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Alberta Williams King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr., lived a life of deep faith punctuated by deep anguish; she lost both sons tragically and then was shot dead in 1974.

At the height of the Civil War, 9-year-old George W. Fields made a daring escape to freedom with his family. He’d go on to become a member of Cornell Law School’s first graduating class, in 1890.

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  By Brian Kilmeade Fox News | Published December 19, 2023 5:00am EST Read more at https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/teddy-roosevelt-booker-t-washington-teach-todays-americans-how-overcome-adversity Too many Americans have forgotten how to be tough. Too many are just giving up. They’re "quiet quitting" their jobs, and even their marriages. The youngest generation in the workforce claims to be "completely overwhelmed" by daily life. It’s true that we’re faci...

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We’re facing significant challenges at home and abroad. But in America’s long history, that’s nothing new. Our greatest leaders were molded into towering figures by the challenges they faced.

Natalie Curtis Burlin, a white ethnomusicologist and composer from New York, and Angel De Cora, a Ho-Chunk artist from Nebraska, were…

Hampton University is a leader in producing top talent in all areas. Here are five of the most famous people who walked across its campus

Dr.William Claytor was an extremely talented mathematician, but unlike her, he had no affiliation with NASA.