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Le Duan , 1908-86, Vietnamese Communist party leader. Imprisoned by the French colonial regime, he organized Communist forces in the South after the French withdrawal from Vietnam in 1954 and became first secretary of North Vietnam's Communist party in 1959. After Ho Chi Minh 's death (1969), Le... Read more
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Dorothy I. Height 1912– President of National Council of Negro Women At a Glance… Named President of NCNW “Family Reunions” Emphasize “Self-Help” Sources For nearly fifty years, Dorothy I. Height has been a prominent organizer and leader representing black... Read more
Lucy E. Parsons Lucy E. Parsons
Lucy González Parsons A multidimensional pioneer, Lucy González Parsons (1853-1942) not only was one of the first minority activists to associate openly with left radical social movements, she emerged as a leader in organizations primarily composed of white males. In her associations... Read more
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Senator Robert Byrd Dies at age 92 Senator Robert Byrd Dies at age 92
Robert Carlyle Byrd 1917-, U.S. senator from West Virginia (1959-), b. North Wilkesboro, N.C., as Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. A Democrat, he served (1947-52) in the West Virginia legislature and (1953-59) in the U.S. House of Representatives before entering the Senate. In 1971 he defeated Senator... Read more

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