Elizabeth Fawthrop, Author at

Student Historian

Elizabeth Fawthrop is an undergraduate student, majoring in Political Science, at the University of Washington, Seattle. After graduation Elizabeth intends to pursue a career in public policy. She is currently involved in anti-racist and social justice movements.

Samuel DuBois Cook (1928- )

Samuel DuBois Cook is a retired Dillard University president and, with his appointment to the Duke University faculty in 1966, was the first African American professor to hold a regular faculty appointment at any predominantly white college or university in the South. Cook also served … Read MoreSamuel DuBois Cook (1928- )

Dexter Gordon (1923-1990)

Dexter Gordon was a pioneering jazz saxophonist who made a career of expertly blending rhythm and romance on the bandstand and the silver screen. Nicknamed “Long Tall Dex” for his 6-foot 5-inch frame, the Los Angeles, California native was born on Feb. 27, 1923. Gordon’s … Read MoreDexter Gordon (1923-1990)

Morgan Freeman (1937- )

Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Jr. was born June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Morgan Porterfield Sr., a barber, and Mayme Edna Morgan. Throughout his childhood the Freeman family moved often, living in Mississippi, Indiana and Chicago. Freeman showed early promise … Read MoreMorgan Freeman (1937- )