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C. S. Giscombe
1950–
C. S. Giscombe (born 1950 Dayton, Ohio) is an African-American poet, essayist, and professor of English at University of California, Berkeley.
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C. Steven McGann
1951–2023
Clarence Steven McGann (June 28, 1951 – May 24, 2023) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu from 2008 to 2011. He was nominated by President George W. Bush, and assumed his duties at…
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C. T. Vivian
1924–2020
Cordy Tindell Vivian (July 30, 1924 – July 17, 2020) was an American minister, author, and close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement. He resided in Atlanta, Georgia, and founded the C. T. Vivian Leadership…
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C.T. Vivian Oral History Interview
March 29, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.6.1a, 2011.174.6.1b, 2011.174.6.1c, and 2011.174.6.1d. C. T. Vivian recalls growing up in Macomb, Illinois, working in Peoria, Illinois, and his call to the ministry. He discusses attending the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.174.6.1a-d
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C. Vernon Mason
Biography
C. Vernon Mason is a former lawyer and civil rights advocate from Tucker, Arkansas. Best known for his involvement in several high-profile New York City cases in the 1980s, including the Bernhard Goetz, Howard Beach, and Tawana Brawley incidents, Mason has…
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C. Vivian Stringer
1948–
Charlaine Vivian Stringer (born March 16, 1948) is an American former basketball coach. She holds one of the best coaching records in the history of women's basketball. She was the head coach of the Rutgers University women's basketball team from 1995…
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C – W
Jan.–Mar. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “C – W”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, Item 3.15.3.2.1
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Business & Enterprise
C. W. Allen
Born 1872
C.W. Allen was an American businessman who was a prominent African-American citizen of Mobile, Alabama, in the early 20th century.
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Politics & Public Life
C. W. Caldwell
1839–1921
Christian Wesley Caldwell (18 July 1839 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina – 21 November 1921 in Columbia, South Carolina) was an American politician who served as an elected member of the South Carolina House of Representatives during the Reconstruction…
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C1 – G52
Jan.–Dec. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “C1 – G52”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 3.1.4.2
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C223 – H217
1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “C223 – H217”.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 2.1.7.23
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Cab Calloway
1907–1994
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…
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Cab Calloway Home Movie #1
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.2.1.1a
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Cab Calloway Home Movie #2
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.2.2.1abc
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Cab Calloway Home Movie #3
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.2.3.1a
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Cab Calloway Home Movie #4
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.2.4.1a
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Cab Calloway Home Movie #5
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.2.5.1a
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Cab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.237.20.1abc
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gelatin silver prints
Cabaret Strip Dancer
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.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.165.34
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Historical photographs & visual records
Cabbage farm on the road from Musaia to Kabala
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.".
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-1730
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Biography & Culture
Cabbie Richards
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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Visual Arts
Cabin Days
1938-1939; printed after 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA framed carborundum mezzotint print depicting a small, dilapidated cabin next to a pond. Three figures are on the cabin’s porch: a woman holds a baby next to a figure seated in a rocking char. A set of steps and a winding path lead down to a small dock…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.70.2
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Cabin from Point of Pines Plantation in Charleston County, South Carolina
1853
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe cabin is a one-story, two-room, rectangular, weatherboard clad building with an extended side gable roof which acts as the overhanging porch roof and a brick /masonry fireplace on the west elevation. The structure is a timber frame, meaning a heavy…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.57
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Cabin in The Sky
1943
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA musical comedy with the title Cabin in The Sky. It consists of three (3) reels of black-and white 16mm acetate film with optical sound. The film follows Little Joe Jackson (Eddie Anderson) who has a gambling problem and is killed in a shootout with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.59.1abc
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