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Politics & Public Life

Chester Gillespie

1897–1985

Chester K. Gillespie (1897–1985) was a lawyer and politician who worked for civil rights in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Politics & Public Life

Chester W. Keatts

1854–1908

Chester W. Keatts (1854–1908), a former slave, co-founded the Mosaic Templars of America in Little Rock, Arkansas. He worked for the railway mail service, federal court, and as a lawman. He campaigned for two offices as a member of the Republican Party and…

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Politics & Public Life

Chi Onwurah

1965–

Dame Chinyelu Susan "Chi" Onwurah ( ; born 12 April 1965) is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West since 2024, and previously for Newcastle upon Tyne Central from 2010 to 2024, when the…

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Civil Rights & Community

Chi Ossé

1998–

Chi Ajani Ossé ( CHEE oh-SAY, born March 18, 1998) is an American politician and activist from New York City who serves as a member of the New York City Council for the 36th district, based largely in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford–Stuyvesant, and…

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & visual records

Chief of Wa

2004 November 12

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Chief of Wa. Original Carousel number, 2, Slide number, 105.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0238
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Historical photographs & visual records

Chief of Wa's Horse

2004 November 12

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Chief of Wa's Horse. Original Carousel number, 2, Slide number, 107.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-0240
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MUSEUM OBJECT
negatives

Child in Open Casket, Post- Mortem

1948 - 1970s

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Child in Open Casket, Post- Mortem.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.69.4.71.B
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Accessories and Personal Effects

Child-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask by The #BLAIRISMS

December 15, 2020

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A child-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask designed by The #BLAIRISMS. This object is comprised of a cloth mask (a) and a removable filter (b). These cloth masks were developed in response to mass demand for facial coverings during the Covid-19…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.18.3ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Accessories and Personal Effects

Child-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask by The #BLAIRISMS

December 15, 2020

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A child-sized "Get In Good Trouble" face mask designed by The #BLAIRISMS. This object is comprised of a cloth mask (a) and a removable filter (b). These cloth masks were developed in response to mass demand for facial coverings during the Covid-19…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.18.4ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
gelatin silver prints

Children cutting bread which was brought to the Free Huey Rally by the Diggers, De Fremery Park, Oakland, CA, No. 35

July 28, 1968; printed 2012

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A black-and-white image of five young African American boys sitting on the grass cutting loaves of bread.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.83.5
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Children Playing

1952

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A mimeograph reproduction of Children Playing, by Jackie Edwards for the Committee for the Negro in the Arts, Art Workshop Folio. Printed in black on white paper, it is a reproduction of a charcoal drawing that depicts a girl, standing with her back to the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.117.2.6
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

China bread and butter plates/dessert plates from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1933

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Eleven (11) Noritake bread and butter plate/dessert plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.40.4.1-.11
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

China dinner plates from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1933

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Twelve (12) Noritake dinner plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The lip is also decorated…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.40.1.1-.12
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

China fruit/dessert bowls from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1933

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Twelve (12) Noritake fruit/dessert bowls, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each bowl has a white, round well at the bottom of the bowl, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the bowl. The lip is also…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.40.5.1-.12
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

China salad plates from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1933

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Eight (8) Noritake salad plates, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each plate has a white, round well at the bottom of the plate, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The lip is also decorated with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.40.2.1-.8
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

China saucers from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1933

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Twelve (12) Noritake saucers, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each saucer has a white, round well at the bottom of the saucer, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the saucer. The lip is also decorated with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.40.7.1-.12
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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

China soup bowls from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1933

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Six (6) Noritake soup bowls, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each bowl has a white, round well at the bottom of the bowl, surrounded by a wide cream band that runs around the lip of the plate. The lip is also decorated with four…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.40.3.1-.6
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

China tea cups from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

ca. 1933

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Nine (9) Noritake tea cups, pattern N1323 (ca. 1933), from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. Each cup has a white interior. The interior top edges of the cups have a thin, green scalloped band with yellow triangles. The exterior surfaces of the cups are cream…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.40.6.1-.9
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Literature

Chinua Achebe

1930–2013

Achebe’s fiction centered African voices and examined colonialism, cultural change and political responsibility.

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Chipman Flowers Jr.

1974–

Chipman L. Flowers Jr. (born December 27, 1974, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American politician, attorney and business owner who served as the treasurer of the state of Delaware from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Flowers became the first…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Chirlane McCray

1954–

Chirlane Irene McCray (born November 29, 1954) is an American writer, editor, and activist. She is married to former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and had been described as de Blasio's "closest advisor." They separated in 2023, but have announced no…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Chokwe Antar Lumumba

1983–

Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, and politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 2017 to 2025. He was elected in 2017 at age 34, becoming the youngest person elected mayor in the city's…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Choral musical performance at the first birthday celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

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This black and white photograph shows the Interdenominational Theological Center Male Chorus singing inside Ebenezer Baptist Church for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. The group, dressed in dark suits, is standing in a row on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.29
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Photographs and Still Images

Chris and Maxine McNair

2010; printed 2019

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A black-and-white photograph of Chris and Maxine McNair, by Platon. The McNair’s are depicted holding each other in front of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama; the site where their daughter, Carol Denise McNair, was killed during the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.33.17
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