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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Clayborne Carson

1944–

Clayborne Carson (born June 15, 1944) is an acclaimed American history academic, educator, scholar, and author, a preeminent human rights expert historian, and an MLK Jr. Centennial Professor Emeritus at Stanford University as well as the founder of…

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Sports

Clayton Latham

1980–

Clayton Latham (born 18 April 1980 in Toronto, Ontario) is a long jumper from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Latham was a two-time NJCAA Division I All-American and Champion in the Long Jump while at Barton County Community College (2001-2003). He is…

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Arts & Performance

Clayton Nascimento

Biography

Clayton Nascimento is an Afro-Brazilian creative and educator who is a rising figure in modern Brazilian theater.

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Sports & Achievement

Clayton Vaughn

1992–

Clayton Vaughn (born May 15, 1992) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. He has a sub-10-second best in the 100 m with 9.93 seconds. He placed third in the 60-meter dash at the 2015 USA Indoor Track…

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Science & Inventions

Clayton W. Bates

1932–2024

Clayton Wilson Bates, Jr., (September 5, 1932 – February 18, 2024) was an American physicist and electrical engineer. Bates developed an x-ray image intensifier tube for use in diagnostic radiology and was an early researcher in optical and electronic…

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Sports & Achievement

Clayton White

1977–

Clayton White (born December 2, 1977) is an American football coach and former player who is serving as the defensive coordinator for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Prior to being hired at South Carolina, he was the defensive coordinator for the Western…

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Sports & Achievement

Clem Haskins

1943–

Clem Smith Haskins (born July 11, 1943) is an American former college and professional basketball player and college basketball coach. In the fall of 1963, he and fellow star player Dwight Smith became the first black athletes to integrate the Western…

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Education & Scholarship

Clement Alexander Price

1945–2014

Clement Alexander Price (October 13, 1945 – November 5, 2014) was an American historian. As the Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of History at Rutgers University-Newark, Price brought his study of the past to bear on contemporary social…

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Biography & Culture

Clement G. Morgan

1859–1929

Clement Garnett Morgan (1859-1929) was an African-American attorney, civil rights activist, and city official of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Born into slavery in Virginia and freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, he trained as a barber before moving to…

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Sports & Achievement

Clemon Johnson

1956–

Clemon James Johnson Jr. (born September 12, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and the former head basketball coach at Florida A&M. Johnson was a 6'10", 240 lb (110 kg) center who played 761 games for four teams during his 10…

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Education & Scholarship

Cleo W. Blackburn

1909–1978

Cleo Walter Blackburn (September 27, 1909 - June 1, 1978) was an American educator. He was the founder and CEO for The Fundamental Board of Education and a member of the fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored…

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Sports & Achievement

Cleophus Hatcher

1925–1983

Cleophus C. Hatcher (June 18, 1925 – August 1983) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Claflin College (now known as Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Mississippi Vocational College (now known as…

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Sports

Cleve Abbott

1894–1955

Cleveland Leigh "Cleve" Abbott (December 9, 1894 – April 14, 1955) was an American college football and college basketball coach, athletics administrator, and educator. He was the head coach of the Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team from 1923 to 1954.

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Sports & Achievement

Cleve Bryant

1984–2023

Cleve Bryant (March 27, 1947 – January 31, 2023) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Ohio University from 1985 to 1989. Bryant was later the Associate Athletics Director for Football Operations for the…

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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Cleveland Sellers, Ed. D. Oral History Interview

March 21, 2013

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The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.81.1a, 2011.174.81.1b, 2011.174.81.1c, 2011.174.81.1d, and 2011.174.81.1e. Cleveland Sellers, Ed. D. shares memories of growing up in Denmark, South Carolina, especially the influence of Voorhees…

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BIOGRAPHY
Sports & Achievement

Cliff Anderson (American football)

1929–1979

Clifton Junior Anderson (November 25, 1929 – March 16, 1979) was an American professional football player who was an end for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants. He was selected by the Cardinals…

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Sports & Achievement

Cliff Brantley

1968–

Clifford "Cliff" Brantley (born April 12, 1968) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1991 and 1992. In 34 career big league games, he had a 4–8 record with a 4.25…

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Education & Scholarship

Clifford B. Janey

1946–2020

Clifford B. Janey (June 28, 1946 – February 13, 2020) was an American educator who served as superintendent of District of Columbia Public Schools, Newark Public Schools, and Rochester City School District.

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Education & Scholarship

Clifford Muse

1944–

Clifford L. Muse, Jr. (born April 27, 1944, in Highstown, New Jersey) is an African American historian and archivist. He is currently Howard University's archivist and associate director at the Moorland–Spingarn Research Center.

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Sports & Achievement

Clifford Paul

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Clifford "Jack" Paul (born c. 1931) is an American former college football and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1965, he was hired as the head football coach at Texas Southern…

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Education & Scholarship

Clifford V. Johnson

1968–

Clifford Victor Johnson (born 5 March 1968) is a British theoretical physicist and professor at the UCSB department of Physics.

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Science & Inventions

Clifford Wayne Houston

1949–

Clifford Wayne Houston (born December 3, 1949) is a microbiologist, educator, and the first African American president of the American Society of Microbiology. Presently, he is a Herman Barnett Distinguished Professor as well as the Associate Vice…

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Literature

Clifton E. Marsh

1946–

Dr. Clifton E. Marsh (born August 10, 1946 ) is an American author, sociologist and educator. He has written a number of books that chronicle the history of various people of the African Diaspora.

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Sports

Clifton Gilliard

1938–2017

Clifton Gilliard (March 17, 1938 – June 20, 2017) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He has served the head football coach, head men's track and field and cross country coach, and interim athletic director at…

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