Al Qayrawan
Al Qayrawan or Kairouan , city (1994 pop. 102,600), NE Tunisia. It is a sacred city of Islam. Founded in 670 by Uqbah bin Nafi, an Arab leader, it was the seat of Arab governors in W Africa until 800. Under the Aghlabid dynasty (800-909), it remained the chief center of commerce and learning. It was the first capital (909-21) of the Fatimids . When the city was ruined (1057) by invaders, it was supplanted by Tunis. Of Al Qayrawan's 150 mosques, the most celebrated is the Great Mosque, started by Uqbah bin Nafi and completed in the 9th cent. The city is noted for its carpet industry.
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Albion Tourgee: remembering Plessy's lawyer on the 100th anniversary of Plessy v. Ferguson.
Magazine article from: Constitutional Commentary; 6/22/1996; ; 700+ words
; Albion Winegar Tourgee(1) (May 2, 1838-May 21, 1905...identity of contemporary lawyers. Indeed, Tourgee's sense of history and of his place...Tourgee, a farmer, and Louisa Emma (Winegar) Tourgee, who died when he was five...
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Brooks Thomas, ed. Plessy v. Ferguson: A Brief History with Documents. (Boston: Bedford Books, 1997). 205 pp, $19.95 paper
Magazine article from: Ethnic Studies Review; 4/30/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...railway carriages for whites and colored passengers, and how white novelist and lawyer (Plessy's attorney) Albion Winegar Tourgee became involved. Thomas provides a brief biography of each member of the Court and significantly, how the...
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We as Freemen: Plessy v. Ferguson
Magazine article from: The Journal of Southern History; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...drawings, the book suffers from editorial sloppiness in some places. The photograph on page 55 purportedly of Albion Winegar Tourgee, Plessy's lead counselor, is in fact a photograph of Eben Tourjee (who had no connection to the case...
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We as Freemen: Plessy v. Ferguson.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...drawings, the book suffers from editorial sloppiness in some places. The photograph on page 55 purportedly of Albion Winegar Tourgee, Plessy's lead counselor, is in fact a photograph of Eben Tourjee (who had no connection to the case...
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