Word: descent
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Overall, about 32 percent of the University's 15,217 total faculty are women and 19 percent are of Asian, black, Hispanic and Native American descent...
Homer A. Plessy, described in court papers as "of mixed descent, in the proportion of seven-eighths Caucasian and one-eighth African blood," bought himself a first-class ticket from New Orleans to Covington, Louisiana, and took a seat reserved for whites on the East Louisiana Railway. He was jailed for violating an exquisitely even-handed, race-neutral statute that forbade members of either race to occupy accommodations set aside for the other--with the exception of "nurses attending the children of the other race." Plessy insisted he was white, and when that failed, argued that criminal-court judge John...
...succeeds in creating a hilarious and mournful film. His ingenious recreations of famous moments in black film and television, from "Carmen Jones" and "Cleopatra Jones" to "The Jeffersons" and "Good Times," are a glorious tribute, perfectly symbolizing Girl 6's descent into dreams of stardom...
...holiday is generally considered by the Irish as the most festive of the year, but most students of Irish descent say they will celebrate away from campus, if they celebrate...
...contrast, O'Cathasaigh said many Americans of Irish descent see St. Patrick's Day as a time to revel in their heritage...