James McGill Buchanan Jr. (/bjuːˈkænən/ bew-KAN-ən; October 3, 1919 – January 9, 2013) was an American economist known for his work on public choice theory...

James Leonard Farmer Jr. (January 12, 1920 – July 9, 1999) was an American civil rights activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement "who pushed for...

Alberta Watson — Erin Driscoll Mary Lynn Rajskub — Chloe O'Brian James Morrison — Bill Buchanan Roger Cross — Curtis Manning Lana Parrilla — Sarah Gavin Louis...

Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher...

James Richardson Comer Jr. (/ˈkoʊmər/ KOH-mər; born August 19, 1972) is an American politician from Kentucky who represents the state's 1st congressional...

Ralph Emerson McGill (February 5, 1898 – February 3, 1969) was an American journalist and editorialist. An anti-segregationist editor, he published the...

James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United...

Murphy James Foster Jr. (July 11, 1930 – October 4, 2020) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 53rd governor of Louisiana from...

human performance, public history, and literacy studies. In 1986, James McGill Buchanan ('40) became the first MT alumnus to be awarded the Nobel Prize...

Thurgood Marshall Benjamin Mays Franklin McCain Charles McDew Ralph McGill Floyd McKissick Joseph McNeil James Meredith William Ming Jack Minnis Amzie...

James Morris Lawson Jr. (September 22, 1928 – June 9, 2024) was an American activist and university professor. He was a leading theoretician and tactician...

and the spiritual/romance that nearly blossoms between her and John Buchanan Jr., a young doctor who grew up next door. She, ineffably refined, identifies...

Ira William McCollum Jr. (born July 12, 1944) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives...

Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m...

born in Macon, Georgia on 24 February 1905 to Leila Birdstrong and James Buchanan Borders, a pastor for the Swift Creek Baptist Church. He attended Morehouse...

Kristen Lee McDonald Rivet (born July 11, 1970) is an American politician who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from...

politician, diplomat, businessman and academic. Douglas was the son of James Douglas, Jr., a mining executive employed by the Phelps Dodge Company, and his...

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (November 29, 1908 – April 4, 1972) was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighborhood of New...

Secaucus, New Jersey: Birch Lane Press. ISBN 978-1-55972-491-3. Conyers, James L. Jr.; Smallwood, Andrew P., eds. (2008). Malcolm X: A Historical Reader....

James Alexander Hood (November 10, 1942 – January 17, 2013) was one of the first African Americans to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963, and...

died on April 28, 1991. Politician and attorney Floyd McKissick Jr., is his son. Floyd Bixler McKissick Sr. was born in Asheville, North Carolina, on March...

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early...

Nelsan Ellis, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Minka Kelly, Elijah Kelley, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa...

Louisiana Biography Schools New Orleans school desegregation crisis Anderson, James; Byrne, Dara N. (2004). The Unfinished Agenda of Brown v. Board of Education...

register, also unsuccessfully. Jackson was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., who had come with other Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., and often referred to shorthand as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United...

Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker, who became...

Robertson, Jr., James I., ed. The Civil War Letters of General Robert McAllister. New Jersey Civil War Centennial, 1965. Robertson, Jr., James I., ed. Soldier...

John Edward James (born June 8, 1981) is an American politician, businessman, and former military officer serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's...

Harry Belafonte (/ˌbɛləˈfɒnti/ BEL-ə-FON-tee; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil...