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Sentencing Project Report Debunks Myth Of Youth-Led Crime Wave - The Seattle Medium

Pervasive discussions about adolescent crime have revitalized calls for punitive approaches to youth justice that don’t work

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Saint Francis Xavier Church

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1863

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(1830) Rev. Peter Williams, Jr. “This is Our Country”

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Thurgood Marshall

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Born on the December 4, 1973, Tyra Lynne Banks is one of the most famous American television personalities. Better known for her flawless career as a model, she has also been a producer, actress and author. She appeared twice on the cover for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and was one of

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1963

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Anti-Slavery Society started

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James Weldon Johnson was honored by NAACP

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1926

Booker T. Washington

Born: 4/5/1856 Hales FordDied: 11/14/1915 Tuskegee, AlabamaBooker Taliaferro Washington was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community.Business

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Phillis Wheatley freed

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The Brooklyn Excelsiors is the first black baseballteam to tour the United Sta

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Christopher Columbus

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