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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Bobby Broom

1961–

Robert Broom Jr. (born January 18, 1961) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, and educator. He was born and raised in New York City, then moved to Chicago, which has been his home town since 1984.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Bobby Brown (outfielder)

1954–

Rogers Lee Brown (born May 25, 1954) is an American former Major League Baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from 1979-1985. Brown played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1979), New York Yankees (1979-1981), Seattle Mariners (1982) and San…

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Civil Rights & Community

Bobby Seale

1936–

Bobby Seale (born October 22, 1936) is an African American revolutionary, political activist, engineer, and author. Seale co-founded the Marxist–Leninist political and militant organization the Black Panther Party with fellow activist Huey P. Newton in…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Bobby Seale Speaks in the Oakland Auditorium During the Black Community Survival Conference, Oakland, California, March 30, 1972

March 30, 1972, printed 2014

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A black-and-white photograph of Bobby Seale speaking at the Black Community Survival Conference held in the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland, California. Seale is standing at the center of the photograph, on a stage in front of fully closed stage curtains. He…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.123.11
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Bobby William Austin

1944–

Bobby William Austin (born December 29, 1944) is an American sociologist, lecturer, and writer. He is a leading scholar on African-American men and boys and was the first person, as a Program Officer with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to fund major…

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Bobby Womack

1944–2014

Robert Dwayne Womack ( WOH-mak; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Bobby Zamora

1981–

Robert Lester Zamora (born 16 January 1981) is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward. Zamora began his professional career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, and was signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he scored 77 goals…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Bobspikes worn by Vonetta Flowers

2005-2006

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Nike bobspikes used by Vonetta Flowers for competitions during the 2005-2006 bobsledding season. The bobspikes, both size 8 are all black on the exterior with a white Nike swoosh symbols on either side. At the center of the spikes, a zipper runs from the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.67.3ab
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Body and Soul

1925

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Reel two of a 1925 silent film with the title Body and Soul. It consists of a single reel of 16mm black-and-white polyester film without a sound track. The film tells the story of an escaped prisoner on the run (played by Paul Robeson) who returns to his…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.80.1a
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Photographs and Still Images

Boiling crab

1979; printed 2007

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This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of men boiling crabs. The man closest to the camera is wearing a short-sleeve dress shirt and baseball cap. The man on the right is wearing a stripped dress shirt, light pants and a baseball cap. He…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.310.36
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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights

Boise Kimber

1959–

Boise Kimber (born February 9, 1959) is an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. He is the pastor of First Calvary Baptist churches in New Haven and Hartford, Connecticut; he is also the president of the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc..

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Historical photographs & visual records

Bokolanfini textile, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1209
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bokolanfini textile drying, showing different stages of the process, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile drying, showing different stages of the process, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1201
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bokolanfini textile, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1216
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bokolanfini textile on the displayed on the ground, before the design is painted on, Bamako, Mali

1969

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile on the displayed on the ground, before the design is painted on, Bamako, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1192
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bokolanfini textile pattern, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile pattern, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1228
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bokolanfini textile with finigoloni sera fla design, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with finigoloni sera fla design, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1218
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bokolanfini textile with koumi diosseni kandian design, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with koumi diosseni kandian design, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1220
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bokolanfini textile with samory ani tieba benyero design, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with samory ani tieba benyero design, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1222
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bokolanfini textile with souraka moussa n'kunkoro design, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with souraka moussa n'kunkoro design, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1221
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bokolanfini textile with the Mali pattern, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with the Mali pattern, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1223
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Historical photographs & visual records

Bokolanfini textile with turusina design, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Bokolanfini textile with turusina design, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1217
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MUSEUM OBJECT
textiles

Bolt of black tulle fabric from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Black synthetic tulle fabric wound around a piece of cardboard. A manufacturer's label is adhered to one end of the cardboard with the printed text crossed out.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.107ab
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Bolu Fagborun

1986–

Bolu Fagborun (born 28 March 1986) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Nigeria, and at club level for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, the…

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