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Alberto Guerreiro Ramos (13 September 1915—6 April 1982) was a Brazilian sociologist and politician. An influent Afro-Brazilian thinker, he was instrumental on the development of a native sociological framework, criticizing the use of European paradigms…
ca. 1994-2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA signed red guest book from the Powell residence in Northern Virginia, owned by General Colin L. Powell and Alma J. Powell. This custom guestbook is constructed of a faux leather material over thick cardboard. It has a wide spine embellished with lines of…
2018
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA white and lilac guest pass from the Stacey Abrams 2018 Georgia gubernatorial campaign. The laminated pass has a lilac background with dark blue text. At the top center is the "STACEY ABRAMS / GOVERNOR" logo. At center is "Georgia General / November 6,…
1931-1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe guestbook from Shearer Cottage, an African American vacation home in Oak Bluffs, MA near Martha's Vineyard. It contains numerous handwritten signatures of past guests from the years 1931 to 1947. The guestbook is bound in red and brown leather backing…
Biography
Guido St. Laurent (c.1930–November 13, 1968) was an American community organizer, who in the 1960s founded and led N.E.G.R.O., an African American community organization based in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston that provided services to the local Black…
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Guilford Vaughan was a state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Panola County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1876 and 1877. He was reported to be a Democrat.
1866–1919
Gurley Brewer (1866–1919) was an American attorney, newspaper publisher, and political activist. Brewer is best remembered as the editor of the Indianapolis World, one of the first African American newspapers in the state of Indiana.
1887–1969
Gus Courts (May 2, 1887 – April 23, 1969) was an American grocery store proprietor and African-American civil rights leader. In 1953, Courts and Rev. George W. Lee founded the Humphreys County, Mississippi chapter of the National Association for the…
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Augustus Alexander "Gus" Savage (October 30, 1925 – October 31, 2015) was an American entrepreneur, publisher and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. He served six terms from 1981 to 1993.
1909–1969
Gustav Young (September 10, 1909 – March 19, 1969) was a prominent civil rights leader in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1932, Young was one of only three blacks in East Baton Rouge Parish registered to vote. He was a member of the board of directors of his…
1889–1953
Gussie White (30 January 1889 – 23 January 1953) was an American archaeologist, civil rights activist, and Works Progress Administration employee, who in that role was one of the few named Black women (of at least 87 total) involved in the excavation of…
1926–2005
Rev. Gustavo B. Envela-Makongo Sr. (June 26, 1926 – July 25, 2005) was Equatorial Guinea's first ambassador to the United Nations.
1904–1978
Guy Rollingsheim Brewer (January 27, 1904 – October 31, 1978, aged 74) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly between 1969 and 1978. He was one of the first African-Americans to be elected to political office in the New York…
1851–1900
Guy Powell (1851–1900) was a pastor and state legislator in Virginia. He served in the Senate of Virginia from 1875 to 1879 and in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1881 to 1883. He married Mary Ann Rylan January 27, 1869.
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Gwen Carr (born 1949) is an American activist, public speaker, and author. Carr's son, Eric Garner, was killed by a New York Police Department officer who used a prohibited chokehold to arrest Garner. Since her son's death, Carr has become active in police…
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Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry (August 27, 1923 – February 7, 1979) was an American politician in the state of Florida. She was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 106th district. The first African-American woman to win election to the…
1960–
Gwen Gardner (born September 7, 1960) is an American female track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400-meter dash. An African-American, she grew up in Los Angeles, California. Collegiately she competed for the UNLV Rebels and was among their best…
1951–2007
Gwen Hall (May 7, 1951 – August 24, 2007) was an American activist, community organizer, and a minister in the Unity Church. She founded Sojourner Truth Ministries in Seattle in 1995.
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Gwendolyn L. Ifill ( EYE-fəl; September 29, 1955 – November 14, 2016) was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program with…
1943–2017
Gwendolyn Marie Patton (October 14, 1943 – May 11, 2017) was a prominent civil rights activist and educator. Patton's first steps into the civil rights movement were with the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) where she helped African Americans…
September 14, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.47.1a and 2011.174.47.1b. Gwendolyn Duncan recalls her family history in Saint Augustine, Florida, watching a Ku Klux Klan parade through the black neighborhood of Lincolnville, and integrating a…
1931–2019
Gwendolyn Calvert Baker (December 31, 1931 – March 7, 2019) was an educator, activist, and nonprofit executive.
1925–2021
Gwendolyn A. Faison (February 14, 1925 – July 10, 2021) was an American Democratic politician. Faison held the office of Mayor of Camden, New Jersey from 2000 to 2010. She was the city's first female mayor, as well as the first African-American woman to…
June 1, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.20.1a, 2011.174.20.1b, 2011.174.20.1c, 2011.174.20.1d, 2011.174.20.1e, 2011.174.20.1f, 2011.174.20.1g, and 2011.174.20.1h. Gwendolyn Patton discusses attending the Tuskegee Institute, where she…
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