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Dawn Dickson (born January 1, 1979), also known as Dawn Dickson Akpoghene, is an American businesswoman. She is the founder of retail technology company PopCom and women's shoe company Flat Out of Heels.
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Daymond Garfield John (born February 23, 1969) is an American businessman, investor, author and television personality. He is a Shark on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank. He is the founder and chief executive officer of FUBU, and founder of The…
1978–
Dean Anthony Edward Forbes (born 18 October 1978) is a British business executive. Since February 2021, he has been chief executive officer of Forterro, a software company based in London. Prior to his appointment, he held executive positions at The Access…
1976; printed 2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis image depicts a man standing in a barbershop, surrounded by the tools of the trade. He stands with his left foot on the floor and his right foot propped up on the footrest of the empty barber chair next to him. His left hand rests on the arm of the…
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Debbie Amis Bell (1940 – February 5, 2017) was an American Civil Rights activist, SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) member, and active associate of the Communist Party USA. Bell was a Field Organizer for the SNCC. She is most well known for…
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Deborah Sara Santana (née King) is a peace and social justice activist for women and people of color, business manager, and author. She is the former wife of musician Carlos Santana.
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Deborah C. Wright (born 1958) is a board member of Citigroup Inc. (Audit, Consumer Compliance and Ethics and Culture Committees), Time Warner, Inc. (Audit Committee Chair) and Voya Financial (Finance Committee Chair).
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Debra L. Lee (born August 8, 1954) is an American businesswoman. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BET, the parent company for Black Entertainment Television from 2005-2018, Lee currently serves on the board of directors for Warner Bros.…
1943–2018
DeCharlene Williams (January 13, 1943—May 20, 2018) was an African-American business owner, community leader, activist, author, and political candidate in Seattle. She is the founder of the Central Area Chamber of Commerce, a group that focused on the…
1945-1952
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA silver plated decorative bowl from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The bowl is round with a wide, flat lip, and a footed base. The lip is decorated with an alternating fleur-de-lis and dart pattern along the edge. The body of the bowl is slotted with the…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA metal decorative shoe, likely used as a display for a lipstick tube based on the shape of the interior of the shoe.
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Dometrice "Dee" Clemmons (born in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American politician, entrepreneur, and business coach. She is the first female African-American Commissioner in Henry County, Georgia who represents the 2nd district.
February 10, 1859
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis record of a deed of sale records the sale of an enslaved man named Cane (born 1840) by Charnell H. Durham to Benjamin F. Jenkins, both of De Soto Parish, Louisiana, on February 10, 1859. Cane was described as "of light complexion aged about nineteen…
April 28, 1859
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis deed of sale has pre-printed and handwritten text that records the purchase of an enslaved man named Cato (born 1819) sold by J. P. Lapier of Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, an agent for C. E. Girardy & Co. to James Roberts of Jefferson City, Louisiana, for…
March 30, 1861
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis handwritten deed of sale records the purchase of an enslaved boy aged seventeen named John (born 1844) sold by Martha A. Briggs to James Roberts for $1,150.00 in order to pay off a note of $1,200.00 owed by Briggs to H. S. Blood. The paper is folded…
December 8, 1860
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis deed of sale records the sale of an enslaved man named Pierre (born 1835) by Christian Mehle of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and Hortaire Inbau to James Roberts, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 8, 1860. The deed is both pre-printed and…
March 3, 1859
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis deed of sale records the sale of an enslaved woman named Cassey (born 1819) by Mary McCarthey to Fleming C. Cheatham, both of Carroll Parish, Louisiana, on March 3, 1859. Cassey was 40 years old and was sold for $1,000.00. The deed was recorded by…
1748
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA deed of sale for a house. Transaction is between Cesar Mingo, a "malatto man," and Peter Pinkham for a house in in Dartmouth, Massachusetts for 12 pounds. Deed is a preprinted form with specifics filled in by hand. Cesar Mingo signed the document at the…
August 20, 1798
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGSeven (7) paged deed of sale document between Samuel Smith, Rene Payne, George Smith, John Smith and Robert Lord Carrington for the sum of [nineteen thousand] one hundred and seventeen pounds, eleven shillings. The indenture document is sold by Moulton and…
April 3, 1809
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA deed of transfer for enslaved persons named Alexander, Billy, Judah and children Peter and Lucinda, Winney, Nanny and "old man Phil" from Mrs. Apphia Rouzee, executrix of the late Richard Rouzee, to William Webb. The document is signed in the bottom…
April 3, 1809
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA deed of transfer for enslaved persons named Richmond, Frederick, Sukey and child Henrietta, Simon, WIlliam, Ursula, Junior, Phoebe, Mortimer, Horace and Joe from the estate of Richard Rouzee to William Webb. The document is handwritten in black ink. In…
1881
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Deeds”.
1978; printed 2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white gelatin silver print of North Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The photograph is taken from the east side of the road near the intersection with East Archer Street and depicts a line of one to three story brick buildings, most of…
January 29, 1901
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBooklet of George H. White’s speech to Congress. The 14-page booklet features discolored off-white paper with black text. The front cover reads [DEFENSE OF THE NEGRO RACE-CHARGES ANSWERED. / "Sow the seed of a tarnished name – / You sow the seed of eternal…
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