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Anna Rothery
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Anna Rothery is a British politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Liverpool from September 2019 to May 2021.
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Anna Simms Banks
1862–1923
Anna Simms Banks (1862–1923) was an American educator and political figure born in Brandenburg, Kentucky. On March 3, 1920, Anna became the first African-American female elected as a delegate at the 7th Congressional District Republican Convention in…
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Anna V. Brown
1914–1985
Anna V. Brown (1914 – November 12, 1985) was an African-American advocate for the elderly who assisted Mayor Carl Stokes in developing aging programs in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1970s. She was inducted into the Ohio Department of Aging Hall of Fame and…
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Historical photographs & visual records
Annalou Price dressed as an angel, Johannesburg (South Africa)
1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Annalou Price dressed as an angel, Johannesburg (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065183
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Annamie Paul
1972–
Annamie Paul (born November 3, 1972) is a Canadian activist, lawyer, and former politician who served as the leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2020 to 2021. She was the first Black Canadian and first Jewish woman to be elected leader of a federal…
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Annazette Collins
1962–
Annazette Collins is an American politician. She was a member of the Illinois State Senate from 2011 to 2013, representing the 5th district. She previously was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 10th district from 2001 to 2011.
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Anne Cools
1943–
Anne Clare Cools (born August 12, 1943) is a Canadian retired politician who was the longest serving member of the Senate of Canada, having served from 1984 to 2018. As a social worker, Cools was a pioneer in the protection of women from domestic violence,…
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Anne Moody
1940–2015
Anne Moody (September 15, 1940 – February 5, 2015) was an American author who wrote about her experiences growing up poor and black in rural Mississippi, and her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement through the NAACP, CORE and SNCC. Moody began…
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Anne Spencer
1882–1975
Anne Bethel Spencer (born Bannister; February 6, 1882 – July 27, 1975) was an American poet, teacher, civil rights activist, librarian, and gardener. She was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance, also known as the New Negro Movement, despite living…
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Anne Williams-Isom
1967–
Anne Williams-Isom (born November 17, 1964) is an American government official, academic, lawyer and former nonprofit executive who served as New York City deputy mayor for health and human services from January 2022 to March 2025. She also served as…
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Annie B. Martin
1920–2012
Annie B. Martin (December 20, 1920 – June 12, 2012) was an American pioneer of the labor movement and the civil rights movement. A South Carolina native, Martin participated in many marches in Washington, D.C., was appointed New York state assistant…
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Business & Enterprise
Annie de Chabert
1908–1976
Ansetta de Chabert (also known as Annie Muckle de Chabert, Annie de Chabert Clarke, Annie de Chabert, or simply Miss Annie) (February 11, 1908–1976), was a United States Virgin Islands businesswoman and civic activist. de Chabert sold a significant amount…
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Annie Elizabeth Delany
1891–1995
Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany (September 3, 1891 – September 25, 1995) was an American dentist and civil rights pioneer. She was the subject, along with her elder sister, Sadie, of the oral history, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years…
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Annie L. McPheeters
1908–1994
Annie Lou McPheeters (née Watters) (February 22, 1908 – December 23, 1994) was an African American librarian and civil rights activist. She was known for starting the Negro History Collection at the Auburn Carnegie Library, in Atlanta Georgia. The…
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Annie Lee Cooper
1910–2010
Annie Lee Wilkerson Cooper (born Annie Lee Wilkerson; June 2, 1910 – November 24, 2010) was an American civil rights activist. She is best known for punching Dallas County, Alabama Sheriff Jim Clark in the face during the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.…
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Annie Lee Moss
1905–1996
Annie Lee Moss (née Crawford; August 9, 1905 – January 15, 1996) was a communications clerk in the US Army Signal Corps in the Pentagon and alleged member of the American Communist Party. She was believed to be a security risk by the FBI and her superiors…
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Annie McDaniel
1968–
Annie E. McDaniel is an American politician. She is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 41st District, serving since 2018. She is a member of the Democratic party. McDaniel serves as 1st Vice Chair of the House Operations and…
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Annie Pearl Avery Oral History Interview
May 31, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.19.1a, 2011.174.19.1b, 2011.174.19.1c, 2011.174.19.1d, 2011.174.19.1e, 2011.174.19.1f, and 2011.174.19.1g. Annie Pearl Avery remembers her childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, and Pittsburgh,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.174.19.1a-g
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Annie Walker Blackwell
1862–1922
Annie Walker Blackwell (August 21, 1862 – December 7, 1922) was an American church worker, suffragist, and writer. The Annie Walker Blackwell School for Women and Girls in Liberia was named in her memory.
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Books and Published Materials
Another Country
1962
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardback book titled Another Country by James Baldwin. The exterior has a paper book cover and a clear plastic book cover over that. The paper book cover is off-white with red text, centered, that reads: [Another / Country] and dark blue type, centered,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.76.1
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Anquam Mahamoud
1989–
Anquam Mahamoud (/ɑnˈɑːm mɑ.xɑˈmud/ ahn-AHM) is an American politician representing District 62B of the Minnesota House of Representatives, which includes Minneapolis's Phillips and Powderhorn neighborhoods. Mahamoud is a member of the Minnesota…
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Ansel Wong
1945–
Ansel Keith David Wong (born 4 October 1945) is a Trinidadian-British cultural and political activist, who has been influential in many organisations particularly in the black community in the United Kingdom, where he has been based since the 1960s. He is…
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
"Answer Peekskill" campaign pin for Ben Davis
1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSmall round Ben Davis political button with a pin back. Red lettering on an off-white background reads "Answer Peekskill/ Re-Elect/ Ben Davis/ Vote A.L.P." emblem of the Allied Printing Trades Council (labor union) appears between the last two lines. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.207.2
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Answers for Action: Schools in the South
1954
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pamphlet about Schools in the South and the impact of Brown vs. the Board of Education on segregated school districts. The front cover has brown ink on discolored paper. At top, there is a band of teal with white text. The interior consists of thirty-two…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.90
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