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Literature

Douglas Miller

1949–2021

Douglas Lee Miller (December 31, 1949 – February 5, 2021) was an American gospel musician. He started his music career, in 1984, with the release of, I Still Love the Name Jesus, that was released by Atlanta International Records. This album along with…

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Douglas Phillips

1922–1995

Douglas Phillips (1922–1995) was an American stained glass artist who founded the Phillips Stained Glass Studio in 1952. He is believed to be the only African American artist to run his own stained glass studio between the years of 1952 and 1995.

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Arts & Performance

Douglas Silva

1988–

Douglas Silva (born 27 September 1988), or simply DG, is a Brazilian actor and singer who won the Best Actor award at the Havana Festival. He is best known for his role as Dadinho (also known as Li'l Dice) in the 2002 Brazilian film City of God. Silva also…

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Douglass Family — Series 10: Photographs

circa 1880s - 1890s

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7 black and white cartes-de-visites and cabinet cards. Portraits of Charles Douglass, Lewis B. Douglass, and Joseph H. Douglass; Amelia Douglass; Lewis B. Douglass; and an unnamed daughter of Rosetta Douglass Sprague and Nathan Sprague.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref523
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Douglass, Frederick and Joseph H. Douglass — Series 10: Photographs

circa 1880s

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1 black and white cabinet card. Portrait of Frederick Douglass seated with his grandson Joseph H. Douglass holding a violin. Inscription on verso incorrectly identifies Frederick Douglass as Charles Douglass.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref521
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Douglass, Frederick — Series 10: Photographs

circa 1870s

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2 black and white cartes-de-visites. 2 portraits; on verso of one image it is inscribed "To Grace and Erminie Shimm. From Fred. Douglass.".

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref519
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Racist and Stereotypical Objects

Down in Dixie

1900

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A color half-tone print depicting two women seated with four children. This stereo card consists of two identical side by side images. In the daytime, outside the door of plank wood structure, two dark haired women face the camera. The left-most woman…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.3.4
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Racist and Stereotypical Objects

Down In Memphis -They're Wearing Out Their Shoes, Dancing To "The Blues"

1916

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Sheet music for the song Down in Memphis. The front cover for the sheet music features an illustration of an African American man dancing while several other people look on and play instruments. The scene takes place on a dock at night and a boat can be…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.275.3
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Historical photographs & documents

Down to Now Lyrics

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Down to Now Lyrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref155
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Dox Thrash

1893–1965

Dox Thrash (1893–1965) was an African-American artist who was famed as a skilled draftsman, master printmaker, and painter and as the co-inventor of the Carborundum printmaking process. The subject of his artwork was African American life. He served as a…

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Arts & Performance

Doyle Lane

1925–2002

Doyle Lane (1923 – 2002) was an African-American ceramist known for his innovative, tactile glazes. His work ranged from delicate vases and ceramic sculptures to large scale clay paintings and mosaics. Lane maintained a studio in the El Sereno district of…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Dr. Albert Ruskin Cook having afternoon tea, Mengo, Kampala

ca. 1897

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Cataloged as “Dr. Albert Ruskin Cook having afternoon tea, Mengo, Kampala” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0045
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Dr. Albert Ruskin Cook sitting in the garden of the CMS Station, Koki [Kooki]

ca. 1897

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Cataloged as “Dr. Albert Ruskin Cook sitting in the garden of the CMS Station, Koki [Kooki]” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-002, Item EEPA.1998-002-0030
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Dr. and Mrs. Low and their son and grandson at Morgenster Mission, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)

1932

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Cataloged as “Dr. and Mrs. Low and their son and grandson at Morgenster Mission, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)” (Photographs; Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0030
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Dr. and Mrs. Stokes at Victoria Falls, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)

1932

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Cataloged as “Dr. and Mrs. Stokes at Victoria Falls, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)” (Photographs; Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-009, Item EEPA 1985-009-0053
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Dr. B.B. Waddy inspecting the eyes of a woman, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Dr. B.B. Waddy inspecting the eyes of a woman, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1926
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Dr. B.B. Waddy inspecting the health of a young child in a village near Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Dr. B.B. Waddy inspecting the health of a young child in a village near Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1244
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Dr. B.B. Waddy inspecting the health of a young child, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Dr. B.B. Waddy inspecting the health of a young child, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1912
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Dr. B.B. Waddy inspecting the health of a young girl, near Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Dr. B.B. Waddy inspecting the health of a young girl, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1923
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Dr. B.B. Waddy inspecting the health of a young man, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Dr. B.B. Waddy inspecting the health of a young man, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1917
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Dr. B.B. Waddy talking with local children and taking notes in a village near Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Dr. B.B. Waddy talking with local children and taking notes in a village near Kainji Reservoir, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1242
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Dr. B.B. Waddy talking with local villagers, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Dr. B.B. Waddy talking with local villagers, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1919
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Dr. B.B. Waddy walking through a Hausa village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Dr. B.B. Waddy walking through a Hausa village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1070
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Dr. B.N. Okigbo inspecting fields, Ibadan

1977

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Dr. B.N. Okigbo is the Associate Director of the Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2014-003, Item EEPA_2013-015-3440
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