Brownsville Affair — The Brownsville Affair rose out of racial tensions between black soldiers and white citizens in Brownsville, Texas in 1906.BackgroundThe Brownsville Affair arose out of racial tensions between the white residents of Brownsville, Texas and the all … Wikipedia
Brownsville Affair — Racial incident in 1906 in Brownsville, Texas, involving white citizens of Brownsville and African American soldiers stationed at nearby Fort Brown. On the evening of August 13–14, rifle shots on a street in Brownsville killed one white man and… … Universalium
Brownsville, Texas — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Brownsville settlement type = City nickname = The Green City motto = On the Border by the Sea imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location within the state of Texas imagesize … Wikipedia
Brownsville — /brownz vil/, n. a seaport in S Texas, near the mouth of the Rio Grande. 84,997. * * * ▪ Texas, United States city, seat (1848) of Cameron county, extreme southern Texas, U.S. It lies along the Rio Grande opposite Matamoros, Mexico, 22… … Universalium
affair — /euh fair /, n. 1. anything done or to be done; anything requiring action or effort; business; concern: an affair of great importance. 2. affairs, matters of commercial or public interest or concern; the transactions of public or private business … Universalium
Thornton Affair — The Thornton Affair, also known as the Thornton Skirmish, was an incident between the military forces of the United States and Mexico. It served as the primary justification for U.S. President James K. Polk s declaration of war against Mexico in… … Wikipedia
Ernest Albert Garlington — Infobox Military Person name= Ernest Albert Garlington born= birth date|1853|2|20 died= death date and age|1934|10|16|1853|2|20 placeofbirth= Newberry Hill, South Carolina placeofdeath= placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery caption=Brig. Gen … Wikipedia
Hubert Harrison — Hubert Henry Harrison (27 de abril 1883 17 de diciembre 1927) fue un escritor indio estadounidense, librepensador, orador, educador, crítico y activista político socialista que vivió en Harlem New York. Fue descrito por el activista A. Philip… … Wikipedia Español
Charles Fuller — For other people named Charles Fuller, see Charles Fuller (disambiguation). Charles Fuller Born Charles H. Fuller, Jr. 5 March 1939 (1939 03 05 … Wikipedia
Roosevelt, Theodore — known as Teddy Roosevelt born Oct. 27, 1858, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Jan. 6, 1919, Oyster Bay, N.Y. 26th president of the U.S. (1901–09). He was elected to the New York legislature (1882), where he became a Republican leader opposed to the… … Universalium
Hubert Harrison — Hubert Henry Harrison (April 27, 1883 December 17, 1927), a St. Croix, Virgin Islands born and Harlem based writer, orator, educator, critic, and radical political activist was described by the activist A. Philip Randolph as “the father of Harlem … Wikipedia
