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Loading image…1933–2023
Charles Leroy Blockson (December 16, 1933 – June 14, 2023) was an American historian, author, bibliophile, and collector of books, historical documents, art, and other materials related to the history and culture of African Americans, continental Africans,…
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Charles L. Lewis III (October 3, 1966 – August 8, 2004) was an American politician who served as a member of the San Diego City Council. He was elected in 2002 after serving as chief of staff to his predecessor, George Stevens. He died in office two years…
1930–2016
Charles L. Owens (April 13, 1930 – May 24, 2016) was the first African-American judge in Oklahoma. He was appointed by Governor Dewey F. Bartlett in 1968.
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Charles L. Purce (July 4, 1856 – August 7, 1905) was an American educator and academic administrator, active in Louisville, Kentucky, and Selma, Alabama. He was a leader in the Baptist church, and served as president of Selma University and Simmons College…
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Charles Lewis Reason (July 21, 1818 – August 16, 1893) was an American mathematician, linguist, and educator. He was the first black college professor in the United States, teaching at New York Central College, McGrawville. He was born and died in New York…
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Charles Leroy Thomas (April 17, 1920 – February 15, 1980) was a United States Army major who was a company commander during World War II. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on…
1964–
Charles Lakes (born August 6, 1964) is a retired American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and participated in the 1988 Olympics.
1922–2007
Charles Douglas Langford (December 9, 1922 – February 11, 2007) was an Alabama state senator who represented Rosa Parks in the famous civil rights case of the 1960s. Attorney Langford served in the Alabama Legislature as a State Representative, District…
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Charles Lee Duffy (born May 10, 1976) is an American serial killer and rapist who murdered three women in the metro Atlanta area between June and August 1997. Within days of the final murder, Duffy was turned in by his mother, who had recognized him after…
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Charles Lee Isbell Jr. (born December 18, 1968) is an American computer scientist who has been the 11th chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since August 2025. Isbell joined the faculty of the Georgia Institute of Technology College of…
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Charles Lenox Remond (February 1, 1810 – December 22, 1873) was an American orator, activist and abolitionist based in Massachusetts. He lectured against slavery across the Northeast, and in 1840 traveled to the British Isles on a tour with William Lloyd…
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Charles Lewis Mitchell (November 10, 1829 – April 13, 1912) was a printer, officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and state legislator in Massachusetts. Along with Edward G. Walker, Mitchell was one of the first two African Americans to…
Loading image…1889–1961
Charles Lightfoot Roman (May 19, 1889 – June 8, 1961) was a Canadian surgeon, author and researcher. He was also one of the first Black Canadians to graduate from McGill University's Faculty of Medicine.
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Charles Lloyd (born March 15, 1938) is an American jazz musician and composer. He primarily plays tenor saxophone and flute and occasionally other reed instruments, including alto saxophone and the Hungarian tárogató. Lloyd's primary band since 2007 has…
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA motion picture film with the title Charles Lloyd: Journey Within. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. The footage opens with a view of an empty theatre with a band set…
1828–1896
Charles Lucien Lambert (1828–1896), also known as Lucien Lambert, Sr. or Lucien Lambert père, was an American pianist, music teacher and composer. Born a free person of color in New Orleans, he was part of a family of prominent Creole composers who gained…
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Charles McRay Blow (born August 11, 1970) is an American journalist, commentator and former op-ed columnist for The New York Times, news host for Black News Channel and former political analyst for MSNBC. He is currently a Langston Hughes Fellow in the W.…
1921–2003
Charles M. Bussey (April 23, 1921 – October 26, 2003) was a decorated soldier in the U.S. military who served with the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, and with the Army Corps of Engineers in the Korean War. Bussey was awarded an Air Medal for service in…
Loading image…1902–1996
Charles Moorehead Stokes (February 1, 1903 – November 25, 1996) was an American politician, jurist, and lawyer who served several terms in the Washington State House of Representatives.
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Charles Lee Martin (born April 24, 1986) is an American professional boxer. He held the IBF heavyweight title in 2016. His 85-day reign as champion is the second-shortest in heavyweight boxing history, after Tony Tucker's 64 days in 1987 (also as IBF…
Biography
Charles A. McClelland Jr. was the police chief of the Houston Police Department (HPD) from 2010 through 2016. Joining the department in May 1977, McClelland worked his way up through the ranks, from rookie to assistant chief in 1998, before being asked to…
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Charles "Chuck" McDew (June 23, 1938 – April 3, 2018) was an American civil rights activist. After attending South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, he became the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from…
1835–1902
Charles McDuffie Wilder (c.1835–1902) was an American public official and politician in South Carolina. He was appointed postmaster by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and was a city councilor in Columbia, South Carolina. He established himself as a…
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Brigadier General Charles Edward McGee (December 7, 1919 − January 16, 2022) was an American fighter pilot who was one of the first African American aviators in the United States military and one of the last living members of the Tuskegee Airmen. McGee…
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