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Sports

Thomas Oluwa

2001–

Thomas Oluwa (born 6 February 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club Drogheda United. His previous clubs are Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians, Galway United, Larne, Athlone Town, Waterford and…

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Politics & Public Life

Thomas P. Beard

1837–1918

Thomas Payce Beard (December 28, 1837 – December 4, 1918) was a leader in the African American community, a Republican Party organizer, and part of a contested election in Georgia during the post-American Civil War Reconstruction Era. He contested the…

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Biography & Culture

Thomas Paul

1773–1831

Thomas Paul (1773–1831) was a Baptist minister. In 1805, he became the first pastor for the First African Baptist Church, currently known as the African Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts. He later helped found the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York…

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Film & Television

Thomas Stith III

Dates not recorded

Thomas A. Stith III is an American politician. Stith was a member of the city council of Durham, North Carolina from 1999 to 2007. More recently, he has served as Program Director for Economic Development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel…

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Civil Rights

Thomas W. Harvey

1893–1978

Thomas Watson Harvey (November 27, 1893 – June 27, 1978) was President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA) from 1956 to 1978.

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Politics & Public Life

Thomas W. Stringer

1815–1893

Thomas W. Stringer (1815–1893) was an American Christian minister in the A.M.E. Church, state senator in Mississippi, Prince Hall Mason, and the founder of the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. He…

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Music

Thomas Wilkins (conductor)

1956–

Thomas Alphonso Wilkins (born c.1956) is an American orchestra conductor. He is music director laureate of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Artistic Advisor, Education and Community Engagement of the Boston…

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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

"Thorn"

ca. 1947

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This is the "Thorn" bracelet (also referred to as the Platelet cuff) designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The nickel silver cuff is comprised of five rectangular shaped plates with organic cutout edges, with two differing in texture. The plates are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.12.23
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Civil Rights & Community

Thornton Blackburn

Biography

Thornton Blackburn (c. 1812–1890) was a self-emancipated formerly enslaved man whose case established the principle that Canada would not return slaves to their masters in the United States and thus established Canada as a safe terminus for the Underground…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Threaded textile, Erinmope, Ekiti

1974

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Cataloged as “Threaded textile, Erinmope, Ekiti” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3821
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Photographs and Still Images

Three 6 Mafia

March 2004; printed 2005

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A color photograph of Three 6 Mafia at a photoshoot for Murder Dog magazine. From left to right are Crunchy Black, DJ Pau, and Juicy J, standing against a white background. Black is wearing a blue jersey-style jacket and pants with orange and white stripes…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.430
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Racist and Stereotypical Objects

Three blackface masks

20th-mid 20th century

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2007.7.229.1 A triangular blackface mask constructed from stretch, black knit cloth. The mask are predominantly black with white stitching around the eye holes and red, appliquéd cloth at the mouth. The mouth is large and exaggerated. 2007.7.229.2 A…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.7.229.1-.3
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Historical photographs & visual records

Three boys from Foremonia dressed as girls in preparation for their circumcision

1979

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Donor notes read: "Three boys from Foremonia dressed as girls in preparation for their circumcision. Musaia circumcision, Jan. 7-9, 1979. The date on the slide is FEB 80.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1715
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Historical photographs & visual records

Three European men pose next to church bell

ca. 1923-1925

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Cataloged as “Three European men pose next to church bell” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1997-006, Item EEPA.1997-006-0161
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Textiles and Quilts

Three eyelet table linens with flower clusters

20th century

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Three eyelet table linens with flower clusters (.1-.3) The longer linen (.1) has an oval shape and a central pattern of ten clusters of embroidered flowers with stems and cutwork leaves and it’s edged with a .25 wide voided insert. One white linen panel is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1116.1-.3
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Three Gap

ca. 1949

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An unfinished brass wrist cuff template for the Three Gap cuff. The flat metal has scalloped edges and three teardrop-shaped holes. There is an additional scallop edge cut into the center of the piece. This central scallop takes up about three quarters of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.110.2
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Photographs and Still Images

Three Girls with Umbrellas

1964

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of three girls with umbrellas in East New York City. Two of the girls are under one umbrella on the left while the third girl is under her own umbrella on the right. They are standing on a sidewalk…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.53.3
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Textiles and Quilts

Three handkerchiefs commemorating President Barack Obama's first inauguration

2009

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Three handkerchiefs commemorating President Barack Obama's first inaguration. Each handkerchief features the same design printed in white on a solid ground, the ground color of each being different. One is red (.1), one is orange (.2), and one is brown…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.16.17.1-.3
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

"Three Hole"

ca. 1948 - 1979

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A brass cuff with a three-hole design by Art Smith; designed circa 1948 and made between 1948 and 1979. The cuff is made from a sheet of copper bent into a semi-circle to wrap around the wrist, flaring slightly to fit as it goes up the arm. At the top are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.174.3
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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Three-piece knit suit by Gene Bailey

1970-1995

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This is a three-piece rust colored knit suit by Gene Bailey. It consists of a cardigan sweater, a sleeveless shell, and a fluted skirt. The cardigan has blouson sleeves. Down the sleeves and the area across the shoulders are knit in a shell pattern. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.88.1.12.1-.3
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Photographs and Still Images

Three Shades of Love

2010; printed 2021

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This is a color archival pigment print from a digital file. The photograph depicts a full-length image of three women in carnival-like outfits posed with their arms around one another during the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York. From left to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.63.9
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Photographs and Still Images

Three Siblings, Central Park

1960

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A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of three young siblings standing on pavement in Central Park. Two sisters are standing on either side of their brother, each of them holding his hand, while standing sideways with their heads turned…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.53.1
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Historical photographs & visual records

Three women pose near a home

ca. 1923-1925

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Cataloged as “Three women pose near a home” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1997-006, Item EEPA.1997-006-0102
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