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1962–
Cathy J. Cohen (born 1962) is an American political scientist, author, feminist, and social activist, whose work has focused on the African-American experience in politics from a perspective which is underlined by intersectionality. She is currently the…
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Cato Nathan was an American politician and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Monroe County, Mississippi, in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. He represented Monroe County, Mississippi. Nathan and A. P. Huggins were…
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Carsten Charles Sabathia Jr. ( sə-BA-thee-uh; born July 21, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees. Sabathia batted…
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CeCe McDonald (; born May 26, 1989) is an American transgender activist convicted of second-degree manslaughter in the 2011 stabbing death of 47-year-old Dean Alvin Schmitz. McDonald killed Schmitz during an altercation outside Schooner Tavern in South…
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Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders (1879 – February 23, 1966) sometimes written as Cecilia Cabaniss Saunders, was an African-American civil rights leader, and executive director of the Harlem, New York YWCA. She is best known for working against racial…
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Cecil Bassett Moore (April 2, 1915 – February 13, 1979) was an American lawyer, politician and civil rights activist who served as president of the Philadelphia NAACP chapter and as a member of Philadelphia's city council. He led protests to desegregate…
1894–1970
Cecil Belfield Clarke (also known as Belfield Clarke) (12 April 1894 – 28 November 1970) was a Barbadian-born physician who qualified in the United Kingdom and practised near the Elephant & Castle in London. He was a Pan-Africanist and was one of the…
Biography
Cecil R. Benjamin is an American political activist and executive, who served as the Chair of the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands.
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Cecil Antonio Brockman (born September 18, 1984) is an American politician and accused child rapist from North Carolina. He was first elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2014. A member of the Democratic party, he represented the 60th…
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Cecil Fergerson (July 6, 1931 – September 18, 2013) was an African-American art curator and community activist. He is widely credited with fostering African-American and Latin-American art communities in Los Angeles for more than 50 years, and was named a…
1921–1961
Reverend Cecil Augustus Ivory (March 3, 1921 – November 10, 1961) was a Presbyterian minister, disability rights activist and sit-in leader during the Civil rights movement. In 2017, Ivory was named a Freedom Walkway Local Hero for his activism by the City…
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Cecil J. Williams (born November 26, 1937) is an American photographer, publisher, author and inventor who is best known for his photographs documenting the civil rights movement in South Carolina. He began his career at an early age, photographing wedding…
June 9, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.26.1a, 2011.174.26.1b, 2011.174.26.1c, 2011.174.26.1d, and 2011.174.26.1e. Cecil J. Williams remembers his childhood in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and starting his career as a photographer for…
June 30, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.97.1a, 2011.174.97.1b, 2011.174.97.1c, 2011.174.97.1d, 2011.174.97.1e, and 2011.174.97.1f. Cecilia Suyat Marshall recalls moving from Hawaii to New York where she found a job as a secretary with the…
1974–
Cecily Nicholson (born 1974) is a Canadian poet, arts administrator, independent curator, and activist. Originally from Ontario, she is now based in British Columbia. As a writer and a poet, Nicholson has published collections of poetry, contributed to…
1966–
Cedric Burnett (born February 24, 1966) is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He has represented the state's 9th House district, composed of parts of Coahoma, Quitman, Tate, and Tunica counties, since 2016.
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Cedric Clarke is a retired British Labour politician. He was the first black Leeds City Councillor, serving from 1980 to 1990 and was made an Honorary Alderman of Leeds in 2016
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Cedric Crear is an American politician, businessman, and community leader, currently serving as a member of the Las Vegas City Council, representing Ward 5. A member of the Democratic Party, he was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Las Vegas in the…
1966–
Reverend Cedric A. Harmon (born 1966) is the executive director of Many Voices: A Black Church Movement for LGBT Justice and a speaker, writer, and activist. He is recognized as having taken a "leading role in trying to convince the faithful to support…
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Cedric James Robinson (November 5, 1940 – June 5, 2016) was an American professor in the Department of Black Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He headed the Department of Black Studies…
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Cedrick Rommel Frazier (born April 28, 1979) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 43A, which includes the…
1924–1985
Celestine Cook (1924 – 1985 in New Orleans) was an African American businesswoman, and community and political activist. She was the first African American to serve on the National Business Committee of the Arts.
Biography
Celina Benavidez is a former state legislator in Colorado. She served in the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented Denver in the Colorado House of Representatives.
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Celina R. Caesar-Chavannes (born June 24, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Whitby in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. Elected as a Liberal in the 2015 federal election, she later…
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