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Alice A. Tolliver Casneau (died 1953), known professionally as Mrs. A. A. Casneau, was an American dressmaker and clubwoman based in the Boston, Massachusetts area.
1906–1983
Alice Allison Dunnigan (April 27, 1906 – May 6, 1983) was an American journalist, civil rights activist and author. Dunnigan was the first African-American female correspondent to receive White House credentials, and the first Black female member of the…
1995; printed 2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white gelatin silver print portrait of Alice Andrews, survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre. She is depicted sitting on a bench in front of an upright piano, facing the camera with her back to the piano. Her proper right arm is resting on the…
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Alice Burton Russell (June 30, 1889 – January 1, 1985) was an African-American actress, producer, and the wife of director Oscar Micheaux. She appeared in several films directed by her husband.
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Alice Mary Barker (July 30, 1912 – April 6, 2016), sometimes known by her stage nickname, Chicken Little, was an African American chorus line dancer active during the Harlem Renaissance.
1945
Alice Beasley (born 1945) is an African-American quilter and textile artist, and a former journalist and civil rights attorney.
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Alice Gabrielle Affonso Carvalho (Natal, 15 June 1996) is a Brazilian actress, screenwriter, and singer. Most known for portraying Dinorah in Prime Video's Brazilian drama series New Bandits (2023).
1916–1994
Alice Childress (October 12, 1916 – August 14, 1994) was an American novelist, playwright, and actress, acknowledged as "the only African-American woman to have written, produced, and published plays for four decades." Childress described her work as…
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Alice Lucille Coltrane (née McLeod; August 27, 1937 – January 12, 2007), also known as Swamini Turiyasangitananda (IAST: Svāminī Turīyasaṅgītānanda) or simply Turiya, was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and Hindu spiritual leader. An…
ca. 1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of Alice Day in profile from the left with her mouth open, singing at a performance in Hollywood, FL. She is wearing a white headband, large earrings, a white shirt, and a white bracelet.
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Alice Dunbar Nelson (July 19, 1875 – September 18, 1935) was an American poet, journalist, and political activist. Among the first generation of African Americans born free in the Southern United States after the end of the American Civil War, she was one…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alice, Imiamune, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alice, Imiede mi, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alice, Iyeluwa, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
Dates not recorded
Alice Leslie Carter was an American classic female blues singer, active as a recording artist in the early 1920s. Her best-known tracks are "Decatur Street Blues" and "Aunt Hagar's Children Blues". She was a contemporary of the better-known recording…
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Alice Marie Johnson (born May 30, 1955) is an American criminal justice reform advocate and former federal prisoner. She was convicted in 1996 for her involvement in a Memphis cocaine trafficking organization and sentenced to life imprisonment. In June…
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPaperback exhibition catalog for “Alice Neel: The Woman and Her Work.” The orange cover has large brown printed text at the center top which reads [ALICE NEEL]. There are some silver paint flecks on the cover and a small liquid stain. Brown text on the…
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alice, Ogiriga, Okpella, Etsako, Edo State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).
1948–
Alice Patrick (born 1948) is an American muralist and sculptor. Her murals are recognized by the City of Los Angeles as the first painted within the city by an African-American woman.
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Alice Pearl Summerscales [photographer] Sharknberg and Robinson Pawtucket, R.I.” (Photographs).
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Alice Randall (born May 4, 1959) is an American author, songwriter, producer, and lecturer. She is best known for her contributions to country music, in addition to her novel and New York Times bestseller The Wind Done Gone, which is a reinterpretation and…
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Alice Sheppard is a disabled choreographer and dancer from Britain. Sheppard started her career first as a professor, teaching English and Comparative Literature. After attending a conference on disability studies, she saw Homer Avila performed and was…
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Alice Smith (born November 30, 1977) is an American singer and songwriter, her style anchored in rock, R&B, blues, jazz and soul.
1886–1981
Alice Taylor Gafford (August 15, 1886 – October 27, 1981) was an American nurse, teacher, and artist, based in Los Angeles.
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