Nancy Cho
Nancy Cho is an undergraduate Korean and Japanese Language student at the University of Washington. She was born in the South Seattle area and has always had a keen interest in history. Though her favorite time period is during the medieval ages, she has always appreciated the short, but profound history of the Americas (especially the north), which allowed her to be born in a country with many opportunities.
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Robert Brown Elliott (1842-1884)
Robert Brown Elliott, Reconstruction-era Congressman, was born in 1842 in Liverpool, England. He attended High Holborn Academy in London, England...
George Kenneth Butterfield, Jr. (1947- )
North Carolina Congressman George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. was born in Wilson, North Carolina on April 27, 1947 to a father...
Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. (1947- )
Georgia Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. was born on February 4, 1947, in Mobile, Alabama to Minnie B. Slade, who...
Donna Marie Christensen (1945- )
Donna Marie Christian-Christensen, the non-voting delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives, was born...
Yvette Diane Clarke (1964- )
Yvette Diane Clarke won her first political office when she was elected a member of the New York City Council...
Harold Washington (1922-1987)
Harold Washington, the first African American mayor of Chicago, Illinois, was born on April 15, 1922, to Roy Washington, a...
Joseph Savary (?-1800s)
Joseph Savary, a hero at the Battle of New Orleans, was a native of Saint-Dominque (Haiti) who had fought with...
George Washington Murray (1853-1926)
South Carolina Congressman George Washington Murray was born near Rembert, Sumter County, South Carolina, on September 22, 1853 to enslaved...
Johnson C. Whittaker (1858-1931)
Johnson Chesnutt Whittaker was the second black cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York....
Melvin Herbert Evans (1917-1984)
Melvin Herbert Evans was born on August 7, 1917, in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. He attended public schools until...
Andrew Callioux (1820-1863)
Andrew Callioux, Captain of the First Louisiana Native Guards Regiment, Union Army, became a hero while leading his troops at...
National Urban League (1910 – )
Image Ownership: Public Domain The National Urban League (NUL) was formed on October 11, 1910, to help African American migrants...
