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Science - Technology

Elmer S. Imes

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Physicist Elmer S. Imes, an internationally recognized early authority on infrared spectroscopy, was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 12, 1883, the son of Benjamin...
Science - Technology

Charles Henry Turner

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Charles Henry Turner was a pioneering American behavioral scientist whose groundbreaking research on insect behavior and unwavering commitment to civil rights left an indelible mark...
Education

Roger Arliner Young

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Roger Arliner Young, born in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania in 1889, was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in zoology and to conduct research at...
Education

Robert Russa Moton

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Robert Russa Moton was born on the William Vaughan Plantation in 1867 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Moton attended the local freedman’s school and eventually...
International

Mutesa II

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Mutesa II, in full Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Mutesa, (born Nov. 19, 1924—died Nov. 21, 1969, London, Eng.), kabaka (ruler) of...
International

The Bantu People

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The Bantu people are diverse ethnicities and cultures spread across a large portion of sub-Saharan Africa. With a population of over 100 million people, the...