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Music

Booker Ervin

1930–1970

Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 – August 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is remembered for his association with bassist Charles Mingus.

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Booker Little

1938–1961

Booker Little Jr. (April 2, 1938 – October 5, 1961) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He appeared on many recordings in his short career, both as a sideman and as a leader. Little performed with Max Roach, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy and was…

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Booker Newberry III

1956–2023

Booker Newberry III (January 19, 1956 – April 5, 2023) was an American singer and keyboardist, who was a member of the mid-1970s soul groups Sweet Thunder ("Baby I Need Your Love Today"), and Impact, before pursuing a solo career. He is probably best…

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Film & Television

Booker T

1965–

Booker T. Huffman Jr. (born March 1, 1965), better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestling trainer, color commentator, and retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as a commentator on the NXT brand.

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Military

Booker T. Spicely

1909–1944

Booker Thomas Spicely (December 1, 1909 – July 8, 1944) was a victim of racial violence whose murder in North Carolina, United States is considered to be one of a series of outrages that contributed to rising activism in the Civil Rights Movement. Other…

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Education

Booker T. Washington

1856–1915

Washington rose from slavery to become a nationally known educator, author and institution builder focused on training and economic advancement.

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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Booker T. Washington High School

1921

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A 48 page 1921 Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa OK School yearbook. There is no binding and the pages are very brittle, stained and torn. The front cover is printed in black ink on brown paper. Within a geometric border with square corners is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.175.18
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Photographs and Still Images

Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama

1899

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A stereograph produced by Underwood & Underwood, dated 1899, of an outdoor scene titled: "Booker T. Washington, President of the Negro Industrial School, Tuskegee, Alabama"/ Copyright 1899 by Strohmeyer & Wyman", below the image. The stereograph is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.205
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Education & Scholarship

Booker T. Whatley

1915–2005

Booker T. Whatley (November 5, 1915, in Calhoun County, Alabama – September 3, 2005, in Montgomery, Alabama) was an agriculture professor at Tuskegee University, Alabama, and a pioneer of sustainable agriculture in the post-World War II era. He also aimed…

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Documents and Manuscripts

Booking contract signed by Billie Holiday

April 30, 1954

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An Associated Booking Corp. document signed by Billie Holiday, detailing Holiday's summer 1954 musical engagements as well as an agreement for debt repayments. The document is typewritten in black ink on white paper, with the Associated Booking Corp blue…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.59.3.3
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Historical photographs & visual records

Booklet from Hacker Art Books announcing the reprint of two books on African art, Die Altertumer Von Benin by Felix von Luschan and Antique Works of Art from Benin by Lt. Gen. A.H. Pitt-Rivers, pages 1-3

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Cataloged as “Booklet from Hacker Art Books announcing the reprint of two books on African art, Die Altertumer Von Benin by Felix von Luschan and Antique Works of Art from Benin by Lt. Gen. A.H. Pitt-Rivers, pages 1-3”.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.1973-001_ref39253
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Booklet from Twist by Sonya Clark

2022

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A booklet for a set of twenty-six characters for the Twist typeface designed by Sonya Clark. The small square booklet is printed on textured cream colored cardstock in black ink. Printed on the front cover of the booklet is the title of the font and the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.77.3
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Books and Published Materials

Booklet of regulations for licensed midwives in the state of Virginia

ca. 1952

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A booklet for licensed midwives in the state of Virginia, produced by the Virginia State Department of Health and owned by the midwife Amanda Carey Carter. The booklet is printed in black ink on white paper, folded and bound with staples to form 29 pages.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.32
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Bookmark for the National Council for Black Students, Inc.

March 2001

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A gold metal bookmark given to participants at the 25th Anniversary National Council for Black Studies International Conference held March 22-25, 2001 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The bookmark has the NCBS logo etched on the left side and conference…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.22.7.3
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Books and Published Materials

Bookmark of Contos dos Orixás

February 2019

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This bookmark is of a drawn image printed in color on paper. The image depicted is a vertical drawing of Xangô dressed in a red skirt tied with a belt buckle that is blue with a yellow symbol. Xangô is summoning his power as the background is covered in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.45.1.3
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Books and Published Materials

Bookmark of Contos dos Orixás

February 2019

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A bookmark of Contos dos Orixás featuring a printed color illustration on paper. The image depicted is a vertical drawing of Xangô dressed in a red skirt tied with a belt buckle that is blue with a yellow symbol. Xangô is summoning his power as the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.45.2.3
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Historical photographs & visual records

Books and magazines on the ground by children's feet, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

1947

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Cataloged as “Books and magazines on the ground by children's feet, Kalahari Desert, Botswana” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067984
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