David Zuber
David Zuber is a retired high school counselor and principal. He earned a Master’s Degree from the Centre of West African Studies at the University of Birmingham, England and a Master’s Degree in Psychology from Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. He has authored two books Behind the Mask: The British Cotton Growing Association 1902-1923 and An American Indian’s Encounter with the 1930s Judicial System. He resides near his birthplace in northern California.
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Trail of Tears (1831-1850)
The forced removal of Native Americans from the southeastern United States beginning in the 1830s to Indian Territory west of...
William Robinson Clarke (1895-1981)
William Robinson Clarke was a famous World War I airman. He was the first Black pilot to fly for the...
St. Frances de Sales School (1896-1970); St. Emma Military Academy (1899-1972)
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Graca Machel (1945- )
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Abraham Galloway (1837-1870)
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Patrice Talon (1958- )
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Salva Kiir Mayardit (1951- )
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William Amos Craven (1938- )
William Amos Craven was the first African American elected as mayor in the state of Washington. He was appointed in...
Isaias Afwerki
(1946- )
Isais Afwerki, a former freedom fighter, has been President of Eritrea since its independence in 1993. Afwerki was born in...
Bakari Sellers (1984- )
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Cuttington University (1887- )
Cuttington University in Liberia is the oldest private, coeducational, four-year degree granting institution and the oldest college or university in...
