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BIOGRAPHY
Science & Inventions

Herbert Winful

1952–

Herbert Graves Winful (born 3 December 1952) is a Ghanaian-American engineering professor, whose honours include in 2020 the Quantum Electronics Award. He is the Joseph E. and Anne P. Rowe Professor of Electrical Engineering, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Books and Published Materials

Heritage Series: 1,2,3,4,5

1968-1972

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The book is a collection of the first five editions of “Heritage Series: 1,2,3,4,5” published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. The five subjects covered in the book are Women in the Judiciary, Women in Politics, Women in Business, Women in Medicine and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.3.41
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pamphlets

Heritage Series #1: Negro Women in the Judiciary

1968

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Three copies of the pamphlets "Heritage Series #1: Negro Women in the Judiciary" published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.3.2-.4
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pamphlets

Heritage Series #2: Women in Politics

1969

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Three copies of the pamphlets "Heritage Series #2: Women in Politics" published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.3.5-.7
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pamphlets

Heritage Series #3: Women in Business

1970

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Two copies of the pamphlets " Heritage Series #3: Women in Business" published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.3.8-.9
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pamphlets

Heritage Series #4: Women in Medicine

1971

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Three copies of the pamphlets "Heritage Series #4: Women in Medicine" published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.3.10-.12
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pamphlets

Heritage Series #5: Women in Dentistry

1972

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Two copies of the pamphlets " Heritage Series #5: Women in Dentistry" published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.133.3.13-.14
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Medicine & Health

Herman A. Barnett

1926–1973

Herman Aladdin Barnett III (January 22, 1926 – May 27, 1973) was an American fighter pilot, surgeon and anesthesiologist. He became the first black graduate from the University of Texas Medical School in 1953.

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Sports

Herman Boone

1935–2019

Herman Ike Boone (October 28, 1935 – December 18, 2019) was an American high school football coach who coached the 1971 T. C. Williams High School football team to a 13–0 season, state championship, and national runner-up. That season later served as the…

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Science & Inventions

Herman Branson

1914–1995

Herman Russell Branson (August 14, 1914 – June 7, 1995) was an American physicist, chemist, best known for his research on the α protein structure, and was also the president of two colleges. He received a fellowship from the Rosenwald Foundation. He was…

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Business

Herman Cain

1945–2020

Herman Cain (December 13, 1945 – July 30, 2020) was an American businessman and Tea Party movement activist in the Republican Party. Cain graduated from Morehouse College with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He then earned a master's degree in computer…

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Civil Rights

Herman Dreer

1888–1981

Herman H. Dreer (1888–1981) was an American academic administrator, educator, educational reformer, activist, author, editor, Baptist minister, and civil rights leader. He is best known for writing curriculum and programming for teaching African American…

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Scholarship

Herman H. Long

1912–1976

Herman Hodge Long (May 2, 1912 – August 8, 1976) was an American college administrator and author of several pioneering studies dealing with race relations. He served as president of his alma mater, Alabama's Talladega College, from 1965 to 1976, while…

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Sports & Achievement

Herman Hill

1945–1970

Herman Alexander Hill (October 12, 1945 – December 14, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in 43 Major League games for the 1969–1970 Minnesota Twins. Hill drowned while swimming in the Caribbean Sea off the coast…

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Biography & Culture

Herman James

1943–2010

Herman James (February 25, 1943 – October 2, 2010) was an American educator who served as the 5th president of Glassboro State College, later Rowan College of New Jersey, and then Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey from 1984 to 1998. During his…

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Sports & Achievement

Herman Riddick

1907–1968

Herman Henry Riddick (July 28, 1907 – September 26, 1968) was an American football coach. He was the ninth head football coach at North Carolina College at Durham—now known as North Carolina Central University, serving for 20 seasons, from 1945 to 1964,…

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Politics & Public Life

Herschel V. Cashin

Dates not recorded

Herschel Vivian Cashin was an American lawyer, state legislator, and public official in the United States. He was born in the state in Georgia to a white Irish father and a free "mulatto" woman. He was educated in Philadelphia by Octavius Catto at the…

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Sports & Achievement

Hershell West

1940–2023

Hershell West (July 8, 1940 – January 28, 2023) was an American basketball player and coach. He played basketball at Eula D. Britton in his hometown of Rayville, Louisiana and won the Louisiana State AA Championship in 1959. Grambling State Tigers men's…

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Business & Enterprise

Hettie Simmons Love

1922–2023

Hettie Simmons Love (October 29, 1922 – July 14, 2023) was one of the first African-Americans to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from any Ivy League University. She graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania…

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Business

Hezekiah Griggs

1988–2016

Hezekiah Griggs III (October 27, 1988 – December 22, 2016) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor. He was the founder and managing partner of H360Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, making him the youngest African-American…

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Politics & Public Life

Hezekiah Hunter

1837–1894

Hezekiah Hamilton Hunter (1837 – 1894) was an American teacher, minister and politician. He was an African-American politician during the Reconstruction Era and served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1870 to 1872.

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Historical photographs & visual records

High school boys reading "Chatterbox," Mengo

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “High school boys reading "Chatterbox," Mengo” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-005, Item EEPA.2000-005-0030
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

High school letterman jacket owned by Briana Scurry

ca. 1987

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A dark red Anoka High School letterman jacket worn by Briana Scurry. The jacket is covered in various patches for sports awards in soccer, basketball, and softball. The front of the jacket has [Briana] stitched in script lettering to the upper portion of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.58.6
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