The Reese and Robinson Monument is a bronze statue created by William Behrends which is located in at Maimonides Park in Brooklyn, New York, home field...
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Jackie Robinson Day is a traditional event which occurs annually on April 15 in Major League Baseball (MLB), commemorating and honoring the day Jackie...
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Reese once came to Robinson's defense with the famous line, "You can hate a man for many reasons. Color is not one of them." In 1947 or 1948, Reese is...
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42 (film) (category Cultural depictions of Jackie Robinson)
Reese; Wendell becoming the first African American member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America; and the annual commemoration of Robinson's...
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The First (musical) (category Cultural depictions of Jackie Robinson)
by Robert Brush, and Martin Charnin wrote the lyrics. The show is based on the life of Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson, the first African-American...
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Frederick Douglas Reese (November 28, 1929 – April 5, 2018) was an American civil rights activist, educator and minister from Selma, Alabama. Known as...
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The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument is a United States national monument that honors Emmett Till, an African American boy who was abducted...
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Statue of Liberty (redirect from Fort Wood National Monument)
conceived in 1865, when the French historian and abolitionist Édouard de Laboulaye proposed a monument to commemorate the upcoming centennial of U.S...
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March on Washington (redirect from The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom)
the Washington Monument and was scheduled to progress to the Lincoln Memorial. Demonstrators were met at the monument by the speakers and musicians. Women...
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character of Kimberly Reese is upset and wants it removed from the exhibition. Gilbert and others argue that they must reclaim the image and separate it from...
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Civil Rights Memorial (category Monuments and memorials in Alabama)
segregation in schools was unlawful and 1968 is the year of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The monument was created by Maya Lin, who also created...
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Ruby Bridges (section Awards and honors)
and Lucille Bridges. As a child, she spent much time taking care of her younger siblings, though she also enjoyed playing jump rope and softball and climbing...
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clicking the number. Reese, Robert W. (April 14, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Robinson Jeffers". National...
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Jo Ann Gibson Robinson (April 17, 1912 – August 29, 1992) was an activist during the Civil Rights Movement and educator in Montgomery, Alabama. Born Jo...
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round tripper tied the game at 2-2 and the Yankees went on to win the game, 6–5. Howard's ground ball out to Pee Wee Reese in Game 7 ended the Series; it...
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Pope John Paul II (redirect from Last Will and Testament of Pope John Paul II)
Retrieved 1 January 2009. (subscription required) Reese, Thomas J. (1998). Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church. Harvard...
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The Butler (category Films based on newspaper and magazine articles)
Butler) is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels and written by Danny Strong. It is inspired by Wil Haygood's Washington...
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Amelia Isadora Platts Boynton Robinson (August 18, 1905 – August 26, 2015) was an American activist and supercentenarian who was a leader of the American...
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while Brooklyn called on Don Newcombe. In the first inning, Robinson singled in Pee Wee Reese for the game's first run. A Giants rally in the second inning...
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communities and from other units. There was one incident in which two soldiers from the 15th Regiment, Lieutenant James Reese Europe and Noble Sissle...
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The Freedom Riders National Monument is a United States National Monument in Anniston, Alabama. It was established by President Barack Obama in January...
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Medgar Evers (section Early life and education)
the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, by Byron De La Beckwith, a member of the White Citizens' Council in Jackson. His murder and the resulting...
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Henderson Paul L, A. Scott; Thomas, Paul L.; Reese, Charles (2014). "8. James Baldwin: Artist as Activist and the Baldwin/Kennedy Secret Summit of 1963"...
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Marie Foster (section Early life and work)
University of North Texas Multicultural (March 12, 2013). "[Monument honoring Amelia Robinson and Marie Foster]". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved November...
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Aurelia Browder (section Early life and family)
Jeanetta Reese, and Mary Louise Smith. Browder was picked as the lead plaintiff because of her age. Two of the other plaintiffs were teenagers, and the other...
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Grant's Tomb (category Monuments and memorials in Manhattan)
in New York. Within days, a site in Riverside Park was selected, and the Grant Monument Association (GMA) was established to appeal for funds. Although...
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veterans. The monument is made of granite and measures 80 feet (24 m) tall, with an archway opening measuring 50 feet (15 m) tall and 35 feet (11 m)...
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Bob Adelman (category Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni)
University to forge close ties with leading figures of art and literature, including Andy Warhol and Samuel Beckett. After studying photography for several...
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Selma, Alabama (section Arts and culture)
Selma Voting Rights Movement: F.D. Reese, Marie Foster, and Amelia Boynton. As part of its Civil War history, a monument to native Nathan Bedford Forrest...
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Reese Walter Reuther Gloria Richardson David Richmond Paul Robeson Amelia Boynton Robinson Jackie Robinson Jo Ann Robinson Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson Bayard...
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