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1993
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “A street in front of the Chambre de Commerce building, Dakar, Senegal” (Slides (photographs)).
1946
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bound report titled "A Study of the Social and Economic Conditions of the Negro Population of Tulsa, Oklahoma" by the National Urban League. The report was conducted by the Tulsa Council of Social Agencies. It is printed on white paper with black ink.…
1966
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA promotional publication titled [A Tale of Two Cities] published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white. At the top of the front cover is the Seal of New York City. At the bottom of the front cover is the seal of the city of Los Angeles.…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “A woman washing laundry on the bank of the Niger River outside of Bamako, Bamako, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).
1978; printed 2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis image depicts a woman standing outside a glass shop front. She holds a piece of paper in her left hand and carries a plastic shopping bag over her left arm. She wears a scarf over her hair, a short coat, and pants. In the foreground are four small…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “A young man winding thread along a river bank outside of Ségou, Ségou, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).
Biography
Aaron Commodore (born 1819 or 1820, died June 24, 1892) was an African-American businessman, politician, and formerly enslaved person. He served on the Virginia House of Delegates from 1875 to 1877.
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Aaron McDuffie Moore, M.D. (September 6, 1863 – April 29, 1923) was a medical doctor, medical director, and officer at a bank, hospital, pharmacy, university and insurer serving African Americans in North Carolina. He was born in Whiteville, North…
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Abel Payne Caldwell (1865–1917) was an American journalist, editor, and newspaper business manager. He lived in Philadelphia.
1928–2015
Abena Joan Brown (1928-2015) was an African-American businesswoman and theater producer who founded the Creative Arts Foundation in Chicago to enable black artists to work. Known as the "mother of Chicago's black arts community", she received honors and…
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Abiola Abrams (born July 29, 1976) is an American author, podcaster, motivational speaker and spiritual life coach. Abrams has penned three books, including African Goddess Initiation: Sacred Rituals for Self-Love, Prosperity, and Joy, her first book from…
1813–1872
Abner Hunt Francis (1813 – March 28, 1872) was an African-American abolitionist and entrepreneur who advocated for equality in New Jersey, Oregon, and British Columbia. He was a founding member of an anti-slavery institution, businessman, and became the…
1865–1947
Abraham Lincoln "A.L." Lewis (1865–1947) was an influential American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Afro-American Life Insurance Company in Jacksonville, Florida, and became the state's first African-American millionaire. He also founded…
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Abraham Hugo Miller (March 13, 1851 – July 8, 1913) was a businessman, pastor and state legislator in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. At the peak of his business operations, he was considered the wealthiest…
1899–1963
Abram Lincoln Harris Jr. (January 17, 1899 – November 6, 1963) was an American economist, academic, anthropologist and a social critic of the condition of black people in the United States. He was considered by many as the first African American to achieve…
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Absalom Boston (c. 1785–1855) was a United States mariner who was the first African-American captain to sail a whaling ship, with an all-black crew, in 1822.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn accent storage cabinet with glass paneled doors from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The cabinet is rectangular and squat in shape and is primarily constructed from wood with a dark, reddish, brown finish. Each cabinet door features a rectangular glass…
1923
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Account Book” (Text).
1811-1813
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis single page document is titled on one side as "a/c for supporting chargeable negroes." The other side contains three entries listing "chargeable negroes" belonging to Mrs. A.B. Rouzee and supported by A.R. for the years 1811 to 1813 and the amount…
1835
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Account of goods in the Ship Farquin traveling from Canton to Boston by George E. Foster” (Text).
1812-1813
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document contains lists of enslaved persons owned by A.B. Rouzee and hired out in Culpeper, Virginia. The list at the top documents the hires for 1812 and the list below it documents the hires for 1813. The lists consist of the name of the enslaved…
October 26, 1815
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten, single page document is an accounting of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Essex County by Edward Rouzee for the year 1815. The taxable property is listed as "27 neg. 13 Ho. 42Cable Car. Horses, side board, 4 tables + Bureau," seven hundred…
October 18, 1819
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed to the Sheriff of Essex County by Edward Rouzee for the year 1819. The taxable property is listed as "24 slaves, 11 horses, 1 buggy," twenty-three (23) levies, four hundred and fifty-four…
October 24, 1831
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten, single page document is an account of taxes owed the Sheriff of Essex County by the John Rouzee estate for the year 1831. The taxable property is listed as "32 slaves, 10 horses, and 1 coachee," four hundred and ninety seven and one…
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