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Education & Scholarship

Evelyn Pope

1908–1995

Evelyn Bennett Pope (August 17, 1908 – September 14, 1995) was an American librarian. She worked as a law librarian at the North Carolina Central University School of Law before serving as Dean of Library Sciences at the university.

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Arts & Performance

Evelyn Terry

1946–

Evelyn Terry, also known as Evelyn P. Terry or Evelyn Patricia Terry (born 1946) is an American visual artist, art educator, writer, lecturer, exhibition curator and community advocate from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Terry's mediums include printmaking,…

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Science & Inventions

Evelynn M. Hammonds

1953–

Evelynn Maxine Hammonds (born 1953) is an American historian of science and feminist scholar. She is the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and a professor of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University, where…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Event pass for Kevin Hart event at the Bayou Classic

2013

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Event pass with lanyard for a "Kevin Hart Photo Event" at the 40th Bayou Classic. The background of the pass is half blue on the proper right side and half black on the proper left side. There is gold text in the top proper right corner which reads [2013].…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.75.10
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Music

Everett Lee

1916–2022

Everett Astor Lee (August 31, 1916 – January 12, 2022) was an American symphonic conductor, opera music director, violinist and music scholar. He was the first African American to conduct a Broadway musical, the first to "conduct an established symphony…

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Music

Everett McCorvey

1957–

Everett McCorvey (born 1957) is an American classical tenor, teacher, impresario, conductor and producer, living in Lexington, Kentucky, where he holds an Endowed Chair in Opera Studies at the University of Kentucky, is director of the University of…

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Civil Rights & Community

Everett Parker

1913–2015

Everett Carlton Parker (January 17, 1913 – September 17, 2015) was an American media activist and ordained minister of the United Church of Christ. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Parker attended the University of Chicago. Upon graduation in 1935, he spent a…

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Sports & Achievement

Everett Withers

1963–

Everett Rowe Withers (born June 15, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. He was the defensive coordinator at FIU, and was the defensive backs coach for the New York Giants and as the head coach for the Texas State Bobcats. Withers served…

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Politics & Public Life

Everton Blair

1992–

Everton Blair Jr. (born April 23, 1992) is an American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 13th congressional district since September 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, he won a special election to fill the…

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Education & Scholarship

Ewart Guinier

1910–1990

Ewart Gladstone Guinier (May 17, 1910 – February 4, 1990) was a Jamaican-American educator, lawyer, and labor leader. He was the founding chairman of Harvard University's Afro-American Studies department, now known as the Department of African and…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Exchange, Vol 3.1

2008

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The Winter 2008 edition of Exchange, the magazine for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. This edition features the article: "Africana Studies Department Celebrates 40th Anniversary".

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.22.21
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Exhibition at Iowa State Teachers College — Exhibitions

undated

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Cataloged as “Exhibition at Iowa State Teachers College”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref78
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Historical photographs & visual records

Exhibition brochure for Constance Stuart Larrabee's photographs at the University of Stellenbosch.

1983 July

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Cataloged as “Exhibition brochure for Constance Stuart Larrabee's photographs at the University of Stellenbosch.”.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item 35
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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Exhibition Correspondence, Barnard College — Exhibitions

1977

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Cataloged as “Exhibition Correspondence, Barnard College”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2022.64_ref77
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Historical photographs & documents

Exhibition Proposal "College Museum Hampton Institute American Painters circulated by the College Art Service" by Richard A. Long

1967

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Cataloged as “Exhibition Proposal "College Museum Hampton Institute American Painters circulated by the College Art Service" by Richard A. Long” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2014.63.32_ref25
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Education & Scholarship

Exie Lee Hampton

1893–1979

Exie Lee Hampton (1893–1979), born Exie Lee Kelley, was an American educator, community leader and clubwoman in Southern California. She served on the national board of the YWCA during World War II, and was executive director of the Eastside Settlement…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Export permits, National Museum, Accra

1986

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Donor notes read: "National Museum, Accra; Export permits; interior. The date on the slide is MAR 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0290
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Historical photographs & visual records

Exterior of National Museum, Accra

1986

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Donor notes read: "National Museum, Accra; exterior. The date on the slide is MAR 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0288
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Biography & Culture

Ezekiel Ezra Smith

1852–1933

Ezekiel Ezra Smith (May 23, 1852 – December 6, 1933) was an American educator and diplomat. He was born in Duplin County, North Carolina, the son of free blacks Alexander and Caroline Smith. He received a bachelor's degree from Shaw University in 1878,…

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Biography & Culture

Ezell Blair Jr.

1941–

Jibreel Khazan (born Ezell Alexander Blair Jr.; October 18, 1941) is a civil rights activist who is best known as a member of the Greensboro Four, a group of African American college students who, on February 1, 1960, sat down at a segregated Woolworth's…

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Music

Ezinma

1991–

Meredith Ezinma Ramsay (born January 11, 1991), known professionally as Ezinma, is an American violinist, model, music educator and film composer from Lincoln, Nebraska. Ramsay gained viral fame in 2017 by performing a violin cover of American rapper…

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Sports

Ezzrett Anderson

1920–2017

Ezzrett "Sugarfoot" Anderson (February 10, 1920 – March 8, 2017) was an all-star professional Canadian football player, apioneering professional football player, Hollywood actor, and community icon. He is widely recognized as one of the first African…

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Politics & Public Life

F. Dora Wade

1845–

F. Dora Wade was an American teacher and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Yazoo County in the Mississippi House of Representatives. He served as marshal of Yazoo City in 1870 and was documented as a teacher in that year's census. He was born…

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