AAAS 2000 : AAAS Final Review
15 Mar 2019
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Robert c. weaver: nation"s first black cabinet member, first us secretary of housing and urban development 1966-1968, directed federal programs during the new deal. Mary mcleod bethune: leader of the black cabinet, started school for african-american students in daytona, fl (bethune- cookman university, advisor for franklin d. roosevelt. Angelo herndon: african american labor organizer, arrested for attempting to organize black industrial workers in 1932 (atl, ga) Langston hughes: american poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist, one of earliest innovators of the new literary art form jazz poetry, best known for work during harlem renaissance. Billie holiday and "strange fruit: strange fruit is the song most famously performed by billie holiday, song exposed racism more specifically lynching of african. Americans: 1978 song inducted into grammy hall of fame. Feb. 19, 1945 and took part in sore of the fiercest fighting of ww2: graduated from the university of pittsburgh law degree.
