Papers of Janis A. Pryor, 1940-1995.
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Jackson, Jesse, 1941-
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The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. On August 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded Reverend Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Reverend Jackson h...
Kennedy, Edward Moore, 1932-2009
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Edward Moore Kennedy (b. Feb. 22, 1932, Boston, Mass.-d. Aug. 25, 2009), graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in government in 1956, and received his LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1959. He served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953. He was elected democratic senator from Massachusetts in 1962, served until his death in August 2009. He was the Assistant District Attorney for Suffolk County from 1961 to 1962, and sought the Democratic nomination for president in 1980....
King, Melvyn B
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Brooke, Edward W., III (Edward William, III), 1919-2015
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Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an American Republican politician. In 1966, he became the first African American popularly elected to the United States Senate. He represented Massachusetts in the Senate from 1967 to 1979. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Brooke graduated from the Boston University School of Law after serving in the United States Army during World War II. After serving as chairman of the Finance Commission of Boston, Brooke won election a...
Pryor, Janis A.
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A graduate of Bennington College (B.F.A. 1971), Janis Pryor has worked professionally in politics and media. She served on the staffs of a number of prominent Massachusetts politicians, including Edward Brooke, Edward Kennedy, and Mel King, and as an associate producer and editorial director for WBZ-TV and Radio in Boston. She produced a series of three documentaries on Jesse Jackson and his evolution as a presidential candidate and political leader, as well as a video for classroom...
Ten-Point Coalition (Boston, Mass.)
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