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Historical photographs & visual records

An old Limba woman cracking palm kernels using a nutting stone

1979

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Donor notes read: "An old Limba woman cracking palm kernels using a nutting stone; a small Limba village near lago; the woman was blind. Taken on patrol to the Limba village of Lago, April-May, 1979. The date on the slide is AUG 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1598
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Historical photographs & visual records

An old Limba woman sitting in a stone chair, Lago

1979

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Donor notes read: "An old Limba sitting in a stone chair, Lago. Taken on patrol to the Limba village of Lago, April-May, 1979. The date on the slide is AUG 79.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1601
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Historical photographs & visual records

An open wooden door in Biete Maryam church, Lalibela, Ethiopia

1997

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Cataloged as “An open wooden door in Biete Maryam church, Lalibela, Ethiopia” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1299
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

An Oration on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Delivered in the African Church, in the City of New-York

1808

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A booklet containing a published speech delivered by Peter Williams Jr at the African Church in New York City, 1808. Booklet is bound with thread, and the cover is light blue paper with no markings on it. The edges of the pages are irregular, protruding…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.12
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Biography & Culture

Ana Paula Gomes de Oliveira

1976–

Ana Paula Gomes de Oliveira (born 9 October 1976) is a Brazilian human rights activist. Following the death of her son in 2014 as a result of police brutality, she co-founded Mães de Manguinhos, an organisation supporting the families of victims of state…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Anacostia Park Community Day

1982

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A black and white photo of a crowd of people at the Anacostia Park Community Day. The majority of people in this photo appear to be teens or young adults. There are several people in the photo who are wearing baseball caps. Most of the people in the back…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.137.2
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Historical photographs & visual records

"Anaforvana" by Paul Sierra flag, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

1985-10

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Original text on slide reads, ""Anaforvana"by Paul Sierra flag. From show at Halsted Gallery in Chicago. U.S. Cuban".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1793
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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Ancelma Perlacios

1964–

Ancelma Perlacios Peralta (born 26 July 1964) is a Bolivian cocalera activist, politician, and trade unionist who served as senator for La Paz from 2015 to 2020. Born in the rural community of Chicaloma, Perlacios ascended the ranks of women's union…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Sacred and Ceremonial Objects

Ancestral Memorial, Coney Island

1995

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A black-and-white gelatin silver print photograph of three women engaged in a memorial ritual for enslaved African ancestors of the Middle Passage during the annual event held by the People of the Sun Middle Passage Collective in Coney Island. The women,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.18.3
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Visual Arts

And Then I Shall Be Free

2008

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An archival pigment print photograph of collaged images featuring a self-portrait of the artist's grandfather, Willard Thomas. Thomas wears a Korean War-ear military uniform and stands smoking a cigarette and wearing glasses, holds a camera with both hands…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.77.1
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Sports & Achievement

Andra Manson

1984–

Andra Kareem Manson (born April 30, 1984) is a male high jumper from the United States. His personal best jump is 2.35 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Austin. He has 2.33 on the indoor track, from February 2007 in Fayetteville. Manson was raised in…

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Sports

Andre Gray

1991–

Andre Anthony Gray (born 26 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays a centre-forward. Born in England, he represented the Jamaica national team. Gray moved from the Academy at hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Shrewsbury Town youth…

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Sports

Andre Green

1998–

Andre Jay Green (born 26 July 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters. He played internationally for England, up to under-20 level.

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

André Leon Talley

1948–2022

André Leon Talley (October 16, 1948 – January 18, 2022) was an American fashion journalist, stylist, creative director, author, and editor-at-large of Vogue magazine. He was the magazine's fashion news director from 1983 to 1987, its first African-American…

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Sports

André Neles

1978–2020

André Moreira Neles (4 January 1978 – 6 February 2020), known as André Neles, was a professional footballer who played as a striker. His last club was Alecrim FC. He started at Uberlândia, but only gained recognition at Atlético Mineiro. After compelling…

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Sports & Achievement

Andre Phillips

1959–

André Lamar Phillips (born September 5, 1959) is a retired American track and field athlete who is best known for winning the 400 metres hurdles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. Phillips spent most of his career in the shadow of his idol, Edwin Moses,…

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Science & Inventions

André Taylor

Biography

André Taylor is an American scientist who is an associate professor of chemical engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Taylor works on novel materials for energy conversion and storage. He was awarded the Presidential Early…

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Sports & Achievement

Andre Thornton

1949–

André Thornton (born August 13, 1949), nicknamed "Thunder", is an American former professional baseball player and business entrepreneur. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and designated hitter from 1973 to 1987, most prominently as a…

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Business

Andre Walker

1956–

Andre Walker (born October 19, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois) is a hairstylist from Chicago who developed the Andre Walker Hair Typing System and served as personal hairstylist to Oprah Winfrey from 1985 to 2015. He created Halle Berry's signature short pixie…

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Film & Television

Andre Walker (designer)

Dates not recorded

Andre Walker (born 1965) is a British-born fashion designer. Walker emerged from the downtown New York fashion scene in the 1980s. Known for his eclectic style and avant-garde silhouettes, former Vogue creative director André Leon Talley called him an…

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Sports

Andre Wisdom

1993–

Andre Alexander Shaquille Wisdom (born 9 May 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back or centre back for Northern Premier League Premier Division club FC United of Manchester. Wisdom began his career at Bradford City before…

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Arts & Performance

Andrea Clark

1945–2025

Andrea Clark (March 19, 1945 – October 29, 2025) was an African-American photographer living in Asheville, North Carolina. She is best known for her black and white photographs that document Asheville's East End community taken circa 1968-1972.

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Science & Inventions

Andrea Grimes Parker

Biography

Andrea Grimes Parker is an American computer scientist, researcher, and Associate Professor, known for her interdisciplinary study of human computer interaction (HCI) and personal health informatics. Parker is currently an associate professor at Georgia…

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Biography & Culture

Andrea Plumlee

Biography

Andrea Plumlee is an American attorney and elected Texas family court judge, overseeing the 330th Family District Court in Dallas County, Texas. She was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, 2018 and 2022. Plumlee earned a J.D. degree from Southern…

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