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James E. Craig (born 1956) is an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as the chief of three municipal police departments: the Portland (Maine) Police Department (2009–11), the Cincinnati Police Department (2011–13), and the Detroit…
1945–2023
James Credle (February 7, 1945 – April 15, 2023) was an American academic administrator, counselor, and Veterans and LGBTQ rights activist. He was assistant dean of student affairs at Rutgers University–Newark and was a founding member of several Veterans…
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James D. Lynch (1839 – December 18, 1872) was a missionary, public official, and state legislator in the United States. He was the first African-American Secretary of State of Mississippi, and a minister.
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James Dean (February 14, 1858 – 1914) was the first black judge elected in Florida after Reconstruction. Dean was born in Ocala, Florida. He graduated from Cookman Institute and Howard University and actively participated in the politics and in his…
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Sir James Douglas, (August 15, 1803 – August 2, 1877) was a Canadian fur trader and politician who became the first governor of the Colony of British Columbia. Douglas was the son of a wealthy Scottish planter and a free coloured woman of Creole ancestry.…
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James Dupree (born 1950) is an American artist, educator, and activist. He has received both fellowships and artist's residencies in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and Wales, as well as various awards, including the Living Legend Award of the Black…
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James Ellis Bish (October 1, 1859 – November 29, 1925) was a state legislator in Illinois. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897. He wrote Past, Present, and the Future of the Negro.
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James E. C. Perry (born 1944) is an American judge. He is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Florida.
1962–2003
James E. Davis (April 3, 1962 – July 23, 2003) was an American politician who served on the New York City Council from 2002 until his assassination.
1936–2006
James E. Hinton (sometimes credited as Jim Hinton) was an American filmmaker and photographer. He was known as a documentarian of the civil rights movement; he worked on more than 70 documentaries as a cinematographer and director; but, Hinton is most…
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James Edward O'Hara (February 26, 1844 – September 15, 1905) was an American politician and attorney who in 1882, after the Reconstruction era, was the second African American to be elected to Congress from North Carolina. He was born in New York City to…
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James Simpson Jr (1928–1999) was the first African American to win a city commission election in the history of Covington, Kentucky. Simpson was one of nearly 30 people who filed to run for the City Commission in 1971. He finished third, winning one of…
1912–1997
James Edward Stewart Sr. was an American civil rights leader and business executive who was active in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As a civil rights leader with ties to wealthy white businessmen in Oklahoma City, Stewart was a key figure in helping to end…
1966–
James Edwards Mills (born 1966) is an African American freelance journalist, author, outdoor guide, and independent media producer who specializes in telling stories about outdoor recreation, environmental conservation, and sustainable living. Mills is the…
1914–1987
James Everett Chase (March 29, 1914 – May 19, 1987) was an African American politician in Spokane, Washington. He was elected mayor in 1981 by a landslide 62 percent to 38 percent margin, and became the state's second African American mayor.
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James F. Peterson was a farmer, teacher, and state legislator in South Carolina. He represented Williamsburg County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1872 to 1878. He was elected to the state house from Williamsburg County in 1872 along…
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James Leonard Farmer Jr. (January 12, 1920 – July 9, 1999) was an American civil rights activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement "who pushed for nonviolent protest to dismantle segregation, and served alongside Martin Luther King Jr." In 1942 he…
1939–
James L. Felder (born April 4, 1939) is an American politician and civil rights activist who was one of the first three African Americans to serve in the South Carolina Legislature since the Reconstruction era. A Democrat, he served in the South Carolina…
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James Forman (October 4, 1928 – January 10, 2005) was a prominent African-American leader in the civil rights movement. He was active in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Black Panther Party, and the League of Revolutionary Black…
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white digital image of James Forman and Joan Baez in discussion with the Montgomery Police. Two policemen are seen from the side, wearing uniforms and helmets, looking toward Forman and Baez. Forman stands in the center of the image, wearing a…
1766–1842
Forten built a successful Philadelphia business and used his wealth and writing to advance abolition and Black civil rights.
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James Francis Jenkins (c. 1875 – May 6, 1931) was an American-born Canadian journalist and social activist.
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James Francis Shober (August 23, 1853 – January 6, 1889) was an American physician and the first Black physician with a medical degree known to have practiced in North Carolina. He was the natural son of U.S. Congressman Francis Edwin Shober.
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James G. Marshall (c. 1852–1891) was a farmer, teacher, court clerk, and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Holmes County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1878 and 1879. In 1885 he was recommended for the position of…
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