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Online Encyclopedia: African American History in the West, People

The following are short descriptions of individuals, places and events which have contributed to the shaping of African American history. These encyclopedia entries serve as a starting point for much more inclusive descriptions and discussions that appear in other sources. For additional information please consult the print or website sources cited in the entry.

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Love, Nat (1854-1921)People
Lomax, Almena (1915-2011)People
Little Liberia, Baja California, 1919People
Light, Allen B. (1805- ?)People
Light, Allen (1805-?)People
Lester, Peter (1814- ? )People
Leland, Mickey (1944-1989)People
Leidesdorff, William Alexander (1810-1848)People
Leftwich, John C. (1867-1923)People
Lee, Barbara J. (1946 - )People
Leary, Sherrard Lewis (1835-1859)People
Lawrence, Jacob & Gwendolyn KnightPeople
Lavizzo, Blanche Sellers (1925-1984)People
Lai, Carlotta Stewart (1881-1952)People
Knowles, Beyoncé Giselle (1981- )People
King, Rodney (1965-2012)People
King, Marjorie Edwina Pitter (1921-1996)People
King, John Q. Taylor, Sr. (1921-2011)People
King County Colored Republican Club (1915-1945)People
Kinchlow, Ben (1846?-1939?)People
Kelly, James (c. 1839-1912)People
July, Johanna (1857?-1946?)People
Joyner, Florence Griffith (1959-1998)People
Jordan, George (1849?-1904)People
Jordan, Barbara (1936-1996)People
Jones, Opal C.( ? -- ?)People
Jones, Lucy (Lucile) Berkeley Buchanan (1884-1989)People
Jones, Addison (ca. 1845-1926)People
Johnson, Kevin Maurice (1966- )People
Johnson, James Coody (1864-1927)People
Johnson, Dorthy (1945 - ) People
Johnson, Charles V. (1928- )People
Johnson, Charles (1948-- )People
Jennings, Gladys (1925- )People
Jefferson, Silas (1835-1913)People
James, Joseph (? -- ?)People
James, Jane Elizabeth Manning (1813-1908)People
James & Lydia SimsPeople
Jacobs, Alma S. (1916-1997)People
Jackson-Lee, Sheila (1950 - )People
Jackson, Rev. Mance (1931-2007)People
Jackson, Oliver Toussaint (1862–1948)People
Jackson, Maynard, Sr. (1898-1953)People
Jackson, Lydia Flood (1862-1963)People
Jackson, Joseph SylvesterPeople
Jackson, John Hiram (1912-1997)People
Jackson, Joe Winston (1933- )People
Jackson, James Lloyd (1920-2008)People
Jackson, George (1941-1971)People
Jackson, Fay (1902-1988)People
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