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In December 1944 twelve small groups of World War II veterans met in Kansas City and formed AMVETS. A year later there were 20,000 memberships and 200 Amvets posts. [1] Originally only World War II veterans were eligible to join, and the organization's stated goals were: 1. Full employment for veterans; 2. Working for veterans' rights; 3.
Henry "Hank" James Thomas (born August 29, 1941) is an African American civil rights activist and entrepreneur.Thomas was one of the original 13 Freedom Riders who traveled on Greyhound and Trailways buses through the South in 1961 to protest racial segregation, holding demonstrations at bus stops along the way.
Bessie Stringfield (born Betsy Beatrice White; 1911 or 1912 – February 16, 1993), also known as the "Motorcycle Queen of Miami", was an American motorcyclist who was the first African-American woman to ride across the United States solo, and was one of the few civilian motorcycle dispatch riders for the US Army during World War II.
In a scene straight out of the old west, a group of riders on horseback was ambushed by a man who emerged from the woods and fired “dozens of rounds” at them, Florida deputies said.. One rider ...
The influence of the once powerful South Florida chapter of the Outlaws waned severely, partially due to Nolan's incarceration. By the time of his sentencing in 1989, the chapter's membership had diminished to less than a dozen. [2] [6] According to Kehoe, the South Florida Outlaws "fell off when Jim went to jail and then he went to Arizona ...
Kadel Piedrahita, who is accused of shooting and killing a cyclist on the Rickenbacker Causeway in August 2019, talks to his attorneys during his trial in Courtroom 7-2 inside the Richard E ...
It was installed Sept. 17 and was dedicated during a ceremony Sept. 21 that included G. Chandler Bond Post 275 and American Legion Riders Post 315 of Brooklyn, both of which have sponsored benches ...
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