Erica Anderson
Erica Lee Anderson is an undergraduate history student at the University of Washington. Having lived all over the United States, she has always had an interest in history. She hopes to graduate from the University of Washington in June of 2008 with a B.A. in history. From there, she hopes to attend graduate school in the Seattle area to obtain her Master’s In Teaching and eventually teach elementary school.
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Wynton Marsalis (1961- )
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Eldrick “Tiger” Woods (1975- )
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Katherine Dunham (1909-2006)
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Mae C. Jemison (1956- )
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Eleanor Holmes Norton (1937- )
Eleanor Holmes Norton was born on June 13, 1937 in Washington, D.C. to parents Coleman and Vela Holmes. Both her...
Johnnie Cochran, Jr. (1937-2005)
Johnnie Cochran Jr. was born on October 2, 1937 in Shreveport, Louisiana into a family descended from slaves. His father...
Gloria Richardson (1922-2021)
Civil Rights activist Gloria Hayes Richardson was born Gloria St. Clair Hayes on May 6, 1922 in Baltimore, Maryland to...
Cleveland Sellers (1944- )
Cleveland Sellers was born on November 8, 1944 in Denmark, South Carolina. Cleveland became interested in the Civil Rights Movement...
