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John Outterbridge (March 12, 1933 – November 12, 2020) was an American artist and community activist who lived and worked in Los Angeles, California. His work explores the issues surrounding personal identity such as family, community and the environment…
1811–1873
John P. Coburn (1811–1873) was a 19th-century African-American abolitionist, civil rights activist, tailor and clothier from Boston, Massachusetts. For most of his life, he resided at 2 Phillips Street in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. Coburn was one…
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John Joe Patrick Finn Benoa (born 24 September 2003), known as John Patrick, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Reims. Born in Spain, he represents the Republic of Ireland national team.
1967–
John Allen Patterson (born February 11, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman who played from 1992 to 1995 for the San Francisco Giants. Prior to professional baseball, he attended Grand Canyon University and Central Arizona…
1815–1878
John R. Good (1815 – April 1878) was an American freedman and politician in North Carolina who became an advocate for the rights of African-Americans and freed slaves. Born enslaved in 1815, he was emancipated by legislative act in 1855 and ran a…
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John R. Scott Jr. was a pastor in the A. M. E. Church, served as president of Edward Waters College, held local political offices in Jacksonville, Florida, and served as a state representatives. His father John R. Scott Sr. was also a leader in the A.M.E.…
1951–2009
w John Stigall (November 4, 1951 - November 12, 2009) was an American poet, Associate Professor of English, and poet-in-residence at Chattanooga State Technical Community College.
Dates not recorded
John T. Costin was a Republican Party organizer, a member of the Georgia Legislature, and a minister in Georgia, United States, during the Reconstruction Era (1863 or 1865 - 1877). Costin helped form the Republican Party of Georgia He met with U.S.…
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John William Edinburgh Thomas (May 1, 1847 – December 18, 1899) was an American businessman, educator, and Illinois politician. Born into slavery in Alabama, he moved to Chicago after the Civil War, where he became a prominent community leader. In 1876 he…
1907–1969
John W. Mosley (May 19, 1907 – October 1, 1969) was a self-taught photojournalist who extensively documented the everyday activities of the African-American community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for more than 30 years, a period including both World War…
Biography
John William Pollard (c. 1846 – 1932), born in Virginia into a family of free black farmers while the slave trade was still thriving in the South, was among the first group of African Americans to join the Union Army in 1862, serving in a colored unit…
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John Walcott Kay (1890 – 1927) was an African-American physician. He operated a medical practice in Wilmington, North Carolina and was one of the founders of the city's Community Hospital for African-Americans.
Biography
John Watson (died November 16, 2001) became editor of The South End, the daily student newspaper of Wayne State University, in 1968, transforming the paper into a public resource "with the intention of promoting the interests of impoverished, oppressed,…
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John Welden Jewett (March 4, 1870 – June 8, 1905) American educator, civil servant, columnist and community leader. He served as the president of the Fayette County Teachers' Association; and was later appointed to the Internal Revenue Service.
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John Wesley Alstork (September 1, 1852 – July 23, 1920) was an American religious leader and African-American community organizer. He was a preacher and bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (A.M.E. Zion Church) and is considered one of the…
1882–1961
John Wesley Dobbs (March 26, 1882 – August 30, 1961) was an African-American civic and political leader in Atlanta, Georgia. He was often referred to as the unofficial "mayor" of Sweet Auburn, the spine of the black community in the city. Dobbs co-founded…
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John Wilson (born October 26, 1977, in Seneca, South Carolina) is an American former professional soccer player who spent the majority of his career with the Charleston Battery, playing mostly as a left fullback. Wilson finished his career with 269…
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John Ystumllyn (c. 1738–1786), also colloquially known as Jac Du or Jack Black, was an 18th-century gardener and the first well-recorded person of African descent in North Wales. John was of uncertain origin, possibly a victim of the Atlantic slave trade,…
1989–
Johnetta "Netta" Elzie (born April 16, 1989) is an American civil rights activist. She is one of the leaders in the activist group We The Protesters and co-edits the Ferguson protest newsletter This Is the Movement with fellow activist DeRay Mckesson.
January 27, 2007; printed 2012
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Jonnie Coleman wearing a white baseball cap and jacket. The baseball cap has "Alabama" on it. The print is inscribed on the back.
Loading image…1926–1995
Johnnie Tillmon Blackston (born Johnnie Lee Percy; April 10, 1926 – November 22, 1995) was an American welfare rights activist. She is regarded as one of the most influential welfare rights activists in the country, whose work with the National Welfare…
1979; printed 2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a man holding a chicken. He is wearing a short-sleeve button down shirt. The top buttons are unfastened and his white undershirt is exposed. He is holding the chicken upside down with its feet in…
1944–2024
John Jeter (October 24, 1944 – January 16, 2024) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who played 336 games of Major League Baseball for four teams — the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians —…
1980; printed 2006
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA digital print depicting a black-and-white image of Johnny Matias seated against a garden backdrop. He is wearing a corduroy-like textured shirt with a white stripe across the vest and around the v-neck collar. Around his neck, Matias has a pooka shell…
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