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1817–
Albert Johnson was an American state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Warren County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1870 and 1871. He was born in Kentucky. He was enslaved and worked as a plasterer. In 1868, the…
1898–1967
As president of the African National Congress, Luthuli championed nonviolent resistance to apartheid and won the 1960 Nobel Peace Prize.
April, 1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Al Nellum standing with Mayor Marion Barry and actor Billy Dee Williams. All three men are dressed in formal attire. Billy Dee Williams and Al Nellum are holding glasses in their hands. Mayor Barry is looking at the camera…
1922–2004
Albert William Thompson (June 29, 1922 –December 26, 2004) was an American politician and jurist for the state of Georgia. In 1965, he became one of the first African Americans to serve in the desegregated Georgia House of Representatives, and continued to…
1936–2000
Albert Turner (February 29, 1936 – April 13, 2000) was an American civil rights activist and an advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. He was Alabama field secretary for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and helped lead the voting rights march from…
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Albert Vann (November 19, 1934 – July 14, 2022) was an American politician and a member of the New York City Council from Brooklyn, representing the 36th district, which includes parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights. He was a Democrat.
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Albert H. Wheeler (Dec. 11, 1915 – April 4, 1994) was an American life-sciences professor and politician in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He became the city's first African-American mayor, serving in the office from 1975 to 1978.
1909–2008
Alberta Banner Turner (March 17, 1909 – January 31, 2008) was an African American professor and psychologist, and a noted civil rights and women's rights activist in the field of psychology.
1930–1965
Alberta Odell Jones (November 12, 1930 – August 5, 1965) was an African-American attorney and civil rights icon. She was one of the first African-American women to pass the Kentucky bar and the first woman appointed city attorney in Jefferson County. She…
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Alberta Christine Williams King (née Williams; September 13, 1904 – June 30, 1974) was an American civil rights organizer best known as the wife of Martin Luther King Sr.; and as the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., and also as the grandmother of Martin…
1918–2011
Sisulu sustained decades of resistance, family leadership and public service through repression and democratic transition.
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Albuíno Cunha de Azeredo (January 21, 1945 – September 16, 2018) was a Brazilian civil engineer and politician. He served as the Governor of Espírito Santo from 1991 until 1995 as a member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT).
late 19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn albumen print from a carte-de-visite of Gabriel Giger, the first African-American to vote in Ottawa, Illinois. The photograph is roughly oval shaped, with rounded cuts at each corner. The photograph depicts Giger from the chest up. His proper left…
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Alcee Lamar Hastings ( AL-see; September 5, 1936 – April 6, 2021) was an American politician and judge from the state of Florida. Hastings was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President Jimmy Carter in…
1926–2010
Alcenya Crowley (April 3, 1926 – September 12, 2010), born Alcenya McElwain, was an American-born Canadian educator and activist.
1949–
Aldon Douglas Morris (born June 15, 1949) is emeritus professor of sociology at Northwestern University and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, whose work involves social movements, civil rights, and social inequality. He was the 2021…
2014; printed 2019
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Alek Wek, by Platon. Wek is depicted fully in black shadow sitting precariously on a white rectangular box that is tilted backwards on its back edge. Wek is featured at the center, in profile, and fully seated on the box.…
Biography
Aletha Adu is a British political journalist focused on national issues. Having started as a freelance journalist, she worked as a political correspondent at The Daily Mirror, and moved to the equivalent role at The Guardian in 2022. She was named one of…
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Alex Q. Askew (born 1985) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates since January 2024, as well as previously from 2020 to 2022. He serves the 95th district. District 95 represents part of the cities of…
Biography
Alexander Pascall, OBE (born November 1936), is a British broadcaster, journalist, musician, composer, oral historian and educator. Based in Britain for more than 50 years, he was one of the developers of the Notting Hill Carnival, is a political…
1861–1903
Alexander "Alex" Asberry (November 2, 1861 – abt. 1903) was an American grocer, deacon, and politician who served one term in the Texas Legislature. He was born in Wilderville, Texas in 1861, the son of William and Julia Asberry.
1983–
Alexander Assefa (born 1983) is an American politician and former member of the Nevada Assembly from the 42nd district.
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Alexander G. Clark (February 25, 1826 – May 31, 1891) was an African-American businessman and activist who served as United States Ambassador to Liberia in 1890–1891, where he died in office. In 1867 Clark sued to gain admission for his daughter to attend…
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Alexander Crummell (March 3, 1819 – September 10, 1898) was a minister, author, abolitionist, and academic. Born to free black parents in New York City, Crummell attended various educational institutions and was ordained as an Episcopal priest in the…
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