scholarBorn: 6/2/1953Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma One of America's most prominent Black intellectuals, West earned a BA from Harvard University and his MA and PhD degrees from Princeton University.…
(Encyclopedia) guitar, musical instrument related to the lute, modern guitars normally having six strings that are plucked with the fingers or strummed with a pick. Earlier versions had pairs of…
Islam in America Muslims move to the mainstream by David Johnson During Dec. 2000 a crescent symbolizing Islam stood along with the Christmas tree and the Hanukkah candelabra on the…
(Encyclopedia) Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821–1910, founder of the Christian Science movement, b. Bow, N.H. As physical frailty prevented her regular school attendance, she spent the early part of her…
Senate Years of Service: 1832-1834; 1836-1837; 1837-1839; 1841-1845Party: Jacksonian; Jacksonian; Democrat; WhigRIVES, William Cabell, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born at â…
Senate Years of Service: 1832-1843; 1845-1850Party: Democratic Republican; Nullifier; DemocratCALHOUN, John Caldwell, (cousin of John Ewing Colhoun and Joseph Calhoun), a Representative and a…
CUSHING, Caleb, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Salisbury, Mass., January 17, 1800; was graduated from Harvard University in 1817; studied law; was admitted to the bar at…
civil rights activist, ministerBorn: 3/18/1922Birthplace: Mugler, Ala.Died: 10/5/2011 As pastor of Birmingham, Alabama's First Baptist Church, Shuttlesworth organized the Alabama Christian Movement…
philanthropistBorn: January 3, 1935Died: February 2, 2009 (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Best Known as: Founder of Habitat for Humanity Millard Fuller was the founder of…
(Encyclopedia) herbal medicine, use of natural plant substances (botanicals) to treat and prevent illness. The practice has existed since prehistoric times and flourishes today as the primary form of…
