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Anthony Rodney, Walter
(Encyclopedia)Rodney, Walter, 1942–1980, Scholar and revolutionary, b. Georgetown, British Guiana. Ph.D. School of African and Oriental Studies, 1966. A Pan-African...Columbus, Christopher
(Encyclopedia)Columbus, Christopher, Ital. Cristoforo Colombo krēstōˈbäl kōlōnˈ, 1451–1506, European explorer, b. Genoa, Italy. Columbus was not the first European mariner to sail to the New World—the ...Commonwealth of Nations
(Encyclopedia)Commonwealth of Nations, voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their dependencies, and the associated state...Caribbean Sea
(Encyclopedia)Caribbean Sea kârˌĭbēˈən, kərĭbˈēən, tropical sea, c.970,000 sq mi (2,512,950 sq km), arm of the Atlantic Ocean, Central America. It is bordered on the N and E by the West Indies archipelag...Walcott, Derek Alton
(Encyclopedia)Walcott, Derek Alton, 1930–2017, West Indian dramatist and poet, b. Castries, St. Lucia, grad. Univ. of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, 1953. His grandfathers were both white, one of English, the ot...mulberry
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Red mulberry, Morus rubra mulberry, common name for the Moraceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often climbing, mostly of pantropical distribution, and characterized by ...Brooklyn
(Encyclopedia)Brooklyn bro͝okˈlĭn , borough of New York City (2020 pop. 2,736,074), 71 sq mi (184 sq km),...coffee
(Encyclopedia)coffee, a tree, its seeds, and the beverage made from them. The coffee tree, a small evergreen of the genus Coffea, has smooth, ovate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers that mature into dee...outsider art
(Encyclopedia)outsider art, artwork created by typically unconventional and untrained artists from the margins of society and the art world. The term was coined in 1972 by British scholar and art critic Roger Cardi...Cromwell, Oliver
(Encyclopedia)Cromwell, Oliver krŏmˈwĕl, krŭmˈ–, –wəl, 1599–1658, lord protector of England. Opinions of Cromwell have always varied widely. His military skill and force of character are universally r...Browse by Subject
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