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Milton Kyser Cummings (August 12, 1911 – March 7, 1973) had a noteworthy career in two highly diverse fields: cotton broker and space-defense industry executive. . Sometimes called the "Number One Citizen of Huntsville" and a "Symbol of the New South," he was recognized as a humanitarian, leader in opportunities for minorities and the handicapped, and advisor to government officials and co
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
The Southern Courier was a weekly newspaper published in Montgomery, Alabama, from 1965 to 1968, during the Civil Rights Movement.As one of a few newspapers to cover the movement with an emphasis on African-American communities in the South, it provided its readership with a comprehensive view of race relations and community and is considered an important source for historians.
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
Cain Hope Felder Eric Pleskow Diahann Carroll Rip Taylor Francis S. Currey Robert Forster Harold Bloom John Tate Elijah Cummings Bill Macy Thomas D'Alesandro III Willie Brown Don Valentine Robert Evans John Conyers Kay Hagan John Witherspoon Ron Fairly. October 1 Cain Hope Felder, Methodist minister and biblical scholar (b. 1943) [405]
Birmingham, Alabama: A police officer shot and killed Durr as she and a friend gathered coal from a train car. The officer claimed Durr jumped on him, causing his gun to discharge, but Durr's friend claimed she was shot while they were running away. Durr had been shot in the back of the head. [2] March 26, 1938 Berry Lawson: 21 Seattle, Washington
Montgomery Improvement Association president, Montgomery bus boycott co-organizer [27] Claudette Colvin: Pioneer of the civil rights movement [28] Morris Dees: Southern Poverty Law Center founder [29] Mahala Ashley Dickerson: First black female attorney in Alabama [30] Fred Gray: Attorney, founding member of the Montgomery Improvement ...
Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June 9, 1910 – December 2, 1990) [1] was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rourke (1943), and in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, Saboteur (1942) and Dial M for Murder (1954). [2]