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Afro-Brazilians
Afro-Brazilians ETHNONYMS: Black Brazilians (archaic), Brazilian Negroes, Negro Brazilians, Pardos, Prê... Read more |
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Negros
Negros , island (1990 pop. 3,182,252), 4,905 sq mi (12,704 sq km), one of the Visayan Islands, 4th largest of the Philippines, between Panay and Cebu. Although mountainous (Mt. Canloan, a volcano, rises to c.8,088 ft/2,465 m), Negros has extensive arable lowlands; they are intensively cultivated and... Read more |
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National Council of Negro Women
National Council of Negro Women The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) has been among the most influential African-American women's organizations of the twentieth century, particularly under the guidance of its founder, Mary McLeod Bethune, and its later president Dorothy Height. Bethune... Read more |
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Josh Gibson
Josh Gibson 1911-1947 American baseball player Josh Gibson has been called the greatest hitter in the history of baseball, better in the eyes of some than Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio , or Mickey Mantle . Sketchy record-keeping in the Negro leagues makes it... Read more |
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Rio Negro
Río Negro rē´ō nā´grō , river, c.1,400 mi (2,250 km) long, rising as the Guainía River in E Colombia where it flows NE before turning south to form part of the Colombia-Venezuela border. It then flows SE through Amazonas state, Brazil, to the Amazon... Read more |
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Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige (Leroy Paige) , 1906-82, American baseball player, b. Mobile, Ala. Celebrated for his wit and extraordinary pitching ability, he became legendary while barnstorming in the Negro baseball leagues prior to the integration (1947) of the major leagues. He played in as many as 2,500 games... Read more |
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Oscar McKinley Charleston
Oscar Charleston 1896–1954 Professional baseball player Began Professional Career Rotated Through Negro League Teams Ended Career As Manager Sources Negro League baseball player Oscar Charleston was perhaps the greatest baseball player of his era. Contemporaries compared him to... Read more |
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Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune , 1875-1955, American educator, b. Mayesville, S.C., grad. Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, 1895. The 17th child of former slaves, she taught (1895-1903) in a series of southern mission schools before settling in Florida to found (1904) the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute... Read more |
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Monroe Nathan Work
Monroe Work Monroe Work (1866-1945), a sociologist, published the Negro Year Book and an extensive bibliography on African Americans. He was also active in the anti-lynching campaign and the Negro Health Week movement. Monroe Nathan Work was born to ex-slaves on August 15, 1866, in Iredell... Read more |
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Buck ONeil
Buck O'Neil1911–2006 Baseball player John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil loved baseball, and immersed himself in the game from age 12 to 94. A standout Negro League player and two-time batting champion, O'Neil went on to become the first black manager of a major league team, a scout responsible for... Read more |
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