The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.81.1a, 2011.174.81.1b, 2011.174.81.1c, 2011.174.81.1d, and 2011.174.81.1e. Cleveland Sellers, Ed. D. shares memories of growing up in Denmark, South Carolina, especially the influence of Voorhees…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.174.81.1a-e
Cleven "Goodie" Goudeau (c. January 15, 1932 – January 26, 2015) was an art director and cartoonist, credited as originator of the first line of African American contemporary greeting cards. He held the record at one time for the longest card (4 feet), and…
Cleyon Laing (born November 21, 1990) is a Canadian professional football defensive lineman for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected ninth overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2012 CFL draft. Laing is a four-time…
Clifton Junior Anderson (November 25, 1929 – March 16, 1979) was an American professional football player who was an end for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants. He was selected by the Cardinals…
Clifford W. Bell (July 2, 1896 – April 13, 1952) was an American pitcher in Negro league baseball. He played for the Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox, and Cleveland Cubs from 1921 to 1931.
Clifford "Cliff" Brantley (born April 12, 1968) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1991 and 1992. In 34 career big league games, he had a 4–8 record with a 4.25…
Cornelius Clifford Floyd Jr. (born December 5, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for 17 seasons, most notably for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins and New York Mets.
Clifford Augustus Hall (11 August 1925 – 5 January 2020) was a native Angeleno and photographer who documented many parties and celebrations in some of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods, and shot images of the riots that occurred in the city in 1992. He…
Clifford "Heathcliff" Johnson, Jr. (born July 22, 1947) is an American former Major League Baseball player who played for the Houston Astros (1972–1977), New York Yankees (1977–1979), Cleveland Indians (1979–1980), Chicago Cubs (1980), Oakland Athletics…
Cliff Roquemore (28 September 1948 – 5 February 2002) was an American writer, producer and director. Principally active in Detroit theater, he was also involved with the production of several blaxploitation films, including The Human Tornado (1976), Petey…
Clifford "Cliff" W. Thornton, Jr. (born January 16, 1945) is an American drug policy reform advocate and Green politician who served as one of the seven co-chairs of the Green Party of the United States.
Clifford Raphael Young (August 2, 1964 – November 4, 1993) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1990 and 1993 for the California Angels (1990–91) and Cleveland Indians…
Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr. (September 21, 1933 – July 3, 2022) was an American lawyer, businessman and public servant from New York City. He first served on the National Security Council during the Kennedy administration, before becoming chairman of…
Clifford B. Janey (June 28, 1946 – February 13, 2020) was an American educator who served as superintendent of District of Columbia Public Schools, Newark Public Schools, and Rochester City School District.
Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car crash, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", and "Daahoud"…
The oral history consists of two digital files: 2011.174.61.1a and 2011.174.61.1b. Clifford Browner discusses his childhood in Sasser, Georgia, and how he came to be involved in the Southwest Georgia Movement for civil rights in the early 1960s. He…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.174.61.1ab
Clifford Darnell Johnson (born 1954) is an American lawyer who served as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Indiana from 2021 to 2025.
Clifford Evans DeBaptiste (born May 19, 1924) is an American politician and funeral director who served as mayor of West Chester, Pennsylvania, from 1994 to 2002. A Republican at the time, he was the borough's first black mayor. He is often credited for…
Clifford Etienne (born March 9, 1970) is an American former professional boxer and convicted robber, who is currently serving a 105-year prison sentence without the possibility of parole. Known for his aggressive, high-volume style despite being a…
Clifford Osbourne Jarvis (August 26, 1941 – November 26, 1999) was an American hard bop and free jazz drummer, who in the 1980s moved to London, England, where he spent the remainder of his career.
A black-and-white photograph of jazz musician Clifford Jordan at a performance in Miami, FL. Jordan is photographed from a low angle and slightly to the right. His right hand is held up to his face with his thumb just touching his forehead. He wears a dark…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.164.92
Clifford L. Muse, Jr. (born April 27, 1944, in Highstown, New Jersey) is an African American historian and archivist. He is currently Howard University's archivist and associate director at the Moorland–Spingarn Research Center.
