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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

No. 24: A Plantation Scene In South Carolina

ca. 1860

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A black-and-white stereograph depicting a plantation scene in South Carolina, published by S. T. Souder in Charleston, South Carolina. Individuals, mostly children, are seated in chairs, on benches or steps, or on the ground. A row of white cabins appears…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.78.3
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

No. 2594: "Contrabands" made happy by employment as army teamsters. This shows a glimpse of their first "free" home; being their winter quarters near City Point, Va.

1861-1865; published 1890

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Albumen print stereograph titled [No. 2594 "Contrabands" made happy by employment as army teamsters. This shows a glimpse of their first "free" home; being their winter quarters near City Point, Va.] from the series [1861-1865 The War for the Union:…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.105.9
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Photographs and Still Images

No. 37

late 19th-early 20th century

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A cabinet card with an image of an unidentified woman seated in the open doorway of a log cabin surrounded by a rural landscape. The woman rests her hands in her lap and looks at the photographer. Another wooden building can be seen in the far right…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.166.20
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Photographs and Still Images

No. 52

ca. 1895

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An albumen print on cabinet card depicting a family in front of a house. The photograph shows the family posing in front of a small log cabin with a brick chimney. The cabin has a wooden clothesline & fence out front. Behind the house is a forest of trees.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.117.1
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

No. 615, The Way the Negro Race is Dying Out: Mrs. Whitaker and her Children

1871-1896

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An albumen print mounted on a stereograph-sized card mount depicting a woman identified as Mrs. Whitaker and eleven (11) children. They are all siting on a wooden porch outside of a wooden building and looking at the camera. The two eldest children sit at…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.166.10
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington

2011

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A signed hardcover first edition of No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington, written by Condoleezza Rice. The book features a glossy color paper jacket over its black hardcover. The black spine displays the book title, author, and publisher…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.49
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long-playing records

No Place Like Home / Twenty Years

1917

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78 RPM record album recorded by Bert Williams. Side A is the song “No Place Like Home” and side B is “Twenty Years.”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.89.7ab
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

No Soy Tu Negrita

2023

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A multicolored headwrap with black text printed around the exterior. The fabric of the exterior of the headwrap has pink, blue, white, and orange stripes. The exterior has the phrases "no soy tu negrita", "no soy ni tu negrita", "morenita ni tu mamita",…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.25.1
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Noah Davis

1804–1867

Noah Davis (March 1804–April 7, 1867) was a Baptist minister, who was a former enslaved person that purchased his and his family members' freedom. He established the Second Colored Baptist Church in Baltimore. He spoke at lectures in the north and…

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Sports & Achievement

Noah Lyles

1997–

Noah Lyles (born July 18, 1997) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in various sprint race events. His personal best of 14.67 seconds in the 150 m reportedly set the world best, and his time of 19.31 seconds in the 200 m is the American…

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Civil Rights & Community

Noah McCourt

1994–

Noah McCourt (born 1994) is an American autistic disability rights activist, politician and social critic who was honored by the United Nations in 2016. McCourt is a former member of the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities and the…

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Sports

Noahkai Banks

2006–

Noahkai Dominic Banks (born 1 December 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. Born in the United States, he represented his country of birth at youth level before switching allegiance to Germany in 2026.

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Visual Arts

Nobody Knows Her People

2008

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An archival pigment print photograph of collaged images. At center, a cut out black-and-white photographic image of a woman standing in a light colored dress, her hands on her hips. Behind her is a large black silhouette of a kneeling figure, arms held…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.77.6
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Noe Baba

1996–

Noe Baba (born 8 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for FAI National League club Mayo. Born in Cameroon, he is a Republic of Ireland youth international. He is the first African-born footballer to captain an…

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Sports

Nolen Ellison

1941–2025

Nolen M. Ellison (November 3, 1941 – June 12, 2025) was an American Big 8 basketball player and pioneering community college educator and administrator.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Documents and Manuscripts

Non-nurse midwife permit issued to Amanda Carter

1984

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A paper "NON-NURSE MIDWIFE PERMIT" issued by the Department of Health of the Commonwealth of Virginia to Amanda Carter of Farmville, Virginia. The permit authorizes midwifery by Amanda Carter between the dates of 7/1/84 and 6/30/85 and notes the original…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.5
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Documents and Manuscripts

Non-nurse midwife permit issued to Amanda Carter

1985

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A paper "NON-NURSE MIDWIFE PERMIT" issued by the Department of Health of the Commonwealth of Virginia to Amanda Carter of Farmville, Virginia. The permit authorizes midwifery by Amanda Carter between the dates of 7/1/85 and 6/30/86 and notes the original…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.6
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Film & Television

Nona Gaye

1974–

Nona Marvisa Gaye (born September 4, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, former fashion model, and retired actress. The daughter of singer Marvin Gaye and maternal granddaughter of jazz musician Slim Gaillard, Gaye began her career as a vocalist in the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Noname (rapper)

1991–

Fatimah Nyeema Warner (born September 18, 1991), known professionally as Noname, is an American rapper. She began rapping and performing slam poetry in 2010, and gained wider recognition in 2013 for her appearance on the track "Lost" from Chance the…

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Sports

Noni Madueke

2002–

Chukwunonso Azuka Tristan "Noni" Madueke (English: ; born 10 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. After playing youth football with Crystal Palace and…

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Arts & Performance

Nonso Anozie

1978–

Nonso Anozie ( ; born 17 November 1978) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his roles as Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2012), R.M. Renfield on the Sky series Dracula (2013), Abraham Kenyatta on the CBS series Zoo…

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Sports

Nook Logan

1979–

Exavier Prente "Nook" Logan (born November 28, 1979) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder. He attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He made his Major League debut July 21, 2004, with the Detroit Tigers against the Kansas City Royals.

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Arts & Performance

Nora Hendrix

1883–1984

Nora Hendrix (born Zenora Rose Moore; November 19, 1883 – July 24, 1984) was an African-American vaudeville performer who lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. From the early to late 20th century, Hendrix was a prominent member of Vancouver's…

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Biography & Culture

Norma Jean Darden

Biography

Norma Jean Darden is a caterer and former model. She was recognized by the 2011 Huffington Post Game Changer Awards. The awards honored African American models featured in The Battle of Versailles Fashion Show which was a fashion show held on November 28,…

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