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1958–
Douglas Hinds (born 15 April 1958) is a Canadian retired sprinter who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay. Hinds attended Lamar University, where he was a member of the track team. Hinds was part of the 1980…
1952–
Doug McHenry is an American film director and producer. Doug McHenry was born in 1952 and grew up in Richmond, California. He graduated from Stanford University in 1973 with a degree in economics, and from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School.
1969–
Douglas M. Overton (born August 3, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) following a college career with the La Salle Explorers.
1929–2024
Douglas T. Porter (August 15, 1929 – June 5, 2024) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator.
Biography
Douglas Henry Daniels is an American historian of African American social and cultural history, Black communities in the American West, and the early history of jazz and blues. He is professor emeritus of Black Studies and History at the University of…
1939–2013
Douglas Leavon Anderson (February 18, 1939 – April 13, 2013) was an American educator and politician from Mississippi. Anderson, a Democrat, was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1976. He served in that office until 1980, when he…
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Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era, and the…
1982–
Dovonte Edwards (born October 17, 1982) is an American former professional football cornerback. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at North Carolina State. Edwards was also a member of the…
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black and white photograph is a detail of the seated crowd inside the Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. Benjamin Mays is seated at proper left holding a program. Mays is next to Isaac Farris Jr. and…
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Dr. Charles Smith (born 1940, New Orleans, Louisiana) is a visual artist, historian, activist and minister who lives and works in Hammond, Louisiana. His sculptural work focuses on African and African American history.
March 16, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.76.1a, 2011.174.76.1b, 2011.174.76.1c, 2011.174.76.1d, 2011.174.76.1e, 2011.174.76.1f, 2011.174.76.1g, and 2011.174.76.1h, 2011.174.76.1i, and 2011.174.76.1j. Dr. Jack Geiger, (MD, MSciHyg) discusses…
August 1974; printed later
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a black and white photograph of Dr. John H. Clarke seated in front of a gray background. Clarke is in three-quarter view with his proper left side facing the viewer. His proper left leg is slightly raised with his proper left lower arm resting on…
ca. 2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a black-and-white poster with an illustrated image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. next to a quote from his final speech, delivered in Memphis on April 3, 1968. The poster is a square piece of off-white paper filled from margin to margin with large…
May 25, 2023
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn oral history interview and conversation with pediatrician Dr. MaryLouise Patterson, M. D. It consists of three versions of a digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.2.1.1 and 2025.12.2.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file (2025.12.2.1.3,…
1896-1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe Dr. Matilda Arabella Evans Collection documents how she broke boundaries as one of the first African American women physicians to have her own practice. The collection highlights her role as a physician and the great impact she had on the health and…
January 15, 1969; printed 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black and white photograph shows Dr. Wendel Phillips Whalum Sr. conducting the Morehouse College Glee Club for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969 inside Ebenezer Baptist Church. Cleveland Robinson, sitting with his legs crossed at…
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Drake Randall Baldwin (born March 28, 2001) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Baldwin played college baseball at Missouri State University and was selected by the Braves in the third round…
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Drawing, Canopy to Student Union Building at California State University, Los Angeles” (Graphic Materials).
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Drawing, Marva Collins Preparatory School, Compton, CA” (Graphic Materials).
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Drawing, Multipurpose Building Commonwealth Avenue Elementary School Siegel Sklarek Diamond” (Graphic Materials).
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Drawing, Student Union Building at California State University, Los Angeles” (Graphic Materials).
Biography
Luwayne Glass, better known as Dreamcrusher, is a Brooklyn-based noise musician from Wichita, Kansas. Dreamcrusher has been the subject of features in The Village Voice, Pitchfork, and FADER; praised in SPIN and VICE; and was featured in a mini-documentary…
1972–
Jonathan "Dred" Scott is an American hip-hop/soul rapper, songwriter and music producer. Scott, who originally started his career as a rap artist, was born to parents who were both professional actors/dancers who met while touring with various music…
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Louise Emma Joseph (born 1965), known professionally as Dreda Say Mitchell, is a British novelist, broadcaster, journalist and campaigner. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2020 for her services to literature and…
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