A gold tipped, Pura-Smoke cigarette holder owned by Cab Calloway. The cylindrical holder is primarily constructed from black plastic and features a wide, gold tone metallic tip near the holder end. Both the body and the holder tip are smooth. The black…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.22
This is a pink knit cinch-hip dress with a blouson top and peasant neckline. The dress top has a gathered neckline with a matching pink drawstring threaded through the gathers. There is a small V-shaped opening at the front of the neckline where the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.88.1.2
Black circular hat (a) designed by Mae Reeves with faux pearl hat pin (b) on front brim for decoration. The hat is saucer shaped and made from black cording sewn together. The interior of the opening is lined in black grosgrain ribbon. A white tag with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.24ab
This is a pair of circular dangle earrings created by silversmith Bent Knudsen and owned by jeweler Art Smith. Each earring is made of a sterling silver wire shaped into a circle. The movable earring is looped through the jump ring, which also serves as…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.12.29ab
Desk calendar monogrammed for Mary Church Terrell. The round calendar has an engraved metal frame with a flower motif. [MCT] is engraved in the center. Months and days are stamped on two (2) pieces of inset plastic. The larger piece with the days turns…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2017.13.1.12
Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard; September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024) was an American soul and gospel singer and choir director. Nicknamed The Duchess of Gospel, she is best known as the mother of American singer and actress Whitney Houston and the…
A typewritten letter, signed by Governer Craig Finch, and with an embossed gold seal of the state of Mississippi. The letter is on stationery with a letterhead reading [Mississippi / Executive Department / Jackson] and the typewritten text recognizes Rev.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.66
A metal Union belt buckle. The metal buckle is oval shaped with the raised lettering on the front that reads [US]. There are three hooks on the back. Any backmarks that may have existed were worn away by the elements.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.92.4
Carlos Joaquim Antunes dos Santos (Portuguese: [ˈkaɾ.luʒ ʒu.ɐ.ˈkĩ ɐ̃.ˈtu.nɨʒ duʃ ˈsɐ̃.tuʃ]; born 24 August 2000), known as CJ dos Santos, is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC. Born in the United…
Clara Brown (January 1, 1800 – October 23, 1885) was a former enslaved woman from Virginia and Kentucky who became a community leader and philanthropist. She helped formerly enslaved people become settled during Colorado's Gold Rush. She was known as the…
Clara Day (August 29, 1923 – February 1, 2015) was an American trade unionist and civil rights activist. She was a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Clara McBride Hale (April 1, 1905 – December 18, 1992), also known as Mother Hale, was an American humanitarian who founded the Hale House Center], a home for disadvantaged children and children who were born addicted to drugs in the Harlem section of New…
Clara Louise Payne (1882–1958) was a prominent civic leader in Buffalo, New York. She was the first African American person to work in the Department of Public Welfare as a social worker, and was known for her active engagement to uplift her Black community.
Clara Shepard Luper (born Clara Mae Shepard May 3, 1923 – June 8, 2011) was a civic leader, schoolteacher, and pioneering leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. She is best known for her leadership role in the 1958 Oklahoma City sit-in movement, as…
Clarence Benjamin Jones (January 8, 1931 – May 22, 2026) was an American lawyer and the personal counsel, advisor, draft speech writer and close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. He was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest…
Clarence Henry Cobbs (February 29, 1908 – June 28, 1979) was an African-American spiritualist clergyman and broadcaster, the leader of the First Church of Deliverance in Chicago.
Clarence "Jeep" Jones (April 17, 1933 – February 1, 2020) was an American community activist who was closely tied to the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston throughout his personal and professional life. Jones was the first African-American Deputy Mayor of the…
Clarence Leslie Morton Jr. was an African-American religious leader within the Church of God in Christ. He was one of Bishop Paul S. Morton's siblings and the uncle of musician PJ Morton.
Clarence E. McClendon (born June 7, 1965) is an American gospel musician, who is the pastor of Full Harvest International Church located in Los Angeles, California, and is the director of Harvest Fire Mega Mass Choir. He started his music career in 2000,…
Clarence Maurice Mitchell Jr. (March 8, 1911 – March 18, 1984) was an American civil rights activist and was the chief lobbyist for the NAACP for nearly 30 years. He also served as a regional director for the organization.
Clarissa Minnie Thompson Allen (October 1, 1859 – November 23, 1941) was an American educator and author. She wrote fictional stories about wealthy African-American families in the American South.
