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ca. 1926
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThree-dimensional cylinder with Bakelite ivory tone top and bottom covers; top cover features image of 1926 original design intent for the National Negro Memorial.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms (née Lance; born January 18, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2018 to 2022. Previously, she served as a member of the Atlanta City Council from 2010 to 2018,…
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Keisha Sean Waites is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A Democrat, she served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017, representing southeast Atlanta, College Park, East Point, Hapeville, Forest Park, Hartsfield Jackson…
1954–1983
Keith Errol Barrow (September 27, 1954 – October 22, 1983) was an American disco/soul singer and songwriter born and raised in Chicago. He was most known for being the son of civil rights activist and minister Reverend Willie Taplin Barrow.
1971–
Keith Beauchamp (born 1971) is an American filmmaker based in Brooklyn and best known for his extensive investigation of and films about the lynching of Emmett Till. Beauchamp was born in 1971 and grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Southern…
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Keith Boykin (born August 28, 1965) is an American author, political commentator, and television producer. A former aide to President Bill Clinton, he served in the Clinton White House as a special assistant from 1993 to 1995. He is the author of several…
1955–
Keith A. Butler (born 1955) is the founding pastor of the nondenominational Word of Faith International Christian Center (WOFICC) Church based in Southfield, Michigan. The Church has an estimated 22,000 member congregation. He is a former Detroit City…
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Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota since 2019. From 2007 to 2019, Ellison was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district, representing…
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Keith Edgar Knight Jr. (born August 24, 1966) is an American cartoonist and musician known for his accessible yet subversive satirical comic strips The K Chronicles, (Th)ink, and The Knight Life. While his work is humorous and universal in appeal, he also…
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Keith Leaphart (born February 9, 1975) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, physician and politician. Leaphart is the Chair of the Lenfest Foundation, CEO of Replica Creative and founder of Philanthropi, a fintech company. He is also the…
1957–
Keith C. St. John (born August 5, 1957) is an American politician. He is the first African American openly gay person elected to public office in the United States.
1969–
Keith H. Wofford (born January 25, 1969) is an American attorney. He was a candidate in the 2018 New York Attorney General Election, running on the Republican and Conservative ballot lines. Wofford was the first African-American Republican nominee for the…
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Keli Goff (born July 20, 1979) is an American producer, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and collector. She is a contributor to various news outlets and has written for a number of popular television shows, including And Just Like That..., the reboot…
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Kelley J. Robinson (born 1985 or 1986) is an American community organizer and nonprofit executive who is the current president of the Human Rights Campaign. She was formerly the executive director of Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
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Kelli Evans (born 1968 or 1969) is an American lawyer who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California. She previously served as a judge of the Alameda County Superior Court.
1942–2000
Kellis Earl Parker (January 13, 1942 – October 10, 2000) was an American legal scholar and teacher, including as the first African-American professor at Columbia Law School, civil rights activist, and jazz trombonist.
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Kelly Miller Alexander Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 6, 2024) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 107th district from 2009 until his death in 2024. During the 2015…
1920–1984
Kelly Miller Smith Sr. (October 28, 1920 – June 3, 1984) was a Baptist preacher, author, and prominent activist in the Civil Rights Movement, who was based in Nashville, Tennessee.
1961–
Kelvin O. Buck (born July 23, 1961) is an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Democrat from 2004 to 2013. He was the mayor of Holly Springs from 2013 to 2021. He was re-elected for a second term in 2017.
1956–
Kelvin E. Butler (born April 8, 1956) is an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the 38th district.
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Kelvin J. Cochran (born January 23, 1960) is an author, public speaker, former administrator of the United States Fire Administration, and former Fire Chief of Atlanta Fire Department. He was fired from the Atlanta fire department after he wrote a book for…
1971–
Kemba Niambi Smith Pradia (born Kemba Niambi Smith on August 28, 1971) is an American prison reform activist. She began a 24½ year sentence for drug-related charges in 1994, ultimately serving six years before being granted clemency by then-President Bill…
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Kemi Adeosun (born 9 March 1967) is the former Finance Minister of Nigeria and former chairman of the Board of African Export–Import Bank (AfreximBank).
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Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke "Kemi" Badenoch (née Adegoke; born 2 January 1980) is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2024. Badenoch previously worked in the Cabinet for prime ministers…
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