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David Sylvester Wilson (born 1981) is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, Wilson represented Wasilla in the Alaska Senate from 2017 to 2025. He formerly served as a city councilman in Wasilla.
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David Murray Shepherd (born 1973) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to represent the electoral district of Edmonton-Centre, and re-elected in the 2019 Alberta general…
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David Smith is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Scarborough Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Smith was previously…
1796–1830
David Walker (September 28, 1796 – August 6, 1830) was an American abolitionist, writer, and anti-slavery activist. Though his father was enslaved, his mother was free; therefore, he was free as well (partus sequitur ventrem). In 1829, while living in…
1836–1907
David Young (February 4, 1836 – April 19, 1907) was a farmer, businessman, minister and state legislator who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana State Senate during the Reconstruction era. After the civil war during which he…
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Dawn Petula Butler (born 3 November 1969) is a British Labour Party politician who is member of parliament (MP) for Brent East. She previously served as MP for Brent Central (2015–2024) and Brent South (2005–2010). Born in London to Jamaican parents, prior…
1975–
Dawn Chanté Flythe Moore (née Flythe; born August 8, 1975) is an American philanthropist, community organizer, campaign strategist, and the current first lady of Maryland as the wife of Governor Wes Moore. She is the first African-American first lady in…
1963–
Dawnna Mathilda Dukes (born September 3, 1963) is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. First elected in 1994, Dukes represented Districts 50 and 46 (East Austin) within Travis County from 1995 to 2019. On October 23, 2017,…
1950–
Dawud Salahuddin (born 1950; sometimes spelled Daoud Salahuddin, also known as Hassan Abdulrahman, Hassan Tantai) is an American-born Iranian fugitive, and worked for the military, as well as in education, as a web designer, film and television. He…
ca. 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA brown wood armchair with leather upholstery at seat and back. The wood is ornately carved with geometric designs. The seat's bottom is stuffed with straw. The chair has brass buttons at the upholstered edges.
ca. 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFour-legged wooden, bentwood chair. Chair seat is round with carved, shallow ridges on seat top. Ridges are in expanding, concentric "U" shapes, narrower in the middle and expanding outward toward the center. "U" shapes begin on either side, closer to the…
ca. 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFour-legged wooden, bentwood armchair. Chair covered in a dark red-brown paint or finish. Chair seat is round with carved, shallow ridges on seat top. Ridges are in expanding, concentric "U" shapes, narrower in the middle and expanding outward toward the…
1950–2006
Willie Dean "Deanie" Frazier (October 30, 1950, in Savannah, Georgia – June 15, 2006) was the first African American woman sworn in under Judge Eugene Gadgsen as county commissioner in Savannah, and held the office of 5th district county commissioner for…
Biography
Deanna Van Buren is an American architect and activist. She is a co-founder of the California-based architecture company Designing Justice + Designing Spaces.
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Debbie Amis Bell (1940 – February 5, 2017) was an American Civil Rights activist, SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) member, and active associate of the Communist Party USA. Bell was a Field Organizer for the SNCC. She is most well known for…
1980–
Debbie Goddard (born April 16, 1980) is an American atheist activist and speaker, and the director of African Americans for Humanism (AAH). In 2019 she took on the role of vice president of programs at American Atheists. Since 2020, she has been on the…
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Debbie Meyers-Martin is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 38th district. The district, located in the Chicago metropolitan area, includes all or parts of Country Club Hills, Flossmoor, Frankfort, Hazel Crest, Harvey,…
1966–
Debo Patrick Adegbile (born December 1966) is an American lawyer in private practice and a former Commissioner for the United States Civil Rights Commission. He was previously nominated to serve as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the…
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Debora Kayembe Buba (born in April 1975) is a Scottish human rights lawyer and political activist. She has served on the board of the Scottish Refugee Council, and is a member of the office of the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court and the…
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Deborah Ann Thomas (born 1966) is an American anthropologist and filmmaker. She is the R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Experimental Ethnography at the University of Pennsylvania. She has published books and…
1958–
Deborah L. Berry (born September 2, 1958) is an American politician who was the Iowa State Representative from the 62nd District from 2012 to 2017. From 2003 to 2012 she represented the 22nd district, most of which is part of the current 62nd district.…
1962–
Deborah Roberts (born 1962) is an American contemporary artist. Roberts is a mixed media collage artist whose figurative works depict the complexity of Black subjecthood and explores themes of race, identity, and gender politics taking on the subject of…
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Deborah Sara Santana (née King) is a peace and social justice activist for women and people of color, business manager, and author. She is the former wife of musician Carlos Santana.
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Debra M. Davis (born October 11, 1959) is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 28 since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a member of the Charles County…
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