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Hughes, Langston
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Langston (James Langston Hughes), 1902–67, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, b. Joplin, Mo., grad. Lincoln Univ., 1929. He worked at a variety of jobs…sabotage
(Encyclopedia) sabotage [Fr., sabot=wooden shoe; hence, to work clumsily], form of direct action by workers against employers through obstruction of work and/or lowering of plant efficiency. Methods…Recife
(Encyclopedia) RecifeReciferəsēˈfĭ [key] [Port.,=reef], city (1991 pop. 1,298,229), capital of Pernambuco state, NE Brazil, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is also called Pernambuco by foreigners.…populism
(Encyclopedia) populism, in politics, a movement or political strategy that purports to endorse the will of the common or ordinary people, especially when distinguished from and opposed to a corrupt…Powell, Dawn
(Encyclopedia) Powell, Dawn, 1896–1965, American novelist, b. Mt. Gilead, Ohio. She came to New York City in 1918 and settled several years later in Greenwich Village, where she spent most of the…environmental impact statement
(Encyclopedia) environmental impact statement, analysis of the impact that a proposed development, usually industrial, will have on the natural and social environment. It includes assessment of long…Flaccus
(Encyclopedia) FlaccusFlaccusflăˈkəs [key], family of the ancient Roman gens of Fulvius. Marcus Fulvius Flaccus, a Roman consul in 264 b.c., was the founder of the family. His son, Quintus Fulvius…Federal National Mortgage Association
(Encyclopedia) Federal National Mortgage Association (FMNA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, government-sponsored enterprise that is the largest purchaser and guarantor of home mortgages in the country…Verhaeren, Émile
(Encyclopedia) Verhaeren, ÉmileVerhaeren, Émileāmēlˈ vārärĕnˈ, vərhäˈrən [key], 1855–1916, Belgian poet and critic, a Fleming who wrote in French. His dominant passion for social reform found…canonization
(Encyclopedia) canonizationcanonizationkănˌənĭzāˈshən [key], in the Roman Catholic Church, process by which a person is classified as a saint. It is now performed at Rome alone, although in the…Trending
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