Harry Truman ended it in the Army in 1948; the Supreme Court ended it in public schools in 1954
The black population of these U.S. areas, the destination of "white flight", doubled in the '70s & '80s
In 1829 journalist John Russwurm gave up on abolitionism & left the U.S. for this independent African nation
This "conductor" usually carried a gun, not a whistle
An Alabama city gave its name to this group of 9 youths falsely accused of rape in 1931
Born in Lille, he's the famous general & statesman seen here
When English king Edward III claimed the French throne in 1337, this war began; it lasted until 1453!
It was the Roman designation for the region virtually identical with modern France
The first French ruler with this name was Charlemagne's successor & was crowned in 813
Armand du Plessis, chosen to be first minister of France in 1624, is better known as this