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BIOGRAPHY
Scholarship

Charles L. Blockson

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Blockson (December 16, 1933 – June 14, 2023) was an American historian, author, bibliophile, and collector of books, historical documents, art, and other materials related to the history and culture of African Americans, continental Africans,…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Charles L. Lewis (California politician)

1966–2004

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…

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Biography & Culture

Charles L. Owens

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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BIOGRAPHY
Education & Scholarship

Charles L. Purce

1856–1905

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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Education & Scholarship

Charles L. Reason

1818–1893

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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BIOGRAPHY
Military

Charles L. Thomas

1920–1980

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…

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Sports & Achievement

Charles Lakes

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.

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Charles Langford

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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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Charles Lee Duffy

1976–

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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BIOGRAPHY
Science & Inventions

Charles Lee Isbell Jr.

1968–

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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BIOGRAPHY
Civil Rights & Community

Charles Lenox Remond

1810–1873

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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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Charles Lewis Mitchell

1829–1912

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…

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BIOGRAPHY
Science

Charles Lightfoot Roman

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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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)

1938–

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…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Time-based Media - Moving Images

Charles Lloyd: Journey Within

1968

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A 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…

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Education & Scholarship

Charles Lucien Lambert

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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BIOGRAPHY
Journalism

Charles M. Blow

1970–

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.…

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BIOGRAPHY
Engineering

Charles M. Bussey

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…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Charles M. Stokes

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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Sports

Charles Martin

1986–

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…

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography & Culture

Charles McClelland

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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Biography & Culture

Charles McDew

1938–2018

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…

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BIOGRAPHY
Politics & Public Life

Charles McDuffie Wilder

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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BIOGRAPHY
Military

Charles McGee

1919–2022

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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