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Notable African-American Religious Leaders Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious Leaders…Glyndebourne Festival
(Encyclopedia) Glyndebourne FestivalGlyndebourne Festivalglīnˈdəbərn, glīnˈbôrn [key], opera festival given each summer since 1934 on the estate of John Christie at Glyndebourne, near Lewes, Sussex,…Horseshoe Bend
(Encyclopedia) Horseshoe Bend, a turn on the Tallapoosa River, near Dadeville, E central Ala., site of a battle on Mar. 27, 1814, in which the Creeks, led by chief William Weatherford, were…auteur
(Encyclopedia) auteurauteurōtörˈ [key], in film criticism, a director who so dominates the film-making process that it is appropriate to call the director the auteur, or author, of the motion picture…Alexander City
(Encyclopedia) Alexander City, city (2020 pop. 14,843), Tallapoosa co., E central Ala., in a piedmont farm area; inc. 1874. Nearby Martin Dam supplies power for the city's textile mills;…Carnegie
(Encyclopedia) Carnegie Carnegie kärnĕgˈē, kärˈnəgē [key], borough (2020 pop. 8,134),…Biography Features
Recent Features Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A…Andrew Jackson HARLAN, Congress, IN (1815-1907)
HARLAN Andrew Jackson , a Representative from Indiana; born near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, March 29, 1815; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1839 and…Thomas Andrews HENDRICKS, Congress, IN (1819-1885)
Senate Years of Service: 1863-1869 Party: Democrat HENDRICKS Thomas Andrews , a Representative and a Senator from Indiana and a Vice President of the United States; born near Zanesville, Ohio,…Andrew EWING, Congress, TN (1813-1864)
EWING Andrew , a Representative from Tennessee; born in Nashville, Tenn., June 17, 1813; completed preparatory studies, and was graduated from the University of Nashville in 1832; studied law;…