Zimbabwe: Makarawu Rules Ansa Night From Afar

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Zimbabwe: Makarawu Rules Ansa Night From Afar

[The Herald] He was thousands of kilometres away in the United States, but Tapiwanashe Makarawu's name echoed the loudest in Harare last night, twice.

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Woods, Tiger | FactMonster

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American Indians

American Indians | FactMonster

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Egyptian History: Biographies

Egyptian History: Biographies | FactMonster

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Farrakhan, Louis

Farrakhan, Louis | FactMonster

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Turner, Benjamin Sterling (1825-1894)

Benjamin Sterling Turner, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama during the Reconstruction period, was born on March 17, 1825 in Weldon, North Carolina. He was raised as a slave and as a child received no formal education. In 1830 Turner moved to Selma, Alabama with his

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Mar

21

1894

(1899) Lucy Craft Laney, “The Burden of the Educated Colored Woman”

Lucy Craft Laney was born in Macon, Georgia, in 1854, into a family of ten children. Taught to read and write by her mother, a domestic worker, she graduated from Macons Lewis High School and entered Atlanta University at the age of fifteen and graduated in 1873. Laney taught in the Georgia public

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Smalls, Robert (1839-1915)

Robert Smalls was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, on April 5, 1839 and worked as a house slave until the age of 12. At that point his owner, John K. McKee, sent him to Charleston to work as a waiter, ship rigger, and sailor, with all earnings going to McKee. This arrangement continued until

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May

13

1862

Ancient History, Africa: Biographies

Ancient History, Africa: Biographies | FactMonster

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Voting Irregularities in Florida During the 2000 Presidential Election

Addressing voting rights issues has been a core responsibility for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights since the Commission was founded in 1957. The Commission has broad authority over voting rights. It has general jurisdiction to examine allegations regarding the right of U.S. citizens to vote and

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Rwanda, in east-central Africa, is surrounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi. It is slightly smaller than Maryland. Steep mountains and deep valleys cover most of the country. Lake Kivu in the northwest, at an altitude of 4,829 ft (1,472 m), is the highest

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United Arab Republic

United Arab Republic | FactMonster

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(1860) Frederick Douglass, “the Constitution of the United States: Is It Pro-Slavery or Anti-slavery?”

Home Image Ownership: Public Domain Teaching American History.org http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=1128

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West Indian History: Biographies

West Indian History: Biographies | FactMonster

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(1871) Congressman Jefferson F. Long, “Speech On Disorders In The South”

Jefferson Franklin Long (1836-1901) was the first African American from Georgia to serve in the United States House of Representatives. Born into slavery near Knoxville in Crawford County, Georgia, he was self-educated and became a merchant tailor in Macon, Georgia. Long was elected in December

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Lewis, Carl | FactMonster

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In Sept. 2015, a seven-member constitution commission was appointed to review possible changes that would allow Paul Kagame a third term as president. The move followed a vote by both houses of parliament that supported a constitutional change and a petition signed by 3.7 million, 60% of voters, in

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Clarence Thomas

Born: 6/23/948 Pin Point, GeorgiaClarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Succeeding Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court.Business / Schooling:

Conception Seminary College

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Scott, Tyree (1940-2003)

Tyree Scott was a Seattle civil rights and labor leader who opened the door to women and minority workers in the construction industry. Scott was born in Hearne (Wharton County), Texas and before moving to Seattle in 1966, he served in the U. S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. His father was

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Menchú, Rigoberta

Menchú, Rigoberta | FactMonster

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George Alcorn patents fabrication of spectrometer

Patent # 4,618,380

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Oct

21

1986

(1837) Theodore S. Wright, “Prejudice Against the Colored Man”

Rev. Theodore S. Wright, (1797-1847) was born to free parents in Providence, Rhode Island. By the 1830s Wright was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in New York City and a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Wright, a dedicated abolitionist, attended the New York State Anti-Slavery Society

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Martha's Vineyard

Marthas Vineyard | FactMonster

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Africa | FactMonster

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Gratz et al v. Bollinger et al (2003)

No. 02-516. Argued April 1, 2003--Decided June 23, 2003

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Adams, Alma Shealey (1946-)

Congresswoman Alma Shealey Adams currently represents North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. She is the 100th woman elected to that legislative body and the second African American woman, after Eva Clayton, to represent North Carolina in the

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Ancient History, Africa: Biographies

Ancient History, Africa: Biographies | FactMonster

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James Weldon Johnson was honored by NAACP

James Weldon Johnson was honored for his careers as an executive of the NAACP, a member of the United States Consul, editor, and poet by the NAACP in New York City.

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Jun

30

1926

Hooks, Benjamin Lawson

Hooks, Benjamin Lawson | FactMonster

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Morgan v. Virginia (1946)

March 27, 1946, Argued

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Loving v. Virginia (1967)

WARREN, C.J., Opinion of the Court

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