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Eunice Russ Ames Davis (October 22, 1800 – 1901) was an American abolitionist and one of the founding members of the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society. In 1896, The New York Times named her the "oldest living female abolitionist in the world". She was one…
2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Conté crayon and graphite drawn portrait of a woman, Euretta F. Adair, based on the mug shot taken after her arrest on February 21, 1956 for her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In the portrait, Adair appears from the waist up, holding a number card…
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Eusebia Cosme Almanza (5 March 1908 – 11 July 1976) was a Cuban poetry reciter and actress who gained widespread fame in the 1930s. Because of racial segregation, Cosme did not pursue an acting career in the traditional Cuban theater, instead focusing on…
1845–1931
Eustace Edward Green Sr. (1845-1931) was an American politician and educator from North Carolina, he was also a medical doctor in Georgia.
March 12, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.72.1a, 2011.174.72.1b, 2011.174.72.1c, 2011.174.72.1d, 2011.174.72.1e, 2011.174.72.1f, and 2011.174.72.1g. Euvester Simpson discusses her childhood in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and she describes her…
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Eva Clayton (née McPherson; born September 16, 1934) is an American politician from North Carolina. On taking her seat in the United States House of Representatives following a special election in 1992, Clayton became the first African American to…
1936–2012
Eva Belle Favors Davis (c. 1936 – June 5, 2012) was an American housing and labor activist in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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Eva del Vakia Bowles (January 24, 1875 – June 14, 1943) was an American teacher and a Young Women's Christian Association organizer in New York City. When she began working at the New York City segregated YWCA in Harlem, she became the first black woman to…
1949–
Eva Jefferson Paterson (born 16 June 1949) is the president and founder of the Equal Justice Society, a national legal organization focused on civil rights and anti-discrimination.
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Evandro C. Carvalho (born September 9, 1981) is an American attorney and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party and represented the Fifth Suffolk District, comprising…
July 7, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.29.1a, 2011.174.29.1b, 2011.174.29.1c, 2011.174.29.1d, 2011.174.29.1e, 2011.174.29.1f, 2011.174.29.1g, 2011.174.29.1h, and 2011.174.29.1i. Evans Hopkins recalls growing up in Danville, Virginia, and…
1936–2017
Evelyn Crowell (March 17, 1936 - June 5, 2017) was a librarian, author, speaker, activist, and community organizer in Portland, Oregon. She was the first single Black woman in Oregon to adopt children.
1916–2010
Evelyn Cunningham (January 25, 1916 – April 28, 2010) was an American journalist and aide to Nelson Rockefeller. Cunningham covered the early civil rights movement and was a reporter and editor for the Pittsburgh Courier. In 1998, Cunningham was one of…
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Evelyn Gibson Lowery (February 16, 1925 – September 26, 2013) was an American civil rights activist and leader.
Biography
Evelyn O. A. Darden is an American civil rights lawyer and former prosecutor who served as an assistant attorney general for the State of Maryland. She was one of the first African American women to hold that position and later established Addison-Darden,…
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Evelyn Thomas Butts (May 22, 1924 - March 11, 1993) was an African American civil rights activist and politician in Virginia. She is best known for challenging the poll tax and took her case before the United States Supreme Court. Butts was part of the…
Dates not recorded
Evelyn Wells (born 1946/1947) is an American politician who served as the first woman mayor and second African-American mayor of Lynwood, California.
1960-1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a pair of long white leather gloves (a,b) with a plastic storage bag (c) owned by Etta Moten Barnett. The gloves are a matching pair made of white kid leather. Each glove has a slit along the wrist area with three pearl buttons to fasten the slit…
1960-2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a pair of white fabric gloves (a,b) with a plastic storage bag (c) owned by Etta Moten Barnett. The gloves are a matching pair made of a white stretchy fabric, with a thin band of ribbing around the hem. They are elbow length. There is no tag or…
ca. 1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a tiered evening gown worn by Etta Moten Barnett. It is made of silky material cut on the bias with three diagonal tiers of cloth making up the bodice and the skirt. The dress has a white background with a print of dark pink flowers and green…
2008
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGHolographic badge featuring a side portait of Barack Obama in front of an American flag; barcode at bottom. [CHANGE/WE CAN BELIEVE IN/BARACK OBAMA/DEMOCRATIC/PRESIDENTIAL/CANDIDATE/THURSDAY/AUGUST 28th, 2008/GATES OPEN AT 1:00 P.M./INVESCO FIELD/AT MILE…
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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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…
February 1, 1966
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of members of the US military in uniform evicting two African American women. The women are carrying suitcases and bags with their belongings.
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