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1879–1953
Maymie de Mena (December 10, 1879 – October 23, 1953, also known as Maymie Aiken or Madame DeMena Aiken in her later career) was an American-born activist who became one of the highest-ranking officers in the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).…
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph Mayor Walter Washington outdoors speaking into a microphone. He is wearing a light-colored checked jacket and striped tie. Standing behind him to his right is Dr. Bennetta Bullock, Helen Seldon Brooke, Theresa Brown and David…
2003–
Mayowa Animasahun (born 8 August 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.
1999-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Mbari Mbayo club/center, front view with a cement screen by Adebisi Akanji, Oshogbo, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1999-08
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Mbari Mbayo club/center, view from the side with a cement screen by Adebisi Akanji, Oshogbo, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
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MC Chickaboo is an English rapper. In 2002, her collaboration with Timo Maas', "Shifter", went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. MC Chickaboo started out in Birmingham in 1992 with GE Real working the big raves such as…
1968–
McClinton Earl Neal (born July 11, 1968, in Dallas) is an American track and field athlete, know primarily for running the 400 metres hurdles. He represented the United States at the 1992 Olympics. The previous year he earned a silver medal at the 1991 Pan…
2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gelatin silver print depicting two individuals in two rooms of a house. On the right side is a young woman, the photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier, sitting on a bed and leaning against the wall. She is in profile to the viewer, wearing a white tank and…
1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Meal preparation at church school” (Slides (photographs)).
ca.1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA fabric and board case with a circular impression on the interior. The case is square and blue, hinged at the top and lined with a dark fabric on the interior. A maker's stamp is visible but barely legible on the bottom of the case.
1988
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silver medal commemorating the inauguration of Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole as the seventh president of Spelman College. The circular medallion reads "SPELMAN COLLEGE" in gold lettering relief circling the top, with a downward pointing blue triangle with a…
1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA commemorative medal for the 100th anniversary of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Jersey. The medal is circular and bronze colored with a bar at the top where a purple ribbon has been looped through. The ribbon is also looped through a pinback clasp.…
after 1807
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bronze Prince Hall freemasonry medallion. The obverse features a design of three concentric circles. The innermost circle bears a likeness of Price Hall in relief around which is the text [PRINCE HALL / 1748 / 1807]. The middle ring has text along the…
1925–1963
Evers investigated racial violence and organized voter registration and boycotts in Mississippi before being assassinated outside his home in 1963.
1972
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Medical Records for Mary Elizabeth Smith”.
circa 1979-1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Medieval Jewelry, Masks, Research and Drawings”.
1939-1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white, medium sized suitcase with a luggage tag and tour tag belonging to Hazel Sinclair, owner of the Rock Rest Tourist Home. 2011.12.33.1a: A white, medium sized suitcase with a white and tan marbled exterior belonging to Clayton and Hazel Sinclair,…
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Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks (born October 25, 1980) is an American actor and former fashion model. He is known for his roles as Matthew Applewhite in the second season of ABC's series Desperate Housewives (2005–2006), Jerome in The Game, "Eggs" Benedict…
1990–
Mehgan James is an American television personality and rapper, best known for her appearance on the ninth season of Oxygen network's hit reality television series Bad Girls Club.
1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Meilleurs Voeux Pour La Nouvelle Année” (Photographs).
1995; printed 1996
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover German edition of General Colin L. Powell’s autobiography, titled Mein Weg [My Way], originally published as My American Journey in the U.S. The white jacket cover features a color portrait of General Powell wearing eyeglasses and his military…
early 1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of Melle Mel and photographer Harry Allen. The two are pictured in the center of the image, standing in a dark room. Mel is on the left, wearing a studded leather jacket over a zebra print shirt. The jacket also has striped…
1937–
Melvin Pender Jr. (born October 31, 1937, in Atlanta, Georgia) competed as a runner in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, winning an Olympic gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He had been a member of the Philadelphia Pioneer Track Club…
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Melanie Adams (born 1969) is an American educator and museum administrator. She is director of the Anacostia Community Museum in Washington, D.C., a unit of the Smithsonian Institution, and was named interim director of the yet-to-open Smithsonian American…
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