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...ers and waiters, and is called by Puckrein "the most remarkable book by an African American in [[South:_Ante_Bellum|antebellum America]]". The book generated such int ...tic service, but were forced into it by indebtedness or coercion. As with African American slaves, they could rise in domestic service, and their happiness or misery

...eading about the connection between Juneteeth, New Year's and Watchnight. African American slaves did not *invent* [[Watchnight]]s, but the New Year's Eve of 1863 was

...y familiar. According to Kirsten Fermaglich and Lisa Fine, "women of color—African American, Latina, Asian American and Native American women—were completely absent

...he United States of America]], the nation's 44th president and the first [[African American]] to be [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Head of State]]. His [[Vice Pre

...ese American]]s sent to relocation camps, and new opportunities open for [[African American]]s and women. As the Allies neared victory, Roosevelt played a critical rol

...riginating during the perinatal period is three times higher. For AIDS the African American rate is four times higher. Furthermore, blacks are almost seven times more

...mittee on Equal Employment Opportunities]], through which he worked with [[African American]]s and other minorities. Though Kennedy probably intended this to remain a

...7, history was made once again when Azie Taylor Morton was named the first African American Treasurer.

...rmer fort commander Robert Anderson was joined on the platform by two men: African American Union hero [[Robert Smalls]] and the son of [[Denmark Vesey]]. ...er that very same issue, announced its support for Hodges. In 1998, 90% of African American Carolinians voted for Hodges, causing the election to swing his way. Govern

...that empowered [[Captain America]] was first tested on [[Isaiah Bradley|an African American]].

...f>{{harvp|Farber|2004|p=256}}</ref> Siding with arguments from the group's African American members, many of NOW's leaders accepted that the vast number of male and fe

...rity is strongest among younger and better educated voters. He dominated [[African American]] support, which comprises about 20% of the Democratic primary vote nationw ...ze that Obama was black. With consciousness of skin color a factor in the African American community, the organizers featured appearances by Obama's wife, Michelle Ob

...ndianamer.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2007-03-28}}</ref> and the largest [[African American]] community of any city in the country.

...atured something never before seen on any of the town's previous nines - [[African American|black]] ball players. In these early days of the [[Civil Rights Movement]],

=====African American===== ...2004 Census Estimate, the racial makeup of the city is 46.7% White, 39.5% African American, 0.8% Native American, 3.6% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 7.3% from other

...0/km² (1,349.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.16% White, 2.48% African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.16% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from oth

...96% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.71% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 12.02% [[Race (Un

...God [[Pentecostal]] church. He was also influenced by country, pop and the African American music he heard on the streets of Memphis. On September 20, 1949, the Presle

...otes, 37% Asian votes, and 30% Hispanic votes, while winning only 10% of [[African American]] votes.<ref name=2006cnnexitpolls /> The Republican Party became the party ...-80% Democratic, reaching 87% in 2006. Democrats have close links with the African American churches, especially the Baptists, while their historic dominance among Cat

...15883587"/>, mainly among Caucasian patients as these variants are rare in African American and most Asian populations.<ref name="pmid15714076">{{cite journal |author=

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In 1990, [[Douglas Wilder]] became the first African American to be elected as Governor of a US state since Reconstruction when he was el

...strongly to be drawn from the more educated segments of society. Among the African American Buddhists who have commented on the dynamics of the racial divide in conver

...urnal |author=Albert DM ''et al.''|title=Iris melanocyte numbers in Asian, African American, and Caucasian irides |journal=Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc|volume=101|pages=217

The African American vote held for Hoover in 1932, but started moving toward Roosevelt. By 1940 ...licans aided the process with systematic gerrymandering that protected the African American and Hispanic vote (as required by the Civil Rights laws), but split up the

...velt]] and the [[New Deal Coalition]], and was notable for being open to [[African American]]s. The CIO grew rapidly from 1936 to 1945, but so did the larger AFL. Batt

...ot be used ''without'' [[corticosteroid]]s and maybe should not be used in African American patients.<ref name="pmid16754916">{{cite journal |author=Salpeter SR, Buckl

...e run by rich owners with a few white overseers, and scores or hundreds of African American slaves.

...do's Populist party in the 1890s. A former abolitionist Reed spoke out for African American and Native American rights while denouncing Chinese and eastern European im

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...aveling teachers such as Louis Gregory, who was later designated the first African American Hand of the Cause, helped establish multiracial Bahá'í communities.