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Education & Scholarship

Marcus Foster

1923–1973

Marcus Albert Foster (March 31, 1923 – November 6, 1973) was an American educator who gained a national reputation for educational excellence while serving as principal of Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1966–1969), as Associate…

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Sports

Marcus Gayle

1970–

Marcus Anthony Gayle (born 27 September 1970) is a football coach and former professional player who serves as club ambassador at Brentford. Gayle's primary position was as a striker but also played as a winger and central defender towards the end of his…

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Sports

Marcus McGuane

1999–

Marcus Samuel Michael McGuane ( mə-GWAYN; born 2 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Huddersfield Town.

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Sports

Marcus Rashford

1997–

Marcus Rashford (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. A product of the Manchester United youth system, Rashford joined the club at the…

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Music

Marcus T. Paulk

1986–

Marcus Terrell Paulk (born October 12, 1986) is an American actor, singer, rapper and dancer best known for his role as Myles Mitchell in the UPN sitcom Moesha, which aired from 1996 through 2001. Being a proponent of good causes and a frequent participant…

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Sports

Marcus Tavernier

1999–

Marcus Joseph Tavernier (born 22 March 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Premier League club Bournemouth. He has also represented England at U19 and U20 level.

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Sports & Achievement

Marcus Thames

1977–

Marcus Markley Thames ( TIMZ; born March 6, 1977) is an American professional baseball player and baseball coach who currently serves as a hitting coach for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the New York Yankees,…

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Film & Television

Marcy Harriell

Biography

Marcy Harriell is an American actress, singer and writer. She is best known for her appearances on Broadway, starring in the Tony Award winning musicals In the Heights and Rent, and as the host of the fashion series Re:Fashion on TN Marketing's Craftsy.

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Sports

Margaret Adeoye

1985–

Margaret Adetutu Adeoye (born 22 April 1985) is a British track and field athlete who competes in the 200 metres. She represented Great Britain at that distance at London 2012. Her then personal best for the 200m was gained on 6 August 2012 when she ran…

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Biography & Culture

Margaret Bonga Fahlstrom

Biography

Margaret Bonga Fahlstrom (c. 1797 – February 6, 1880) was a mixed-race woman of African and Ojibwe descent who came from a fur trading family in the Great Lakes region. In 1823, she married Jacob Fahlstrom, the first Swedish settler in Minnesota, and lived…

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Biography & Culture

Margaret Garner

Biography

Margaret Garner (died 1858) was an enslaved African-American woman who killed her own daughter and intended to kill her other three children and herself rather than be forced back into slavery. Garner and her family had escaped enslavement in January 1856…

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BIOGRAPHY
Science

Margaret Morgan Lawrence

1914–2019

Margaret Cornelia Morgan Lawrence (August 19, 1914 – December 4, 2019) was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, gaining those qualifications in 1948. Her work included clinical care, teaching, and research, particularly into the presence and…

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History & Culture

Margaret Morgan (slave)

Dates not recorded

Margaret Morgan (between 1800 and 1805–after 1837) was an African-American woman who was born to former slaves. They were considered free by their slaveholder, but they had not received an official deed of manumission. They lived on their former…

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Civil Rights

Margaret Murray Washington

1865–1925

Margaret Murray Washington (née Murray; March 9, 1865 – June 4, 1925) was an American educator who was the principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, which later became Tuskegee University. She also led women's clubs, including the Tuskegee…

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Civil Rights & Community

Margaret Prescod

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Margaret Prescod is an activist, author, journalist and radio host. She was a founder of The Black Coalition Fighting Back Serial Murders and of Black Women for Wages for Housework. Prescod is on the executive board of the Center for the Study of Racism,…

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Arts & Performance

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs

1915–2010

Margaret Taylor-Burroughs (November 1, 1915[a] – November 21, 2010), also known as Margaret Taylor Goss, Margaret Taylor Goss Burroughs or Margaret T G Burroughs, was an American visual artist, writer, poet, educator, and arts organizer. She co-founded the…

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Biography & Culture

Margaret Wright

1921–1996

Margaret Florence Wright (née Nusom; December 15, 1921 — May 11, 1996) was a third-party candidate for President of the United States and a community activist in Los Angeles, California. Wright was a shipyard worker during World War II, and one of the…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Margarita in a Bilingual Classroom

June 4, 1981; printed later

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A digital print depicting a black-and-white image of a young child, Margarita, crouched on the floor writing in a bilingual classroom with her back to the camera. Wearing a horizontally stripped shirt, pants, and shoes, she is writing on a piece of paper…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.53.36
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Politics & Public Life

Margie Bright Matthews

1963–

Margie Bright Matthews (born February 10, 1963) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 45th District since 2015, when she won a special election to succeed Clementa Pinckney, who was killed in the Charleston church shooting…

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Historical photographs & documents

Margie Cook Family Home Movie #1

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Margie Cook Family Home Movie #1”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref1048
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Historical photographs & documents

Margie Cook Family Home Movie #2

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Margie Cook Family Home Movie #2”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref1049
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Historical photographs & documents

Margie Cook Family Home Movie #3

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Margie Cook Family Home Movie #3”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref1050
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Historical photographs & documents

Margie Cook Family Home Movie #4

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Margie Cook Family Home Movie #4”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref1051
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