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1947–
Catherine Liggins Hughes (born Catherine Elizabeth Woods; April 22, 1947) is an American entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive. She has been listed as the second-richest Black woman in the United States, after Oprah Winfrey.…
1962–
Cathy J. Cohen (born 1962) is an American political scientist, author, feminist, and social activist, whose work has focused on the African-American experience in politics from a perspective which is underlined by intersectionality. She is currently the…
1965–
Catherine Tyson (born 12 June 1965) is a British actress. She won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film Mona Lisa (1986), which also earned her Best Supporting Actress nominations at the…
undated
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Catlett, Elizabeth” (Audio; Audio cassette).
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Cato Nnamdi June (born November 18, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is an assistant linebackers coach for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a linebacker in the NFL after being selected by…
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Cato Mead (c. 1761 – 1846; also spelled Meed) is the only known Black Patriot (American Revolutionary War veteran) buried west of the Mississippi River. Mead is buried in or near Montrose Cemetery in Montrose, Iowa. According to historian Barbara MacLeish,…
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Cato Nathan was an American politician and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Monroe County, Mississippi, in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1874 and 1875. He represented Monroe County, Mississippi. Nathan and A. P. Huggins were…
Biography
Cato Perkins was an enslaved African-American man from Charleston, South Carolina, who became a missionary to Sierra Leone. Cato was enslaved by John Perkins. Cato Perkins self-emancipated by joining the British during the Siege of Charleston, and he…
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Cato was an enslaved African American Black Patriot spy and courier operating out of British-occupied New York City during the American Revolution. Cato's enslaver, Hercules Mulligan, gathered intelligence through his connections as well as clients at his…
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Sir Cato Thomas Laurencin (born January 15, 1959) is an American engineer, physician, scientist, and professor of the University of Connecticut. He is also the chief executive officer of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering.…
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cats on the cobblestones, Stellenbosch (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cats, Western Cape” (Negatives (photographic)).
1984
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn audio cassette of Donna Summer’s "Cats Without Claws" (1984). 2015.263.2a: An audio cassette tape. The cassette is white plastic with black type on each side. Both sides have headers reading: [Supernatural Love - It's not The Way - There Goes My Baby -…
1973-1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cattle, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cattle and sheep being herded on a road near the Kainji Dam, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cattle and sheep grazing in a field outside of Yelwa, near Yelwa, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
1983
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cattle and sheep grazing, Mmabatho (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).
1900 September
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cattle, Ankole” (Photographic prints).
1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cattle arriving in Diafarabé after crossing the Niger River, Diafarabé, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).
1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Cattle being herded outside of a Maure camp, north of Tombouctou, Mali” (Slides (photographs)).
ca. 1878
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wrought iron cattle brand used by the Bell family. The brand is a solid piece of wrought iron with an open fitting at one end to accommodate a wooden shaft. A “U” shaped branding head is on the opposite end.
1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCattle being driven towards the starting point for the festival of annual cattle-crossing of the Niger in Diafarabe, Mali, December of 1994. Photographed by Sujatha Pellitier.
1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGFive Fulbe girlfriends dressed alike for the festival of annual cattle-crossing of the Niger in Diafarabe, Mali, December of 1994. Photographed by Sujatha Pellitier.
1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGClose-up view of Fulbe woman dancing to celebrate the successful cattle-crossing of the Niger River at Diabrarbe, Mali, December of 1994. Photographed by Sujatha Pellitier.
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