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President Trump Says Obama’s John Lewis Eulogy Was ‘Terrible’

President Donald Trump had some harsh words for his predecessor based on the eulogy former President Barack Obama delivered at Rep. John Lewis’ funeral, according to Business Insider. President Trump…

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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., politician and civil rights activist was born in New Haven CT

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Côte dIvoire (also known as the Ivory Coast), in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, is a little larger than New Mexico. Its neighbors are Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. The country consists of a coastal strip in the south, dense forests in the interior, and savannas in the

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Walker, Alice, 1944–, African-American novelist and poet, b. Eatonon, Ga. The daughter of sharecroppers, she studied at Spelman College (1961–63) and Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1965). She brings her travel experience in Africa and memories of the American civil-rights movement to an

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Adams, Alma Shealey (1946-)

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Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1928. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She is an author, poet, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer, singer, and civil rights activist.

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1954

Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court

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