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1983–
Charles Jamaal Blake is an American Democratic politician who represented the 36th district in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. The district contains a portion of Little Rock and is entirely contained in Pulaski County. Blake…
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Charles Booker (born October 20, 1984) is an American politician who served from 2019 to 2021 as the Kentucky state representative for the 43rd House district, making him the state's youngest Black lawmaker. He is the Democratic nominee for the 2026 U.S.…
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Charles Box (born February 24, 1951) is an American politician who served as the first African-American mayor of Rockford, Illinois, then the second largest city in Illinois. Box was elected mayor of Rockford in 1989, defeating Leonard LaPasso with 63% of…
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Charles Caldwell (1830 or 1831 – December 30, 1875) was a Reconstruction era political and state militia leader in Mississippi. He held office as a state senator and county commissioner before being assassinated in 1875. A former slave, he was a delegate…
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Charles Calvin Rogers (September 6, 1929 – September 21, 1990) was a recipient of the highest military decoration in the United States, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Vietnam War. A lieutenant colonel at the time, he became the…
1918–1986
Charles M. Campbell (1918–1986) was an American educator, civil rights activist and politician from Hawaii. Campbell was a member of the Honolulu City Council, Hawaii State Legislature and Hawaii State Senate. Campbell traveled to Washington, D.C. in 1964…
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Charles Chew Jr. (October 9, 1922 – July 3, 1986) was an American politician in Illinois. He served in the Illinois Senate from 1967 to 1986.
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Charles D. Hayne (c. 1844–1913) was an American politician, tailor, and railroad investor from South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1868 to 1872 and in the South Carolina Senate from 1872 to 1876.
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Charles Daniels was a Black Canadian working as a porter supervisor with the CPR at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1914, he launched a $1,000 discrimination lawsuit against the Sherman Grand theatre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, when the management…
December 7, 2016
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of 2016.129.18.1a and 2016.129.18.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording. Dr. Charles D. Kleymeyer was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Dr. Kleymeyer is a close…
1917–2004
Charles DeWitt Watts (September 21, 1917 – July 12, 2004) was an African-American surgeon and activist for the poor. Watts was the first surgeon of African-American ancestry in North Carolina. Earning his medical degree in 1943 from Howard University…
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Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress from Michigan. A…
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Charles Coles Diggs Sr. (January 2, 1894 – April 25, 1967) was the first African-American Democrat elected to the Senate of the State of Michigan. Born in Tallula, Mississippi, to James J. Diggs and Lilly Granderson, Diggs moved to Detroit in 1913, where…
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Charles E. "Charlie" Cobb Jr. (born June 23, 1943) is a journalist, professor, and former activist with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Along with several veterans of SNCC, Cobb established and operated the African-American bookstore…
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Charles E. Freeman (December 12, 1933 – March 2, 2020) was an American attorney who served as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. He was elected to the position on November 6, 1990, becoming its first African-American justice. He served as chief…
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Charles Ellis Gaines (January 16, 1924 – March 28, 2000), also known as Charlie Gaines, was a Republican politician on the South Side of Chicago. He represented the 29th legislative district in the Illinois General Assembly from 1975 to 1981, winning…
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Charles Edmund Nash (May 23, 1844 – June 21, 1913) was an American politician who served a single two-year term as Republican in the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana. He was Louisiana's first African-American to serve as congressman;…
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Charles Edwin Bentley (1859–1929) was an American dentist. In Chicago, he was the founder of what grew to be the largest local dental society in the world in the early 20th century. As an African American civil rights activist, he was a founder of the…
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James Charles Evers (September 11, 1922 – July 22, 2020) was an American civil rights activist, businessman, radio personality, and politician. Evers was known for his role in the civil rights movement along with his younger brother Medgar Evers. After…
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Charles F. Armstrong (May 25, 1919 – March 9, 1965) was an American politician and lawyer in Illinois.
1932–
Charles Francis McAfee, , (born December 25, 1932), is an American architect, building material manufacturer, and housing activist. He was the founding president of Charles F. McAfee Architects, Engineers, and Planners firm (now McAfee3) which was…
June 4, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.21.1a, 2011.174.21.1b, 2011.174.21.1c, 2011.174.21.1d, and 2011.174.21.1e. Charles McDew recalls growing up in Massillon, Ohio, his family's involvement in the steel mill unions and attending South…
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Charles Francis Tilghman Jr. (March 11, 1897 – December 2, 1985) was an American printer, and the son of social activist Hettie B. Tilghman. His publishing company, Tilghman Press, was the leading West Coast black-owned publishing company from the 1930s to…
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Charles Fagan was an American state legislator in Alabama. He represented Montgomery County, Alabama in the Alabama House of Representatives. He lived in Montgomery, Alabama. He joined fellow legislators in signing a memorial alleging abuses that occurred…
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