Casey Nichols
PhD in history from Stanford University
Dr. Casey D. Nichols is a specialist in African American history, with particular attention to twentieth century America, urban history, the American west, and comparative studies in race and ethnicity. Dr. Nichols holds a PhD in history from Stanford University. Her doctoral dissertation examined the relationship between African Americans and Mexican Americans in Los Angeles, paying close attention to how antipoverty policy became a battleground for black/brown relations starting in the 1960s.
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Kelly Miller (1863-1939)
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Watts Riot (August 1965)
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Daisy Lampkin (1884-1965)
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Los Angeles Forum (1903-1942)
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Rosa Parks (1913-2005)
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Charles Owens (?-1882)
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Margaret Garner Incident (1856)
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Julian Dixon (1934-2000)
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Maxine Waters (1938- )
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Melvin B. Tolson (1898-1966)
Born on February 6, 1898 in Moberly, Missouri, Melvin Beaunorus Tolson is known as one of the most significant African...
Pelรฉ (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (1940-2022)
Born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Coracoes, Minas Gerais in Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to the world...
