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  2. African-American names - Wikipedia

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    Enslaved Black people remained legally nameless from the time of their capture until American enslavers purchased them. [1] Economic historians Lisa D. Cook, John Parman and Trevon Logan have found that distinctive African-American naming practices happened as early as in the Antebellum period (mid-1800s).

  3. List of people who disappeared mysteriously: 1910–1990

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    Missing from Circumstances Refs. 1910 Burt Alvord: 32–33 Central America: An American lawman-turned-outlaw, Alvord had been a Cochise County, Arizona deputy, but had turned to crime—primarily train robbery—by the early 1900s. He was last seen in 1910 working as a Panama Canal employee. Alvord's ultimate fate is unknown. [1]

  4. List of people who disappeared mysteriously: 1990–present

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    Khazanov, a Russian–American mathematical child prodigy who was one of the youngest students to submit a perfect paper for the 1994 International Mathematical Olympiad, went missing after going out with his mountain bike, leaving behind a letter claiming that he was "going to the library". At the time of his disappearance, he was suffering ...

  5. 22 Famous Women in History You Need to Learn About ASAP

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    Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman and first Black person in general to receive a pilot's license. Because of gender and racial discrimination, she learned French and went to ...

  6. Category:19th-century African-American women - Wikipedia

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    This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:19th-century African-American people. It includes 19th-century African-American people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.

  7. Category:Lists of African-American people - Wikipedia

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    List of African-American activists; List of African-American actors; African Americans in foreign policy; African-American officeholders in the United States, 1789–1866; List of African-American singers; African-American Tony nominees and winners; List of African-American women in classical music; List of African-American women in STEM fields

  8. Lists of nicknames - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.

  9. Category:19th-century African-American people - Wikipedia

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    African Americans in the American Civil War (3 C, 152 P) Pages in category "19th-century African-American people" The following 163 pages are in this category, out of 163 total.