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Ralph Harold METCALFE, Congress, IL (1910-1978)
METCALFE Ralph Harold , a Representative from Illinois; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 29, 1910; attended the Chicago public schools; Ph.B., Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., 1936;…John Mercer LANGSTON, Congress, VA (1829-1897)
LANGSTON John Mercer , a Representative from Virginia; born in Louisa, Louisa County, Va., December 14, 1829; attended the common schools in Ohio; was graduated from the literary department of…Colin Powell
Name at birth: Colin Luther PowellColin Powell was the first Black American to be U.S. Secretary of State. He served in that office from 2001-05. Colin Powell was a career soldier who fought in the…Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson was a star of stage and screen from the 1950s until her death in 2021 at the age of 96. Tyson was nominated for an Oscar in 1973 for her lead performance in Sounder, and won Emmys for…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…John Roy LYNCH, Congress, MS (1847-1939)
LYNCH John Roy , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La., September 10, 1847; after his father's death moved with his mother to Natchez, Miss., in 1863, where…What You Need to Know About the Civil Rights Act
By Logan Chamberlain When people discuss the Civil Rights Act, they almost universally mean the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The first thing you need to know is that this is not the only important…The Clock Will Not Be Turned Back
by Roy Wilkins As executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Roy Wilkins addressed the Commonwealth Club of California five weeks after…Filling in the Gaps
Do you think that it seems like slavery casts a pall over our national heritage? It does. Do you think that this could ever be removed? No, of course it cannot be…2009 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Awards ranging from journalism to fiction to music Related Links Pulitzer Prizes Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine, and…Trending
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