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Napoleon, Louis
(Encyclopedia) Napoleon, Louis, 1800–1881, African American abolitionist. He lived in a community of free blacks in Staten Island, N.Y., working as a porter and furniture polisher while secretly…Butts, Calvin O., III
(Encyclopedia) Butts, Calvin O., III, 1949–2022, African-American pastor and social justice leader, b. Bridgeport, Conn., B.A. Morehouse College (…Davis, Angela Yvonne
(Encyclopedia) Davis, Angela Yvonne, 1944–, African-American political activist, b. Birmingham, Ala. She taught philosophy (1969–70) at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles, until she was finally…Cobb, Henry Nichols
(Encyclopedia) Cobb, Henry Nichols, 1926–2020, American modernist architect, b. Boston, grad. Harvard Graduate School of Design (1949). At Harvard he met I. M. Pei, with whom he established a New…Brooke, Edward William, 3d
(Encyclopedia) Brooke, Edward William, 3d, 1919–2015, U.S. senator (1967–79), b. Washington, D.C. A decorated World War II veteran, he was admitted to the bar in 1948. A Republican, he served (1963–…Upshaw, Gene
(Encyclopedia) Upshaw, Gene (Eugene Upshaw, Jr.), 1945–2008, American football player and labor union leader, b. Robstown, Tex. He attended Texas College of Arts and Industries (now Texas A&M,…Murray, Anna Pauline "Pauli"
(Encyclopedia) Murray, Pauli, 1910–1985, American lawyer, priest, and activist, b. Baltimore, S.J.D. Yale University, 1965, MDiv, General Theological…Rockwell, Norman
(Encyclopedia) Rockwell, Norman, 1894–1978, American illustrator, b. New York City. One of America's favorite artists, Rockwell specialized in warm and humorous scenes of small-town American life,…Organization of African Unity
(Encyclopedia) Organization of African Unity (OAU), former international organization, established 1963 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by 37 independent African nations to promote unity and development;…Foster, Rube
(Encyclopedia) Foster, Rube (Andrew Bishop Foster), 1879–1930, African-American baseball player and executive, b. Calvert, Tex. Known as “the father of black baseball,” he turned professional with…Trending
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