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Cato Nnamdi June (born November 18, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is an assistant linebackers coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a linebacker in the NFL after being selected by…
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Cato Mead (c. 1761 – 1846; also spelled Meed) is the only known Black Patriot (American Revolutionary War veteran) buried west of the Mississippi River. Mead is buried in or near Montrose Cemetery in Montrose, Iowa. According to historian Barbara MacLeish,…
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Sir Cato Thomas Laurencin (born January 15, 1959) is an American engineer, physician, scientist, and professor of the University of Connecticut. He is also the chief executive officer of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering.…
1967–
Cauleen Smith (born September 25, 1967) is an American born filmmaker and multimedia artist. She is best known for her feature film Drylongso and her experimental works that address the African-American identity, specifically the issues facing black women…
Biography
Cavell Brownie (née Sherlock) is a Professor Emeritus of Statistics at the North Carolina State University. Her research considered biometric methods and wildlife sampling.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Caversham Press Educational Trust Durban, South Africa” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).
2006–
Cayden Lindstrom (born February 3, 2006) is a Canadian college ice hockey player who is a forward for Michigan State University of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He was drafted fourth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2024…
1985
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA film with the title “The War Between the Classes” from the television series CBS Schoolbreak Special. It consists of a single reel of acetate film with optical sound. In the film, high school students play a "Color Game" assigned by their teacher, in…
1923–2007
Cecelia Nabrit Adkins (September 3, 1923 – January 2, 2007) was an African-American publisher from Atlanta. She was the first woman, and first lay person, elected to the position of executive director of the Sunday School Publishing Board of the National…
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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…
1945–
Cecelia Tapplette Pedescleaux, also known as Cely, (born August 6, 1945) is an African-American quilter of traditional and art quilts, inspired by historians, other African-American quilters, and quilt designs used during the Underground Railroad to…
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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…
1943–
Cecil Brown (born July 3, 1943) is an African-American writer and educator. He is a published novelist, short story writer, script writer, and college educator. His noted works include The Life and Loves of Mr.
1894–1967
Charles Cecil Cohen (April 27, 1894 – November 30, 1967) was an American pianist, composer, and long-time faculty member of the Howard University piano department.
1919–2002
Cecil Edward Cole (September 23, 1919 – June 20, 2002) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s. A native of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Cole graduated from Connellsville High School in 1937, and served in the US Army during World War II. He…
1954–
Cecil Foster (born September 26, 1954) is a Barbadian-Canadian novelist, essayist, journalist, and scholar. He is a professor in the Department of Transnational Studies at the University at Buffalo.
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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…
1946–2020
Cecil Leonard (July 20, 1946 – August 5, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for two seasons with the New York Jets of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jets…
1926–2005
Cecile Hoover Edwards (October 26, 1926 – September 17, 2005) was an American nutritional researcher whose career focused on improving the nutrition and well-being of disadvantaged people. Her scientific focus was on finding low-cost foods with an optimal…
1955–
Cecilia Ann Conrad (born 4 January 1955) is the CEO of Lever for Change, emeritus professor of economics at Pomona College, and a senior advisor to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She formerly served as the Associate Dean of Academic…
1966–
Cecilia Angela Noble (born 11 June 1966) is an English actress who has appeared in various television series, films and on stage with a career spanning over thirty years. Some of her notable television roles include Beverley Jackson in The Bill (2004),…
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Cedric Myron Benson (December 28, 1982 – August 17, 2019) was an American professional football player who spent eight years as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals and Green Bay Packers. He played…
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Cedric E. Pringle (born c. 1964) is a former United States Navy officer and career Surface Warfare Officer who served as the 31st Commandant of the National War College. He served in this position from October 16, 2019 until July 2021, when he relinquished…
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Boyce Cedric Mullins II (born October 1, 1994) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. Mullins played college…
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