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1843–1899
Mary Laurinda Jane Smith Beatty (February 1834 – September 28, 1899) was an African-American abolitionist and suffrage advocate who joined Abigail Scott Duniway, Maria P. Hendee, and Mary Ann King Lambert in 1872 to cast ballots in Portland, Oregon when…
1846–1881
Mary D. (Maud) Molson Hughes (September 26, 1846 – August 26, 1881) was a suffragist, lecturer, and orator. She was a member of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and delivered speeches across the country, advocating for the equal rights of…
Biography
Mary Morten, is an activist in Chicago. Morten was the first African-American president of the Chicago chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW), is an author and filmmaker on African-American lesbian experiences, and led organizations including…
1882–1968
Mary Campbell Mossell Griffin (October 11, 1882 – June 4, 1968) was an American writer, clubwoman, and suffragist based in Philadelphia. She led successful efforts to pass Pennsylvania's anti-lynching law. She co-founded a summer camp with Anna J. Cooper.
1943–2015
Mary Moultrie (born Mary Ann Moultrie; 1943- April 27, 2015) was a nurse's aid and civil rights activist. She was elected president of the union Local 1199B,the organized workers of the Medical College hospital of the University of South Carolina, where…
1928–2013
Mary Caruthers Scales (September 24, 1928 – October 6, 2013) was a professor, civic leader, and funeral home owner. She was the first black faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University where she taught in the College of Education, and became…
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Mary Silvina Burghardt Du Bois (1831–1885) was an American domestic worker. She was born a free woman as the granddaughter of a freedman landowner who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. She was the mother of the activist…
1873–1957
Mary Townsend Seymour (May 10, 1873 – January 12, 1957) was an American activist and politician who was the first African-American woman in Connecticut (and among the first in the United States) to run for state office.
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Jackson overcame segregated education barriers to become an aerospace engineer and later worked to advance women’s careers at NASA.
1967–
Mary Luana Williams (born October 13, 1967) is an American social activist and author. She is known for writing The Lost Daughter: A Memoir about her life. The memoir details being adopted by Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden in her adolescence, as well as growing…
1923–1988
Mason Alexander Hargrave (March 20, 1923 – December 12, 1988) was an organizer in the African-American community. He spent his later years in Cleveland, Ohio, in a leadership role at the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). He was involved in…
1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA small booklet of printed black text on white paper. The Masonic emblem is featured in the center of the front cover with the title [Masonic Catch-E-Kism] printed at the top.
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white digital image of a group of people holding signs and American flags in front of St. Jude Catholic Church. The image is taken from behind the crowd, facing toward the Church. The signs state, [WE SHALL / OVER COME], [WE SHALL / OVER /…
January 1951
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn issue of Masses & Mainstream from 1951. The cover of the issue features black and white text on a magenta background. The right side contains a shoulder-length drawing of man wearing glasses drawn by Charles White. The interior contains twelve articles…
1947
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA hard cover string bound 182 page book (a) written by Jacques Roumain is a novel set in Haiti. A label on the inside cover signifies that it was a part of [THE ARTHUR B. SPINGARN / COLLECTION / OF NEGRO LITERATURE]. The paper wrap around jacket (b) is…
1997–2018
Matheusa Passareli Simões Vieira (January 1997 – April 29, 2018) was a Brazilian visual artist and LGBTQ activist. They identified as non-binary and were murdered at the age of 21.
1887–1957
Matilda Booker (born Matilda V. Mosley; September 18, 1887 – June 27, 1957) was an American educator. Born in Halifax County to parents Killis Mosley and Tamara Smith Mosley, Booker began her education at thirteen, going on to become supervisor of two…
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Matilde Ribeiro (born July 29, 1960, in Flórida Paulista) is a Brazilian social worker and political activist. In 2008, she was Chief Minister of the SEPPIR in the first presidency of Lula da Silva. She is noteworthy for promoting racial quotas to address…
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Matt Martin (born March 5, 1984) is an American politician who is currently serving as a member of Chicago City Council for the city's 47th ward. He won election as alderman in 2019 and was re-elected in 2023. The 47th ward includes all or parts of the…
Born 1834
Matthew Avery (1834-?) was a state legislator in Alabama. An African American, he represented Perry County, Alabama in the Alabama House of Representatives. He was born in North Carolina.
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Matthew Campbell, or Madison Campbell (September 1, 1823 – September 19, 1897), was a Baptist preacher in Richmond, Kentucky. He was a local religious and political leader and helped organize a number of churches.
1840–1900
Matthew Gaines (August 4, 1840 – June 11, 1900) was a former slave, community leader, minister, and Republican Texas state senator during the Reconstruction era. As one of the first two African American state senators ever elected in Texas alongside George…
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Matthew Green (born September 10, 1980) is a Canadian politician, political organizer and activist who represented the riding of Hamilton Centre in the House of Commons of Canada from 2019 to 2025. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he was elected…
1936–2011
Matthew Jones (September 17, 1936 – March 30, 2011) was an African-American folk singer/songwriter known for being a field secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and part of their The Freedom Singers in the 1960s. Jones was from…
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