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Emma Katherine Tara Benn is an American biostatistician whose research includes causal inference in health disparities as a way to help find targets for intervention against these disparities. She works at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where…
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Emma Chambers Maitland (1893 – March 1975), born Jane Chambers, was an American dancer, teacher, and boxer.
1889–1939
Emma Edwina Booker (1889 − May 16, 1939) was an African-American educator. Booker was born in Live Oak, Florida in 1889. She moved to Sarasota, and began teaching in 1914.
1860–1933
Emma Frances Grayson Merritt (January 11, 1860 – June 8, 1933) was an American educator. In 1897, she established the first kindergarten for black children in the United States.
1925–2018
Emma Rene Gresham (née Rhodes; April 13, 1925 – March 2, 2018) was an American teacher and politician, who was mayor of Keysville, Georgia.
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Emma Naomi is a British actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series Professor T. and Bridgerton, and is a winner of a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series.
1882–1957
Emma Rochelle Wheeler was an influential African American physician in the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, known for opening and operating Walden Hospital with her husband. There, they had inpatient rooms, surgery wings, and a nursing school. She was an…
1856–1890
Emily Arabella "Emma" Stark (born February 17, 1856) was a Canadian teacher. She was the first Black Canadian teacher in Vancouver Island and the first teacher in the new North Cedar School, in 1874.
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Emma Virginia Kelley (February 8, 1867 – December 14, 1932) was an American educator and community organizer. She founded a women's organization, Daughters of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World.
1868–1946
Emma Wakefield-Paillet (November 21, 1868 – August 26, 1946) was an American physician. Wakefield-Paillet was the first African-American woman to graduate from medical school and to practice medicine in Louisiana.
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Emmanuel Chinedum Acho (born November 10, 1990) is an American sports analyst, author and former professional football player who now hosts a YouTube sports show. He played as a linebacker for the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles in the National…
1979–
Emmanuel Akah (born February 8, 1979) is a British-American former football offensive lineman. He played college football for State University of New York at Canton and Winston-Salem State University. Akah was born in London, England and attended…
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Emmanuel Dubourg (born 26 December 1958) is a Canadian politician, chartered accountant and teacher from Quebec. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Viau from 2007 until 2013. On 25 November 2013, he was elected to the House…
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Emmet Gael Sullivan (born June 4, 1947) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Howard…
1908–1955
Emmett Ethridge Butler (1908-1955) was a physician practicing in Gainesville, Georgia. He was born in Jefferson and grew up in Macon. He was a graduate of Morehouse College.
1923–1993
Emmett James Conrad (October 6, 1923 – April 24, 1993) was an American surgeon and Dallas civic leader. He was the first African-American member of both the Dallas Independent School District's board of trustees and the Texas State Board of Education.
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Emmett Jay Scott (February 13, 1873 – December 12, 1957) was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, academic, and government official who was Booker T. Washington's closest advisor at the Tuskegee Institute. He was responsible for maintaining…
1976–
Emmett Jones is an American football coach who is the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at the University of Oklahoma. He was previously the wide receivers coach for the Kansas Jayhawks football and Texas Tech football. Jones was named wide…
July 21, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.38.1a, 2011.174.38.1b, 2011.174.38.1c, 2011.174.38.1d, 2011.174.38.1e, 2011.174.38.1f, 2011.174.38.1g, 2011.174.38.1h, 2011.174.38.1i, and 2011.174.38.1j. Priscilla Tietjen Bassett recalls growing up…
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Emmitt Earl Thomas (born June 3, 1943) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the now disbanded Bishop College. He played professionally as a cornerback for the…
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Emory Campbell is a community leader among the Gullah people, African Americans who live in the coastal low country region of South Carolina and Georgia. The Gullahs have preserved more of their African linguistic and cultural heritage than any other black…
1913–1989
Emory Wellington Hines (January 7, 1913 – March 5, 1989) was an American college football and college baseball coach and athletics administrator. He serves as the head football coach at the Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute (now known as…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Empire Day – Showing the pupils of the Schools at Race Course - Lagos” (Postcards).
1995; published 2001
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover Danish edition of General Colin L. Powell’s autobiography, titled En streg I sandet [A Line in the Sand], originally published as My American Journey in the U.S. and A Soldier's Story in the UK. The book features a glossy white paper jacket…
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