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16
1947
Thelonious Monk
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Smalls, Robert (1839-1915)
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City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989)
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Mason, Bridget "Biddy" (1818 - 1891)
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Martin R. Delany
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Wilberforce University (1856- )
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