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1906–1999
John Adams Jr. (August 14, 1906 – April 19, 1999) was an American lawyer and Republican politician and a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina and lived in Omaha, Nebraska after 1923.
1876–1962
John Adams Sr. (February 2, 1876 – April 21, 1962) was an American minister, lawyer, and politician and a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, was a lawyer and minister in South Carolina, Washington state, and…
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John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart; July 26, 1931 – May 13, 1985), was an American social activist who was the founder of MOVE, a Philadelphia-based, predominantly African American organization active since the early 1970s. He and his followers were killed…
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Sir John Akomfrah (born 4 May 1957) is a Ghanaian-born British artist, writer, film director, screenwriter, theorist and curator of Ghanaian descent, whose "commitment to a radicalism both of politics and of cinematic form finds expression in all his…
1866–1933
John Albert Williams (February 28, 1866 – February 4, 1933) was a minister, journalist, and political activist in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born to an escaped slave and spoke from the pulpit and the newspapers on issues of civil rights, equality, and racial…
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John Alcindor (8 or 9 July 1873 – 25 October 1924) was a physician and activist from Trinidad who settled in London. He is known for his role in the African Progress Union, of which he became president in 1921.
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John Alexander Somerville, D.D.S. (1882 – February 11, 1972) was an African American Civil rights activist, dentist, and entrepreneur. A well-known community figure in Los Angeles, Somerville was an accomplished dentist who went on to co-found the Los…
August 15, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.100.1a, 2011.174.100.1b, 2011.174.100.1c, 2011.174.100.1d, 2011.174.100.1e, 2011.174.100.1f, 2011.174.100.1g, 2011.174.100.1h, 2011.174.100.1i, and 2011.174.100.1j. Jean and John Rosenberg, J. D.…
1895–1970
John Andrew Singleton (July 30, 1895 - August 1, 1970) was a civil rights activist, dentist, and member of the Nebraska House of Representatives. He served as president of the Omaha, Nebraska, and then the Jamaica, New York, branches of the NAACP. He was…
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John Anthony Copeland Jr. (August 15, 1834 – December 16, 1859) was born free in Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the eight children born to John Copeland Sr. and his wife Delilah Evans, free mulattos, who married in Raleigh in 1831. Delilah was born free,…
1863–1932
Archer was elected mayor of Battersea in 1913, becoming one of the first Black mayors in Britain and a prominent advocate for colonial and civil rights.
1931–
John Arthur Stokes (born 31 December 1931) is an American educator who was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement. Born in Kingsville, Virginia, Stokes grew up in the Jim Crow South and attended Robert Russa Moton High School, a segregated school…
1846–1931
John B. Esnard (1846 – June 2, 1931) was an American politician. Born a slave, he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1868 to 1870.
Biography
John B. White was an American insurance businessman and state legislator in Oklahoma. He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1964. He advocated for public housing legislation.
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John B. Wright was a tailor and legislator in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1868 until 1872 representing Charleston. Researchers documented him as being Black, free before the…
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John H. Bagneris is an American politician from New Orleans, Louisiana, who represented District 100 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2016 until 2020. A Democrat, Bagneris sought election to District 3 in the Louisiana State Senate in 2019,…
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John F. Barros (born 1973) is an American politician, businessman, and civic organizer who was formerly the chief of economic development for the City of Boston. He also served as the executive director of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative. He…
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John L. Bartlett (born 1948/1949) is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 95th District since 2007. In 2015, at age 66, Barrlett earned a bachelor's degree from Martin University.
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John Berry Meachum (May 3, 1789 – February 26, 1854) was an American pastor, businessman, educator and founder of the First African Baptist Church in St. Louis, the oldest black church west of the Mississippi River. At a time when it was illegal in the…
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John Boston (ca. 1832 – after 1880) was an American politician. He was enslaved before becoming a representative from Darlington County in the South Carolina House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era. He helped establish the Lamar Colored…
1965–
John Wesley Boyd Jr. (born September 4, 1965) is an African-American farmer, civil rights activist and the founder of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA). He owns and operates Boyd Farms, which has 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) across three farms in…
1941–2023
John Bracey, Jr. (July 17, 1941 – February 5, 2023) was an African-American scholar, historian, and activist who significantly contributed to the study of African-American history and culture.
1947–2015
John William Buckner (September 12, 1947 – May 28, 2015) was an American educator and politician who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 40th district from 2013 to 2015, as a member of the Democratic Party. He was the first black…
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John Leonard Burris (born May 8, 1945) is an American civil rights attorney based in Oakland, California. He represents plaintiffs in police brutality and civil rights lawsuits. Burris served as co-counsel for Rodney King in his civil lawsuit against the…
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