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The Spingarn Medal
The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for outstanding achievement by a Black American. 1915 Ernest E. Just 1916…Teagarden, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Teagarden, Jack (Weldon Leo Teagarden), 1905–64, American jazz trombonist and singer, b. Vernon, Tex. One of the earliest white bluesmen, he came from a jazz-playing family and was…Felix de Weldon 2003 Deaths
Felix de WeldonAge: 96 sculptor who created the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., which depicts marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima. Weldon crafted more than 2,000 other…James Leeper JOHNSON, Congress, KY (1818-1877)
JOHNSON James Leeper , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Smithland, Livingston County, Ky., October 30, 1818; attended private schools; moved to Owensboro, Ky., in 1836; studied law;…JOHNSON, James Paul (Jim), Congress, CO (1930)
JOHNSON, James Paul (Jim), a Representative from Colorado; born in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., June 2, 1930; B.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1952; LL.B., University of…James Paul (Jim) JOHNSON, Congress, CO (1930)
JOHNSON James Paul (Jim) , a Representative from Colorado; born in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., June 2, 1930; B.A., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., 1952; LL.B., University of Colorado,…James Johnson LINDLEY, Congress, MO (1822-1891)
LINDLEY James Johnson , a Representative from Missouri; born in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, January 1, 1822; moved with his parents to Cynthiana, Ky., in 1836; attended Woodville College,…James Augustus JOHNSON, Congress, CA (1829-1896)
JOHNSON James Augustus , a Representative from California; born in Spartanburg, S.C., May 16, 1829; moved with his parents to Arkansas when quite young; attended the common schools; moved to…James Hutchins JOHNSON, Congress, NH (1802-1887)
JOHNSON James Hutchins , a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Bath, Grafton County, N.H., June 3, 1802; attended the public schools; owned and operated a lumber mill; deputy sheriff of…Jacksonville, Fla.
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