Encyclopedia of African American Society, Volume 2Gerald David Jaynes An encyclopedic reference of African American history and culture. |
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... died in an airplane crash during a training mission , never realized his dream of going into space . Others were able to fly , however . Guion Bluford became the first African American to orbit the Earth when he flew as a mission ...
... died in an airplane crash during a training mission , never realized his dream of going into space . Others were able to fly , however . Guion Bluford became the first African American to orbit the Earth when he flew as a mission ...
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... died in prison . The last member of the Scottsboro boys , Clarence Norris , was granted a full pardon in 1976. He died in 1989 at the age of seventy - six . See also Civil Rights Movement ; Supreme Court , U.S. Further Reading Carter ...
... died in prison . The last member of the Scottsboro boys , Clarence Norris , was granted a full pardon in 1976. He died in 1989 at the age of seventy - six . See also Civil Rights Movement ; Supreme Court , U.S. Further Reading Carter ...
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... died on the way to the coast . The transporting of enslaved Africans to the Americas has often been called the Middle Passage ( because it was the second of three stages of the so - called triangular trade ) . This middle passage was ...
... died on the way to the coast . The transporting of enslaved Africans to the Americas has often been called the Middle Passage ( because it was the second of three stages of the so - called triangular trade ) . This middle passage was ...
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Editorial Board | 500 |
Readers Guide xiii | 507 |
African Americans in Halls of Fame | 907 |
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