A documentary film with the title Lorraine Hansberry: The Black Experience in the Creation of Drama. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound. Narrated by actress Claudia McNeil, the documentary examines the life and work…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.64.1a
Lorraine Ugen (born 22 August 1991) is an English long jumper and occasional 100 m sprinter with respective personal bests of 7.05 m and 11.32 s. Ugen competed for Great Britain at the 2016 Olympics in Rio in the long jump, finishing in eleventh place.…
A basketball uniform, jersey and shorts, worn by Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers for game five of the 2008 NBA Finals. The jersey is white with yellow panels and purple piping and accents. The jersey features appliqué across the front reading [LAKERS…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.12.1-.2
A 1999 Lisa Leslie game worn WNBA Los Angeles Sparks jersey. The purple jersey has teal straps and a yellow trim. There is a black horizontal stripe (memorial band) on the proper left shoulder. The stripe starts on the yellow neckline and goes to the edge…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.92.7
Lott Cary (also in records as Lott Carey and Lott Gary) (1780 – November 10, 1828) was an African-American Baptist minister and lay physician who was an early missionary in and founder of the colony of Liberia in West Africa in the 1820s. He founded…
Lottie B. Scott (November 5, 1936 – September 18, 2025) was an American civic leader and civil rights advocate who was a past president and co-founder of the NAACP branch in Norwich, Connecticut.
Lou Swarz (born Lucille Henrietta Schwartz; May 1897 – ?) was an American actress who performed monologues in one-woman shows and featured in films during the 1930s through the 1950s. Her success drew an invitation from Eleanor Roosevelt to the summer…
Loudia Laarman (born October 4, 1991) is a Canadian sprinter of Caribbean origin who specializes in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4×100 m relay. She participated in the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics, winning a bronze medal in the 4×100 m…
Brian Louie Donowa (born 24 September 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made nearly 400 appearances for a variety of clubs in the Football League and also played in several other European countries.
Louis Bernard Anderson (April 17, 1870 – May 28, 1946) was an American politician who served as alderman of Chicago's 2nd ward from 1917 to 1933. A Republican, he served most of the Douglas community area, including much of the African-American…
Louis Cook (Mohawk: Akiatonharónkwen, also transliterated as Atiatoharongwen) (died October 1814) was a Mohawk Haudenosaunee leader and commissioned officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Born to an African father and an Abenaki…
Louis C. Crews (March 27, 1917 – January 20, 2005) was an American athlete and sports coach. He was best known for his time as head football coach at Alabama A&M University, a position he held from 1960 to 1975. He also was head baseball and women's…
A black-and-white photograph of Kamoinge Workshop member, Louis Draper, captured by Anthony Barboza. The close-up portrait depicts Draper from the chin up, facing the viewer with his head slightly tilted towards his proper right shoulder. Draper has a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.39.3
Louis H. Narcisse (April 27, 1921 – February 3, 1989), also known as King Louis H. Narcisse, was an American religious leader and the founder of the Mt. Zion Spiritual Church. He claimed religious leaders of the time such as Father Divine, Daddy Grace and,…
Louis R. Lautier (1897-1962) was the first African-American journalist admitted to the White House Correspondents' Association (1951) and to the National Press Club (1955).
Louis Donald Page (born 10 July 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Leicester City. He has played youth international football for England up to under-20 level.
Louis S. Diggs (April 13, 1932 – October 24, 2022) was an African-American writer and historian specializing in the African-American history of Baltimore County, Maryland. As a chronicler of the county's African-American legacy, his work illuminates the…
Louis Stedman-Bryce (born December 1974) is a British care home director, property investor and former politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Scotland from 2019 to 2020. He was elected as a Brexit Party candidate but left…
Louis Till (February 7, 1922 – July 2, 1945) was an American soldier who served in World War II. After enlisting in the United States Army following trial for domestic violence against his estranged wife Mamie Till, and having chosen military service over…
Louise Beavers (March 8, 1900 – October 26, 1962) was an American film and television actress who appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows from the 1920s to 1960. She played a prominent role in advancing the lives of black Americans through…
Louise Daniel Hutchinson (June 3, 1928 – October 12, 2014) was an American historian. She was the former Director of the Research at the Anacostia Community Museum. Growing up in Washington, D.C., Hutchinson was exposed to the Civil Rights Movement and the…
Louise Kerr Hines (born Louise Lyles Kerr) (born March 15, 1916 – April 9, 2007) was an African American Civil Rights activist. In 1945, Hines, along with her father, Dr. T. Henderson Kerr, were plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Enoch Pratt Free Library…
Louise "Mamma" Harris (b. 1891) was an American labor organizer and tobacco worker. Harris became involved with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in Richmond, Virginia.
