geometric Design. Original Carousel number, 2, Slide number, 12.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0146
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Gus C. Henderson

1862–1915

Gus C. Henderson (November 16, 1862–1915) was an African American community organizer from Central Florida in the United States. He is known for his role in the incorporation of Winter Park, Florida as a city, in support of Loring Chase's plans.

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Literature

Gus Casely-Hayford

1964–

Augustus Lavinus Casely-Hayford (born 1964) is a British curator, cultural historian, broadcaster and lecturer with ancestral Ghanaian roots in the Casely-Hayford family. He is the director of V&A East and was formerly director of the Smithsonian National…

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Civil Rights & Community

Gus Courts

1887–1969

Gus Courts (May 2, 1887 – April 23, 1969) was an American grocery store proprietor and African-American civil rights leader. In 1953, Courts and Rev. George W. Lee founded the Humphreys County, Mississippi chapter of the National Association for the…

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Civil Rights & Community

Gus Young

1909–1969

Gustav Young (September 10, 1909 – March 19, 1969) was a prominent civil rights leader in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1932, Young was one of only three blacks in East Baton Rouge Parish registered to vote. He was a member of the board of directors of his…

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Sports & Achievement

Gustavo Pinedo

1988–

Gustavo Pinedo Zabala (born February 18, 1988, in Coripata) is a Bolivian footballer, who is currently playing for Club Aurora.

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Sports & Achievement

Guvna B

1989–

Isaac Charles Bortey Borquaye (born 13 June 1989), better known as Guvna B, is a rapper, author, and broadcaster from Custom House, London. He has released 10 albums, written two books, produced segments for the BBC, and served as a football pundit for Sky…

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Politics

Guy Brewer

1904–1978

Guy Rollingsheim Brewer (January 27, 1904 – October 31, 1978, aged 74) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly between 1969 and 1978. He was one of the first African-Americans to be elected to political office in the New York…

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Biography & Culture

Gwen Hall

1951–2007

Gwen Hall (May 7, 1951 – August 24, 2007) was an American activist, community organizer, and a minister in the Unity Church. She founded Sojourner Truth Ministries in Seattle in 1995.

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Sports & Achievement

Gwen Torrence

1965–

Gwendolyn Lenna Torrence (born June 12, 1965) is a retired American sprinter and Olympic champion. She was born in Decatur, Georgia. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia. She was offered a scholarship because of her athletic…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

Gwendolyn M. Patton Oral History Interview

June 1, 2011

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The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.20.1a, 2011.174.20.1b, 2011.174.20.1c, 2011.174.20.1d, 2011.174.20.1e, 2011.174.20.1f, 2011.174.20.1g, and 2011.174.20.1h. Gwendolyn Patton discusses attending the Tuskegee Institute, where she…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.174.20.1a-h
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Education & Scholarship

Gwendolyn O'Neal

1946–

Gwendolyn Sneed O'Neal (1946 – June 12, 2024) was an American academic administrator and home economist who served as the interim president of Bennett College in 2019. She was a professor and head of the Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies…

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Music

Gwendolyn Rosetta Capps Lightner

1925–1999

Gwendolyn Rosetta Capps Lightner (1925 – August 22, 1999) was an American gospel pianist, arranger, and choir director and an influential figure within the Los Angeles gospel community. She was best known for her work as accompanist for Mahalia Jackson,…

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Music

H.E.R.

1997–

Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced as "her"; standing for "Having Everything Revealed") is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress. She has received an Academy Award, a Children's and Family…

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Literature

H. G. Carrillo

1960–2020

H. G. Carrillo (born Herman Glenn Carroll; April 26, 1960 – April 20, 2020) was an American fiction writer and academic. In the 1990s, he began writing as "H. G. Carrillo" and he eventually adopted that identity in his private life as well. Carroll…

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Literature & Journalism

H. T. Kealing

1859–1918

Hightower Theodore Kealing, also known as H.T. Kealing (April 1, 1859 – February 25, 1918) was a writer, educator, and prominent member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Born as the son of former slaves, Kealing was among the first generation of…

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Sports

Habeeb Ogunneye

2005–

Habeeb Omotolani Oluwatoyin Ogunneye (born 12 November 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Arsenal.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Habibou and his family talking in the kitchen, Bamako, Mali

1966-1973

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Cataloged as “Habibou and his family talking in the kitchen, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-0304
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Historical photographs & visual records

"Habitation originale de S. E. Sanderval" [Original home of S. E. Sanderval], Conakry, Guinée

c. 1909

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239 GUINÉE FRANÇAISE. -- Conakry. Habitation originale de S. E. Sanderval; CARTE POSTALE; Partie réservée à la correspondance. Published by Collection du Comptoir Parisien, Conakry.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1183
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Textiles and Quilts

Hacienda Esclavista

ca. 2006-2008

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One (1) cotton quilt tapestry, Hacienda Eslavista (Slave Plantation), crafted by Mujeres Tejedoras de Mampuján (The Weavers of Mampuján), circa 2006 to 2008. The tapestry is horizontally oriented, has a white cotton border, and is constructed of colorful…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.2.4
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Health

Haile Thomas

Certified at age 16

After helping her own family get healthier, Haile began teaching other kids about good food and well-being, and founded a nonprofit to spread the message.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Hair Comb and jewelry, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2010-09-25

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Silver bracelets on display at the National Museum of Ethiopia Original Carousel 20, slide 18.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2415
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Sports

Hakeeb Adelakun

1996–

Hakeeb Adeola Abiola Ayinde Adelakun (born 11 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward or left midfielder for EFL League One club Doncaster Rovers.

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