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Carroll Fife
Biography
Carroll Fife is an American politician who is the city councilmember of Oakland, California for its 3rd district since January 2021.
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Carson Ross
1946–
Carson Ross (born December 15, 1946) was the former mayor of Blue Springs, Missouri. He was the first African American mayor of Blue Springs. He is a Republican.
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Carte-de-visite of Frederick Douglass
1862 - 1870
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis carte-de-visite depicts Douglass from the shoulders up in three-quarter profile view gazing to the viewer's right. Wearing a light colored collar, dark coat, and dark cravat, Douglass has a mustache, as well as a light streak in his hair. The reverse…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.56
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Carte-de-visite of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn
1868-1871
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn albumen print carte-de-visite portrait of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn. He is photographed standing with his right foot slightly forward than his left and has his left arm resting on a pedestal. He is wearing a dark colored suit, vest and a bowtie. A…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.62
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Sumner
1860s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCarte-de-visite of Charles Sumner in full length seated profile. Sumner is pictured with his left profile facing the camera. His hands are resting in his lap and his left leg is crossed over his right leg at the knee. He is wearing a light colored vest and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.30.1
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Carte-de-visite portrait of John W. Menard
1868-1870
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCarte-de-visite of John W. Menard shown in bust portrait. Menard's body is turned nearly in profile with his left side foremost, but his head is turned only one quarter and he looks slightly off frame. His hair is parted at his left side and smooth down on…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.30.35
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Carte-de-visite portrait of S. J. Bowen
1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCarte-de-visite of Sayles Jenks Bowen in half bust portrait. Bowen's body faces to the camera, but his head is a quarter turn to his right and he looks off camera. His hair is parted on his left side and smoothed down and he has a full beard. His cheeks…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.30.8
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Sojourner Truth
1864
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carte-de-visite bust-length portrait of Sojourner Truth with the text [I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance./Sojourner Truth.] beneath the image. Truth is depicted wearing a light colored shawl and bonnet which is tied under her chin. She is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.17.12
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Carte-de-visite portrait of United States Senator Hiram Revels
early 1870s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn albumen carte-de-visite portrait of United States Senator Hiram Revels. A dark haired man, Hiram Revels, is seated in a profile position with his proper right side facing the camera. He wears a tall bright collar, dark tie, and dark single breast jacket…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.37
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Carter Walker Wesley
1892–1969
Carter Walker Wesley (April 29, 1892 – November 10, 1969) was an American lawyer, newspaperman and political activist.
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Carved wooden walking cane owned by Sen. W. Nash
late 19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA carved wooden walking cane owned by Sen. W.B. Nash. The length of the cane is cylindrical at the bottom but squared off about halfway up. The cane has been incised over much of its surface with geometric and animal decorations, including diamonds, fish,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.168.2
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Case for a camera filter from the studio of H.C. Anderson
1950s - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGRound, yellow glass filter for use with a camera.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.26.2ab
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Case for chaplain kit used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley
1939-1944
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA case (a) with removable joint (b) used to store the Chaplain's Kit used by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley. The case is made from black metal, with a black plastic handle and two (2) black metal clasps on the front, and is rectangular in shape. The case…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.205.1.1ab
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Cast iron dictionary stand used by Rev. Florence Spearing Randolph
ca. 1915
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCast iron dictionary stand with four legs. At the end of each leg is a small wheel. The legs are ornamented with stylized vines. A pole attaches to the base of the legs through a rectangular shelf. The pole is topped with a book stand. The stand top…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.45.1
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Cat Brooks
Biography
Cat Brooks is an American activist, playwright, poet, union-buster and theater artist. She was a mayoral candidate in Oakland's 2018 election.
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Catharine Deaver Lealtad
1895–1989
Catharine Deaver Lealtad (April 26, 1895 – January 30, 1989) was an American pediatrician and humanitarian worker. She was the first African-American graduate of Macalester College, where the Lealtad-Suzuki Center for Social Justice is named partly in her…
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Civil Rights & Community
Catherine Burks-Brooks
1939–2023
Catherine Burks-Brooks (October 8, 1939 – July 3, 2023) was an American civil rights movement activist, teacher, social worker, jewelry retailer, and newspaper editor.
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Education & Scholarship
Catherine Coleman Flowers
1958–
Catherine Coleman Flowers (born 1958) is an American environmental health researcher, writer and the founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice. She was selected as a MacArthur Fellow in 2020. Her first book, Waste: One Woman's…
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Civil Rights & Community
Catherine Despard
Biography
Catherine Despard (died 1815), from Jamaica, publicised political detentions and prison conditions in London where her Irish husband, Colonel Edward Despard, was repeatedly incarcerated for their shared democratic convictions.
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Catherine Fleming Bruce
1961–
Catherine Fleming Bruce (born December 3, 1961) is an American author, preservationist, and activist from South Carolina. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Fleming Bruce received the most votes in the Democratic primary for the 2022 United States…
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Catherine Mary Douge Williams
Biography
Catherine Mary Douge Williams (c. 1832-1884), also called Mary Williams or C. Mary Williams, was an African-American suffragist and educator who lived and worked in Albany, New York. She was the first Vice President of the Albany Woman's Suffrage Society,…
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Catherine Pugh
1950–
Catherine Elizabeth Pugh (born March 10, 1950) is an American former politician who served as the 51st mayor of Baltimore, Maryland's largest city, from 2016 to 2019. She resigned from office amid a scandal that eventually led to criminal charges, three…
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Catherine Ross
1951–
Catherine Ross (born 1951) is a British educator and museum director. Originally from Saint Kitts, Ross founded Museumand, a "museum without walls" celebrating British African-Caribbean people's contributions to the United Kingdom, in 2015.
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Cathy Hudgins
1944–2025
Catherine Agnes Martin Hudgins (February 27, 1944 – May 24, 2025) was an American politician who served as a member of the Board of Supervisors for Fairfax County, Virginia, from 1999 to 2019, representing the Hunter Mill district, which includes Reston…
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