A digital chromogenic photograph capturing two lines of girls at the annual parochial procession of San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia. Their backs to the camera, the young girls stand in two lines, one line in front of the other. In the foreground are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.166.15
A color photograph of two women at the annual parochial procession of San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia. On the left is a woman in a bright yellow headwrap, facing away from the camera. On the right is the second woman, her left profile captured from the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.166.14
La Toya Yvonne Jackson (born May 29, 1956) is an American singer and television personality. She is the fifth child and middle daughter of the Jackson family. Jackson first gained recognition on the family's variety television series, The Jacksons, on CBS…
La'Vere Lawrence Corbin-Ong (born 22 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in England and raised in Canada, he plays for the Malaysia national team. Corbin-Ong made one…
A lace headband from a French maid's stage costume worn by Donna Summer. The white headband is a circular, crown shaped band with raised areas at the center of the front, back, left, and right edges. The band is constructed from a stiff plastic mesh…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.85.1.2
Lacey Kirk Williams (July 11, 1871, Eufaula, Alabama - October 29, 1940) was an African-American who served as President of the National Baptist Convention from 1922 to 1940 and as Vice President of the World Baptist Alliance between 1928 and 1940. He died…
Lazarus "Laddie" J. Williams, sometimes spelled "Latty", (1844 – June 1874) was a registrar in 1866 and served in the Alabama House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era in Alabama. He was also a Montgomery city council member for three terms…
Lady Bird Strickland (also Lady Bird Cleveland or Ladybird Cleveland) (July 24, 1926 – June 2, 2015) was an American painter whose work primarily depicts the African-American experience, focusing on aspects of life from slavery and the civil rights…
A plated silver collar-style necklace composed of two separate semi-circular metal pieces facing opposite sides and conjoined by a silver wire connector clasp at the center of each. On top of the wire is a sagenite stone set in a silver bezel. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.110.3
Adriana Rimpel, known professionally as Lady Midnight, is an American multidisciplinary artist, vocalist, songwriter, educator and community leader based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Lamar Johnson Sr. (born September 2, 1950) is an American retired professional baseball player and former hitting coach for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners and New York Mets. He was a first baseman who played in the Major…
Lamar S. Owens Jr. (born September 6, 1983) is an American football coach and former midshipman who was the starting quarterback at the United States Naval Academy. He is the current offensive coordinator for The Citadel. He formerly coached at Georgia…
Lamar "Ditney" Smith (1892 – August 13, 1955) was an American civil rights figure, African-American farmer, World War I veteran and an organizer of voter registration for African-Americans. In 1955, he was shot dead in broad daylight around 10 a.m. at…
LaMark Carter (born August 23, 1970) is an American former triple jumper. His personal best was 17.44 m (57 ft 2+1⁄2 in), achieved in June 1998 in New Orleans. He was the silver medallist at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships and also the 1999 Pan…
A mounted and laminated Memorial Obituary for Samuel M. Jackson, Sr. The front of the card contains a copy of a tribute that was printed in the Tulsa Daily World on January 14, 1975, including a photograph of Jackson. On the back of the card is printed a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.75.81
Lamont Lilly (born 1979) is an American writer, political activist, and community organizer based in Durham, North Carolina. He is also a former vice-presidential candidate with the Workers World Party in the 2016 presidential election.