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The Murder of Emmett Till - Civil Rights Cases

A "grotesque miscarriage of justice" by Borgna Brunner Related Links Black History MonthBlack History Time Timeline Encyclopedia: Civil RightsCivil Rights Heroes Martin Luther King…

Daniel Edward LUNGREN, Congress, CA (1946)

LUNGREN, Daniel Edward, a Representative from California; born in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, Calif., September 22, 1946; attended St. Barnabas School, Long Beach, 1960; graduated from St…

Slaves in the Family

Oral Tradition The black descendants of Ball slaves interviewed for the book also told very different stories. For example, Edwina Harleston Whitlock, a retiree living in…

Slaves in the Family

One Small Step Edward Ball with his distant cousin Carolyn Smalls Goodson, a descendant of Ball slaves. In the course of his…

Bannock

(Encyclopedia) BannockBannockbănˈək [key], Native North Americans who formerly ranged over wide territory of the N Great Plains and into the foothills of the Rocky Mts. They were concentrated in S…

Bantu

(Encyclopedia) BantuBantubănˈt&oomacr;ˌ [key], ethnic and linguistic group of Africa, numbering about 120 million. The Bantu inhabit most of the continent S of the Congo River except the extreme…

Isidor RAYNER, Congress, MD (1850-1912)

Senate Years of Service: 1905-1912Party: DemocratRAYNER, Isidor, a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., April 11, 1850; attended private schools, the University…

Women in the 114th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 114th Congress, which began in 2015. There are 85 women in the House of Representatives and 20 women in the Senate. State…

Summer Movies

Other Noteworthy Releases: A fine way to beat the heat and be entertained Beyond SilenceGerman director Caroline Link's debut is a touching, engaging exploration of the relationship between deaf…