Melvin B. Tolson

Melvin B. Tolson

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Melvin Beaunorus Tolson (February 6, 1898-August 29, 1966) was an American Modernist poet, educator, columnist, and politician. His work... More

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Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers

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Bill D. Moyers (born June 5, 1934 as Billy Don Moyers) is an American journalist and public commentator. Born in Hugo, Oklahoma, and raised in... More

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Lady Bird Johnson

Lady Bird Johnson

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Claudia Alta (Lady Bird) Taylor Johnson was the wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Throughout her life, she was an advocate for... More

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James L. Farmer Jr.

James L. Farmer Jr.

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James Leonard Farmer Jr., a Black civil rights activist who was one of the "big three" leaders of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s... More

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George Foreman

George Foreman

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George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. He is the oldest man ever to win the... More

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Floyd Dixon

Floyd Dixon

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Floyd Dixon (8 February 1929 - July 26 2006) was an American rhythm and blues pianist. Dixon was born Jay Riggins Jr. in Marshall, Texas. He was... More

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Max Sandlin

Max Sandlin

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Max A. Sandlin, Jr. (born September 29, 1952), American politician, is a former Democratic Congressman representing Texas's 1st congressional... More

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Y. A. Tittle

Y. A. Tittle

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Yelberton Abraham Tittle (born October 24, 1926, in Marshall, Texas), better known as Y. A. Tittle, is a former American football quarterback who... More

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Pendleton Murrah

Pendleton Murrah

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Pendleton Murrah (1824-1865) was a governor of Texas during the American Civil War. A native of South Carolina, Murrah graduated from Brown... More

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Edward Clark

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Edward Clark (April 1, 1815 - May 4, 1880) was a Governor of Texas during the American Civil War. Born in New Orleans, Clark moved to Texas in 1842... More

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