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Also Known As Marva Delores Knight
Born August 31, 1936 • Alabama
Died June 24, 2015 (aged 78) • South Carolina
Founder Daniel Hale Williams Westside Preparatory School
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Lucy Louisa Coues Flower
American welfare worker
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Margaret Angela Haley
American educator and labor leader
Ella Flagg Young
Ella Flagg Young
American educator
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
president of United States
Lori Lightfoot speaks at a podium with the City of Chicago seal, addressing guests after being sworn in as Mayor of Chicago, with people seated in the background.
Lori Lightfoot
American politician
Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Moseley Braun
United States senator
Harold Washington
Harold Washington
American politician
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Haki R. Madhubuti
American author, publisher and educator
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Otis Dudley Duncan
American sociologist
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Al Raby
American civil rights activist
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Bruce Graham
American architect
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Bertrand Goldberg
American architect
Louis Sullivan
Louis Sullivan
American architect
Daniel H. Burnham.
Daniel Burnham
American architect
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
American architect
Al Capone seated and facing forward, wearing a dark three-piece suit, patterned tie, and pocket square, in a black-and-white portrait from around 1935.
Al Capone
American gangster
Jill Biden with the first dog, Major
Jill Biden
American first lady
Brandon Johnson
Brandon Johnson
American politician
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
American politician
Horace Mann
Horace Mann
American educator