Willie W. Herenton
Born Willie W. Herenton, April 23, 1940, in Mem phis, TN; married Ida Jones; children: Errol, Rodney, and Andrea. Education: LeMoyne-Owen College, B.S., 1963; Memphis...
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Ronald “Ron” Kirk
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Ronald “Ron” Kirk is the U.S. Trade Representative for U.S. President Barack Obama. Kirk was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 18, 2009, and...
Freeman Robertson Bosley, Jr.
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Born Freeman Robertson Bosley, Jr., July 20, 1954, in St. Louis, MO; son of Freeman (a businessman and city alderman) and Marjorie (Robertson) Bosley; married...
Presidential Bill Clinton Apology for the Study at Tuskegee
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On May 16, 1997, in the East Room of the White House, President Bill Clinton issued a formal apology for the Tuskegee Study of Untreated...
Lee Patrick Brown
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Lee Patrick Brown was one of the leading law-enforcement executives in the United States before Houston voters elected him as the first African American mayor...
Louis Wade Sullivan
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After witnessing poverty and discrimination in Depression-era Georgia, Louis Wade Sullivan committed his career to education and public service, rising to become Secretary of Health...
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, case in which, on April 20, 1971, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously upheld busing programs that...
Busing
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Busing, also called desegregation busing, in the United States, the practice of transporting students to schools within or outside their local school districts as a...
Congressional Black Caucus
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Since its establishment in 1971, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has been committed to using the full Constitutional power, statutory authority, and financial resources of...
Maynard Jackson
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Maynard Jackson, in full Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr., (born March 23, 1938, Dallas, Texas, U.S.—died June 23, 2003, Arlington, Virginia), American lawyer and politician, who...