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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Men walking and announcing the events during a festival in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Men walking and announcing the events during a festival in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2153
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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Men Wrestling

1947-48

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Men Wresting, 1947-48. Photographic image of two men wrestling in a ring. There is a third man lying on his stomach in the ring watching the two men wrestling. A woman sitting at a desk with an open booklet in front of her. Photograph by Constance Stuart…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-062026
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Mercedes Moné

1992–

Mercedes Justine Kaestner Varnado (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional wrestler. As of January 2024, she is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Mercedes Moné (muh-NAY) and is the current AEW Women's…

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Sports

Mercy Brown

1996–

Mercy Brown (born 20 June 1996 in London) is an English weightlifter. She holds three British records.

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BIOGRAPHY
Engineering

Meredith Gourdine

1929–1998

Meredith Charles "Flash" Gourdine (September 26, 1929 – November 20, 1998) was an American athlete, engineer and physicist. His nickname, "Flash" Gourdine, is a reference to comic strip character Flash Gordon.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Merl Code

1948–

Merl F. Code (born September 8, 1948) is a lawyer and former Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player. The son of Allen Louis Code and Sedalia Blassingame Code, he played college football at North Carolina A&T State University, where he earned his…

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Sports & Achievement

Merritt Norvell

1941–2020

Merritt James Norvell Jr. (February 12, 1941 – October 19, 2020) was an American college athletics administrator. He served as the athletic director at Michigan State University from 1995 to 1998. Norvell attended Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville,…

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Sports

Mervyn Etienne

Biography

Mervyn Etienne was an English karateka. He was the winner of multiple European Karate Championships and World Karate Championships medals. After retiring from karate competitions Etienne was a "cognitive performance coach", physical therapist and…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Meshack Lufile

1992–

Meshack Wandja Lufile (born October 21, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Slavia Prague of the National Basketball League in the Czech Republic. Born in Burlington, Ontario Lufile made his professional debut with Aris Leeuwarden of the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Messiah Bright

2000–

Messiah Da'kahlian Bright (born January 12, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Bright played college soccer for the TCU Horned Frogs, for which she is…

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Sports & Achievement

Metinho

2003–

Abemly Meto Silu (born 23 April 2003), known as Metinho, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Basel on loan from Ligue 1 club Troyes. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he holds both Congolese and…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Metropolitan AAU medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

1938

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Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union medal gold medal for the Running Broad Jump event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1938. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold medal. The gold pin…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2014.63.105.1.48
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Mfiondu Kabengele

1997–

Mfiondu Tshimanga Kabengele (born August 14, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Dubai Basketball of the ABA League and EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.

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Biography & Culture

Mfon Udoka

1982–

Mfon Sunday Udoka (born June 16, 1976) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Nigeria women's national basketball team, the D'Tigress. Born in Portland, Oregon, Udoka graduated from Benson Polytechnic…

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Sports

Mía Asenjo

2003–

Mía Gayle Asenjo Mahabirsingh (born 7 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Liga F club DUX Logroño. Born in the United States, she plays for the Dominican Republic national team.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Mia Yim

1989–

Stephanie Hym Lee (née Bell; born April 16, 1989), better known by the ring name Mia Yim, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Michin ( MEE-chin, Korean: 미친, lit. 'crazy')…

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Sports

Miah-Marie Langlois

1991–

Miah-Marie Langlois (born September 21, 1991) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played for WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk and the Canadian national team, with whom she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship, and the 2020 FIBA…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Micah Franklin

1972–

Micah Ishanti Franklin (born April 25, 1972) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1997.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Micah Hamilton

2003–

Micah Philippe Jude Hamilton (born 13 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Micah Hyde

1974–

Micah Anthony Hyde (born 10 November 1974) is a coach and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is Head Coach for Queens Park Rangers Under 18s. He played for Cambridge United and Finnish club Euran Pallo before joining Watford.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Micah Johnson (baseball)

1990–

Micah Drew Johnson (born December 18, 1990) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Atlanta Braves.

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Micah Richards

1988–

Micah Lincoln Richards (born 24 June 1988) is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a right-back. Richards began his senior career with Manchester City and made 245 appearances in ten seasons, winning a Premier League…

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Sports & Achievement

Micah Ross

1976–

Micah David Ross (born January 13, 1976) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the San Diego Chargers, and the Carolina Panthers. In 2001, he…

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Sports & Achievement

Micah Williams (sprinter)

2001–

Micah Williams (born November 12, 2001) is an American sprinter. His 9.91 Oregon school record qualified him as U.S. Olympian alternate in the 4 × 100 relay for the 2021 Olympics and attracted nationwide media interest. He was gold medalist in the 4 × 100…

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