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George William BOOKER, Congress, VA (1821-1883)
BOOKER George William , a Representative from Virginia; born near Stuart, Patrick County, Va., December 5, 1821; attended the public schools; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the bar in…Spaulding, C. C.
(Encyclopedia) Spaulding, C. C. (Charles Clinton Spaulding), 1874–1952, African-American insurance executive, b. Columbus co., N.C. In 1900, Spaulding, who had previously worked as a grocery-store…Scott, Paul
(Encyclopedia) Scott, Paul (Paul Mark Scott), 1930–78, British author, b. London. He joined the British army in 1940 and served in India, Burma, and Malaya from 1943 to 1946. His observations of the…Armstrong, Samuel Chapman
(Encyclopedia) Armstrong, Samuel Chapman, 1839–93, American educator, philanthropist, and soldier, b. Hawaiian Islands, of missionary parents, grad. Williams, 1862. He served in the Union army in the…Brookner, Anita
(Encyclopedia) Brookner, Anita, 1928–2016, English writer and art critic. After establishing an academic career at London's Courtauld Institute of Art and becoming the first woman appointed (1968)…Aquino, Corazon
(Encyclopedia) Aquino, Corazon (Maria Corazon “Cory” Aquino)Aquino, Corazonkôrˌəzōnˈ, äkēˈnō [key], 1933–2009, Philippine politician, president of the Philippines (1986–92), b. Maria Corazon…Washington, Booker Taliaferro
(Encyclopedia) Washington, Booker Taliaferro, 1856–1915, American educator, b. Franklin co., Va. Washington was born into slavery; his mother was a mulatto slave on a plantation, his father a white…Atwood, Margaret Eleanor
(Encyclopedia) Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939–, Canadian novelist and poet. Atwood is a skilled and powerful storyteller whose novels, set mainly in the near future, sometimes make use of such…African Americans in the 115th Congress
A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 115th Congress. There are 48 black members in the House of Representatives and 3 in the Senate. State House Senate Alabama Terri…Ulitskaya, Lyudmila Evgenyevna
(Encyclopedia) Ulitskaya, Lyudmila Evgenyevna, 1943–, Russian writer and Soviet-era dissident, grad. Moscow State Univ. She worked as a geneticist at the USSR Academy of Sciences (1968–70), was fired…Trending
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