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Daniel Chappie James, Jr. Biography

Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr.generalBorn: 2/11/1920Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida James joined the segregated United States Army Air Corp while attending Tuskegee Institute. He was made a…

Art Wall Jr. 2001 Deaths

Art Wall Jr.Age: 77 golfer best remembered for remarkable comeback to win 1959 Masters; birdied five of his last six holes to close with a 66, passing Cary Middlecoff and defending champ…

Benjamin Davis, Jr. 2002 Deaths

Benjamin Davis, Jr.Age: 89 the first black U.S. Air Force general, who, during World War II, led the Tuskegee Airmen, the pioneering group of all-black fighter pilots. The success of the…

Johnnie Cochran, Jr. 2005 Deaths

Johnnie Cochran, Jr.Age: 67 media-savvy trial lawyer best known for defending O. J. Simpson in his 1995 murder trial. Died: Los Angeles, March 29, 2005Kenneth ClarkA - FLarry Collins

James Jordan, Jr. 2004 Deaths

James Jordan, Jr.Age: 73 advertising executive who wrote the memorable slogans “Wisk beats ring around the collar” and “Delta is ready when you are.” He worked for the firm Batten, Barton,…

Henry Viscardi, Jr. 2004 Deaths

Henry Viscardi, Jr.Age: 91 advocate for the disabled who, with the encouragement of Eleanor Roosevelt, created Abilities Inc., organization that helped the disabled find jobs. Viscardi, who…

Robert Fulton, Jr. 2004 Deaths

Robert Fulton, Jr.Age: 95 inventor and adventurer whose creations range from a flying car, the Airphibian, to a system to evacuate spies from enemy territory, called the Fulton Skyhook. Died…

Al Lapin, Jr. 2004 Deaths

Al Lapin, Jr.Age: 76 entrepreneur who cofounded the International House of Pancakes with his brother in 1958. By 1970 the company was worth $40 million. Died: Los Angeles, June 16,…

Howard E. Rollins, Jr. Biography

Howard E. Rollins, Jr. actorBorn: 11/17/1950Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland   Rollins gained critical acclaim for his role as a young Black man in search of justice in the film Ragtime (1981), a…

Motley, Archibald John, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Motley, Archibald John, Jr., 1891–1981, African American artist, b. New Orleans, grad. Art Institute of Chicago (1918). He was an important figure in the early Harlem Renaissance,…