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Fourteenth Amendment

(Encyclopedia) Fourteenth Amendment, addition to the U.S. Constitution, adopted 1868. The amendment comprises five sections. Section 2 provides for apportionment of membership in the House of…

Almanac: <b>Biography</b>

  Jesse Jackson 1941– Search 30,000+ Biographies: Browse Selected Biographies A B C D E F G H I J K L…

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Hiram Rhodes REVELS, Congress, MS (1827-1901)

Senate Years of Service: 1870-1871 Party: Republican REVELS Hiram Rhodes , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., on September 27, 1827; attended Beech Grove…

Gordon Parks Biography

Gordon Parks American photographer, filmmaker, writer, and composerBorn: Nov. 30, 1912Birthplace: Fort Scott, Kansas   Best known as an acclaimed photographer, Gordon Parks was also a highly…

Women in American Religion

Even though it is only recently that women have been permitted to hold official roles in many religions, they have always been central to American religious life. Unofficially, women have often been…

Black Religious Leaders

Notable African-American Religious Leaders   Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious Leaders…