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Henry Cecil Ransom McBay Biography

Henry Cecil Ransom McBaychemistBorn: 5/29/1914Birthplace: Mexia, Tex. Initially planning to enter medical school, Henry McBay decided instead to study chemistry, earning a B.S. degree in 1934…

Cedric RICHMOND, Congress, LA (1973)

RICHMOND Cedric , a Representative from Louisiana; born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 13, 1973; graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, La., 1991; B.A.,…

Floyd McKissick Biography

Floyd McKissick lawyer, civil rights leaderBorn: 3/9/1922Birthplace: Asheville, North Carolina   Upon graduating from Morehouse College, McKissick became the first Black person to study at North…

Sanford Dixon BISHOP, Jr., Congress, GA (1947)

BISHOP Sanford Dixon, Jr. , a Representative from Georgia; born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., February 4, 1947; graduated from Central High School, Mobile, Ala., 1964; B.A., Morehouse College,…

Condoleezza Rice Biography

Condoleezza RiceSecretary of State, professor, diplomatBorn: 11/14/1954Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama Rice became President George W. Bush's second Secretary of State in January 2005,…

Earl Frederick HILLIARD, Congress, AL (1942)

HILLIARD Earl Frederick , a Representative from Alabama; born in Birmingham, Ala., April 9, 1942; graduated from Western-Olin High School, Birmingham, Ala., 1960; B.A., Morehouse College, Atlanta…

Major Robert Odell OWENS, Congress, NY (1936)

OWENS Major Robert Odell , a Representative from New York; born in Collierville, Shelby County, Tenn., June 28, 1936; graduated from Hamilton High School, Memphis, Tenn.; B.A., Morehouse College,…

Herman Cain

Herman Cain was a retired businessman and lobbyist from Georgia who in 2011 ran for the Republican nomination for president. Herman Cain came to politics late in life, rising to prominence after a…

C. K. Steele Biography

C. K. Steele Charles KenzieCivil rights activistBorn: February 17, 1914Birthplace: Bluefield, W. Va. Steele decided he wanted to become a preacher at an early age. In 1938 he began…