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Historical photographs & visual records

Court House of Asashi

[between 1877-1895]

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Court House of Asashi, between 1877-1895. Accompanying inscription reads, "Court House of Asashi." Photographer unknown.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1995-017, Item EEPA 1995-170069
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Historical photographs & visual records

Court Jester Salutes Oba, Otue Ceremony, Benin Palace, Benin City, Nigeria

1981

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Cataloged as “Court Jester Salutes Oba, Otue Ceremony, Benin Palace, Benin City, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1014
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Historical photographs & visual records

Court Messenger with Maltese Cross, Benin

circa 1981-1994

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Cataloged as “Court Messenger with Maltese Cross, Benin” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-0092
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Archival documents & files

Court Papers and Reports — Monticello (South Eastern District of Arkansas)

1865–66

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Unbound court papers and reports are arranged by type of record. The records include land reports (October 1865 and January 1866) and financial reports (August–September 1865).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.20.5
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Archival documents & files

Court Papers — Baton Rouge (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

Oct. 1866 and June 1867

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Unbound court papers, October 1866 and June 1867, are arranged by name of case. Most of the papers relate to the case of Tousey and Roberts v. Freedmen on the McHatton Plantation.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 5.6.8
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Court petition regarding the children of Harriet, a freedwoman

November 4, 1867

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A handwritten petition to the county court of Madison County written by Jeremiah Fuller concerning the three children of a woman named Harriet. The petition is written in brown ink on off-white, blue lined paper. Handwritten in graphite in a different hand…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.1.7
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Historical photographs & documents

Court Records

Sept. 1865–Feb. 1868

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Cataloged as “Court Records”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, Item 5.58.10.1
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Archival documents & files

Court Records — Livingston

1866–67

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The three remaining records for Livingston included a single–volume register of complaints, August–November 1868, unbound court records, 1866–1867, and list of contracts (no dates). The unbound court records are arranged by case.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, File 4.17.3
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Archival documents & files

Court Records — Natchez (Southern District of Mississippi)

Date not recorded

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Unbound court records, 1864–65, are arranged by type of record. The series consist of court reports, proceedings of courts, petitions, deeds, and reports of cases tried.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.34.12
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Archival documents & files

Court Writs, Summons, and Other Legal Papers — Batesville (Independence County)

1866–68

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Unbound court writs, summons, and other legal papers, 1866–68, are arranged chronologically. The records include a list of justices of the peace and probate judges of Independence County (1867) and a list of persons in Searcy County disqualified to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1901, File 3.3.5
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Courthouse Steps

1960-1969

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A quilt titled, "Courthouse Steps," created by Martha Jane Pettway of Gee's Bend, Alabama. The red wool and undyed white cotton quilt is sewn with a Courthouse Steps block. The blocks feature a red center with six strips stacked on top of each other, with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.65
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Courtland Cox Oral History Interview

July 8, 2011

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The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.30.1a, 2011.174.30.1b, 2011.174.30.1c, 2011.174.30.1d, 2011.174.30.1e, 2011.174.30.1f, 2011.174.30.1g, 2011.174.30.1h, and 2011.174.30.1i. Courtland Cox recalls growing up in Trinidad and New York…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.174.30.1a-i
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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Courtland Milloy

Biography

Courtland Milloy is an American columnist and former reporter for The Washington Post. He joined the Post in 1975 after working at the Miami Herald. Milloy covers the Washington D.C. area's African-American community and highlighting issues in less…

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Film & Television

Courtney A. Kemp

1977–

Courtney A. Kemp (born May 4, 1977) is an American television writer and producer. She created the 2014 television series franchise Power Universe for the network Starz. She has written for such shows as The Good Wife and Beauty & the Beast.

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Business & Enterprise

Courtney Adeleye

Biography

Courtney Adeleye is an American entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Mane Choice, a hair care products company. Her initial investment was $500, and the company, as of 2018, has $25 million in sales.

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Politics & Public Life

Courtney Allen Curtis

1981–

Courtney Allen Curtis (born April 12, 1981) is an American former politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2013 to 2018. He represented the 73rd District, which includes such north St. Louis County municipalities as Ferguson,…

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Arts & Performance

Courtney Bowman

1995–

Courtney Bowman (born 1 February 1995) is an English stage actress and singer. She originated the role of Fatimah in Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Crucible and Apollo Theatre. She played Anne Boleyn in Six at the Arts Theatre, Lyric Theatre and…

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