Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the United States, promoted Atoms for Peace at the United Nations General Assembly in order to ease Cold War...
Author : samepassage
Little Rock Central High School
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In the fall of 1957, when students were returning to the all-white Little Rock Central High School, nine new African-American faces were to be among...
Orval Eugene Faubus
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Orval Eugene Faubus, a prominent figure in American history, is best known for his role as the Governor of Arkansas during the tumultuous period of...
Alice Walker
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Alice Walker is an American author, poet, and activist, best known for her novel “The Color Purple,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in...
James Baldwin
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James Baldwin was an influential American writer, essayist, and social critic whose work addressed complex issues of race, sexuality, and class in the United States....
Toni Morrison
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Toni Morrison was an American novelist, essayist, editor, and professor who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential writers of the...
Langston Hughes
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Langston Hughes was an influential American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was born on February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri, and grew...
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou was an influential American author, poet, and civil rights activist. Born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, Angelou overcame a challenging...
René Maran
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René Maran, born on November 5, 1887, in Martinique to Guyanese parents, emerged as a significant figure in French literature and journalism, distinguished as the...
Bloody Sunday
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In 1965, the “Bloody Sunday” event took place in Alabama, marking a significant moment in the civil rights movement. On March 7th of that year,...