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1941–1998
Ture led the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, coined the rallying cry "Black Power" during a 1966 march, and later organized Pan-African politics from Guinea.
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Kwanza Hall (born May 1, 1971) is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district. He previously served as a member of the Atlanta City Council for the 2nd…
1975–
Kwasi Konadu is a Jamaican scholar, educator, writer, editor, and historian. He is the author of several books, among them The Akan Diaspora in the Americas (2010), The Ghana Reader: History, Culture, Politics (with Clifford C. Campbell, 2016), Our Own Way…
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Akwasi Addo Alfred Kwarteng (born 26 May 1975) is a British politician who served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer from September to October 2022 under Liz Truss and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2021 to 2022…
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Kweisi Mfume ( kwy-EE-see uum-FOO-may; born Frizzell Gerard Tate; October 24, 1948) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for Maryland's 7th congressional district, first serving from 1987 to 1996 and again since 2020. A member of the…
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Kylar William Broadus (born August 28, 1963) is an American attorney, entrepreneur, and trans rights activist. He founded the Trans People of Color Coalition in 2010. In 2012, he became the first trans person to testify in front of the United States Senate…
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Kyra Harris Bolden (born July 31, 1988) is an American judge, politician, and civil litigation attorney. She has served as an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court since January 1, 2023. Bolden was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of…
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L. Alex Wilson (March 30, 1909–October 11, 1960) was an American journalist and editor who rose to prominence during the civil rights movement. He covered the Emmett Till murder for the African-American-oriented Chicago Defender chain, while serving as the…
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Rev. Leslie Francis Griffin (September 15, 1917 – January 18, 1980) was an American civil rights advocate, and minister. He was nicknamed the "fighting preacher," because of his activism, and served as the pastor at First Baptist Church.
1851–
L. J. Maxwell (born c. 1851) was a state legislator in Arkansas. A Republican, he represented Jefferson County, Arkansas in the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. Another African-American Legislator Ned Hill also served in the House from…
1953
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hardcover copy of La Cucina: The Complete Italian Cookbook by Rose L. Sorce and a forward by John Ciardi. The hardcover book is covered in orange leather and has a stitched binding. The book’s front cover features centered black text of varying fonts and…
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La'Ron Singletary (born 1979/1980) is an American law enforcement official who was active in the Rochester Police Department, serving as the chief of the department from July 2019 to September 2020. He resigned after disputes with then Rochester Mayor…
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La'Tasha Mayes is an American activist and politician who is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents the 24th district, which contains parts of Pittsburgh.
ca. 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDining room tablecloth owned by Lucinda Todd. The cloth is made of a cream-colored lace knit in a circular pattern.
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Lacey Schwartz Delgado (née Lacey Alexandra Schwartz; born January 9, 1977) is an American filmmaker. She is the second lady of New York as the wife of lieutenant governor Antonio Delgado. Schwartz Delgado is notable for her 2015 PBS documentary Little…
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William Lacy Clay Jr. (born July 27, 1956) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Missouri's 1st congressional district from 2001 to 2021. His congressional career ended after he lost in a Democratic primary to Cori Bush in…
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Lazarus "Laddie" J. Williams, sometimes spelled "Latty", (1844 – June 1874) was a registrar in 1866 and served in the Alabama House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era in Alabama. He was also a Montgomery city council member for three terms…
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Ladi'Sasha Jones is a writer and curator from Harlem. Currently, she is the Sophie Davis Curatorial Fellow for Gender and Racial Parity at the Norton Museum of Art. "She held prior appointments at the New Museum’s IdeasCity platform and NYPL’s Schomburg…
1926–2015
Lady Bird Strickland (also Lady Bird Cleveland or Ladybird Cleveland) (July 24, 1926 – June 2, 2015) was an American painter whose work primarily depicts the African-American experience, focusing on aspects of life from slavery and the civil rights…
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Lafayette Robinson was a bank cashier who served as a delegate to Alabama's 1867 Constitutional Convention representing Madison County, Alabama. He also served on the Huntsville School Board. He worked at the Freedman's Savings Bank in Huntsville.…
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Laini (Sylvia) Abernathy (died 2010) was an American artist and activist. She was an important figure in Chicago's Black arts movement, often working in collaboration with her husband, photographer Fundi (Billy) Abernathy.
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Lakesia Collins (born 1985) is an American union organizer and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 5th district, located on the West Side of Chicago. She previously served as a member of the Illinois House of…
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Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey is a Professor of Africana Studies and Political Science at Georgia State University and the Co-Director of the Center for the Advancement of Students and Alumni (CASA). Her research interests include Hip-Hop culture, popular…
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