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Willie Mays
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General Order No. 143
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Morrill Land-Grant Acts
The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally owned land, often obtained…
Boogie Woogie
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Pearl Moore
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Chinua Achebe
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Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971), was a court case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on December 14, 1970. It concerned employment discrimination…
Houston Riot Of 1917
The Houston race riot of 1917, also known as the Camp Logan Mutiny, was a mutiny and riot by 156 soldiers from the all-black 24th Infantry Regiment of the United…
Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard
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