Karlson Yu
Karlson Yu is an undergraduate at the University of Washington, double majoring in History and Political Science and expects to graduate in March of 2009. He was born and raised in south Seattle and aspires to get a post-baccalaureates in Political Communication.
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Harry Clay Smith (1863-1941)
Harry Clay Smith was a newspaper editor and politician, born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, on January 28, 1863. He moved...
John Henry Murphy Sr. (1840-1922)
Born on December 25, 1840, in Baltimore, Maryland, John Henry Murphy grew up as a slave and freed by the...
Harpers Ferry Raid, 1859
On October 16, 1859, in the town of Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) John Brown, an ardent abolitionist, and...
John W. “Bud” Fowler (1858-1913)
Born John W. Jackson, in Fort Plain, New York, on March 16, 1858, Fowler spent much of his boyhood in...
Bill Russell (1934-2022)
Legendary basketball star William Felton (Bill) Russell was a five-time National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player and twelve-time All-Star....
Springfield Race Riot, 1908
In mid-August 1908, the white population of Springfield, Illinois hastily reacted to reports that a white woman has been assaulted...
“Smokey” Joe Williams (1886-1946)
Born Joseph Williams in Seguin, Texas on April 6, 1886, “Smokey” Joe Williams (also known as “Cyclone” Joe Williams) is...
Chicago Race Riot, 1919
On July 27, 1919 when large crowds of white and black patrons went to the Lake Michigan beach in Chicago,...
Robert Lee Vann (1879-1940)
Robert Lee Vann, newspaper publisher, politician, government official, and civil rights leader, was born on August 27, 1879 in Ahoskie,...
