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Stanford, Leland

(Encyclopedia) Stanford, Leland, 1824–93, American railroad builder, politician, and philanthropist, b. Watervliet, N.Y. After practicing law in Wisconsin, he went (1852) to California, where he…

Jones, Bobby

(Encyclopedia) Jones, Bobby: see Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr.

Jim Crow laws

(Encyclopedia) Jim Crow laws, in U.S. history, statutes enacted by Southern states and municipalities, beginning in the 1880s, that legalized segregation between blacks and whites. The name is…

Rev. Dr. Bob Jones Jr. Biography

Rev. Dr. Bob Jones Jr.Age: 86 chancellor and board chairman of Bob Jones University in South Carolina. Banned interracial dating and marriage. Died: Nov. 12, 1997.Carld Jonaissant1997…

Chandler (Buss) Hovey Jr. 1998 Deaths

Chandler (Buss) Hovey Jr.Age: 83 disabled yachtsman who, with his family, raced boats in the America's Cup competitions of the 1930s and later helped build and campaign the 12-Meter yacht…

Lewis F. Powell Jr. 1998 Deaths

Lewis F. Powell Jr.Age: 90 retired Supreme Court Justice. Powell was appointed to the high court by Nixon in October 1971 and served for 15 years, from 1972 to 1987.Died: Aug. 25, 1998.Gen…

A. Leon Jr. Higginbotham 1998 Deaths

A. Leon Jr. HigginbothamAge: 70 prominent black federal judge and historian who fought tirelessly against racial discrimination. Died: Dec. 14, 1998.Zbigniew HerbertG - LMargaret Hillis…

Alfred E. (Bill) Luders Jr. Biography

Alfred E. (Bill) Luders Jr.Age: 89 sailboat designer and racer responsible for building Weatherly, which successfully defended the America's Cup in 1962.Died: Stamford, Conn., January 31,…

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part I

Part I: Youth 1929 1948 1951 1953 1954 1955 Next: Early Activism 1929 Martin Luther King, Jr., is born in Atlanta to teacher Alberta King and Baptist minister Michael…
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