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Carl Oscar Sherman Sr. (born June 13, 1966) is an American politician who represented District 109 in the Texas House of Representatives from 2019 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 20th mayor of DeSoto, Texas from 2010 to 2016.
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Carl R. Polk (c. 1841–1926) was a farmer, state legislator, and judge in Arkansas. He was born a slave in Arkansas.
1911–1968
Carl Sims Sr. (September 20, 1911 – May 28, 1968) was an American politician and law enforcement officer. He was the first of two African Americans to serve in the Arizona House of Representatives, elected alongside Hayzel Burton Daniels in 1950 and…
1927–1996
Carl Burton Stokes (June 21, 1927 – April 3, 1996) was an American politician and diplomat of the Democratic Party who served as the 51st mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Elected on November 7, 1967, and taking office on January 1, 1968, he was one of the first…
1950–2003
Carl Douglass Upchurch (1950, Philadelphia – May 2, 2003, Bexley, Ohio) was an American activist, author and educator. His commitment to education, civic and urban issues, and political justice earned him a national reputation. He was portrayed by Omar…
1980–
Carla Adriana da Silva Santos, better known as Carla Akotirene (born 1980), is an activist, researcher, author and columnist on the topic of black feminism in Brazil. She is an assistant professor at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), and is…
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Carla D. Cunningham (born January 12, 1962) is an American politician. She has served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 106th district since 2012. Cunningham was considered a conservative Democrat before she changed her…
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Carla Diane Hayden (born August 10, 1952) is an American librarian who served as the 14th librarian of Congress. Hayden was both the first African American and the first woman to hold this post. Appointed in 2016, she was the first professional librarian…
1941–2018
Carlos Alberto Oliveira dos Santos (20 December 1941 – 4 February 2018), also known as Caó, was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, and politician. He was a federal deputy from the state of Rio de Janeiro in 1982 and from 1987 to 1990, as well as being a…
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Carlos LeMont Hopkins (born February 27, 1971) is an American attorney and National Guard soldier. Previously serving as counsel to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, he was selected to serve as Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs following…
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white, double-exposed photograph with Carlos Riley. Riley, who wears a striped shirt, sits contemplatively looking down. Another image of a street with a Do-Not-Enter sign is superimposed onto the image of Riley.
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Carlos Riley having his blood pressure taken. Wearing a striped shirt with the sleeves rolled up, he sits with the inflatable cuff of a sphygmomanometer around his proper left arm. The arm of another person…
2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Carlos Riley having his blood pressure taken. Wearing a striped shirt with the sleeves rolled up, he sits on a bed with a patterned sheet. The inflatable cuff of a sphygmomanometer can be seen around his…
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Carlos Watson (born September 29, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, journalist, television host, executive producer, and education advocate. He has worked as a host and journalist for CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, PBS, and OWN. His programs included Conversations…
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Carlton Benjamin Goodlett (July 23, 1914 – January 25, 1997) was an American physician, newspaper publisher, political power broker, and civil rights leader in San Francisco, California. From 1951 until his death, he was the owner of Reporter Publishing…
Biography
Carol Ammons is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives who has represented the 103rd district since January 2015. The 103rd district includes all or parts of Champaign, Urbana, and Staley. She is the first African American woman to…
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Carol Elaine Anderson (born June 17, 1959) is an American academic. She is the Charles Howard Candler professor of African American Studies at Emory University. Her research focuses on public policy with regard to race, justice, and equality.
Biography
Carol Ann Campbell (died November 19, 2008) was the Democratic Councilwoman representing Philadelphia's Fourth City Council District. Campbell was narrowly defeated for renomination by Curtis J. Jones, Jr. on May 15, 2007.
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Ana Carolina Moura Melo Dartora, known as Carol Dartora (born 1 May 1983), is a Brazilian politician, teacher, historian, trade unionist and member of the Workers' Party (PT). She is currently a congresswoman for the state of Paraná, Brazil, having been…
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Carol Miller Swain (born March 7, 1954) is a conservative American political scientist and legal scholar who is a retired professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University. She is a frequent television analyst and has authored and edited…
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Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun (born August 16, 1947), is an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Moseley Braun was the first African-American woman…
1957–
Carolann Wright is a Canadian activist and politician. Born in Nova Scotia, Wright lived in Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood in the 1980s, where she was chair of the community residents association. Wright was born the eldest of eight children in…
March 5, 2024
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn oral history interview and conversation with community activist Carole Mumin. It consists of three versions of a digital video recording, two camera card files (2025.12.11.1.1 and 2025.12.11.1.2, .mxf files) and one edited file (2025.12.11.1.3, .mov…
1952–
Carole Catlin Smitherman (born 1952) is a retired American politician and jurist, serving as the Dean of Miles Law School. Smitherman served in 2009 as the 31st Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama and spent several years as a member of the City Council before…
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