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Milvirtha Knight Hendricks (February 27, 1920 - July 20, 2009 [1]) was an African American woman who, on September 1, 2005, was photographed by Eric Gay of the Associated Press outside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center huddled in one of several American flag blankets given to her and to several other disaster victims, two days after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. [2]
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An obituary posted online on Nov. 15 confirmed that Wilburn, detailed as David W. Parton, “passed away at his home” on Friday, Nov. 15 in White Pine, Tenn. The cause of death was not given ...
The shot was fired by a non-striking worker being escorted by state militia, who in April had been called in under the command of William W. Scranton. Eight thousand people attended the strikers' funeral. [155] March 14, 1877 Chico, CA farming race 4
She sang at both the 1968 Democratic and Republican conventions, performed for U.S. troops overseas for seven consecutive years and became known for her version of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic ...
[2] [21] Published three days after his death, Lingham's full obituary reads as follows: Funeral services for Thomas G. Lingham, 79, former stage and screen actor will be conducted at Pierce Bros. Hollywood Chapel, followed by in[ter]ment in the Chapel of the Pines. Born in Indiana, he came to Southern California 37 years ago and lived at 23430 ...
[22] [23] This arrangement and other similar trust agreements would later lead to antitrust charges from state and federal agencies along with lawsuits from competitors at home and abroad and from groups representing vaudeville talent who felt these types of agreements between competing vaudeville circuits drove down wages. [23] [24] [25] [26]
He would often eulogize the soldier and never refused a request to speak at any funeral. In the same year, President Johnson appointed García to the US Commission on Civil Rights . In 1972, Dr. García was arrested at a sit-in protest of the de facto segregation in Corpus Christi school district.