A black-and-white archival photograph of Carlos Riley addressing an audience at a community film showing. The other members of the production team seated beside him include Lattina Riley and Nicholas Pilarski.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.45
A black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley at a public event. She stands in front of a stage with several artworks on it, one of which has text that reads "TIRED OF BEING A / [THREAT?]." A man standing beside her holds a microphone.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.94.4.47
Archy Lee (1840–1873), was an African American man born into enslavement; and was later part of a series of notable 19th-century court cases that defined civil rights in the state of California. In 1857, he was brought from Mississippi (a slave state) to…
Ardie A. Clark Halyard (1896–1989) was a banker, activist and first woman president of the Milwaukee chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Arekia Bennett is an American activist and the executive director of Mississippi Votes, a nonprofit organization focused on promoting voter registration. Bennett leads efforts to reach young and underrepresented voters in Mississippi through voter drives,…
Arenda Iris Troutman (born September 29, 1957) is an American former politician who ran as a member of the Democratic Party. Troutman served as alderman of Chicago, Illinois 20th Ward from April 1990 until February 2007. Troutman was appointed to her…
Aria Sa'id (born 1989/1990) is an American transgender advocate and political strategist based in Houston. Sa'id is a co-founder (along with Janetta Johnson and Honey Mahogany) and former executive director of The Transgender District in San Francisco, and…
Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen (March 3, 1863 – July 7, 1904) was an African-American writer, temperance activist, and professor of music at Clark University in Atlanta in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Twentieth Century Negro Literature (1902) noted…
Arielle Kayabaga (born 1990 or 1991) is a Canadian politician who has represented the electoral district of London West as a member of Parliament since 2021. She is currently serving as the Deputy House Leader of the Government in the 45th Canadian Parliament.
Aris T. Allen (December 27, 1910 – February 8, 1991) was an American politician who was the first African-American chair of the Maryland Republican Party and the first to run for a statewide office in Maryland.
This sheet music for "Aristocrat of Harlem" depicts a cartoon of a grinning man, outlined in black. Pictured from the shoulders up, he wears a top hat and polkadot bow tie, and holds a black and white tipped cane. The background is an orange and white…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.223.2
Arlene Holt Baker (born 1951) is an American trade union activist and labor leader. A staff assistant with the AFL-CIO since 1995, she was appointed executive vice-president of the labor federation by the AFL-CIO Executive Council in 2007 and won…
Arlindo Veiga dos Santos (February 12, 1902 – 1978) was a Brazilian intellectual, poet, writer, philosopher and politician. He was the founder of the Brazilian Patrianovist Imperial Action (AIPB) and Black Brazilian Front (FNB) and one of the most…
2011.12.2ab: An upholstered armchair (2011.12.2a) with cushion (2011.12.2b) from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. 2011.12.2a: An upholstered armchair from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The overstuffed chair is covered with an orange-brown woven fabric that covers…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.2ab
Armistead Stokalas Nickens (1836 – April 26, 1906) was an American Republican politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Lancaster County from 1871 to 1875. He was one of the first African-Americans to serve in…
Armstrong Williams (born February 5, 1959) is an American conservative political commentator, entrepreneur, author, and talk show host. Williams writes a nationally syndicated conservative newspaper column, has hosted a daily radio show, and hosts a…
World War I diary of Roy Underwood Plummer. The hardback book has a green cloth cover with black lettering that reads [ARMY AND NAVY / DIARY / FRENCH-ENGLISH WORDS / AUTOGRAPHS OF COMRADES]. The first page bears a handwritten inscription that reads [Roy…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.14
Two black Army Chaplain's stoles used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley. The stoles are made from black synthetic grosgrain with black rayon fringe attached at each end. There are matching designs machine embroidered on each facing end in gold rayon…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.205.3.1-.2
A US Army Green Service uniform belt worn by General Colin L. Powell. This belt is made of a tightly woven webbed cotton and is meant to be worn with US Army Green Service uniform pants. The flip buckle and flat belt tip are a bright brass. There are no…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.34.4
A navy blue mess dress jacket worn by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley. The jacket is double-breasted, with a notched collar and a wide lapel. The black lapel color indicates the branch (Infantry). The jacket has six (6) gold buttons, three on each side, and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.205.6
A white mess dress jacket worn by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley. The jacket is double-breasted, with a notched collar and a wide lapel. The jacket has six (6) gold buttons, three on each side, and on each button is the crest of the United States. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.205.7
One (1) Army ribbon rack with one row of three (3) foreign service ribbons in gold color frames worn by General Colin L. Powell. This gold framed row of square ribbons, from left to right, includes the Valorous Unit Award, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.60
A US Army White Mess Jacket with four gold officer stars worn by General Colin L. Powell. This single-breasted jacket is made from an off-white polyester fabric, designed with a v-tapered front and back hem, and closes at the center front with one (1) gold…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.36
