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D. J. Daniels was a state legislator in Alabama. He served in the Alabama Senate in 1872 representing Russell County, Alabama. He was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives in 1874 until being ousted for not being registered or having taken an…
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D. W. Burley was an American state legislator in Texas. He served in the Texas House of Representatives. He was in St. Louis during the American Civil War and moved to Texas after it. He was elected in 1870 and only lasted one term. He was born enslaved.…
1930s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDa Judge - City Hall Basement, Brooklyn, New York, 1930's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 28. A black-and-white photograph of a New York judge sitting on the bench.
1954–2025
Daayiee Abdullah (January 11, 1954 – August 3, 2025; Arabic: داعية عبد الله, born Sidney Thompson) was an American Imam based in Washington, D.C. Abdullah was, after the 2025 death of Muhsin Hendricks until his own death in August 2025, one of five living…
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Daiana Silva dos Santos or, simply, Daiana Santos (born 1982) is a Brazilian politician who is a member of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB). After serving on the council of Porto Alegre, she was elected in late 2022 as a deputy in the federal Chamber…
1914–1999
Daisy Bates (November 11, 1914 – November 4, 1999) was an American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957.
1883–1965
Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin (August 9, 1883 – March 10, 1965) was an American suffragist, civil rights activist, organization executive, and community practitioner whose career spanned over half a century. Lampkin's effective skills as an orator,…
1917–2015
Daisy L. Elliott (November 26, 1917 – December 22, 2015) was an American politician and realtor from the state of Michigan.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPostcard image of a large building. Text on front reads: "DAKAR - La Place Protet." Additional text on front, left bottom reads: "Collection J. Benyoumoff-Rep.in." Text on verso reads: "Carte Postale; Correspondance; Adresse.".
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Dale Gilbert Caldwell (born July 6, 1960) is an American academic administrator and author who served as the fourth lieutenant governor and 35th secretary of state of New Jersey from January to September 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, Caldwell was…
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J. Dale Wainwright (born June 19, 1961 in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee) is a former associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court, now in private practice with Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Austin, Texas. Wainwright was initially elected to a six-year term, in…
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Dambisa Felicia Moyo, Baroness Moyo (born 2 February 1969) is a Zambian-born economist and author, known for her analysis of macroeconomics and global affairs. She has written five books, including four New York Times bestsellers: Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not…
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Damião Feliciano da Silva (born 28 April 1952) is a Brazilian politician who has been a federal deputy from the state of Paraíba since 2007, having also previously been a federal deputy from 1999 to 2004. He is currently affiliated with the Brazil Union…
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Daniel Terry Blue Jr. (born April 18, 1949) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate, representing the state's 14th Senate district, and was the Senate minority leader.
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Daniel F. Desdunes (c. 1870 – April 24, 1929) was a civil rights activist and musician in New Orleans and Omaha, Nebraska. In 1892 he volunteered to board a train car designated for whites in violation of the Louisiana 1890 Separate Car Act.
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Dan K. Williams (born February 8, 1956) is an American politician and pastor. A Democrat, he has represented the 74th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2018.
Biography
Dan Lothian is the Editor-in-Chief and General Manager of Local News for GBH in Boston, MA. He is a former White House Correspondent at CNN and former media entrepreneur. Lothian was CNN's Boston Bureau Chief. He traveled across New England and around the…
1950–2001
Danny Clarence "Dan" McIntyre (1950 – February 19, 2001) was chair of the Board of Governors of Toronto Metropolitan University, a former race relations commissioner for Ontario and a longtime human rights activist. McIntyre was born in Saint John, New…
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Daniel Joseph Seals (born June 19, 1971) is an American business consultant and a Democratic politician from Illinois. Seals was the Democratic nominee in three campaigns to become U.S. Representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district. In 2006 and…
1951–1999
Dana Alston (December 1951 – August 7, 1999) was an environmental justice advocate. She revolutionized the fight for environmental justice, by combining climate activism with a concern for environmental pollution experienced by communities of color.
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Dana Mohler-Faria was the eleventh president of Bridgewater State University serving from 2002 until his retirement in 2015, and a member of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. He was formerly the Special Advisor for Education to…
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Danai Jekesai Gurira (; born February 14, 1978) is an American and Zimbabwean actress, playwright, screenwriter, producer, and activist. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne in the AMC horror drama franchise The Walking Dead and Okoye in…
1924
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA dance card from the 1924 University of Illinois Senior Ball, which featured live music from King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band. The dance card is a small, printed paper booklet strung on a silk cord loop with front and back covers composed of thin wood. Both…
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Dandara Tonantzin Silva Castro (born 23 January 1994) is a Brazilian teacher, activist, and politician, affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT). She is currently a federal deputy from Minas Gerais, having assumed office in 2023.
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