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1916–2006
Edna Regina Lewis (April 13, 1916 – February 13, 2006) was a renowned American chef, teacher, and author who helped refine the American view of Southern cooking. She championed the use of fresh, in season ingredients and characterized Southern food as…
1888–1985
Edna Meade Colson (October 7, 1888 – January 17, 1985) was an American educator, known for her contributions to improving access to education to Virginian African Americans.
1949–
Edna Patricia Lowe Swift (born September 30, 1949) was the first Black graduate of Agnes Scott College, earning a Bachelor's of Arts in Spanish in 1971. She went on to serve as an educator in the Atlanta Public Schools system for 28 years. Swift's legacy…
1925–2014
Edna Wilson-Mosley (May 31, 1925 – August 26, 2014) was a prominent politician, civil rights activist, and educator in Denver and Aurora, Colorado. Wilson-Mosley was a civil rights specialist for Colorado's Civil Rights Commission. She was the only Black…
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Edolphus "Ed" Towns Jr. (born July 21, 1934) is an American educator, military veteran, and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2013. A Democrat from New York, Towns was chairman of the House Oversight and…
1924–2010
Edsel Albert Ammons (February 17, 1924 – December 24, 2010) was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church, elected in 1976.
1959
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGHazel Ryckman, a Baptist missionary teacher, reads to Rukuba children in Zagun, 20 miles west of Jos, Nigeria.
circa 1881 - circa 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Education” (Text).
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Education officer at desk, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Education officer with annual report, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).
c. 1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Educational material” (Ephemera).
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Edward Augustus Rice Jr. (born March 31, 1956) is a retired four-star general of the United States Air Force who served as the 30th Commander of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). As commander, he was responsible for the recruiting, training…
1931–2026
Edward Bernard Fort (April 14, 1932 – August 9, 2026) was an American educator who was a professor of Leadership Studies at North Carolina A&T State University, where from 1981 to 1999 he was the 8th Chancellor.
Biography
Edward Breathitte Sellers is the first known college graduate of color of Wheaton College and one of the first African American graduates in the state of Illinois. Edward Breathitte Sellers was said to have been born in Mississippi around 1842. Born and…
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Edward Craig Mazique (1911–1987) was a pioneer in the medical community especially among African Americans. Edward Craig Mazique was a native of Natchez, Miss. He graduated from Natchez College before leaving Mississippi to pursue an undergraduate degree…
?–1966
Edward James "Ox" Clemons (c. 1903 – February 27, 1966) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida from 1929 to 1931 and again in 1965, Rust College in Holly Springs,…
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Edward Hart Lipscombe (born September 29, 1858) was an educator and religious leader in North Carolina in the late 19th century. He was a professor at Shaw University and a co-founder of the journal, the African Expositor. Later, he became a professor of…
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Edward J. Sanderlin (September 14, 1835 – April 15, 1909) was born into slavery. He was in Cincinnati by 1850, where he attended the Gilmore School. He took part in the California Gold Rush and the Pike's Peak Gold Rush in Colorado.
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Edward Jones (1807–1865) was an African-American missionary to the colony of Sierra Leone. Jones was a prominent missionary and figure in the colony of Sierra Leone; he was the first naturalized citizen of Sierra Leone (though he retained his American…
1972–
Edward Jones-Imhotep is an American historian of science and technology, and professor and director at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto. He received his Ph.D. in history of science from Harvard…
Biography
Edward L. Jackson (c. 1906 – January 19, 1984) was an American college football and college basketball coach and administrator for several historically black colleges and universities in the Eastern United States. He served as the head football coach at…
1916–2011
Edward Leroy Loper Sr. (April 7, 1916 – October 11, 2011) was an African American artist and teacher from Delaware, best known for his vibrant palette and juxtaposition of colors. He taught painting for almost 70 years.
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Edward McKnight Brawley (March 18, 1851 – January 13, 1923) was an American educator and minister in North Carolina and South Carolina. He was the first African American to attend Bucknell University. He was an important figure in the development of the…
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Edward Marion Augustus Chandler (April 10, 1887 – March 22, 1973) was the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry while studying at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and was a founding faculty member at Roosevelt University in Chicago.
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