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Historical photographs & documents

Choice of Weapons

Date not recorded

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Short Documentary on and featuring interviews with Gordon Parks.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2012.79.av_ref317
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Choir practice inside Namirembe cathedral, Kampala

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Choir practice inside Namirembe cathedral, Kampala” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-005, Item EEPA.2000-005-0010
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Arts & Performance

Cholly Atkins

1913–2003

Charles "Cholly" Atkins (born Charles Sylvan Atkinson; September 13, 1913 – April 19, 2003) was an American dancer and vaudeville performer, who later became noted as the house choreographer for the various artists on the label Motown.

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Sports

Choo Freeman

1979–

Raphael Deseption "Choo" Freeman (born October 20, 1979) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder.

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Chopped meat in front of butchers for sale at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Chopped meat in front of butchers for sale at a market in Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-1389
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Literature

Chopsquad DJ

1993–

Darrell Gregory Jackson (born September 13, 1993), known professionally as Chopsquad DJ, is an American record producer, songwriter, and DJ. He is known for his frequent use of dark piano melodies in his beats. His stage name is adapted from his former…

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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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Historical photographs & documents

Chorus; Miscellaneous Lyrics

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Chorus; Miscellaneous Lyrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref183
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Chorus; Nobody Knows the Other Side Lyrics

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Chorus; Nobody Knows the Other Side Lyrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref81
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Music

Chosen Jacobs

2001–

Chosen Jacobs (born July 1, 2001) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, musician, and rapper best known for his recurring role as Will Grover on the CBS television series Hawaii Five-0 and his role as Mike Hanlon in the 2017 film adaptation of the…

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Chova Dube Holding Ndebele Dolls Made in 1982

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Chova Dube Holding Ndebele Dolls Made in 1982” (Photographs).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog sova.eepa.2012-010_ref119
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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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Visual Arts

Chris Baker

1960–

Christopher Baker (usually known as Chris Baker but also professionally as Fangorn), (born 17 August 1960 in Birmingham, England) is a cover artist for British and German versions of the Redwall books, as well as a storyboard and film conceptual artist,…

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Sports

Chris Barnett

1986–

Christopher James Barnett (born June 14, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Arts & Performance

Chris Beal

1985–

Chris Beal (born August 6, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Music

Chris Bender

1972–1991

Christopher Lamont Bender (August 2, 1972 – November 3, 1991) was an American R&B singer who reached the national music charts in 1991 with the album entitled Draped before his murder.

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Film & Television

Chris Bey

1996–

Daquan Christopher Johnson-Bey (born February 13, 1996), better known by the ring name Chris Bey, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), but has been on hiatus due to a broken neck that he suffered in…

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Sports

Chris Bosh

1984–

Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. A Texas Mr. Basketball in high school, he played one season of college basketball for Georgia Tech before declaring for the 2003 NBA draft, where he was…

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Literature

Chris Brown

1989–

Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. An R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the "King of R&B" by some contemporaries. His lyrics often address emotional and…

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Music

Chris Cain

1955–

Chris Cain (born November 19, 1955) is an American blues musician. He began playing professionally as a teenager in local clubs, at festivals, and at private events. He attended Pomona College.

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Photographs and Still Images

Chris Chin at VP Records offices, Jamaica, Queens

early 1980s; printed 2004

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A color photograph of Chris Chin at VP Records offices. Chin is pictured sitting and leaning back on a wheeled chair next to a desk. He wears a light purple sweater with "CJC" monogrammed in white on the left side, a white plaid button down shirt…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.132.243
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Music

Chris Cobbins

1984–

Christopher Lee Cobbins (born August 30, 1984), who goes by the stage name Chris Cobbins, is an American Christian hip hop musician and Christian R&B artist from Kansas City, Missouri. His debut album, Hello World, was released on October 8, 2013 by…

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Sports

Chris Crawford

Biography

Chris Crawford is an American dancer and professional cheerleader. He was one of the first male cheerleaders and first openly gay cheerleaders on the Carolina Topcats.

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Chris Decorse at Elmina Bakatue River Festival

1986

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Donor notes read: "Elmina Bakatue River Festival; July 5, 1986; C. DeCorse. The date on the slide is AUG 86.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0689
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