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From The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English
African-American playwright, novelist, short-story writer and actress on Broadway, in film and on television.
From The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music
The king of the twist, Checker was to the early sixties what Vernon and Irene Castle and Victor Silvester were to earlier generations of dancers.
From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
Comedian, satirist, writer, and television host Stephen Colbert is one of America's most influential political and cultural provocateurs.
From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia
US baseball player. He was banned from baseball in 1921 for his involvement in the 1919 ‘Black Sox’ scandal.
From The Faber Companion to 20th Century Popular Music
Songstress and actress, Kitt developed a coquettish, self-mocking style - often performing reclining on a fur rug, for example - that recalled Marlene Dietrich.
Mickey Spillane is a well-known American writer of crime novels. He is best known for his Mike Hammer series of books and he wrote many other crime fiction works.
In From Suffrage to the Senate: America's Political Women
In 1936, she became the first black woman to head a federal agency, serving in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.
In From Suffrage to the Senate: America's Political Women
Republican Nikki Haley became governor of South Carolina in 2011, the first woman and the first racial minority to hold the office.
Jesse Jackson has worked diligently on behalf of civil rights, but he may be most recognized for the dynamic way he has crafted a message of inclusion and reform.
In From Suffrage to the Senate: America's Political Women
Democrat Corrine Riley of South Carolina served in the U.S. House of Representatives from April 10, 1962 to January 3, 1963.
From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
He was involved in many issues during his decades as a legislator, but as a central figure in southern politics during a period of sweeping change, he was best known for his opposition to desegregation.
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