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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Jake with his boat arriving on Daufuskie's shore

ca 1978; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a man rowing his boat near the shore. He is wearing a hat, dress shirt and slacks. Painted onto the side of the boat is the number [9C-224-JU]. The shore is visible along the left side of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.31
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Arts & Performance

Jaleel White

1976–

Jaleel Ahmad White (born November 27, 1976) is an American actor. He first portrayed Robert Richmond on the short-lived sitcom Charlie & Co. (1985–1986) before rising into prominence for his role as Steve Urkel, and then his cousin Myrtle Urkel, and also…

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History & Culture

Jalen Hawkins

2001–

Jalen Hawkins (born January 24, 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag. Born in Germany, Hawkins has represented the United States at youth international level.

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Sports

Jamaal Magloire

1978–

Jamaal Dane Magloire (pronounced ; born May 21, 1978) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who currently serves as basketball development consultant and community ambassador for the Toronto Raptors. He played 12 seasons in the National…

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Sports

Jamal Baptiste

2003–

Jamal Marcus Baptiste (born 11 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.

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Sports

Jamal Campbell-Ryce

1983–

Jamal Julian Campbell-Ryce (born 6 April 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is currently the Assistant Coach of Real Monarchs, the second team of Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake. Born in Lambeth, Greater London he…

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Sports

Jamal Fyfield

1989–

Jamal Nehemiah Fyfield (born 17 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Isthmian League Premier Division club St Albans City. He has played in the Football League for York City. Fyfield started his career with…

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Sports

Jamal Lowe

1994–

Jamal Akua Lowe (born 21 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday and the Jamaica national team. He was born in England and played for the England C team, before making his full…

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Sports & Achievement

Jamal Strong

1978–

Jamal Najar Strong (born August 5, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2003 and 2005. Strong played college baseball for Citrus Community College and the…

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Sports

Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba

2006–

Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba (born 2 October 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa. Jimoh-Aloba is a product of the West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa academies and has represented…

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Sports & Achievement

Jamar Dixon

1989–

Jamar Dixon (born June 5, 1989) is a retired Canadian professional soccer player. He currently serves as Manager of Football and Player Development for Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Jameil, Pepper LaBeija Ball, Brooklyn, NY, 1998

1998

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A black and white photographic print portrait of Jameil, captured at the Pepper LaBeija Ball in Brooklyn in 1998. Jameil is pictured center frame, standing in front of a white wall and next to a short flight of stairs leading to a closed door. She is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.71.30
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Biography & Culture

Jamel Shabazz

1960–

Jamel Shabazz (born 1960) is an African American fashion, fine-art, documentary, and street style photographer. His work has been published in books, shown in exhibitions, and used in editorial magazine works. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City.

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Education & Scholarship

James A. Colston

1910–1982

James A. Colston (1910–1982) was a high school principal and served as president of several colleges in the United States. He served as president of Bethune-Cookman University 1942–46; Georgia State College (now Savannah State University) 1947–51; and…

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History & Culture

James A. Forbes

1935–

James Alexander Forbes Jr. is the Senior Minister Emeritus of the Riverside Church, an interdenominational (American Baptist and United Church of Christ) church on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. He was the first African American minister…

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Sports

James Abankwah

2004–

James Bright Adusei Abankwah (born 16 January 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Udinese, and the Republic of Ireland national team. Abankwah is a product of St Patrick's Athletic's youth academy.

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Sports

James Alabi

1994–

James Bamidele Oluwafemi Alabi (born 8 November 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for AFC Rushden & Diamonds on dual-registration from Southern League Premier Division Central club Banbury United. He has previously played for Stoke…

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Education & Scholarship

James Albert Bray

1870–1944

Rev. James Albert Bray (1870–1944) was an American bishop, educator, academic administrator, and college president. He was the 18th bishop of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (later known as the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church or CME), elected…

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Biography & Culture

James Augustine Healy

1830–1900

James Augustine Healy (April 6, 1830 – August 5, 1900) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first known African American to serve as a Catholic priest or bishop. With his predominantly European ancestry, Healy passed for a white man…

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black-and-white photographs

James B. Dixon

October 25, 2008; printed 2012

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A black-and-white photograph of James B. Dixon. He is looking at the camera and wearing a dark colored hat, glasses and a corduroy shirt. The print is inscribed on the back.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.41.12
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BIOGRAPHY
Science & Inventions

James B. Dudley

1859–1925

James Benson Dudley (November 2, 1859 – April 4, 1925) was President of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from 1896 until his death in 1925. James B. Dudley High School in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, where the…

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Historical photographs & documents

James Baldwin interview at a National Press Club luncheon

undated

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Cataloged as “James Baldwin interview at a National Press Club luncheon” (Audio; Audio cassette).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref121
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Literature

James Berry

1924–2017

James Berry (28 September 1924 – 20 June 2017), was a Jamaican poet who settled in England in the 1940s. His poetry is notable for using a mixture of standard English and Jamaican Patois. Berry's writing often "explores the relationship between black and…

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Civil Rights

James Bradley (former slave)

1810–

James Bradley (c. 1810 – after 1837) was an African slave in the United States who purchased his freedom and became an anti-slavery activist in Ohio. Bradley was two or three years old when he was enslaved and transported to the United States, where he was…

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