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1900–1995
Corneal A. Davis (August 28, 1900 – April 17, 1995) was an American politician from Illinois who served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1943 until 1979 making him the longest serving African American member in the body's history.
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Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, activist, and public intellectual. West was an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election and is an outspoken voice in left-wing politics in the…
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Cornelius "Cornbread" Givens (1931–2008), usually known as Cornbread Givens, was a civil rights leader and a national advocate for cooperatives. He was also known as the first African American to run for mayor of a major US city, Jersey City, New Jersey.
1917–1976
Cornelius Lacy Golightly (May 23, 1917- March 20, 1976) was the first black president of the Detroit Board of Education. He was a teacher, civil rights activist, public intellectual, and educational administrator.
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Cornelius J. Jones (August 13, 1858 – March 13, 1931) was an African-American attorney, activist and politician who was active in Mississippi, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, and Tennessee between approximately 1880 and 1931. In the 1890s, Jones became one of…
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Cornell Harvey is a politician in Georgia. He was the 59th Mayor of Brunswick, Georgia, serving from 2014 to early 2022, and was the first African-American to hold the position. Harvey is a member of the Democratic Party, and he served in the US Air Force.
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA corner étagère from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The wooden étagère has five tiers and a dark reddish brown finish. Each of the five display shelves are roughly fan shaped with semicircular cutouts at the fan corners along the front edges of the shelves.…
1964
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe bronze cornerstone plaque from the Bank of Finance building in Los Angeles, California, with the names of the bank's organizers. A rectangular metal plaque with six names in raised relief. The names are shined to a dull bronze color while the…
1939-1944
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCoporal made of white damask linen with a central motif of ivy leaves and a border of two small ivy leaf vines surrounding a larger ivy leaf vine between them. Two sides of the square cloth are the selvedges, while the other two sides are hemmed with…
April 2, 2003
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA packet of photocopied pages of a correspondence between Henrietta Bell Wells (author) to Alma (recipient), answering her questions. The pages are white with black text, totaling 18 pages (16 handwritten, 2 typed). The back of the pages are blank. The…
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Corrine Brown (born November 11, 1946) is an American former politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida from 1993 to 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party. After a court-ordered redistricting significantly…
1914–2008
Corrinne Mudd Brooks (December 14, 1914 – August 5, 2008) was an American activist who organized the first African-American Girl Scout troop in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is the first African-American U.S. senator…
June 14, 2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis dance costume consists of a dark teal hooded tunic shirt (.1) and a pair of silver leggings (.2) worn by Khalilah Amin during a spring recital for Studio A Dance Academy at Morgan State University. The shirt (.1) is made from a dark teal cotton,…
1996
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis ensemble was worn in Jackson’s music video for his 1996 release “They Don’t Care About Us.” With lyrics addressing racism, bigotry, and police brutality, the music video was directed by Spike Lee and shot on location in Dona Marta, a Rio de Janeiro…
June 14, 2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis dance costume consists of a dark teal hooded tunic shirt (.1) and a pair of silver leggings (.2) worn by Mikayla Amin during a spring recital for Studio A Dance Academy at Morgan State University. The shirt (.1) is made from a dark teal cotton,…
ca. 1900
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA cotton scale designed for personal use. There are four hooks at one end, a long, grooved bar with cast-in numbers, and a large, pear-shaped weight at the end of the bar. The metal has a compact, brown-black patina on it - the red paint on the weight has…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA loveseat-style couch with a vinyl cover and a hideaway bed. The sofa is upholstered with a maroon and red brocade-patterned fabric. The couch has two (2) removable seat cushions. Underneath the seat cushions is a retractable metal bed. The couch has four…
September 13, 1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis document is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register…
November 3, 1956
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis newspaper clipping describes the attendees at the "Meet Your Candidate" forum as well as the actions taken by NCNW members during the week leading up to the November 6, 1956 election. Multiple phrases and names are underlined in blue pen. The clipping…
Biography
Justin Booth "Count Justice" Johnson is from Los Angeles, California. He is a songwriter, producer and engineer who has most notably produced songs for Chris Brown ("New Flame"), Alesha Dixon ("Top Of The World"), Sevyn Streeter ("Shoulda Been There"),…
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCount Me In - Name Change of Santa Barbara to Martin Luther King Boulevard, Central Los Angeles, 1980's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 110. A black-and-white photograph of a woman holding up four fingers in a crowd. An…
July 1948
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA youth-oriented documentary short with the title "Count Us In." It consists of a single reel of 16mm black-and-white acetate film with optical sound (2012.79.1.7.1a). The film was produced by Union Films and includes footage of the 1948 Progressive Party…
Dates not recorded
Countelow M. Bowles (born c. 1840) was a cooper, soldier, and state legislator. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate. He was a Republican and African American. Born in about 1840 in Virginia he lived in Cleveland for…
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