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2001-2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne (1) Secretary of State lapel pin worn by General Colin L. Powell. The square metal pin features a dark blue enamel face on which are four white enamel stars and gold lettering at the top and bottom that read “SECRETARY OF STATE / COLIN POWELL”. In the…
2001-2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne (1) Secretary of State lapel pin worn by General Colin L. Powell. The square metal pin features a dark blue enamel face on which are four white enamel stars and gold lettering at the top and bottom that read “SECRETARY OF STATE / COLIN POWELL”. In the…
1983 - 1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA round metal lapel pin featuring a photograph portrait of Jesse Jackson. At the top, against a red background is [JESSE JACKSON] in gold lettering; at bottom, against a blue background is [for PRESIDENT in '84] in gold lettering.
mid to late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLouise Lomax joined the Army Nurse Corps (ANC) as a 2nd Lieutenant in March 1943 and trained as a psychiatric nurse at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C. By September 1943 she was stationed at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, home of the…
1993-2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOne (1) wagon-shaped lapel pin worn by General Colin L. Powell. This small metal pin is enameled or painted in red-white-and-blue and features a five-point star on the blue area of the wagon bed. There is a long silver metal handle and black wheels with…
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA circular lapel pin with black, yellow, and red enamel. The face of the pin features the McDonald's logo under the words [AFFIRMATIVE ACTION] which curve along the top edge of the pin. Below the logo there is a jagged yellow field where the words [PASSION…
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Laphonza Romanique Butler ( lə-FON-zə; born May 11, 1979) is an American labor union official and former politician who served as a United States senator from California from 2023 to 2024. Butler began her career as a union organizer, and served as…
Biography
LaQuandra S. Nesbitt is an American family physician who in 2022 joined the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) as the executive director of the Center for Population Health Sciences and Health Equity. Prior to this,…
1940
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a large wood sorority paddle. Down one side are large Greek letters Alpha Kappa Alpha “A / K/ A” in black paint. Under the letters is a symbol similar to an upside-down Greek letter psi, also in black paint. Along the handle in black paint is text…
1925–2015
Larrie West Stalks (September 28, 1925 – April 2, 2015) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages from 1975 to 1995.
1933–2020
Larry Aubry (1933 – May 16, 2020) was a columnist for the Los Angeles Sentinel for 33 years, and an African-American activist in South Central Los Angeles.
1946–
Lawrence "Larry" Bagneris Jr. (born September 15, 1946) is an American social and political activist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Bagneris' career has focused on improving government relations with the African American and LGBT communities.
ca. 1945
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGIn this black-and-white photograph, a large group of African American men are seen sitting in stadium seating. Many wear white hats, ties, and white dress shirts.
Biography
Larry B. Butler (born 1954) is an American politician serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 72nd district. He assumed office in 2007.
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Laurence Allen Elder (born April 27, 1952) is an American conservative political commentator and talk radio host, and lawyer. He hosts The Larry Elder Show, based in California. The show began as a local program on Los Angeles radio station KABC in 1994…
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Lawrence Edward Gossett (born February 21, 1945) is an American politician and activist who served as a member of the nonpartisan King County Council, representing District 10 from 1994 to 2006 and District 2 from 2006 to 2020. Gossett served as chair of…
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Larry Dwight Hall (born September 18, 1955) is an American politician. A longtime member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, he served as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs under Governor Roy Cooper from…
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Larry Moseley Bell Sr. (born August 18, 1939) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-first House district, including Sampson and Wayne counties. A retired school superintendent from Clinton,…
1937–1981
Larry Neal or Lawrence Neal (September 5, 1937 – January 6, 1981) was an American writer, poet, critic and academic. He was a notable scholar of African-American theater, well known for his contributions to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.…
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Larry James Pinkney is an American political activist. A former member of the Black Panther Party and the Republic of New Africa, he served nine years in prison in Canada and the U.S.
1947–
Larry "General" Platt (born August 27, 1947) is an American civil and political rights activist and rapper who gained fame with his performance of "Pants on the Ground" on the ninth season of American Idol. The song was released on iTunes and received over…
1949–2023
Larry Darnell Rivers (May 6, 1949 – April 29, 2023), also known as Gator Rivers, was an American basketball player, coach, business owner, and civil servant. He performed as a dribbler for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1973 to 1986, eventually taking over…
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Larry R. Rogers Jr. (born 1967/1968) is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as commissioner of Cook County Board of Review from the 3rd district since 2004.
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Larry David Sharpe (born July 12, 1968) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and political activist. He was a candidate for the Libertarian Party nomination for vice president of the United States in 2016, losing to former Massachusetts governor Bill…
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