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Medgar Evers

civil rights leaderBorn: 1925Birthplace: Decatur, Mississippi Dropping out of high school at 17 to join the army, Evers served in World War II. Returning home, he finished high school and later…

marriage

(Encyclopedia) marriage, socially sanctioned union that reproduces the family. In all societies the choice of partners is generally guided by rules of exogamy (the obligation to marry outside a group…

Jackson

(Encyclopedia) Jackson. 1 City (1990 pop. 37,446), seat of Jackson co., S Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1857. It is an industrial and commercial center in a farm region. The city's chief…

Nkoli, Simon Tseko

(Encyclopedia) Nkoli, Simon 1957–1998, anti-apartheid and LGBTQ rights activist. Born in Soweto, Nkoli (sometimes referred to as Nkodi) was an…

Being Transgender Today

After years of struggling for visibility and acceptance, transgender individuals and the issues they face came into the national spotlight in 2015.   Caitlyn Jenner Photo Credit:…

James Farmer

civil rights leaderBorn: 1920Birthplace: Marshall, Tex. The son of a preacher, Farmer attended Howard University's School of Divinity. In 1942 he founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), a…

Harris WOFFORD, Congress, PA (1926)

Senate Years of Service: 1991-1995Party: DemocratWOFFORD, Harris, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in New York City, April 9, 1926; graduated from University of Chicago, 1948; graduated from…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Muscles

The MusclesAnatomy and PhysiologyThe MusclesActing in ConcertFibers Every Which Way Now that you've learned the hard part, how the muscle cells actually work, it's time to learn the muscle names…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Reabsorption

ReabsorptionAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Excretory SystemWaterworksWhere It All HappensReabsorptionWhen You Gotta Go … It's a bit ironic that once the material has been filtered out, so much of it…

affirmative action

(Encyclopedia) affirmative action, in the United States, programs to overcome the effects of past societal discrimination by allocating jobs and resources to members of specific groups, such as…