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The Civil Rights Movement in the United States has been a long, primarily nonviolent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to primarily African American citizens of the United States. There have been many movements on behalf of other groups in the U.S. over time, but the term is often used to refer to the struggles between 1955 and 1968 to end discrimination against African-Americans and to end racial segregation, especially in the U.S. South. See African American for informati ...

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• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Background
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The murder of Emmett Till
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Mass action replaces litigation
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Desegregating Little Rock
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Sit-ins and freedom rides
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Organizing in Mississippi
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Albany movement
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Birmingham campaign
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The March on Washington
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Mississippi Freedom Summer
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Selma and the Voting Rights Act
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The American Jewish community and the civil rights movement
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Fraying of alliances
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Race riots
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Black power
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Memphis and the Poor People's March
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Footnotes
• American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Documentary films

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Ames Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Ames, Iowa. Compared to most other DOE laboratories, it is small, employing about 500 people. It is located on the campus of Iowa State University. Ames Laboratory - History. The lab was started as part of the Manhattan Project. Its purpose was to produce high purity uranium from uranium ores. Frank Spedding lead the effort to develop the thermite process for this purpose. Most of the uranium used in the first sel ...

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• Ames Laboratory - History

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Main article: History of Mississippi Mississippi was part of the Mississippian culture in the early part of the second millennium AD; descendant Native American tribes include the Chickasaw and Choctaw. Other tribes who inhabited the territory of Mississippi (and gave their names to local towns) include the Natchez, the Yazoo, and the Biloxi. The first expedition into the territory that became Mississippi was that of Hernando de Soto, who passed through in 1540. However, the first settlement was that of Ocean Springs (or ...

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Mississippi, Mississippi - History, Mississippi - Law and government, Mississippi - Economics, Mississippi - Demographics, Mississippi - Population, Mississippi - Racial Makeup and Ancestry, Mississippi - Religion, Mississippi - Important cities and towns, Mississippi - Education, Mississippi - Colleges and universities, Mississippi - Transportation, Mississippi - Miscellaneous information, Mississippi - Famous Mississippians

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Brookhaven is located at 31°34'54" North, 90°26'34" West (31.581704, -90.442806)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.0 km² (7.3 mi²). 19.0 km² (7.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.27% water. ...

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Brookhaven Mississippi, Brookhaven Mississippi - Geography, Brookhaven Mississippi - Demographics

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The agency was formed by an act of the Georgia General Assembly in 1965. In the same year, four metropolitan area counties and the city of Atlanta passed a referendum authorizing participation in the system, but the referendum failed in Cobb County. In 1972, Fulton and Dekalb Counties successfully passed a 1% sales tax increase to pay for operations, while Clayton and Gwinnett counties overwhelmingly rejected the tax in r ...

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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - Operations and funding, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - Criticism and concern, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - Rail, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - Stations, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - Rolling stock, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - Bus, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - History, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - East-West Line construction, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - North Line construction, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - South Line construction, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority - Future Construction

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Politically, Delaware County has traditionally been very conservative, and had voted Republican in nearly every election since 1854 through 1988. In recent elections, Delaware County has been trending Democratic, and in 2004 was won by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry by 14 points. As of November 2004, 55.1% of registered voters in Delaware County are Republicans, 34.0% are Democrats, and 10.9% are other or unaffiliated. ...

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Delaware County Pennsylvania, Delaware County Pennsylvania - Geography, Delaware County Pennsylvania - Politics, Delaware County Pennsylvania - Demographics, Delaware County Pennsylvania - Transportation, Delaware County Pennsylvania - Cities and towns

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Murders of African-Americans at the hands of whites were still common in the 1950s and still unpunished in large areas of the South. The murder of Emmett Till, a teenaged boy from Chicago visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi in the summer of 1955 was different, however: the age of the boy, the nature of his crime—allegedly whistling at a white woman in a store—and his mother's decision to have the casket open at his funeral, showing the beating that had been inflicted on her son by his two white abductors before he was shot and his b ...

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American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Background, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Key Events, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The murder of Emmett Till, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Mass action replaces litigation, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Desegregating Little Rock, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Sit-ins and freedom rides, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Organizing in Mississippi, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Albany movement, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Birmingham campaign, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The March on Washington, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Mississippi Freedom Summer, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Selma and the Voting Rights Act, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - The American Jewish community and the civil rights movement, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Fraying of alliances, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Race riots, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Black power, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Memphis and the Poor People's March, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Footnotes, American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968 - Documentary films

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 27,512 people, 9,019 households, and 7,350 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 1,557.5/km² (4,032.5/mi²). There are 9,157 housing units at an average density of 518.4/km² (1,342.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 93.95% White, 1.32% African American, 0.08% Native American, 2.87% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. 5.87% of ...

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Holbrook New York, Holbrook New York - Geography, Holbrook New York - Demographics, Holbrook New York - Government

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The city, originally known as LeFleur's Bluff, was founded based on the need for a centrally located capital for the state of Mississippi and named for the iconic figure of General Andrew Jackson. In 1821, the Mississippi General Assembly, meeting in the then-capital, Natchez, had sent Thomas Hinds (for whom Hinds County is named), James Patton, and William Lattimore to look for a site. After surveying areas north and east of Jackson, they proceeded southwest along the Pearl River until they reached LeFleur's Bluff in Hinds County. Their rep ...

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Jackson Mississippi, Jackson Mississippi - History, Jackson Mississippi - Geography, Jackson Mississippi - Demographics, Jackson Mississippi - Political Structures, Jackson Mississippi - Council Members, Jackson Mississippi - Jackson-Area Educational Institutions, Jackson Mississippi - Colleges and Universities, Jackson Mississippi - Public High Schools, Jackson Mississippi - Private High Schools, Jackson Mississippi - Media, Jackson Mississippi - Newspapers and Publishing, Jackson Mississippi - Online News & Weblogs, Jackson Mississippi - Television, Jackson Mississippi - FM radio, Jackson Mississippi - AM radio, Jackson Mississippi - Cultural Organizations and Institutions, Jackson Mississippi - Periodic Cultural Events, Jackson Mississippi - Sports teams, Jackson Mississippi - Sports Arenas, Jackson Mississippi - Former Professional Sports Teams, Jackson Mississippi - Famous Jacksonians, Jackson Mississippi - Transportation, Jackson Mississippi - Air Travel, Jackson Mississippi - Ground Transportation, Jackson Mississippi - Railroads, Jackson Mississippi - Suburbs, Jackson Mississippi - Mississippi Arts and Culture

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Eastport is located at 40°49'52" North, 72°43'47" West (40.831095, -72.729780)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.6 km² (5.6 mi²). 14.2 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.49% water. ...

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Eastport New York, Eastport New York - Geography, Eastport New York - Demographics

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Ebbers began his business career operating a chain of motels in Mississippi. He joined with several other people in 1983 as investors in the newly formed Long Distance Discount Services, Inc (LDDS). Two years later he was named chief executive of the corporation. The company acquired over 60 other independent telecommunications firms, changing its name to WorldCom in 1995. In 1996, WorldCom acquired MFS Communications, Inc., which itself had recently acquired UUNet and its Internet backbone. At the time, this $12 billion transaction was one ...

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Bernard Ebbers, Bernard Ebbers - Early life, Bernard Ebbers - Education and degrees, Bernard Ebbers - Business achievements, Bernard Ebbers - Other activities, Bernard Ebbers - Personality, Bernard Ebbers - Post-WorldCom, Bernard Ebbers - Congressional hearing, Bernard Ebbers - Criminal charges, Bernard Ebbers - Aw Shucks defence, Bernard Ebbers - Civil suits

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Main article: History of Mississippi Mississippi was part of the Mississippian culture in the early part of the second millennium AD; descendant Native American tribes include the Chickasaw and Choctaw. Other tribes who inhabited the territory of Mississippi (and gave their names to local towns) include the Natchez, the Yazoo, and the Biloxi. The first expedition into the territory that became Mississippi was that of Hernando de Soto, who passed through in 1540. However, the first settlement was that of Ocean Springs (or ...

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Mississippi, Mississippi - History, Mississippi - Law and government, Mississippi - Economics, Mississippi - Demographics, Mississippi - Population, Mississippi - Racial makeup and ancestry, Mississippi - Religion, Mississippi - Important cities and towns, Mississippi - Education, Mississippi - Colleges and universities, Mississippi - Transportation, Mississippi - Miscellaneous information, Mississippi - Famous Mississippians

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,146 km² (2,373 mi²). 2,363 km² (912 mi²) of it is land and 3,784 km² (1,461 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 61.56% water. Suffolk County occupies the easternmost portion of Long Island, in the southeastern portion of New York State. The eastern end of the county splits into two peninsulas, known as the North Fork and the South Fork. The county is surrounded by water on three sides, including the Atlantic Ocean and the Long Island Sound. The eastern end ...

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Suffolk County New York, Suffolk County New York - History, Suffolk County New York - Geography, Suffolk County New York - Economy, Suffolk County New York - Law and government, Suffolk County New York - Suffolk County Executives, Suffolk County New York - Suffolk County Legislature, Suffolk County New York - Demographics, Suffolk County New York - Colleges and universities, Suffolk County New York - Indian reservations, Suffolk County New York - Towns villages and hamlets, Suffolk County New York - Sorted by town, Suffolk County New York - Sorted by name

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Located on the picturesque North Shore of Long Island, New York, the area is home to, among other things, Stony Brook University, The Stony Brook School, and Stony Brook "Village". The history of the town has been closely linked to that of Ward Melville, a local businessman who at one point owned most of what is now sometimes called the "Three Villages" (consisting of the areas of Stony Brook, Setauket, and Old Field.) Beginning in 1939 with the creation of the Community Fund (currently the Ward Melville Heritage Organization), Ward M ...

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Stony Brook New York, Stony Brook New York - General Information, Stony Brook New York - Geography, Stony Brook New York - Demographics

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In New York State, special purpose units of government provide specialized services only to those who live in the district, and are empowered to tax residents of the district for the services provided in common. Special districts often cross the lines of towns, villages and hamlets, but rarely cities or counties. Political subdivisions of New York State - School districts. School districts are the most common kind of special district. They provide, arrange or contract for all public education services ...

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Political subdivisions of New York State, Political subdivisions of New York State - County, Political subdivisions of New York State - City, Political subdivisions of New York State - Town, Political subdivisions of New York State - Village, Political subdivisions of New York State - Hamlet, Political subdivisions of New York State - Other named places, Political subdivisions of New York State - Subdivisions unique to New York City, Political subdivisions of New York State - Borough, Political subdivisions of New York State - Community board, Political subdivisions of New York State - Special purpose units of government, Political subdivisions of New York State - School districts, Political subdivisions of New York State - Fire districts, Political subdivisions of New York State - Fire protection districts, Political subdivisions of New York State - Public benefit corporations/authorities, Political subdivisions of New York State - Library districts, Political subdivisions of New York State - Other types of special purpose units, Political subdivisions of New York State - Home rule, Political subdivisions of New York State - Census-designated place

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In New York State, special purpose units of government provide specialized services only to those who live in the district, and are empowered to tax residents of the district for the services provided in common. Special districts often cross the lines of towns, villages, and hamlets, but rarely cities or counties. Political subdivisions of New York State - School districts. School districts are the most common kind of special district. They provide, arrange or contract for all public education services ...

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Political subdivisions of New York State, Political subdivisions of New York State - County, Political subdivisions of New York State - City, Political subdivisions of New York State - Town, Political subdivisions of New York State - Village, Political subdivisions of New York State - Hamlet, Political subdivisions of New York State - Other named places, Political subdivisions of New York State - Subdivisions unique to New York City, Political subdivisions of New York State - Borough, Political subdivisions of New York State - Community board, Political subdivisions of New York State - Special purpose units of government, Political subdivisions of New York State - School districts, Political subdivisions of New York State - Fire districts, Political subdivisions of New York State - Fire protection districts, Political subdivisions of New York State - Public benefit corporations/authorities, Political subdivisions of New York State - Library districts, Political subdivisions of New York State - Other types of special purpose units, Political subdivisions of New York State - Home rule, Political subdivisions of New York State - Census-designated place

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1,376.6 km² (531.5 mi²). 671.6 km² (259.3 mi²) of it is land and 705.1 km² (272.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 51.22% water. It is the largest town in New York in terms of total area. It has coastline on both the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound. Riverhead and Southampton lie to the east, and Smithtown and Islip lie to the west. A large part of Fire Island and the Great South Bay are in the town. It has large hill, known as "Bald Hill" in the hamlet of Farmingville, which marks wh ...

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Brookhaven New York, Brookhaven New York - Geography, Brookhaven New York - History, Brookhaven New York - Demographics, Brookhaven New York - Communities and locations, Brookhaven New York - Villages incorporated, Brookhaven New York - Hamlets unincorporated

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The village was settled in 1714 and incorporated in 1809. The village (or the town, which are indistinguishable in old records) was the site of the hanging of the famous outlaw Claudius Smith, a British Loyalist who— along with the Mohawk Indian Chief Joseph Brandt— raided the countryside surrounding Goshen during the American Revolutionary War. He and Joseph Brandt are said to have buried their many stolen treasures in the hills surrounding Goshen, and that Claudius is himself buried somewhere on the grounds of the old Presbyterian Church â ...

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Goshen village New York, Goshen village New York - History, Goshen village New York - Geography, Goshen village New York - Demographics

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The operational radio frequency (injector) made for SNS at UC Berkeley, California which was disassembled and shipped to SNS. Picture depicts the fully operational re-assembled RF injector section. In the tunnel the CCL section (coupled cavity section) lies just before the superconducting cryogenic section. Each section was specifically tuned in Germany ...

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Spallation Neutron Source, Spallation Neutron Source - What is spallation?, Spallation Neutron Source - Image gallery

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