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Bell Smith, Leopoldine Emma Doualla (1939– )
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1958
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African Americans and Cuba's First Experiment in Tourism: The Joe Louis Commission in Post Revolutionary Havana, 1959-1960
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6
1960
Racial integration
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25
1955
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Social Movements Throughout History Prove Change Takes Time
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Fastjet to assist in repatriation of Zim, SA nationals
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Jim Beckwourth, Afro-American Pioneer
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