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1829–1894
Garland H. White (1829 – July 5, 1894) was a preacher and politician who served as Chaplain for the 28th United States Colored Infantry (28th USCT). He was one of the few black officers in the US Civil War. Before the war, he was owned by Congressman and…
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Garlin Gilchrist II (born September 25, 1982) is an American politician and engineer serving as the 64th lieutenant governor of Michigan since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, formerly a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2026 Michigan…
1879–1969
Garnet Crummell Wilkinson (January 10, 1879 – June 15, 1969) was an American educator best known for running the African-American public school system in Washington, DC during segregation. During this time Washington, DC had the reputation of having the…
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Garnet Fredrick Coleman (September 8, 1961 – September 23, 2026) was an American politician. From 1991 to 2022, he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 147th district, located entirely within Houston and Harris County.
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Garretson Warner Gibson (May 20, 1832 – April 26, 1910) was the 14th president of Liberia from 1900 to 1904. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his family emigrated to Liberia in 1845. After receiving an education in mission schools, he returned…
Biography
Garrison Frazier (1798? - 1873) was an African-American Baptist minister and public figure during the U.S. Civil War. He acted as spokesman for twenty African-American Baptist and Methodist ministers who met on January 12, 1865 with Major General William…
1945–2022
Garry Owens (1945 – September 30, 2022) was an American activist and community leader from Seattle, Washington, best known for being an early member of the Seattle Black Panther Party.
Biography
Gary Brumfield is a Mississippi politician, representing the 38th district in the Mississippi State Senate since 2024. His district represents Adams, Amite, Pike, Walthall, and Wilkinson counties.
1974–
Gary Michael Carter Jr. (born November 1974) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Democratic member of the Louisiana Senate for the 7th district. He previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing the 102nd…
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Gary Chambers Jr. (born August 5, 1985) is an American civil rights activist and perennial candidate from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A progressive member of the Democratic Party, Chambers ran unsuccessfully in the 2022 United States Senate election in…
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Gary Alvin Franks (born February 9, 1953) is an American politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut for six years, from 1991 until 1997. He is the first African-American elected to the U.S. Congress from Connecticut,…
1968–
Gary Anthony Godden (born June 1968) is a Labour Party politician, and the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner, since May 2024.
1955–
Gary Phillips (born August 24, 1955) is an American writer, editor, and community activist whose 1994 novel Violent Spring is considered a classic work of crime fiction and one of the essential crime novels about Los Angeles. His more than two dozen books…
2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA Shalon Chemical Industries Ltd., adult model 4A1, Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC), black, rubber gas mask (2016.122a), with a Type 80, NBC filter canister (2016.122b) worn by Dr. Jelani Cobb during demonstrations that took place in Ferguson,…
1897–1991
Born in Cayenne, Monnerville was a lawyer and statesman who presided over the Senate from 1947 to 1968.
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Gay Johnson McDougall (born August 13, 1947) is an American lawyer who has spent her career addressing international human rights and racial discrimination. She is currently a Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the Leitner Center on International Law…
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Gaye Adegbalola (born Gaye Todd; March 21, 1944,) is an American blues singer and guitarist, teacher, lecturer, activist, and photographer.
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Gaylon Alcaraz (born October 26, 1966) is an American community organizer and human rights activist in Chicago, Illinois. She is the former executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund. Her autobiography, Tales of a Woojiehead, was published by…
1921–2020
Gayraud Stephen Wilmore Jr. (December 20, 1921 – April 18, 2020) was an American writer, historian, ethicist, educator, and theologian, known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement and his scholarship related to the history of the African-American…
early 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone photograph of an interior view of a barber shop in downtown Alexandria, Louisiana. Four barbers are captured standing ready at their empty chairs. A fourth man stands at the back of the shop holding a whisk broom in his proper right hand. All…
1920s-1930s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA sepia tone photograph mounted on cardstock depicting an interior view of George's Barber Shop in Alexandria, Louisiana. The image depicts three barbers in white jackets standing behind their chairs and looking towards the camera. Seated in the first…
ca. 1910
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of Mary Church Terrell (TA2017.13.10.2). She is depicted seated in profile from the waist up. The left side of her face is visible. She is wearing a light colored beaded and fringed evening dress. She wears her hair in a loose…
Biography
Eugene "Gene" Collins is an American politician from Nevada. He served in the Nevada Assembly. Collins grew up in Lake Providence, Louisiana and moved to Las Vegas in 1966.
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Gene C. McKinney (born November 3, 1950) is a retired United States Army soldier who served as the 10th Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA), serving from June 1995 to October 1997. He was the first African American to reach that rank in the United States…
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