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20 hours ago · George Washington Carver George Washington Carver c. 1910 Born c. 1864? Diamond, Missouri, U.S. Died January 5, 1943 (1943-01-05) (aged 78–79) Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. Resting place Tuskegee University Education Iowa State University (BA, MSc) Awards Spingarn Medal (1923) Signature George Washington Carver (c. 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who ...
- c. 1864, Diamond, Missouri, U.S.
2 days ago · Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) [1] was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to spirituals. Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throughout the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1965. Anderson was an important figure in the struggle for ...
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1 day ago · Washington, officially the State of Washington, [3] is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state [a] to distinguish it from the national capital, [4] both named for George Washington (the first U.S. president ). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south ...
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May 7, 2024 · Biographical. Born April 15, 1922 in Chicago. Father was Roy Lee Washington Sr. (1897-1953). Mother was Bertha Jones Washington (1898-1980). His parents married July 29, 1916. They had four children: Roy Jr., Geneva, Edward Glen and Harold. Roy and Bertha Washington divorced in 1928. In 1933, Roy married Arlene Jackson.
Apr 26, 2024 · Marion Barry (born March 6, 1936, Itta Bena, Mississippi, U.S.—died November 23, 2014, Washington, D.C.) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served four terms as mayor of Washington, D.C. Barry received a bachelor’s degree from LeMoyne College (1958) and a master’s degree from Fisk University (1960).
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May 3, 2024 · Booker T. Washington was an author, educator, orator, philanthropist, and, from 1895 until his death in 1915, the United States’ most famous African American. The tiny school he founded in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1881 is now Tuskegee University, an institution that currently enrolls more than 3,000 students. The most famous of the several books ...
May 10, 2024 · Died: May 26, 1907, Washington, D.C. (aged 89) Elizabeth Keckley (born February 1818, Dinwiddie county, Virginia, U.S.—died May 26, 1907, Washington, D.C.) was an American dressmaker, author, and philanthropist who purchased her and her son’s freedom from slavery and who later became the modiste for first lady Mary Todd Lincoln.
