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Photographs and Still Images

Congregants react to the words of the guest preacher at the former location of Reid Temple AME Church, Lanham, Maryland, 2003

2003; printed 2012

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A black-and-white photograph of a man and woman standing in front of an altar. The man is wearing a dark suit with a bowtie. His arms are raised above his waist and he is leaning backwards with his hips pushed forwards. The woman is wearing a light colored…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.141.19
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Historical photographs & visual records

Congregation leaving Namirembe cathedral, Kampala

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Congregation leaving Namirembe cathedral, Kampala” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-005, Item EEPA.2000-005-0008
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Historical photographs & visual records

Congregation of worshippers outside of Dorze village, Gamo Highlands, Ethiopia

2010-10-13

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Cataloged as “Congregation of worshippers outside of Dorze village, Gamo Highlands, Ethiopia” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-3498
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Photographs and Still Images

Congregation, Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

1963

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A black-and-white digital image of the congregation sitting in the pews of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. The woman in the forefront of the image, seated in the first pew, is wearing a stripped t-shirt dress holding her bag in her lap. The woman,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.35
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Historical photographs & visual records

Congregation visiting missionary after a service

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Congregation visiting missionary after a service” (Photographic prints).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-005, Item EEPA.2000-005-0055
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Photographs and Still Images

Congressman John Conyers brings greeting from Washington D.C.

January 15, 1969; printed 2011

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This black and white photograph shows John Conyers, center, standing at a lectern with microphones. This image was taken inside Ebenzer Baptist Church on the day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday commemoration in 1969. Conyer's face is turned away from…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.94.17
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Historical photographs & visual records

Conical straw roofs on the ground of a village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria

1967-1969

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Cataloged as “Conical straw roofs on the ground of a village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2015-019, Item 2015-019-2115
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Historical photographs & visual records

Coniferous plants, South Africa

1979

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Cataloged as “Coniferous plants, South Africa” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-065705
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Visual Arts

Conjunction

1979

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A framed color lithograph by Romare Bearden featuring a meeting of three black figures, two of whom clasp hands. The figures wear clothing in graphic patterns of orange, green, yellow and white. The figures are depicted against an orange and green…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.145.3ab
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Historical photographs & visual records

Connaught Hospital, Freetown

1978

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Donor notes read: "Connaught Hospital, Freetown. Gate to the old prison yard is at right. Sept. 1978. The date on the slide is DEC 78.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1191
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Books and Published Materials

Connection

1970

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An issue of Connection Magazine. The publication is constructed of a thick paper cover with white interior pages of black text throughout. On the front cover is an orange-tinted, black-and-white, zoomed-in image of Malcom X, showing his eyeglass covered…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.125.5
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Literature

Connie Briscoe

1952–

Connie Briscoe (born December 31, 1952) is an American writer of romantic and historical fiction. Briscoe's first novel, Sisters and Lovers (1994), sold nearly 500,000 copies in cloth and paperback combined in its first two years.

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gelatin silver prints

Connie Morgan, Martin's Stadium, Memphis, TN

ca. 1954

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This black-and-white photograph depicts Connie Morgan warming up in an on-deck circle.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.16.15
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Literature

Connie Porter

1959–

Connie Rose Porter (born July 29, 1959) is an African-American writer of young-adult books, and a teacher of creative writing. Porter is best known for her contribution to the American Girl Collection Series as the author of the Addy books: six of her Addy…

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Sports

Conor Phillips

1999–

Conor Phillips (born 7 September 1999) is an Irish rugby union player and reality television star who is formerly a member of Munster's academy and the Ireland Rugby 7’s team. He played as a wing and represented Terenure College RFC in the amateur…

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Arts & Performance

Conphidance

Biography

Uchenna "Conphidance" Echeazu is a Nigerian American actor, writer, comedian, musician, and producer. He began his entertainment career as a dancer and drummer. He is mostly known for starring and being the face of the Apple TV+ series Little America,…

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Arts & Performance

Conrad Coates

1970–

Conrad Coates (born July 12, 1970) is a British-born Canadian actor and teacher. He is best known for his roles as Headmaster T. Monk in The Zack Files (2001–2002), as Jimmy Brooks' father in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2004–2008), as Morgan in The…

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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights

Conrad Lynn

1908–1995

Conrad Joseph Lynn (November 4, 1908 – November 16, 1995) was an African-American civil rights lawyer and activist known for providing legal representation for activists, including many unpopular defendants. Among the causes he supported as a lawyer were…

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Literature

Conrad Tillard

1964–

Conrad Bennette Tillard (born September 15, 1964) is an American Baptist minister, radio host, activist, politician, and author. Tillard was in his early years a prominent minister of the black nationalist organization the Nation of Islam (NOI). He was at…

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Music

Consequence

Biography

Dexter Raymond Mills Jr., known professionally as Consequence, is an American rapper from New York City. He is best known for his collaborative work with A Tribe Called Quest and Kanye West.

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Historical photographs & visual records

Conservation lab at Fort Jesus Museum, Mombasa, Kenya

1994 August 3

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Cataloged as “Conservation lab at Fort Jesus Museum, Mombasa, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1994-008, Item EEPA 1994-008-0227
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Photographs and Still Images

Consignment sale in Lincoln Park Washington D. C. during a Mary McLeod Bethune event

May, 1974

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A black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing a hat who is looking through a rack of clothes. On the tree next to the rack is a sign that says, “Rummage Sale.” The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.15.33
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Historical photographs & documents

Consolidated Reports of Refugees and Freedmen

June 1865–Feb. 1866

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Cataloged as “Consolidated Reports of Refugees and Freedmen”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.50.11.1
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Historical photographs & documents

Consolidated Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded Freedmen

Feb. 9, 1867–July 11, 1868

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Unbound consolidated weekly reports of sick and wounded freedmen, February 1867–July 1868, are arranged chronologically. The reports are printed forms on which the surgeons showed the number of men, women, and children under their care; the number at the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1902, Item 3.1.4.1
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