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Constance Ernestine Berry Newman (born July 8, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American attorney and diplomat who served as the United States assistant secretary of state for African affairs from July 2004 to April 2005.
1957–
Constance Briscoe (born 18 May 1957 in England) is a former barrister, and was one of the first black female recorders in England and Wales. In May 2014, she was jailed for three counts of doing an act tending to pervert the course of justice in R v Huhne…
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Constance Nevlin Johnson (born May 11, 1952) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 48th district from 2005 to 2014. She was the first African American woman nominated for a major statewide office in Oklahoma and the…
1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Constance Stuart Larrabee with Josie Price and her daughter Annalou, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
Dates not recorded
Constance White was an African American woman who fought against racism and social injustices. She went to the Soviet Union in 1932, accompanied by other Harlem Renaissance members, to make a film that would depict the racial inequalities in the US.
May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis image depicts a group of individuals erecting a series of temporary shelters in Resurrection City on the National Mall. Thirteen individuals are assisting each other in laying wood floors and constructing wooden supports for the shelters. There are…
1950s - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRectangular grey metal box; has hinged lid with handle and electrical components, used to make contact sheet prints.
1993
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA first edition hardcover copy of Conversations: Straight Talk with America's Sister President by Johnnetta B. Cole. The book is paperboard bound with cloth tape and sewn binding. The book has a dust jacket that features a large color photograph of Cole…
Biography
Conway Barbour (c. 1818–1876) was held as a slave, worked as a ship steward, became a businessman, and lawyer. He served as a state legislator in Arkansas and was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1871.
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Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper, songwriter and record producer. He was best known for his single "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for…
February 29, 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA paper copy of the ruling filed by the New York State Commission Against Discrimination in "Patricia Banks vs. Capital Airlines", dated February 29, 1960. The document consists of four photocopied pages, black ink on white paper, stapled in the upper left…
September 25, 1957
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA copy of a photo of Minnie Brown, Melba Pattillo, and Thelma Mothershed doing homework after a day of school at Little Rock Central High School with caption at top. A newspaper clipping of the photo and accompanying caption is glued to the back. The…
ca. 1931-1932
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn early copy print black-and-white group photograph of the nine “Scottsboro Boys," surrounded by armed guards. The group of young Black boys is pictured outdoors, with a line of white, uniformed guards holding long guns behind them. Pictured from left to…
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCopy Work.
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCopy Work, A Man Sitting at a Desk and a Portrait of a Boy.
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCopy work, A Photo of a Father and Four Children.
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCopy Work, A Portrait of a Man.
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCopy Work, A Portrait of a Man, Diptych.
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCopy Work, A Portrait of a Woman.
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCopy Work, A Portrait of a Woman Standing.
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCopy Work, A Portrait of Two Women Sitting.
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCopy Work, Child in Open Casket with a Man Sitting next to the Casket.
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCopy Work, Group Shot of a Father and his Five Children Standing.
1948 - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCopy Work, Indoor Portrait of a Couple Standing.
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