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Politics & Public Life

Doctor Stites

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Doctor Stites was a delegate to Mississippi's 1868 constitutional convention and a state legislator in Mississippi. He was a trustee of Alcorn University. He was a party to the dispute between new and old trustees after a changing of the guard. He was one…

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Documents and Manuscripts

Document describing the organization of the Citizenship Education Project

1956-1957

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A single page document consisting of typewritten black ink on white paper, adhered to the third page of the scrapbook compiled by Frances Albrier (2010.60.1). The document describes the actions undertaken to register voters and the results of the campaign…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.3
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Documents and Manuscripts

Document outlining phase two of the Citizenship Education Project

1956-1957

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A two page document consisting of typewritten black ink on white paper, adhered to the fifth page of the scrapbook compiled by Frances Albrier (2010.60.1). The document outlines the activities of the second phase of the Citizenship Education Project.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.5
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Documents and Manuscripts

Document stating the purpose and objectives of the Citizenship Education Project

1956-1957

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A single page document consisting of typewritten black ink on white paper, adhered to the second page of the scrapbook compiled by Frances Albrier (2010.60.1). At the top of the page is the Citizen Education Project's letterhead showing the sponsors,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.60.1.2
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gelatin silver prints

Does Discriminate

1940s

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Does Discriminate - National Negro Congress Citizen's Civics Affairs Committee, First Black women to picket chain for jobs, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, 1940's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 116. A…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.97
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Biography & Culture

Doha Mekki

Biography

Doha Mekki is an American attorney and civil servant. On December 21, 2024, Mekki became Acting Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division following Jonathan Kanter's resignation as Assistant Attorney General.…

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dolls

Doll figurine

ca. 1959

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A Barbie-like doll wearing a red garment that is torn at the top. The doll has light skin and shoulder-length hair. There are no marks or inscriptions on the doll.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.99.3
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Toys and Games

Doll parts from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

mid 20th century

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Three matching handmade baby doll parts found in drawer E of the Singer cabinet table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The handmade, clay sculpted parts include the doll’s head (2011.12.18.2.8a), foot (2011.12.18.2.8b), and fragment (2011.12.18.2.8c) which…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.18.2.7abc
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Civil Rights & Community

Dollie Lowther Robinson

Biography

Dollie Lowther Robinson (died August 4, 1983) was an American politician and labor rights worker, best known for her work with labor unions.

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Photographs and Still Images

Dome and Silhouettes

October 16, 1995

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This black-and-white photograph depicts two men, one in a plaid shirt, standing with their backs to the viewer. They are in shadow and out of focus. The dome of the Capital Building is in focus in the background.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.53
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gelatin silver prints

Domestic Worker's March

1930-1949

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A black-and-white photograph of men and women marching in a street holding picket signs in support of a domestic workers' union and rights.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.174
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BIOGRAPHY
Culture

Dominga Lucía Molina

1949–

Dominga Lucía Molina Sández (December 13, 1949-) is an Afro-Argentine activist. She works to promote Afro-Argentinian identity in Santa Fe and around the country.

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Culture

Domingo Sosa

1788–1866

Colonel Domingo Sosa (1788 – May 1866) was an Argentine soldier and later an army colonel who took part in the wars of independence and in the Argentine civil war. He later became a politician, serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the State of…

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Politics & Public Life

Domingos Dutra

1956–

Domingos Francisco Dutra Filho (born March 20, 1956) is a Brazilian politician. He was state deputy (1991–1995, 2003–2007), vice-mayor (1997–2000) and federal deputy (1995–2003, 2007–2015). Dutra is a mayor of Paço do Lumiar since 2017.

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Biography & Culture

Dominic Carter

Biography

Dominic Carter (born June 18, 1964) is an American news reporter and political commentator for Verizon Fios/RNN News which airs in NY, NJ, DE, and CT. He is also a blogger for The Huffington Post, and does radio work for WABC.

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Sports

Dominic Vinicius

1995–

Dominic Vinícius Eberechukwu Uzoukwu (born 5 January 1995), commonly known as Dominic Vinicius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. He also holds Nigerian citizenship.

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Dominique Anglade

1974–

Dominique Anglade (French pronunciation: [dɔminik ɑ̃ɡlad]; born January 31, 1974) is a Canadian engineer, businesswoman and former politician who served as the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition of Quebec from May 11, 2020 to…

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Civil Rights

Dominique di Prima

Biography

Dominique di Prima (born June 4, 1962) is a radio personality, producer and activist in Los Angeles. Her work focuses on issues concerning African American communities. Since 2005 she has hosted The Front Page, a morning show on Radio Free 102.3 KJLH. Di…

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Politics & Public Life

Dominique Ollivier

1964–

Dominique Ollivier (born 1964) is a Canadian politician. She was chair of the Montreal Executive Committee between the 2021 Montreal municipal election and 13 November 2023, and was a councillor in the Vieux-Rosemont district of the Rosemont–La…

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Civil Rights & Community

Dominique Palmer

1999–

Dominique Palmer (born 1999) is a British climate justice activist and student. She spoke at the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, and began her activism in the School Strike for Climate Movement.

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics

Don Cravins Jr.

1972–

Donald R. Cravins Jr. (born July 31, 1972), is an American attorney and politician who served as the under secretary of commerce for minority business development from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as a member of the Louisiana State Legislature from…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Don King

1931–

Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his flamboyant and charismatic style, who was involved in some of the most famous boxing matches in history. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises,…

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Biography & Culture

Don L. Crawford

Biography

Don L. Crawford was an American politician of the Democratic party, who was the first African-American person to serve as a city commissioner of Dayton, Ohio. He served on the commission from 1962 to 1967. While presenting a key to the city to Martin…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Don Lemon

1966–

Don Renaldo Lemon-Clark (born March 1, 1966) is an American political commentator and former television journalist best known for being a host on CNN from 2014 until 2023. He anchored weekend news programs on local television stations in Alabama and…

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