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Clarence LaVaughn Franklin (né Walker; January 22, 1915 – July 27, 1984) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. Known as the man with the "Million-Dollar Voice", Franklin served as the pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit…
1969–
C. L. Polk (born 1969) is a Canadian author of fantasy fiction, known for their debut novel Witchmark which won the World Fantasy Award in 2019. Polk's 2022 novella Even Though I Knew the End won the Nebula Award for Best Novella, and several of their…
1901–1989
James connected Caribbean history, anti-colonial politics, literature and sport in influential works including The Black Jacobins.
1866–67
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “C – M”.
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Cornelius Marion Battey (August 26, 1873 – March 14, 1927) was an American photographer who shot photographic portraits of black Americans in a pictorialist style. His photograph of black leaders appeared on the cover of the NAACP's magazine The Crisis…
1973-11-26
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "C.M.S. Bookstore. Post Office Road. Dated 1937".
1901 June
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “C.M.S. Mission house, Mbarara, Ankole” (Photographic prints).
June 1865–June 1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “C – R”.
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C. Riley Snorton is an American scholar, author, and activist whose work focuses on historical perspectives of gender and race, specifically Black transgender identities. His publications include Nobody is Supposed to Know: Black Sexuality on the Down Low…
bulk 1863 and 1866–1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “C – S”.
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C. S. Giscombe (born 1950 Dayton, Ohio) is an African-American poet, essayist, and professor of English at University of California, Berkeley.
Jan.–Mar. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “C – W”.
Jan.–Dec. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “C1 – G52”.
1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “C223 – H217”.
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Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer, songwriter, bandleader, and actor. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing…
ca. 1951
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 16mm black-and-white, silent home movie film by Cab and Zulme "Nuffie" Calloway during a tour of the Caribbean, with film edge code indicating a year of 1951. The film strip consists of double perforated film stock with frames in the middle. The film…
early 1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA compilation reel of silent, black-and-white home movies featuring Cab Calloway and his family at their home in Long Island, NY and at the beach. (N.B. Original footage has exposure irregularities). It consists of 16mm film (2015.273.2.2.1a), an original…
ca. 1951
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA compilation reel of 16mm home movies filmed by Cab and Zulme "Nuffie" Calloway during a tour of the Caribbean, with both Kodachrome and black-and-white film edge codes indicating the year 1951. The initial color footage depicts Zulme "Nuffie" Calloway…
ca. 1950
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA compilation reel of 16mm home movies filmed by Cab Calloway during a tour of South America, with both Kodachrome and black-and-white film edge codes indicating years of 1950 and 1955. The initial (somewhat under-exposed) color footage is inside the…
1948-1951
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCompilation reel of 16mm color home movies of Cab Calloway and his family in Long Island, New York at Easter. The film also has footage of Calloway's tour of South America in 1951 including carnival and beach scenes in Montevideo, la Plaza Independencia, a…
1951
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis silent, color, home movie was shot by Cab Calloway while on a music tour in Haiti in 1951. It consists of an original 16mm film strip (a) on an original 100-foot film reel (b) and is housed in an original 100-foot film box (c). The film begins with…
ca. 1937
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack and white gelatin silver photographic print of a balcony view of woman dancing while musicians play on a stage behind her. To her left, audience members are watching while seated at a table.
1979
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Cabbage farm on the road from Musaia to Kabala. Jan. 1980. The date on the slide is FEB 80.".
Biography
Cabral Richards, better known as Cabbie Richards, is a Canadian sports television personality who is best known for his time on SportsCentre on TSN, a Canadian sports cable television network.
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