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Ross-Clayton Funeral Home was the largest Black funeral chapel in the city and has a long history of community service, particularly during the civil rights movement. [12] [13] The funeral home supported the movement by providing transportation for black voters and participating in the Montgomery bus boycott, [14] [15] conduct class for colored wardens, with E. P. Wallace, serving as the ...
Pat Garrett. Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett (June 5, 1850 – February 29, 1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender and customs agent known for killing Billy the Kid. He was the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, as well as Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
Bangor, Wales. Occupation (s) Singer, actor, entertainer. Years active. 1959–2001. Frederick Garrity (14 November 1936 – 19 May 2006) [1] was an English singer and actor. He was best known as the frontman of Freddie and the Dreamers from 1959 until his retirement in 2001.
Willie E. Gary (born July 12, 1947) is an American lawyer. [1] Gary and his wife Gloria established Martin County's first Black law firm at the age of 27, [2] presently known as, Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson, Gary & Gillespie, P.L.L.C. [3] Gary was portrayed by actor Jamie Foxx in the 2023 film The Burial.
Whitey Bulger. James Joseph " Whitey " Bulger Jr. (/ ˈbʌldʒər / ⓘ; September 3, 1929 – October 30, 2018) was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish Mob group in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, a city directly northwest of Boston. [ 2 ][ 3 ] On December 23, 1994, Bulger fled the ...
Elliot Lee Richardson was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 20, 1920. His mother was Clara Lee Richardson (née Shattuck). His father, Edward Peirson Richardson, was a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School and member of a leading Boston Brahmin family in the city's medical community, including his father, surgeon Maurice Howe Richardson, and brother, naturalist and author Wyman ...
August 27, 2024 at 4:00 PM. Evan Vucci/AP. Former President Donald Trump keeps lying that “everybody,” including Democrats, wanted the Supreme Court to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that ...
Ross A. McGinnis. Ross Andrew McGinnis (June 14, 1987 – December 4, 2006) was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest decoration for bravery, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Iraq War. While serving as the gunner in a HMMWV, his convoy was attacked and a hand grenade was thrown into ...