Mackenzie Lanum
Mackenzie Lanum is an undergraduate student at the University of Washington, Seattle, studying History and Near Eastern Civilizations. Upon graduating she hopes to write books that will present history to children in an age-appropriate, yet accurate, manner.
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Vernon D. Jarrett (1918-2004)
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John Wesley Work III (1901-1967)
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Ted Poston (1906-1974)
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Morehouse School of Medicine (1975- )
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Louis E. Martin (1912 -1997)
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Myles Anderson Paige (1898-1983)
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Memphis Riot, 1866
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Matilda A. Evans (1866-1935)
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Dorothy West (1907-1998)
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