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121Mary Church Terrell — (September 23, 1863 – July 24, 1954), daughter of former slaves, was one of the first African American women to earn a college degree. She became an activist who led several important associations and worked for civil rights and suffrage.… …
122Civil Rights Act of 1960 — The Civil Rights Act of 1960 was a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration rolls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone s attempt to register to vote or to vote. It was… …
123Constitution of Virginia — The Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1830, by George Catlin The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the document that defines and limits the powers of the state government and the basic rights of the citizens of the U.S.… …
124Reform Bills — See also the Reform Act disambiguation page The Reform Bills were a series of proposals to reform voting in the British parliament. These include the Reform Acts of 1832, 1867, and 1884.BackgroundThe three acts extended voting rights to… …
125Newtown (UK Parliament constituency) — Not to be confused with Newton (UK Parliament constituency). Newtown Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons County Isle of Wight …
126History of Virginia — The recorded History of Virginia began with settlement of the geographic region now known as the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States thousands of years ago by Native Americans. Permanent European settlement did not occur until the… …
127Potwalloper — A potwalloper (sometimes potwalloner or potwaller) is an archaic term referring to a borough constituency returning members to the British House of Commons before 1832 and the Reform Act created a uniform suffrage. (Several potwalloper… …
128Ute tribe — ethnic group group=Ute poptime=10,000 [http://www.census.gov/statab/www/sa04aian.pdf] popplace=United States (Utah, Colorado, New Mexico) rels=Christianity, other langs=English, Ute The Utes (IPA|/juːts/; yoots ) are an ethnically related group… …
