(Encyclopedia) Black Warrior, navigable river, 178 mi (286 km) long, rising in N central Ala. and flowing generally SW to the Tombigbee River. The Black Warrior drains a coal- and cotton-producing…
(Encyclopedia) Black, Sir James Whyte, 1924–2010, Scottish pharmacologist, M.B., Ch.B. Univ. of St. Andrews, 1946. A drug researcher, he held a series of posts with universities and drug companies…
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Senate Years of Service: 1927-1937Party: DemocratBLACK, Hugo Lafayette, a Senator from Alabama; born near Ashland, Clay County, Ala., February 27, 1886; attended the public schools and Ashland…
BLACK, George Robison, (son of Edward Junius Black), a Representative from Georgia; born on his fatherâs plantation near Jacksonboro, Screven County, Ga., March 24, 1835; attended the common…
Eight Chicago White Sox players who were banned from baseball for life in 1921 for allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series— RHP Eddie Cicotte (1884-1969), OF Happy Felsch (1891-1964), 1B Chick…
Notable African-American Musicians
The following list includes African-American singers, composers, rappers, pianists, and other musicians who have contributed to the…
BLACK, Henry, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near the borough of Somerset, Somerset County, Pa., February 25, 1783; attended the common schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits;…
