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negatives

Funeral Portrait of Three Men and Two Women beside the Casket

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Woman in an Open Casket, Three Men and Two Women Standing beside the Casket.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.17.37.A
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Funeral program for Fannie Lou Hamer

March 20, 1977

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A funeral program for Fannie Lou Hamer. The program is printed in black text on two sheets of white paper folded to create four interior pages. The front cover prominently features a black-and-white photograph of Hamer with text above and below, centered…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.110
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Funeral program of Fannie Ezelle Hill with eulogy notes by Eddie Faye Gates

February 13, 2006

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Digital copy of a funeral program for Fannie Ezelle Hill. The funeral program consists of color ink printed text and images on the front and back cover and black ink printed on the interior of a single sheet of white paper, folded once to produce four…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.117.72
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Funeral program of Lt. Col. Major Clark

1999

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Digital copy of a funeral program for Lt. Col. Major Clark. The program is printed in black ink on a single sheet of blue paper, folded to form four pages. The first page, or cover, reads [Homegoing Service / for / Lt. Col. Major Clark / 1917-1999] and has…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.117.68
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negatives

Funeral Service, Open Casket, Post Mortem

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral Service, Open Casket, Post Mortem.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.13.9.D
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negatives

Funeral, Woman in an Open Casket

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Woman in an Open Casket.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.17.32.C
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negatives

Funeral, Woman Laying in an Open Casket

1948 - 1970s

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Funeral, Woman Laying in an Open Casket.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.17.14.A
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Civil Rights

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

1900–1978

Ransome-Kuti led mass campaigns for women’s political participation, fair taxation and Nigerian independence.

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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Fur cap belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

ca. 1955

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This is a fur cap worn by Etta Moten Barnett. The fur, possibly leopard, has a tan background with dark circles with a brown center creating a ‘rosette’ look. These rosettes are scattered over the surface of the fur, along with occasional small black…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.13.1.23
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Politics & Public Life

G. K. Butterfield

1947–

George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (born April 27, 1947) is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2004 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was…

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Literature

G. Winston James

Biography

G. Winston James is an American poet, essayist, editor, and activist. His poetry collections include Lyric: Poems Along a Broken Road and The Damaged Good.

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Politics & Public Life

Gabe Amo

1987–

Gabriel Felix Kofi Amo ( AH-moh; born December 11, 1987) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district since 2023. Before running for Congress, Amo worked in the Biden administration as the…

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Science & Invention

Gabe Okoye

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Gabe Onuora Okoye is Nigerian–American civil engineer, former chair, and a current commissioner of planning in Gwinnett County. On November 8, 2022, he became a member of the Georgia House of Representatives in the 2022 election representing Georgia's…

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Politics & Public Life

Gabriel Acevero

1990–

Gabriel Acevero (born October 23, 1990) is a Trinidadian–American organizer, activist and politician representing Maryland's 39th House district. On November 6, 2018, Acevero finished in first place with 31% of the vote and became the first openly gay…

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Politics & Public Life

Gabriel L. Jones

1858–1915

Gabriel L. Jones (1858 - February 20, 1915) was a teacher, public official, and state legislator in Indiana. He represented the Marion County in the Indiana House of Representatives in 1897. He was a Republican.

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Politics & Public Life

Gabriel Rothblatt

1982–

Gabriel Rothblatt (born October 5, 1982) is an American technoprogressive political activist and a writer and speaker in the futurist and transhumanist movements. He ran for Congress in 2014.

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Politics & Public Life

Gaby Vincent

1997–

Gabrielle Marie Vincent (born December 7, 1997) is a former American women's soccer player who last played as a defender for the Washington Spirit. She works as a community outreach specialist for the Mayor of the District of Columbia's Office of LGBTQ…

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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Gail Anderson on Marian Wright Edelman

2018

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This is a poster designed by Gail Anderson with a quote by Marian Wright Edelman. This poster has a white background with black text and graphics. The poster depicts two large hands, one descending from the top margin and pointing down and one emerging…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.11.12
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Biography & Culture

Gail D. Mathieu

1951–

Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu (born 1951) is the former political advisor to the Commander, United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. She is the former United States Ambassador to Namibia and former United States Ambassador to Niger.

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Politics & Public Life

Gail Finney

1959–2022

Gail Finney (August 16, 1959 – August 20, 2022) was an American businesswoman and politician who was a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, who represented the 84th house district from 2009 until her death in 2022.

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Education & Scholarship

Gail Lewis

1951–

Gail Lewis (born 1951) is a British writer, psychotherapist, researcher, and activist. She is visiting senior fellow in the Department of Gender Studies at the London School of Economics, and Reader Emerita of Psychosocial Studies at Birkbeck College,…

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Politics & Public Life

Gallop Franklin

1988–

Gallop Phedro Franklin II (born August 22, 1988) is a pharmacist and American politician who represents District 8 in the Florida House of Representatives covering part of the Big Bend area of the Florida panhandle. Franklin is a member of the Democratic…

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Photographs and Still Images

Game Engine, Testing Camera Movement

2014

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A black-and-white photograph with a screenshot of a digital rendering of the Durham, North Carolina skyline. Created using Blender, the screenshot includes landmarks such as the Lucky Tower Water Tower.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.38
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