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Biographies of Famous African Americans

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H. Clay Earles Biography

H. Clay EarlesAge: 86 founder, chairman of the board and CEO of Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Earles died after a yearlong illness.Died: Martinsville, Va., November 16, 1999Virginia Foster…

Earl Shinhoster 2000 Deaths

Earl ShinhosterAge: 49 civil rights activist and NAACP leader who served as the organization's national field secretary and acting executive director and CEO. He died in a car accident. Died…

Earl Shaffer 2002 Deaths

Earl ShafferAge: 83 outdoorsman who in 1948 became the first person to walk the entire Appalachian Trail in one trip. He made the 2,058-mile trek in 124 days, without a tent or stove. Died:…

Earl Anthony 2001 Deaths

Earl AnthonyAge: 63 prolific bowling champion of the 1970s and 1980s who's left-handed delivery, crew cut and glasses became a fixture on the sport's national weekend telecasts; won more…

Earl BLUMENAUER, Congress, OR (1948)

BLUMENAUER Earl , a Representative from Oregon; born in Portland, Multnomah County, Oreg., August 16, 1948; graduated from Centennial High School, Portland, Oreg., 1966; B.A., Lewis and Clark…

Earl Woods 2006 Deaths

Earl WoodsAge: 74 father of golfer Tiger Woods who introduced his son to the game before he could walk. Earl Woods, a former U.S. Army lieutenant, served two tours of duty in Vietnam. In a…

Earl King 2003 Deaths

Earl KingAge: 69 prolific rhythm-and-blues singer and guitarist who was a ubiquitous presence on the New Orleans music scene. His recordings include “Big Chief,” “Trick Bag,” and “Come On (…

Fridley

(Encyclopedia) Fridley, city (2020 pop. 29,590), Anoka co., SE Minn., a suburb north of Minneapolis, on the Mississippi River; settled 1847, inc. as a…