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Record Albums

Malcolm X Talks to Young People

1968

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A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "Malcolm X Talks to Young People" by Malcolm X. The cover is a black and white cover that has [MALCOLM X] around the boarder. The center of the cover features a photograph of Malcolm X. The back of the cover has the same…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.88.5ab
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dolls

Male doll with tan clothing

ca.1965

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A male cloth doll with tan clothing. The doll has a tan shirt with stripes on it and pants.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.109.9.1
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Civil Rights & Community

Malia Bouattia

1987–

Malia Mazia Bouattia (born 22 October 1987) is the former president of the National Union of Students (NUS) of the United Kingdom, elected at the National Conference in April 2016. She was the first female Black British and Muslim leader of the NUS. She…

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Politics & Public Life

Malia Cohen

1977–

Malia M. Cohen (born December 16, 1977) is an American politician serving as the 33rd Controller of California since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Cohen previously served as Chair of the California State Board of Equalization from the 2nd…

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Politics & Public Life

Malik Evans

1980–

Malik D. Evans is an American politician and banker who is the 71st and current Mayor of Rochester, New York. A member of the Democratic Party, Evans previously served on the Rochester City Council as an at-large member and on the Rochester City School…

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Biography & Culture

Malik Obama

1958–

Abon'go Malik "Roy" Obama (born March 17, 1958) is a Kenyan-American businessman and former political candidate known for being the paternal half-brother of former President of the United States, Barack Obama, and the eldest son of economist Barack Obama Sr.

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Civil Rights & Community

Malik Rahim

1948–

Malik Rahim (born Donald Guyton) is an American housing and prison activist based since the late 1990s in the New Orleans area of Louisiana, where he grew up. In 2005 Rahim gained national publicity as a community organizer in New Orleans in 2005 to combat…

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Literature

Malika Redmond

Biography

Malika Redmond is an American activist and nonprofit organization director for women and girls. Her writing and activism predominantly focuses on reproductive justice, especially pertaining to women of color, as well as civic engagement, women's rights,…

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Science

Malinda S. Smith

Biography

Malinda S. Smith is a Canadian political scientist. She is the inaugural Vice-Provost of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, an Associate Vice President Research and a full professor of political science at the University of Calgary. Previously, she was a…

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Literature

Malkia Cyril

1974–

Malkia Amala Devich-Cyril (born May 2, 1974) is a poet and media activist best known for spearheading national grassroots efforts of the Net Neutrality campaign.

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gelatin silver prints

Mamie Bradley speaking to anti-lynching rally after acquittal of men accused of killing her son, Emmett Till, Harlem, NY

1955

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A black-and-white photograph of Mamie Bradley, mother of Emmett Till, standing above a large crowd with her right arm extended. The Food Family Supermarket appears in the background.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.107.40
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Education & Scholarship

Mamie Garvin Fields

1888–1987

Mamie Garvin Fields (August 13, 1888 – July 30, 1987) was a teacher, civil rights and religious activist, and memoirist. In 1909, she became one of the first African-American teachers to be hired in a Charleston County, South Carolina, public school. She…

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Politics & Public Life

Mamie George S. Williams

1872–1951

Mamie George S. Williams was a politician from Georgia and served on the Republican National Committee. In 1924, Williams became the first woman from Georgia and first African American woman to speak on the floor of the Republican National Convention. She…

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Politics & Public Life

Mamie Locke

1954–

Mamie Evelyn Locke (born March 19, 1954) is an American politician and educator. A Democrat, she was a member of the Hampton, Virginia city council 1996–2004, and mayor 2000–2004. Since 2004, she has been a member of the Senate of Virginia, serving…

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Education & Scholarship

Mamie Till

1921–2003

Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley (born Mamie Elizabeth Carthan; November 23, 1921 – January 6, 2003) was an American educator and civil rights activist. Her 14-year-old son Emmett Till was the victim of a lynching in Mississippi on August 28, 1955.

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Civil Rights

Mamita Fox

1943–

Mamita Fox (born 1942) is a Curaçao-born nurse, activist, artist and writer who lives in Bonaire. Her autobiography, written in Papiamentu, is an important addition to works written in Creole languages. A well-known radio personality on the island, Fox…

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Politics

Mamye BaCote

1939–2020

Mamye Edmondson BaCote (February 18, 1939 – December 14, 2020) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. She was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 95th District from 2004 to 2016.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
negatives

Man in Open Casket, Post-Mortem

1948 - 1970s

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Man in Open Casket, Post-Mortem.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.4.64.A
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negatives

Man in Open Casket with American Flag, Post-Mortem

1948 - 1970s

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Man in Open Casket with American Flag, Post-Mortem.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.4.68.D
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negatives

Man in Open Casket with an American Flag, Post- Mortem

1948 - 1970s

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Man in Open Casket with an American Flag, Post- Mortem.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.4.74.C
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negatives

Man Laying in an Open Casket, Post-Mortem

1948 - 1970s

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Man Laying in an Open Casket, Post-Mortem.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.13.44.B
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Photographs and Still Images

Man with Earring

October 16, 1995

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This black-and-white photograph depicts a young man with a goatee and an earring. Wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, he has a lanyard and badge around his neck. He is standing sideways to the viewer, looking to his left.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.46
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Photographs and Still Images

Man with Flag, Solidarity Day Demonstration

September 19, 1981; printed later

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A digital print depicting a black-and-white image of a young man by a Puerto Rican flag at the AFL-CIO led Solidarity March in 1981. The flag takes up most of the image, with the young man on the left, with his proper left profile hidden by the flag. He is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.53.21
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gelatin silver prints

Man with Scarf

October 16, 1995

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This black-and-white photograph depicts a man with a thin face and short beard. Wearing a black fedora, a patterned scarf, and a gray suit jacket, he gazes to the right of the viewer.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.99.34
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