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minority

(Encyclopedia) minority, in international law, population group with a characteristic culture and sense of identity occupying a subordinate political status. Religious minorities were known from…

Meagher, Thomas Francis

(Encyclopedia) Meagher, Thomas FrancisMeagher, Thomas Francismär [key], 1823–67, Irish revolutionary and Union general in the American Civil War, b. Waterford, Ireland. A leader of the Young Ireland…

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.

(Encyclopedia) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans., case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954. Linda Brown was denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka because she was…

Kefauver, Carey Estes

(Encyclopedia) Kefauver, Carey EstesKefauver, Carey Esteskēfôvər [key], 1903–63, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1949–63), b. Madisonville, Tenn., known as Estes Kefauver. He became a Chattanooga lawyer…

Bowles, Chester Bliss

(Encyclopedia) Bowles, Chester BlissBowles, Chester Blissbōlz [key], 1901–86, U.S. public official, b. Springfield, Mass.; grandson of Samuel Bowles (1851–1915). At first a journalist and an…

Sierra Leone: Major Players in the Civil War

The countries and people involved in the civil war by David Johnson Infoplease Atlas: Sierra Leone Related Links Sierra Leone Civil WarCountry Profile: Sierra LeoneMap: Sierra LeoneMap:…

Gender & Sexuality

Cite /**/ A couple of lesbian or bisexual women with rainbow flags. The flag debuted in 1978 and became an LGBTQ symbol. Issues of sex and gender are far reaching and have vast histories. For…

Moon Jae-in

(Encyclopedia) Moon Jae-in, 1953–, South Korean political leader, president of South Korea (2017–). The son of North Korean refugees, Moon studied law at Kyung Hee Univ. but was expelled twice for…

women's clubs

(Encyclopedia) women's clubs, groups that offer social, recreational, and cultural activities for adult females. Particularly strong in the United States, they became an important part of American…