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1947–
John H. England Jr. (born June 5, 1947) is an American lawyer who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1999 to 2001.
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John H. Morgan was a state legislator in Mississippi. He grew cotton and corn on a large farm. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives for Washington County, Mississippi from 1870 to 1875. He was born in Maryland. He served on the Washington…
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John H. Williamson (c. 1846–1911) was an African American politician and newspaper publisher in North Carolina. Born in Covington, Georgia, Williamson grew up in Louisburg, North Carolina. He served six terms in the North Carolina General Assembly from…
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John L. Handcox (1904–1992) was a Great Depression-era tenant farmer and union advocate from Arkansas known for his politically charged songs and poetry. Handcox is noted for playing a "vital role in bettering the lives of sharecroppers and energizing…
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John Hannibal White (c. 1828 – July 26, 1878) was a delegate to South Carolina's 1868 Constitutional Convention, a two-term member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, and a state senator in South Carolina. He worked as a blacksmith. White was…
1910–1987
John Henry McCray (1910–1987) was an American journalist, newspaper publisher, politician, civil rights activist, and college academic administrator. An African American, he worked at some of the country's most prominent Black newspapers including the…
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John Hope (June 2, 1868 – February 22, 1936), born in Augusta, Georgia, was an American educator and political activist, the first African-descended president of both Morehouse College in 1906 and of Atlanta University in 1929, where he worked to develop…
1939–2004
John H. Hopps (1939 – May 14, 2004) was an American physicist and politician. A native of Dallas, Texas, Hopps was a Ford Scholar to Morehouse College, also receiving degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (where he was a member of Omega…
1927–2006
John Hulett (November 19, 1927 – August 21, 2006) was an American civil rights activist, sheriff and judge. He was a leader in the civil rights movement in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States, and the founder of the Lowndes County Christian Movement for…
1852–
John J. Irvine (born August 3, 1852) was an American railroad worker, engineer, and politician in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was clerk of the circuit court of Chattanooga from 1886 to 1890 and he ran for mayor of the town in 1891. In 1899, he was a noted…
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John James Smith (1820 – 1906) was a barber shop owner, abolitionist, a three-term Massachusetts state representative, and one of the first African-American members of the Boston Common Council. A Republican, he served three terms in the Massachusetts…
1945-2017
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of 2016.129.19.1a and 2016.129.19.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording. John Jacob Oliver was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Oliver worked for the…
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John Edward James (born June 8, 1981) is an American politician, businessman, and former military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee…
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John Jones (1816 – May 27, 1879) was an American abolitionist, businessman, civil rights leader, and philanthropist. He was born in North Carolina and later lived in Tennessee. Arriving in Chicago with three dollars in assets in 1845, Jones rose to become…
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John Joseph or John Josephs was a gold miner who participated in the battle of the Eureka Stockade in 1854. An African American expatriate, little is known about Joseph's background. He arrived in Ballarat several days before the battle, and was in the…
1926–1998
John Irvin Kennedy (October 12, 1926 – April 27, 1998) was an American professional baseball shortstop. Kennedy was the first African-American player to be signed by and play for the Philadelphia Phillies, the last National League baseball team to support…
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John Robert Edward Kinard (November 22, 1936 – August 5, 1989) was an American social activist, pastor, and museum director. He is best known as the director of the Anacostia Museum, a small community museum founded by the Smithsonian Institution in 1967.…
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John B. King Jr. (born January 5, 1975) is an American academic administrator, currently serving as the 15th chancellor of the State University of New York since January 2023. He previously served as President & CEO of The Education Trust, a national civil…
Biography
John L. Phillips Jr. (1924 or 1925 – February 16, 2008) was an American judge, businessman, and civil rights activist. He served as a New York City Civil Court Judge for the second Brooklyn district from 1977 to 1994, with the exception of a six-year…
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John Lamar Ray (May 16, 1943 – April 2025) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. Ray was an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1997. Ray was a partner and member of the board of directors…
1850–1907
John Lewis Waller (January 12, 1850 – 1907) was an African American lawyer, politician, journalist, publisher, businessman, military leader, and diplomat whose rise culminated in his becoming the United States consul to Madagascar. He was the grandfather…
1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA fifth edition of John L. Webb's Manual of the Court of the Heroines of Jericho. The small, hardcover book has a solid blue cover with gilt text. An inscription on front endpaper reads, [this Book Property of / Rev. HC Anderson]. The book has 95 total…
1927–2006
John La Rose (27 December 1927 – 28 February 2006) was a political and cultural activist, poet, writer, publisher, founder in 1966 of New Beacon Books, the first specialist Caribbean publishing company in Britain, and subsequently Chairman of the George…
Biography
John Lee (c. 1837 - 1881) was a state legislator who served in the South Carolina State Senate during the Reconstruction era from 1872 until 1874.
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