Word: jessee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Southern University system President JESSE STONE at Southern University in Shreveport, La.: "In our efforts to open up new vistas of learning for our youngsters, we made certain assumptions that have not been proven. One was that, in direct competition with white students, black students would work harder. That did...
After more than a decade of turbulence and decay, Philadelphia was basking in a revival under Mayor Wilson Goode. A year into his first term, Goode had persuaded his city's football team to remain in town, got the city council to go ahead with cable television, and worked wonders...
That warning, combined with the gaunt images of their loved ones, persuaded the families to make public pleas to Washington and Kuwait to reverse their long-standing refusal to meet Islamic Jihad's demands. At a news conference in Washington, Peggy Say, sister of the kidnaped Anderson, warned that the...
When confronted with that question, I wish Jesse Owens were alive to answer it. Most American schoolkids, and anyone who has seen at least five episodes of ABC's Wide World of Sports, know about Owens. He was the Black athlete who participated in the 1936 Olympics--held in, of...
Ever since he took office as the Justice Department's civil rights chief in July 1981, William Bradford Reynolds has frequently and passionately declared his dedication to the principle of a "color-blind" society. In pursuit of this high ideal, he has tirelessly engaged in debates and given speeches defending...