by taylorsolutionsinc | Aug 12, 2024 | African American History, People
George F. Bowles, born enslaved in 1844 in Charleston, South Carolina, was one of the most prominent figures in Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction era Mississippi. He was a lawyer, newspaper editor, politician, and businessman. His early life remains somewhat...
by David H. Jackson Jr. | Feb 13, 2023 | African American History, People
John Edward James, an Iraq War Veteran and Tea Party conservative Republican, is currently a member of Congress from Michigan’s 10th Congressional District. James was born in Southfield, Michigan, on June 8, 1981, to John A. James, former CEO of the family...
by | Feb 10, 2023 | African American History, People
Peter Crosby was born in 1844 and lived twenty years in Clark County, Mississippi. He moved to Vicksburg in 1864 and enlisted at the age of 20 where he became a member of the US Colored Troops in Company C, 5th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery. Cosby was a laborer when he...
by David H. Jackson Jr. | Feb 10, 2023 | African American History, People
Wesley Parish Hunt, a Republican member of Congress from Texas, was born on November 13, 1981, in Houston, Texas, to Willie L. Hunt, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, and Dianne Johnson Hunt. Wesley’s siblings are D’Hania Hunt and Wrendon Hunt, both...
by FikesRobert | Feb 6, 2023 | African American History, People
Herschel Junior Walker, a former football running back, was the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia. Walker was born on March 3, 1962, to Willis and Christine Walker in Wrightsville, Georgia. Walker attended Johnson County High...
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