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Historical photographs & documents

DC Press Conference Correspondence

1999

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Cataloged as “DC Press Conference Correspondence” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 3
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BIOGRAPHY
Music

DDG

1997–

Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. (born October 10, 1997), known professionally by his initials DDG, is an American rapper, online streamer, and YouTuber. He started making videos in 2014, and briefly attended Central Michigan University.

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Sports

De'Alonzio Jackson

1988–

De'Alonzio Jackson (born 31 October 1988), known as DJ Jackson, is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist based in Thailand. He is a multiple Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champions in IBJJF, ADCC, Pan American, Brazilian…

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Film & Television

De'Angelo Wilson

1979–2008

De'Angelo Wilson (March 29, 1979 – November 26, 2008) was an American film and television actor and rapper. He was best known for his role as DJ Iz in the 2002 hip hop drama film 8 Mile.

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Books and Published Materials

De la Littérature des Nègres, ou recherches sur leurs facultés intellectuelles, leurs qualités morales et leur littérature; suivi de Notices sur la vie et les ouvrages des nègres qui se sont distingués dans les Sciences, les Lettres et les Arts

1808

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A first edition of De la Littérature des Nègres by Henri Grégoire, printed in 1808 in Paris, France, for bookseller Chez Maradan. The text contains biographical portraits of fifteen prominent Black individuals, including Francis Williams, Phillis Wheatley,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2021.113.1.16
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Photographs and Still Images

Deacon Hamilton puts his coat on after the service

ca 1978; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a man putting on his coat. The man has his right arm raised in the air as he puts the arm through his jacket sleeve. He is holding the collar of the jacket with his left hand. Behind him a young…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.50
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Photographs and Still Images

Deacon Willie Robinson, 101 years old, St. Helena Island, SC

2014

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A black and white digital image of Deacon Willie Robinson. The image depicts him from the waste up. He is smiling and looking at the photographer. He is wearing a black colored jacket and a plaid shirt. 24.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.49.15
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Historical photographs & visual records

Deacon with cross and velvet umbrella, Lalibela, Ethiopia

2010-09-27

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Original Carousel 21, slide 70.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2607
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Dead chickens being transported by a truck outside of Sibi, Mali

1966-1973

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Cataloged as “Dead chickens being transported by a truck outside of Sibi, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1682
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Dead Sifaka, Berenty Reserve, Anosy, Madagascar

2003-09-06

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Original Carousel 19, slide 53.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-2377
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Music

Deadlee

Biography

Joseph Thomas Lee, better known by his stage name Deadlee, is an American rapper and songwriter. He is based in Los Angeles, California, is of Mexican American and African American descent, and launched his career in 2000. In 2002, he released his…

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Literature

Dean Atta

Biography

Dean Atta is a British poet of Greek Cypriot and Caribbean descent. He has been listed by The Independent newspaper as one of the 100 most influential LGBT people in the United Kingdom. In 2012, his poem "I Am Nobody's Nigger", written in response to the…

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Photographs and Still Images

Dean Dixon, American Youth Orchestra

1944-1949

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Black and white photograph of Dean Dixon by Arthur Leipzig. Dixon is in the center of the image facing the camera. His arms are raised and positioned to conduct. Dixon’s eyes are looking down at sheets of papers spread out over the table in front of him.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.69.2
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Film & Television

Dean Edwards

1970–

Dean Edwards (born July 30, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and singer. His work as a voice actor includes Scottie Pippen and Spike Lee in Celebrity Deathmatch, a robot in Robotomy and Donkey in Scared Shrekless after Eddie Murphy…

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Arts & Performance

Dean Fagan

1988–

Dean Anthony Fagan (born 1988) is a British actor from Withington in South Manchester. He is best known for portraying mechanic Luke Britton in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2014 to 2018.

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Arts & Performance

Dean Marshall

Biography

Dean Marshall is a Canadian film, television, and theater, actor, writer, and director. He is known for portraying Sgt. Bates on Syfy original series Stargate Atlantis, and Carter on both Da Vinci's Inquest, and Da Vinci's City Hall.

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Arts & Performance

Dean Mitchell

1957–

Dean Mitchell (born 1957) is an American figurative artist who works primarily in watercolor and oil paint. His subjects, derived largely from African American culture, have been cited for their emotional depth, avoidance of facile sentimentality, and…

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Music

Dean Pleasants

1965–

Dean Pleasants (born May 18, 1965) is an American guitarist. He has been the lead guitarist for Suicidal Tendencies since 1996, and is their longest-standing lead guitarist, surpassing Rocky George, who had been in the band for 11 years. He is also a…

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Education & Scholarship

Deana Lawson

1979–

Deana Lawson (born 1979) is an American artist, educator, and photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is primarily concerned with intimacy, family, spirituality, sexuality, and Black aesthetics. Lawson has been praised for her ability to…

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Music

DeAndre Brackensick

1994–

DeAndre Scot Brackensick (born October 21, 1994) is an American singer from San Jose, California. He finished in eighth place for the eleventh season of American Idol. Brackensick is signed to Truth Records and released his debut single "Her Crazy" on June…

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Film & Television

Deantoni Parks

1977–

Deantoni Parks (born November 2, 1977) is an American musician. He is the co-founder, co-producer and drummer of the New York band Kudu, along with artist Sylvia Black, and a member of the TV/film-scoring duo We Are Dark Angels which also comprises Kudu…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Deas McNeil, The Barber

1976; printed 2005

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This image depicts a man standing in a barbershop, surrounded by the tools of the trade. He stands with his left foot on the floor and his right foot propped up on the footrest of the empty barber chair next to him. His left hand rests on the arm of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.197.10
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Death

1962

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This collage depicts a Christ-like figure lying across a short horizontal surface covered with textured draperies of blue and yellow-green. The Christ-like figure is a bearded man with a halo, and red marks around the forehead. The figure has a red wound…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.148.5
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