Christine King Farris
Christine King Farris is an esteemed educator and the older sister of the prominent civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She was born...
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Dr. Lorenzo Johnston Greene
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Dr. Lorenzo Johnston Greene (1899-1988) was a prominent African-American historian and professor. He was born on November 16, 1899, in Anson County, North Carolina, United...
Addie Waites Hunton
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Addie Waites Hunton (1866-1943) was an influential African-American activist, educator, and writer who played a significant role in advancing the rights of African-Americans and women...
Yusef Komunyakaa
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Yusef Komunyakaa is an acclaimed American poet and professor. He was born on April 29, 1947, in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States. Komunyakaa is known for...
Benedict College
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Benedict College is a private historically black college located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. It was founded in 1870 by Bathsheba A. Benedict, a...
General Clinton Bowen Fisk
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Clinton Bowen Fisk (1830-1890) was an American military officer, educator, and social reformer who is best known for his work in founding Fisk University, one...
Donald “Muggsy” Murray
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Donald “Muggsy” Murray was a pioneering African American student-athlete at the University of Maryland in the early 1960s. He was born on January 4, 1941,...
Murray v. Maryland
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A Catalyst for Civil Rights Progress in Higher Education Murray v. Maryland (1936) stands as a pivotal case in the annals of American civil rights...
School Busing
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School busing, also known as mandatory busing or court-ordered busing, is a policy that was implemented in the United States in the 1970s as a...
Stephanie Jones-Rogers
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Stephanie Jones-Rogers is an associate professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley, who has made significant contributions to the field of American history,...