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Azawakh

(Encyclopedia)Azawakh, breed of long-legged, swift hound from the Sahel region of West Africa, particularly Burkino Faso, Mali, and Niger. Slim and elegant with a narrow, chiseled head, it stands from 23 to 29 in. ...

skimmer

(Encyclopedia)skimmer, common name for certain sea birds resembling the related tern. Skimmers (genus Rhynchops) have long, laterally compressed bills of which the lower mandible is one fourth longer than the movab...

Spaulding, C. C.

(Encyclopedia)Spaulding, C. C. (Charles Clinton Spaulding), 1874–1952, African-American insurance executive, b. Columbus co., N.C. In 1900, Spaulding, who had previously worked as a grocery-store manager and part...

Nation of Islam

(Encyclopedia)Nation of Islam: see Black Muslims. ...

gumbo

(Encyclopedia)gumbo, another name for okra; also applied in the W United States to a rich, black, alkaline alluvial soil, which is soapy or sticky when wet. ...

golden glow

(Encyclopedia)golden glow: see black-eyed Susan. ...

American Muslim Mission

(Encyclopedia)American Muslim Mission: see Black Muslims. ...

Warrior

(Encyclopedia)Warrior, river, Ala.: see Black Warrior. ...

yellow daisy

(Encyclopedia)yellow daisy: see black-eyed Susan. ...

Mitchell, Mount

(Encyclopedia)Mitchell, Mount, peak, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, W N.C., in the Black Mts. of the Appalachian system; highest peak E of the Mississippi River. ...