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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Isaiah Montgomery

1847–1924

Isaiah Thornton Montgomery (May 21, 1847 – March 5, 1924) was an American community leader, politician, and the founder of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, an all-black community. He was a Republican delegate to the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention, and…

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Literature

Isaiah Rashad

1991–

Isaiah Rashad Joel McClain (born May 16, 1991) is an American rapper and singer. He first gained recognition following his performances on the 2012 Smoker's Club Tour alongside rappers Juicy J, Joey Badass and Smoke DZA. He is a founding member of the…

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Arts & Performance

Isaiah Rice

1917–1980

Isaiah Rice (1917 – 1980) was an American photographer whose photographs document the people and neighborhoods of Asheville in western North Carolina. Rice is credited with providing some of the few known representations of Black Appalachian communities…

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Literature

Isaiah Rothstein

1988–

Isaiah Rothstein is an American Orthodox Jewish rabbi, author, musician and public speaker. He previously served as the Spiritual and Experiential Educator at Carmel Academy of Greenwich in Greenwich, Connecticut. Rothstein is best known for his essay…

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Arts & Performance

Isis King

1985–

Isis King (born October 1, 1985) is an American model, actress, and fashion designer. King is most widely known for her role on both the eleventh cycle and the seventeenth cycle of the reality television show America's Next Top Model. She was the first…

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Sports

Islam Feruz

1995–

Islam Salieh Feruz (born 10 September 1995) is a professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Somalia, he represented Scotland at youth level. Feruz spent most of his youth career with Celtic, before moving to Chelsea in September 2011…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Islanders gathering before church service

ca 1979; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of men and women gathered before church service. Three women wearing hats are sitting on a picnic table bench. A woman wearing a white dress is standing on the right. Another woman is sitting on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.44
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Photographs and Still Images

Ismael Aponte with wife Ana, returned migrants after 33 years in Paterson, NJ

1981

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Ismael Aponte and Ana Aponte standing next to one another at the end of the porch. Ana is standing on the left, with her proper right arm on the railing. She is wearing large, circle framed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.53.7
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Music

Ismael Lea South

1973–

Lea South, better known as Ismael Lea South, is an English rapper, community activist and youth worker of Jamaican descent.

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Education & Scholarship

Ismay Andrews

Dates not recorded

Ismay Andrews was one of the earliest major teachers of African dance in the United States. Her career started in 1929 as a stage actress, and she taught dance in community centers in New York City from 1934 to 1959.

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Arts & Performance

Israel Solomon

Biography

Israel Solomon is an American painter, muralist and educator based in Indianapolis, Indiana known for his colorful geometric paintings depicting people and community. Solomon has painted murals and exhibited work across the United States, including at the…

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Film & Television

Issac Ryan Brown

2005–

Issac Ryan Brown is an American actor. He is known for his role as Booker Baxter Carter in Disney Channel's Raven's Home, which earned him a nomination at the 48th Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Principal Performance in a Children's Program, and his…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

It's the Same Old Game

1971

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A documentary short with the title It’s the Same Old Game. It consists of a single reel of 16mm color acetate film with optical sound. The film features interviews with children about their neighborhood, interviews with community activists, and planners…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.79.1.52
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Books and Published Materials

It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership

2012

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A signed, leather-bound, author's private printing edition of General Colin L. Powell's book It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, published by Easton Press. The hardcover book features dark blue leather, with a hubbed spine, sewn-in acid-neutral paper…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.43.1
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Books and Published Materials

It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership

2012

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A hardcover first edition of General Colin L. Powell’s second autobiographical book, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership. The book features a glossy paper jacket over its green and black hardcover. There are no markings on the front and back covers,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.43.2
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Books and Published Materials

It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership (Taiwanese Edition)

2012; printed 2014

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A hardcover Taiwanese edition of Winning Leadership: Powell's Life Experience, published in the United States as It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, written by General Colin L. Powell. The book features a glossy hardcover, with a color photograph of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.43.3
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Sports

Ivan Toney

1996–

Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney (born 16 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli and the England national team. Toney became the youngest player to represent Northampton Town when he made his…

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Science & Inventions

Ivan Yaeger

1967–

Ivan Yaeger (born 1967) is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and is the chief executive officer for Yaeger Companies. He is known for the Yaeger Prosthetic Arm and has received numerous awards and secured a U.S. patent. Additionally, he has contributed…

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Sports & Achievement

Ivonne Chacón

1997–

Ivonne Chacón (born 12 October 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Colombia national team.

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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Ivory and mint green evening dress worn by Ophelia DeVore

late 1960s

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Ivory and mint green evening dress worn by Ophelia DeVore. The dress has a V-neck with a high back neckline, blousy full-length sleeves with fitted cuffs, and a full floor-length skirt gathered at the natural waist line. The dress is made from a strapless…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.25.5.1
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Ivory and silver sequin and beaded cap from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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An ivory and silver beaded and sequined cap attributed to Mae Reeves. The cap is formed from bent wire covered in ivory velvet in a circle of diamonds with the top points rounded down over the top of the head. The bottom points are covered by panels of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.173
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Ivory button down dress with wide collar

1970s

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An ivory colored button down dress with a wide collar. The long sleeved, knee-length dress is made from ivory synthetic crepe-backed satin with the crepe side facing outwards. The collar is made from two panels of fabric and is stiffened with a layer of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.818
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Ivory cap with sequins and beading from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Skullcap formed of ivory wool felt faced with ivory cotton velvet designed by Mae Reeves. Irridescent white sequins are sewn to the velvet in a vermecelli design. Silver beaded crescents are interspresed around the sequins, with two shallow crescents…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.18
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Ivory Coast Attire of a Bobo Woman

[19--]

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Postcard image of the frontside of a woman with waist wrap and leaves. Original text on verso reads: "Cote d'Ivoire; 3; Parure de femme Bobo. "Additional text reads: "Collection G. Labitte; 35 rue Jules Ferry, Dakar; Reproduction Interdite.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1985-014_ref642
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