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John COCHRANE, Congress, NY (1813-1898)

COCHRANE John , a Representative from New York; born in Palatine, N.Y., August 27, 1813; pursued preparatory studies, attended Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and was graduated from Hamilton…

John BIDWELL, Congress, CA (1819-1900)

BIDWELL John , a Representative from California; born in Chautauqua County, N.Y., August 5, 1819; moved with his parents to Erie, Pa., in 1829 and to Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1831; attended the…

Maurice Gwinn BURNSIDE, Congress, WV (1902-1991)

BURNSIDE Maurice Gwinn , a Representative from West Virginia; born near Columbia, Richland County, S.C., August 23, 1902; attended the public schools of South Carolina; attended The Citadel,…

Miguel Antonio OTERO, Congress, NM (1829-1882)

OTERO Miguel Antonio , a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico; born in Valencia, N.Mex., June 21, 1829; attended private and parochial schools and St. Louis University, Missouri; was…

Nelson TIFT, Congress, GA (1810-1891)

TIFT Nelson , a Representative from Georgia; born in Groton, Conn., July 23, 1810; attended the village school; moved to Key West, Fla., with his father in 1826, to Charleston, S.C., in 1830, and…

History of Slavery in America

What to the Slave is the 4th of July? As immortalized in the above Frederick Douglass quote, the United State has contended with the moral and economic problems of slavery from the beginning.…

Strange Attraction

Related Links 1998 NCAA Tournament BracketInformation Please College Basketball SiteNCAA Division I College Basketball Schools, Conferences, Nicknames and CoachesESPN Men’s College Basketball…

A Shared History

This ceremony of supplication ends Edward Ball's Slaves in the Family, winner of the 1998 National Book Award for non-fiction. The Sierra Leoneans are representatives of Chief Alikali Modu III…

Kenneth William HECHLER, Congress, WV (1914)

HECHLER Kenneth William , a Representative from West Virginia; born near Roslyn, Long Island, N.Y., September 20, 1914; graduated from Roslyn High School, Roslyn, N.Y., 1931; A.B., Swarthmore…

James Francis BYRNES, Congress, SC (1882-1972)

Senate Years of Service: 1931-1941 Party: Democrat BYRNES James Francis , a Representative and a Senator from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., May 2, 1882; attended the public schools…