Meredith, James
civil-rights leader, author
Born: 6/25/33
Birthplace: Kosciusko, Miss.
James Meredith was one of the pioneers of the civil rights movement. In 1962 he became the first…
Senate Years of Service: 1914-1915
Party: Democrat WHITE Francis Shelley (Frank) , a Senator from Alabama; born in Prairie, Noxubee County, Miss., March 13, 1847; attended the common schools and…
CATCHINGS Thomas Clendinen , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Brownsville, Hinds County, Miss., January 11, 1847; was tutored at home; attended the University of Mississippi at Oxford in…
BARKSDALE William , A Representative from Mississippi; born in Rutherford County, Tenn., August 21, 1821; attended the University of Nashville; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1839 and…
Senate Years of Service: 1832-1833; 1833-1838
Party: Jacksonian; Anti-Jacksonian; Whig BLACK John , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Virginia on August 11, 1800;
engaged in teaching; studied…
Senate Years of Service: 1817-1820
Party: Democratic Republican LEAKE Walter , a Senator from Mississippi; born in Albemarle County, Va., May 25, 1762; served in the Revolutionary War; studied law…
MANNING Vannoy Hartrog (Van) , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Raleigh, Wake County,
N.C., July 26, 1839; moved with his parents to Mississippi in 1841; attended
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Vanessa Williams
actress, singerBorn: 3/18/1963Birthplace: Milwood, New York
After making headlines as the first African-American to be crowned Miss America (1983) and for the photos…
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