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Civil Rights at the Olympics
Black medallists raise fists for Civil Rights Movement Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos raise fists for Black Power in 1968. (Source: AP) Related Links Olympics Overview 2012…Memorable Olympic Moments: Tommie Smith and John Carlos, Summer 1968
Black medallists raise fists for Civil Rights Movement by John Gettings Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos raise fists for Black Power in 1968. (Source: AP) Related Links Olympics…Cushing, Luther Stearns
(Encyclopedia) Cushing, Luther Stearns, 1803–56, American lawyer, b. Lunenburg, Mass., grad. Harvard Law School, 1826. His best-known work is his short Manual of Parliamentary Practice (1844; many…Book of Concord
(Encyclopedia) Book of Concord, name under which the collected documents of the authoritative confessions of faith of the Lutheran Church were published in 1580, the 50th anniversary of the Augsburg…Nkrumah, Kwame
(Encyclopedia) Nkrumah, Kwame Nkrumah, Kwame kwäˈmā nkr&oomacr;ˈmä [key], 1909–72, African political leader, prime…Wyclif, John
(Encyclopedia) Wyclif, Wycliffe, Wickliffe, or Wiclif, JohnWyclif, Wycliffe, Wickliffe, or Wiclif, Johnall: wĭkˈlĭf [key], c.1328–1384, English religious reformer. A Yorkshireman by birth, Wyclif…Martin, John
(Encyclopedia) Martin, John, 1789–1854, English painter and engraver. Martin's visionary and grandiose landscapes, the pictorial counterparts of English romantic poetry, won him international…1950 – 1959 World History
Atomic BombNational Archives and Records Admin.Dwight D. Eisenhower(1890–1969)National Archives and Records Admin.Dag Hammarskjöld(1905–1961)United NationsMartin Luther King, Jr.(1929–1968)N.…Protestantism
Protestantism encompasses the Christian churches that separated from Rome during the Reformation in the 16th century. This movement was initiated by an Augustinian monk, Martin Luther. The…Hernández, José
(Encyclopedia) Hernández, JoséHernández, Joséhōsāˈ ārnänˈdĕs [key], 1834–86, Argentine poet, journalist, and soldier. Hernández lived in the pampas as a child. He was the author of the national…Trending
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