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1967–
Venolyn "Miss Clarke" Clarke (born Venolyn Clarke; 11 July 1967, in Jamaica) is a former sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. In 2001, Clarke held the position of the fourth fastest woman in Canada. Clarke's personal best time was 1:11.29 seconds,…
1928–2026
Vera Cudjoe (1928 – 22 July 2026) was a Trinidadian-Canadian actress, producer and educator. She founded Black Theatre Canada (BTC; 1973–1988), a youth and community-oriented institution which helped train and launch the career of numerous Black performers…
1928–1982
Vera Mae Green (September 6, 1928 – January 17, 1982) was an American anthropologist, educator, and scholar, who made major contributions in the fields of Caribbean studies, interethnic studies, black family studies and the study of poverty and the poor.…
1890–1983
Vera Virginia Wesley Greene (January 26, 1890 – April 1983) was an African-American suffragist and member of the Alpha Suffrage Club. Born in Missouri in the United States, she later moved to Chicago, Illinois.
ca.1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a Vera Whistler hat and hatbox with accompanying lid. The hat (.1) is made of a light silky fabric in a cloche style with a rolled brim. The fabric has a large paisley pattern in dark blues and greens with pink accents against a yellow background.…
ca. 1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a chartreuse cloche-style hat (.1a) with a hat pin (.1b) inside a Vera Whistler hat box (.2a) with lid (.2b). The hat (.1a) is constructed out of velvet material and has one side of the brim flipped up and the opposite side flipped down. The hat…
1930-1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a woven straw turban style hat (a) with two pearl hat pins (b,c). The hat (a) is made of woven black straw in a turban style. It has a faux wrap-around flap that accented with two identical hat pins. Each hat pin (b,c) is topped off by a large…
Biography
Veríssimo de Souza Freitas (ca. 1758–1806) was an Afro-Brazilian painter of Colonial Brazil, noted for his paintings in various churches in Salvador and the immediate interior of Bahia region. He was an apprentice, assistant, and employee of Joaquim José…
1918–1980
Vernell Myers Coleman (August 28, 1918 – March 27, 1990) was a community organizer in Phoenix, Arizona. She was known as "Mother Coleman" and the "mayor" of the Matthew Henson Projects. She is remembered for reviving the celebration of Juneteenth.
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Dr. Vernon Johns (April 22, 1892 – June 11, 1965) was an American minister based in the South and a pioneer in the civil rights movement. He is best known as the pastor (1947–52) of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. He was succeeded…
1908–1993
Vernon E. "Skip" McCain (June 4, 1908 – April 5, 1993) was an American college football and college basketball coach and mathematics professor. He served as the head football coach at Maryland State College—now known as the University of Maryland Eastern…
1921–1996
Vernon Lane Odom, Sr. (9 June 1921 – 22 May 1996) was an American civil rights leader. He was born in Biscoe, Arkansas to Dr.
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Vernon Wells III (born December 8, 1978) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the New York Yankees. Wells has appeared on…
1966
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA yearbook featuring a silver cover, with "VESPA" printed in decorative script on the front. Inside are black-and-white photographs of Greenville High School teachers and students from the year 1966. There are 200 pages.
1985
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA red polyester vest with white floral patches sewn into the shoulders. The vest has dark red lining with a wave-like pattern. Metal safety pins hold the sleeves to the body. A black cotton fabric lines the edges of the inside of the vest.
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis light brown vest was worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013). The vest is made from a heavy weight light brown plain woven synthetic or synthetic and cotton blend fabric. It closes at the center front with six…
1965–
Victor Peter Kasule (born 28 May 1965) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played mostly as a winger for several clubs, including Albion Rovers, Meadowbank Thistle, Shrewsbury Town, Darlington, Hamilton Academical, Portadown, Bohemians and…
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Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope (born 25 September 1989) is a British television and radio presenter, journalist and author. As of 2021, she hosts the BBC Radio 1 drivetime show Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie with Katie Thistleton and Jamie Laing. The…
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Victoria Garvin (December 18, 1915 – June 11, 2007) was an American political activist, Pan-Africanist, and self-described working class internationalist. While growing up in a working-class family during the height of the Great Depression, Garvin was…
1950–
Vicki Meek (née Victoria Susan Meek; born 1950) is an American visual artist, and Black community leader in Dallas.
May 3, 1927
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts a small stretch of railroad track labeled the "Vicksburg Route" with a sandbag wall off to the left.
May 3, 1927
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts an area near Vicksburg where the railroad tracks are protected from the floodwaters by tall, deep walls of sand bags.
May 3, 1927
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gelatin silver print of the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. This photo depicts men in rail cars with stacks of sand bags as they prepare to fortify the walls holding back the Mississippi floodwater.
1998–
Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo (born 12 January 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Bromley.
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