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MUSEUM OBJECT
crosses (objects)

Cross pendant owned by Terrell family

1863-1954

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Metal cross pendant owned by Mary Church Terrell. The top of the cross has a ring attachment. The front of the cross has floral and spiral detailing. The reverse is blank.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2017.13.1.47
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Historical photographs & visual records

Crosses on a church in a village, Western Eritrea

1998

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Cataloged as “Crosses on a church in a village, Western Eritrea” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-003, Item EEPA 2007-003-1746
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Photographs and Still Images

Crowd gathered outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church after the first birthday celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

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This black and white photograph shows the crowd outside of Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. The crowd is exiting between open double doors from the church onto the sidewalk. The sign above the door reads…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.24
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Historical photographs & visual records

Crowd of men and children, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

1988-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Crowd of men and children".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1699
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Crowd singing We Shall Overcome inside Ebenezer Baptist Church during first birthday celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

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This black and white photograph shows members of the King family inside Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. Coretta Scott King is standing in the center of the photograph with Bernice and Alberta King…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.30
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Historical photographs & visual records

Crowds after the ceremony at St. Savior's Church, Ikenne, Nigeria

1973-10-27

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Original text on slide reads, "Crowds after the ceremony at St. Savior's Church. Awolowo's daughter's ceremony. Saturday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1329
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Historical photographs & visual records

Crowds leaving the Dutch Reformed Church, Swellendam (South Africa)

1988

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Cataloged as “Crowds leaving the Dutch Reformed Church, Swellendam (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-067042
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Crown molder made by Cesar Chelor

1753-1784

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A wooden crown molder or cornice plane. Plane is rectangular in shape with handle and top discharge. On opposite end of the body from the handle, vertically in relief, is [CE CHELOR / LIVING*IN / WRENTHAM]. Beneath, twice, is a fish with the letters [E.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.8.6
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Crown molder made by Jethro Jones

mid 18th to early 19th century

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A wooden crown molder or cornice plane. Plane is rectangular in shape with handle and top discharge. On opposite end of the body from the handle, vertically in relief, is [(illegible) / LIVING*IN / HOLLISTON]. There are dents from past use disguised by…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.8.7
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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Crown molding plane made by Francis Nicholson

1728-1753

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A wooden crown molding plane. There are dents and abrasions, and losses near where a strike peg would be, stock's toe at top. There is minor stains throughout, most notably on the wedge. There is newer abrasions on the sides, wedge top, and heel top. There…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.8.26
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

"Crown of Thorns"

ca. 1948

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Sterling silver "Crown of Thorns" necklace by Art Smith; designed circa 1948 and made circa 1948. Composed of small metal orbs extending from the collar, the necklace is meant to resemble the atom. The main body of the necklace is made of six, narrow, flat…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.108.4
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Jewelry and Adornment

Crown tie tack worn by Reverend Ike

mid 20th-early 21st century

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A jewel-encrusted crown-shaped tie tack worn by Reverend Ike. The gold tone tie tack features a crown shaped front face encrusted with white, red, green, and blue rhinestones The crown has three arches set with small, round, white rhinestone points, and a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.60.4
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Crystal Dunn

1992–

Crystal Alyssia Soubrier (née Dunn; born July 3, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player. A versatile player, she played primarily as an attacking midfielder or forward for club and left back for country. Dunn played college soccer for the…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature & Journalism

Crystal Wilkinson

1962–

Crystal E. Wilkinson is an African-American feminist writer from Kentucky, and proponent of the Affrilachian Poet movement. She is winner of a 2022 NAACP Image Award and a 2021 O. Henry Prize winner; she is a 2020 USA Fellow of Creative Writing. She…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Cuff bracelet by Jean Baptiste Périclès

late 1960s

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

A cuff bracelet designed and created by Jean Baptiste Périclès. The main body of the cuff is hammered, with each end slightly tapering off and rounded. On it are different sized metals of various geometric shapes. One circular metal piece has an orange…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.7.9
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Cuff bracelet by Russell Ferrell

1985

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An abstract, mixed metals cuff bracelet designed and created by Russell Ferrell. The main body of the brass cuff takes a spilled-liquid shape, with two circular parts on one side (one brass, one copper), a “spilled” extension coated in silver, and a silver…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.7.5
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Jewelry and Adornment

Cuff bracelet with floral lattice design from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Gold metal cuff bracelet with an open lattice design from Mae's Millinery Shop. The cuff hinges open halfway around, fastening with a pressure clasp. The design all around consists of small flowers joined in a lattice pattern.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.47.3
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cuff links

Cuff link from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

mid 20th-late 20th century

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A cuff link from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The cufflink is silver toned with a small, round, cabochon, onyx front face set inside a silver toned cup and insert member. The post and toggle are also silver tone. The toggle has two…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.1.7
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Jewelry and Adornment

Cuff links for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields

1982

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Cuff links from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields during the 1982 NBC TV special. The head of the cufflink is a large blue rhinestone in circular metal head. The head connects to a metal mesh chain that ends in a large…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.1.1.5.1ab
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Jewelry and Adornment

Cuff links for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields

1978-1988

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Cuff links from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields. The head of the cufflink is a large blue rhinestone in circular metal head. Surrounding the rhinestone the circular metal has a rope pattern and a ridged edge that…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.1.1.5.5ab
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Jewelry and Adornment

Cuff links for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields

1978-1988

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Cuff links from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields. The head of the cufflink is a gold shaped triangle with a black circular rhinestone in the center. The head connects to a metal mesh chain that ends in a large hole to…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.1.1.5.7ab
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Jewelry and Adornment

Cuff links for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields

1982

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

Cuff links from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act II worn by André De Shields during the 1982 NBC TV special. The head of the cufflink has a central brown rhinestone surrounded by smaller yellow rhinestones to look like a flower. A pattern of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.1.2.6.1ab
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Cuff links for America’s Promise worn by General Colin L. Powell

1993-2021

FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG

One (1) pair of America's Promise cuff links (a,b) worn by General Colin L. Powell. This small metal cuff link is in the shape of a child’s red pull wagon, which is the emblem of General Powell’s youth-focused organization, America’s Promise. The link…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.97ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Jewelry and Adornment

Cuff links with West Point emblem worn by General Colin L. Powell

1998

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One (1) pair of West Point cuff links worn by General Colin L. Powell. These brassy gold color metal cuff links are an exact depiction of the Academy at West Point’s coat of arms. The logo features a shield, bearing the arms of the United States with a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2022.101.1.98ab
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