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1977
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Invitation to the Consecration of the Erol Beker Chapel of the Good Shepard”.
1809
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Invoice of spice and merchandise shipped by Taylor and Taylor on board of the Brig Dolphin bound for Calcutta” (Text).
1916–2005
Ione Biggs (May 6, 1916 – December 16, 2005) was an advocate for human rights and world peace. She worked with numerous community organizations and was involved with multiple women organizations for the United Nations. Biggs was inducted into the Ohio…
1901–1968
Ira De Augustine Reid (July 2, 1901 – August 15, 1968) was an American sociologist and educator, who wrote extensively on the lives of Black immigrants and communities in the United States. He was also influential in the field of educational sociology. He…
1927–2012
Irene W. Griffin (November 10, 1927 - March 27, 2012) was an African-American activist, and the first black woman to register to vote in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. She was married to Rev. Percy Murphy Griffin, also a civil rights activist in that…
Loading image…1892–1964
Irene McCoy Gaines (October 25, 1892 – April 7, 1964) was an American social worker and civil rights activist who fought against segregation throughout her adult life.
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Irene Moorman Blackstone (January 1872 – after 1944) was an African-American businesswoman and club member who became active in the fight for women's suffrage. Along with Alva Belmont, she initiated the interracial cooperation of women in the drive for…
1935–
Irma Dolores Player Hall (born June 3, 1935) is an American actress who has appeared in films and television shows since the early 1970s. Hall often played matriarchal figures in films including A Family Thing, The Ladykillers and Soul Food, in which she…
1988-07
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Iron anklets sound like rattles".
19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wrought iron cooking pot hook. The artifact has a large hook on one end with a smaller hook facing the opposite direction on the other end. The hook has nine holes along its length. The artifact has a pitted surface with spots of corrosion.
19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wrought iron cooking pot hook. The artifact has eight holes along its length and a large hook on one end. The other end is bent and flattened with a hole at the end. Another hooked piece of metal runs through this hole allowing the pot hook’s length to…
late 19th-early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA two piece iron padlock with a set of two different keys and a tag. The lock consists of two separate cast iron pieces, the body (a) and the shackle (b). There is a raised five-pointed star around the keyhole. The body contains a cylinder which moves to…
1926–2015
Irvin Castille (May 17, 1926 – August 4, 2015) was an American shortstop and third baseman who played from 1951 through 1953 in the Negro American League. Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, he batted and threw right handed. Castille joined the Birmingham Black…
1961–
Irvin Randle (born November 14, 1961) is an American teacher and fashion model. On the internet he's known for his stylish pictures, which earned him the title #MrStealYourGrandma. Irvin became famous when photos from his personal Instagram account, went…
Loading image…1867–1930
Irvine Garland Penn (October 7, 1867 – July 22, 1930) was an American educator, journalist, and lay leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was the author of The Afro-American Press and Its Editors, published in 1891, and a coauthor with Frederick…
1834–1906
Isaac Harold Anderson (1834 – 1906) was a slave owned by his father who became a wealthy businessman, grocer, politician, publisher, and religious leader in the African American community in the U.S. state of Georgia. He was born in Fort Valley, Georgia.…
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Isaac Scot Hayden (born 22 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League One club Leyton Orient, he is also the club captain. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team. Hayden is a product of…
Loading image…2004–
Isaac Angus Mabaya (born 22 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Liverpool. Born in England, he plays for the Zimbabwe national team.
Loading image…1919–1992
Isaac Woodard Jr. (March 18, 1919 – September 23, 1992) was an American soldier and victim of racial violence. An African-American World War II veteran, on February 12, 1946, hours after being honorably discharged from the United States Army, he was…
1893–1985
Isabel Grenfell Quallo (4 April 1893 – 21 September 1985) was a Congolese-born British-American domestic worker and community activist known for her involvement in the development of Druid Heights, in Marin County, California. Born in the Congo Free State,…
Loading image…1917–2004
Eloise Gwendolyn "Isabel" Sanford (August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004) was an American stage, film, and television actress and comedian known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson on the CBS sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1975) and The Jeffersons…
1872–1948
Isabella Garnett (August 22, 1872 – August 23, 1948) founded the first hospital in the city of Evanston, Illinois that would serve African-American patients. After her hospital merged into Evanston's new Community Hospital in 1928, she served as…
Loading image…1813–1841
Isaiah George DeGrasse (July 19, 1813 – January 11, 1841) was an American minister in the Protestant Episcopal Church. In 1836, he was the first African American to graduate from the University of Delaware.
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Isaiah Benjamin Montell Jones (born 26 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a wing-back and winger for EFL League One club Luton Town. Born in England, he represents the Guyana national team.
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