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Dennis Wayne Archer (born January 1, 1942) is an American lawyer, jurist and politician from Michigan. A Democrat, Archer served as Justice on the Michigan Supreme Court and as mayor of Detroit. He later served as president of the American Bar Association,…
1972–2024
Dennis Deer (August 7, 1972 – June 23, 2024) was an American politician who served as the Cook County Commissioner for the 2nd district from 2017 until his death. He represented many neighborhoods in Chicago, including portions of the Loop, Near West Side,…
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Dennis Louis Serrette (September 8, 1940 – March 7, 2024) was an American civil and labor rights activist. He also was the New Alliance Party candidate for United States President in the 1984 presidential election.
1899–1977
DeNorval Unthank (December 14, 1899 – September 20, 1977) was an American physician and civil rights activist in Portland, Oregon. Unthank was one of the first black doctors in Oregon and the only black physician operating in Portland during the 1930s. He…
1968–
Deon Haywood (born April 4, 1968 in New Orleans) is an American human rights defender, activist, educator, and director noted for her work combating discrimination against Black women, the criminalization of sex workers, adverse living conditions against…
2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Department of State Oral History Project by Seth Center”.
2003-2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Department of State Oral History Project”.
Biography
Depelsha Thomas McGruder is the vice president, chief operating officer, and treasurer of the Ford Foundation. She is also the founder of Moms of Black Boys (MOBB) United, a non-profit organization advocating for Black boys and young men as well as…
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DeRay Mckesson (born July 9, 1985) is an American civil rights activist, progressive podcaster, and former school administrator. An early supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement, he has been active in the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore,…
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Dereck Eugene Davis (born June 6, 1967) is an American politician serving as the Treasurer of Maryland since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 25th district from 1995 to 2021.
1964–
Derek George Henry Laud (born 9 August 1964) is a British banker, author, broadcaster and visiting professor. He has other wide business interests. Laud is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
1852–1887
Dernard E. Quarterman (1852 - May 1887) was an American Christian minister and politician. Qiarterman was a pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal church. He served as a constable for Lee County in 1873 and 1874.
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Derrick Albert Bell Jr. (November 6, 1930 – October 5, 2011) was an American lawyer, legal scholar, and civil rights activist. Bell first worked for the U.S. Justice Department, then the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, where he supervised over 300 school…
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Derrick L. Coley (born 1975) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 24th district since 2026.
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Derrick Wayne Graham (born June 9, 1958) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented the 57th district, which includes the Kentucky capital city of Frankfort, since January 2003. In…
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Derrick Johnson is an American lawyer who is the current president and CEO of the NAACP. He previously served as president of the NAACP's Mississippi state chapter, and vice chairman of its board of directors. Johnson is the founder of the Mississippi…
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Derrick Lee Foward (born April 26, 1968) is an American civil rights activist serving as the 34th president of the Dayton Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) since 2007. He has also served as vice president…
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Derrick Palmer (born 1988 or 1989) is an American labor activist and whistleblower. He was Vice President of Organizing of the Amazon Labor Union. He works at the Amazon JFK8 sorting facility on Staten Island.
1955–
Derrick Zane Jackson (born July 31, 1955, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a nature photographer and journalist for The Boston Globe. Jackson's views are considered liberal, and he often addresses politics, racial as well as environmental issues in his…
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Derrius Quarles is a entrepreneur, human rights activist, recording artist, product designer, and author. Born on the South Side of Chicago in the Bronzeville neighborhood, he is the Co-Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of BREAUX Capital, an…
1954–2000
Derwin Brown (June 22, 1954 – December 15, 2000) was an American police captain and the sheriff-elect of DeKalb County, Georgia, who was assassinated on the evening of December 15, 2000, on the orders of defeated rival Sidney Dorsey.
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA document outlining the requirements for a major in Black and Puerto Rican Studies produced by the Department of Black and Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College. The document consists of two pages, with typewritten text in black ink on the front of each…
1957
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph depicting (l-r) Carlotta Walls LaNier, Melba Patillio Beals, Elizabeth Eckford, and Minnijean Brown-Trickey exiting a car outside of Little Rock Central High School. Other students (likely other members of the Little Rock Nine)…
2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA newspaper published by the Design as Protest (DAP) Collective featuring the title graphic “YOU ARE A(NTI) RACIST.” The top half of the newspaper’s front page features a large black block with large white text that reads [YOU / ARE / A / RACIST] in white…
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