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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Miles Davis - Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. - 1970

1970

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This image depicts the musician Miles Davis playing the trumpet. This close up shows Davis from chest upwards. Head bent, trumpet to his lips, Davis grasps the instrument with both hands. He wears a light colored long sleeved shirt.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.116.30
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Miles Davis - Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. - 1970

1970

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This image depicts musician Miles Davis playing the trumpet. Viewed from the shoulders up, and his eyes are cast downward. His hands are visible as he holds his instrument to his lips. He wears a light colored shirt with a scarf around his neck. A…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.116.31
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Music

Miles Jones

1983–

Miles Gillespie Jones (born 1983) is a Canadian hip hop/soul musician. Miles founded Mojo Records and Publishing in 2004 to provide an outlet for artists, producers and DJs to produce and publish audio works. Miles career began with a solo album he…

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Literature

Miles Marshall Lewis

1970–

Miles Marshall Lewis (born December 18, 1970) is an American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist. He graduated from Morehouse College in 1993.

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BIOGRAPHY
History & Culture

Miles Robinson (soccer)

1997–

Miles Gordon Robinson (born March 14, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati and the United States national team. Born in Arlington, Massachusetts, Robinson began his career…

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Medicine & Health

Miles Vandahurst Lynk

1871–1956

Miles Vandahurst Lynk (June 3, 1871 – December 29, 1956) was an American physician and author noted for his efforts to create opportunities for African Americans in science, specifically for medical doctors. He was known both as the founder, editor and…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Milestone Media trading card featuring the character Professor Night

1993

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Milestone trading card owned by Dwayne McDuffie. The card features a color image of the character Professor Night. The back features a smaller image of the character as well as biographical text about the character. The card is numbered on the back and has…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.96.28.42
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BIOGRAPHY
Military

Milford Beagle Jr.

Biography

Milford H. Beagle Jr. is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as commanding general of the United States Army Combined Arms Center and commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College from 4 October 2022 to…

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BIOGRAPHY
Inventions

Milford Graves

1941–2021

Milford Graves (August 20, 1941 – February 12, 2021) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, Professor Emeritus of Music, researcher/inventor, visual artist/sculptor, gardener/herbalist, and martial artist. Graves was noteworthy for his early…

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Historical photographs & documents

Mille X Intermediate grades Shirley School [photographer] Bailey Studio Leominster, Mass.

1903

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Cataloged as “Mille X Intermediate grades Shirley School [photographer] Bailey Studio Leominster, Mass.” (Photographs).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref6
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Scholarship

Miller Fulton Whittaker

1892–1949

Miller Fulton Whittaker (December 30, 1892 – November 14, 1949) was an American architect, educator, and college president. He served as the third president of South Carolina State College (now South Carolina State University) from 1932 until his death in…

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Biography & Culture

Millicent Burgess

1923–2026

Millicent Eugenie Burgess (née Carey; July 6, 1923 – April 2, 2026) was a Canadian educator. She may have been the first black teacher for the Toronto District School Board.

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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Millicent Stephenson

1963–

Millicent Stephenson (born 1963) is a British saxophonist, musician, teacher, songwriter and entrepreneur from Birmingham, United Kingdom. In addition, Stephenson is an entrepreneur, vocalist, music director, professional speaker, record label owner…

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Military

Millie Bailey

1918–2022

Vivian Mildred Bailey (née Corbett; February 3, 1918 – May 1, 2022) was an American World War II veteran, civil servant, and volunteer. She was a fundraiser for education, health, and military service personnel. Bailey was one of the first African American…

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Education & Scholarship

Millie Dunn Veasey

1918–2018

Millie Dunn Veasey (January 31, 1918 – March 9, 2018) was an American veteran, who served from 1942 to 1945 in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) and the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). After returning home from World War II, she worked as executive…

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Sports

Milson Jones

1959–

Milson Jones (born August 14, 1959) is a former award winning and Grey Cup champion fullback in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Born in Jamaica, Jones was a stand-out player at the University of North Dakota. He played at UND from 1979 to 1981 and was…

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Education & Scholarship

Milton A. Gordon

1935–2017

Milton Andrew Gordon (May 25, 1935 – April 18, 2017) was an American mathematician and academic administrator. He served as the fourth president of California State University, Fullerton from 1990 to 2012, making him the fourth African American president…

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Sports & Achievement

Milton Barney Jr.

1988–

Milton Jeffery Barney Jr. (born 1988) is a baseball coach and former infielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Miles Golden Bears. He played college baseball at Southern in 2007 and Grambling State from 2008 to 2010. He then served as the…

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Journalism

Milton Coleman

1946–

Milton R. Coleman (born November 29, 1946) is an American journalist. He teaches journalism ethics and diversity at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication as the Edith Kinney Gaylord Visiting Professor in…

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Science & Inventions

Milton Dean Slaughter

Biography

Milton Dean Slaughter is an American theoretical and phenomenological physicist and affiliate professor of physics at Florida International University. Slaughter was a visiting associate professor of physics in the Center for Theoretical Physics,…

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Biography & Culture

Milton Galamison

1923–1988

Milton Arthur Galamison (March 25, 1923 – March 9, 1988) was a Presbyterian minister who served in Brooklyn, New York. As a community activist, he championed integration and education reform in the New York City public school system, and organized two…

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Sports & Achievement

Milton Overton

Dates not recorded

Milton Overton is the current director of athletics for Kennesaw State University. He previously served as athletic director at Florida A&M University from 2015 to 2017, as an associate athletic director at the University of Alabama from 2009 to 2015, and…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Mimeograph sheet with segregationist language

1957-1959

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Small mimeographed flyer. Black ink on soiled white paper. It features a drawing of Little Rock Central High School and the text [CENTRAL HIGH REFORMATORY / BROTHERHOOD BY SUSPENSION! / SCHOOL OF ONE BLOSSOM, AND IT’S A / DAISY] Discolored throughout. Edge…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.13.3
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Literature

Mindy Thompson Fullilove

1950–

Mindy Thompson Fullilove (born October 15, 1950) is an American social psychiatrist who focuses on the ways social and environmental factors affect the mental health of communities. She is currently a professor of Urban Policy and Health at The New School.…

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