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Jackie Robinson: A Biography.
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February 1, 1998|
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JACKIE ROBINSON A Biography
Arnold Rampersad New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997 512 pp., $27.50
The 1997 baseball season marked the fiftieth anniversary of the end of segregation in major league baseball. It was 1947 when Jackie Robinson made his historic debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The news of his signing a contract to play in white-only "organized" baseball electrified the nation. Not for sixty years had the major leagues seen even a token black player. Segregation was still the law of the land throughout the South. Indeed, all the early civil rights ...
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Ferdinand Marcos Dies in Hawaii at 72;Former Philippine Leader Leaves Legacy of Greed, Corruption
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...of his rule it was clear that Marcos had lied about everything from...in January 1986 indicate that Marcos actually worked on behalf of Philippine...war by Philippine guerrillas. Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born on Sept. 11, 1917...
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'Ferdinand E. Marcos' held at NAIA.(Metro and National News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin
; ...claiming he is a reincarnate of the late President Ferdinand Marcos has been barred from leaving the country by immigration...counter a Philippine passport in the name of "Ferdinand Edralin Marcos." Domingo said the man, who appeared to be in...
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EX-PHILIPPINES DICTATOR DEAD AT 72 MARCOS AN EXILE EVEN IN HIS DEATH.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; Byline: Combined wire services Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, who governed the Philippines for 20...father alive one last time. As Imelda Marcos, her sister and Ferdinand Jr. watched, Marcos was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation...
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Marcos dies, still can't go home // Aquino stands firm: no return to Philippines
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...friends would pay respects at Marcos' hilltop home overlooking downtown...plans for burial, Lazo said. Marcos' mother, who died in May, 1988...Philippines for the funeral. Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born Sept. 11, 1917, in...
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MARCOS' CAREER.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...Associated Press Sept. 11, 1917 - Ferdinand Edralin Marcos is born in Sarrat, 250 miles...widely publicized re-trial, Marcos conducts own defense and conviction...lack of evidence. 1941-45 - Marcos, who served as junior officer...
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Ilocos Norte: Marcos Country.(Tourism)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin
; ...knew I had just stepped into "Marcos country" as soon as I heard some...saw a poster of a beaming Imee Marcos, the provinces Congress Representative...province with the late President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos and his family. In fact, the...
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Marcos's mother unaware he fled
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...of deposed President Ferdinand E. Marcos, officials said yesterday. Dona Josefa Edralin -Marcos, apparently unaware...wrote last week that Marcos's mother could not...name. "Since her son Ferdinand has his own financial...
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Blue Ribbon hears doctor on FM wealth.(Main News)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin
; ...however, was never enforced because Marcos died. In a lighter vein, Pascual...s financial woes could be the Marcos wealth. On the gold certificates...the certificates was "Atty. Ferdinand Edralin Marcos" and the deposit was made in...
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A Curse and a Blessing
Magazine article from: Filipinas
; ...of my wife. A blessing. That day also brought Ferdinand Edralin Marcos into the world. A blessing for some. For millions...EDSA. I envisioned a Great Leader named Emperor Ferdinand Marcos IV who ordered a colossus to be built in honor...
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Today in History.
News Wire article from: Philippines News Agency
; ...September 11, 1917), Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, the 10th President...assemblyman Mariano Marcos and a school teacher, Josefa Quetulio Edralin. Elected to the presidency...the age of 48 years, Marcos was the first President...
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