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Luther Martin: Luther Martin IV

Luther Martin IVLuther MartinFriday, March 21, 1788by Luther MartinNumber II.To the Citizens of Maryland. In the recognition which the Landholder professes to make “of what occurred to my…

passive resistance

(Encyclopedia) passive resistance a method of nonviolent protest against laws or policies in order to force a change or secure concessions; it is also known as nonviolent resistance and is the main…

Bond, J. Max, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Bond, J. Max, Jr., 1935-2009, African-American architect, b. Lexington, Ky., Harvard Univ. (BA, 1955; MA, 1958). Bond’s father, J. Max,…

Yolanda King Biography

social activistDied: May 15, 2007 (Santa Monica, California) Best Known as: eldest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. A social activist, motivational…

Luther, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Luther, Martin, 1483–1546, German leader of the Protestant Reformation, b. Eisleben, Saxony, of a family of small, but free, landholders. At Wittenberg the iconoclasts under…

King Conspiracy Theory #4

A Memphis bar owner named Lloyd Jowers did it by Borgna Brunner King Conspiracy Theories IntroductionTheory #1: James Earl RayTheory #2: GovernmentTheory #3: "Raul" EvidenceTheory #4: Memphis…

Albert of Brandenburg

(Encyclopedia) Albert of Brandenburg, 1490–1568, grand master of the Teutonic Knights (1511–25), first duke of Prussia (1525–68); grandson of Elector Albert Achilles of Brandenburg. In 1525 he became…

Rustin, Bayard

(Encyclopedia) Rustin, Bayard, 1910–87, African-American civil-rights leader, b. West Chester, Pa. He attended three colleges but did not obtain a degree. A Quaker, he was imprisoned as a…

Jonas, Justus

(Encyclopedia) Jonas, JustusJonas, Justusy&oobreve;sˈt&oobreve;s yōˈnäs [key], 1493–1555, German Protestant reformer. In 1521, Jonas, then a professor at the Univ. of Erfurt, accompanied…