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Henry S. Sneed, last name sometimes spelled Snead, was enslaved before becoming a farmer and state legislator in Texas. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1876 from Waller County, Texas, Wharton County Texas, and Fort Bend County,…
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Henry St. Clair was an American politician. He represented Macon County, Alabama in 1872. He lived in Tuskegee. He testified about the political climate, canvassing, and acts of intimidation against African Americans who overwhelmingly supported the…
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Henry Sylvester Williams (24 March 1867 or 15 February 1869 – 26 March 1911) was a Trinidadian lawyer, activist, councillor and writer who was among the founders of the Pan-African movement. As a young man, Williams travelled to the United States and…
1932–2020
Henry T. Brown (June 16, 1932 – February 13, 2020) was a chemical engineer and the first African American to earn a BS degree in chemical engineering at the University of Cincinnati. Brown was the first African American to enroll in UC's Co-Op program at a…
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Henry T. Hawkins (1843 – November 25, 1903) was a state legislator in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate. John Edgar Hawkins was his son.
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Henry Turpin (November 15, 1836 – September 7, 1908) was an American house painter and Republican politician who represented Goochland County in the Virginia House of Delegates during the Reconstruction era.
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Henry M. Winston (April 2, 1911 – December 13, 1986) was an African-American political leader and Marxist civil rights activist. Winston, committed to equal rights and communism, was an advocate of civil rights for African Americans decades before the idea…
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Herb Boyd (born November 1, 1938) is an American journalist, teacher, author, and activist. His articles appear regularly in the New York Amsterdam News, where he has served as a columnist and reporter for nearly 42 years. He is a former teacher of black…
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Herbert Clark Hoover Conaway Jr. (born January 30, 1963) is an American politician, physician, and former Air Force officer currently serving as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic…
1914–1989
Herbert Arlene (September 5, 1914 – November 9, 1989) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 3rd district from 1967 until 1980. He was the first African-American elected to…
1919–2026
Herbert Dixon (September 16, 1919 – August 21, 2026) was an American professional golfer on the African American circuit in the 1940s and 1950s during segregation. In 1951 he won the National Negro Open. He was a member of the black players hall of fame.
1923–2015
Herbert Ulysses Gaillard Fielding (July 6, 1923 – August 10, 2015) was an American politician who became the first African-American elected as a Democrat to the South Carolina General Assembly.
1966; printed 2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and white photograph of NAACP activists protesting segregated work spaces at U.S. Steel. The activists march on either side of the street though downtown Pittsburgh. An unidentified man to the left holds a sign which reads: [U.S. STEEL / STILL HAS…
1840–
Hercules Simmons (born 1840s), sometimes spelled Simons was a state legislator in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era. He represented Colleton County.
1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThree copies of the pamphlets "Heritage Series #2: Women in Politics" published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
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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…
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…
1930–2014
Herman Jerome Russell (December 23, 1930 – November 15, 2014) was an African American businessman who founded a company that became the largest minority business enterprise real estate company in the United States. Russell was a confidante of 1960s civil…
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Herman George Ouseley, Baron Ouseley (24 March 1945 – 2 October 2024) was a British parliamentarian. Before becoming a member of the House of Lords he was an important figure in public authorities, including local councils, and was an adviser and reviewer…
1956–2019
Hermine E. Ricketts, also known as Hermine Ricketts–Carroll (1956–2019), was a Jamaican-born American architect, activist, and painter. She was active as an architect in South Florida, where she was the only Black female architect in 1992. She and her…
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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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Herschel Junior Walker (born March 3, 1962) is an American diplomat and former professional football running back who has served as United States ambassador to the Bahamas since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously played in the National…
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Hester C. Jeffrey (née Whitehurst c. 1842 – January 2, 1934), also known as Jeffreys or Jeffries, or Mrs. R. Jerome Jeffrey, after her husband was an American activist, suffragist, and community organizer in Rochester, New York and New York City.
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Hester "Hetty" Elizabeth Burr (née Emery) (c.1796-1862) was an abolitionist and clubwoman in early America.
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