(Encyclopedia) Blount, Winton Malcolm, Jr., 1921–2002, U.S. postmaster general (1969–71), b. Union Springs, Ala. A successful building contractor, he was (1946–68) president and chairman of the board…
(Encyclopedia) Biden, Joseph Robinette, Jr.Biden, Joseph Robinette, Jr.bīdˈən [key], 1942–, 46th President of the United States (2021–), b. Scranton, Pa. A lawyer and Democrat, he was elected to the…
(Encyclopedia) Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr., 1932–, African-American leader, clergyman, and public official, b. New Orleans. He was a leading civil-rights activist in the 1960s and, as a Democrat from…
(Encyclopedia) Young, Whitney Moore, Jr., 1921–71, African-American civil-rights leader; b. Lincoln Ridge, Ky. A social worker by profession, he joined the National Urban League in 1947 as director…
(Encyclopedia) Brennan, William Joseph, Jr., 1906–97, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1956–90), b. Newark, N.J. After receiving his law degree from Harvard, he practiced law in Newark.…
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Charles Quinton, Jr., 1962–, American air force general, b. San Antonio, Tex., B.S Texas Tech Univ., 1984, M.S. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., 1994. An ROTC graduate, he was…
(Encyclopedia) Berle, Adolf Augustus, Jr.Berle, Adolf Augustus, Jr.bûrˈlē [key], 1895–1971, American lawyer and public official, b. Boston. Admitted to the bar in 1916, he served in World War I and…