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2 days ago · Slavery has historically been widespread in Africa. Systems of servitude and slavery were common in parts of Africa in ancient times, as they were in much of the rest of the ancient world. [1] When the trans-Saharan slave trade, Red Sea slave trade, Indian Ocean slave trade and Atlantic slave trade (which started in the 16th century) began ...
5 days ago · Notable people. A. Edwin Abbott, English educator, and his first cousin, Jane Abbott; Samuel Abravanel, Sephardic-Italian financier, and his first cousin, Benvenida Abrabanel; Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi', son-in-law and Companion of Muhammad, and his first cousin Zainab bint Muhammad; Julius Adam, German painter, and his first cousin, Amalie Adam
4 days ago · Judd Apatow (born 1967) – producer, director, comedian, actor and screenwriter. Fiona Apple (born 1977) – singer-songwriter. Jacob Appel – (born 1973), short story writer, bioethicist, born in New York City. Diane Arbus (1923–1971) – photographer. Nate Archibald (born 1948) – professional basketball player.
2 days ago · Emmett Till. Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was an African American teenager who was abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman, Carolyn Bryant, in her family's grocery store. The brutality of his murder and the acquittal of his killers drew attention to the long ...
4 days ago · Dianne Feinstein – U.S. Senator from California and Mayor of San Francisco (1978–88) Fergie (Stacy Ferguson) – singer, actress, and composer ( Charlie Brown, The Dutchess, Fergalicious) Carlee Fernández – sculptor and photographer. Shiloh Fernandez – actor. Sky Ferreira – singer, model, and actress. Will Ferrell – actor.
5 days ago · Racial segregation is most pronounced in housing. Although in the U.S. people of different races may work together, they are still very unlikely to live in integrated neighborhoods. This pattern differs only by degree in different metropolitan areas. [131] Residential segregation persists for a variety of reasons.
3 days ago · The Soundgarden frontman died at age 52 on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, after the band played a sold-out concert in Detroit. He was found dead in his hotel room by a family friend. The Wayne County ...
