Snapshot William Still Biography
“Three figures moved stealthily through the night looking ghostly in the flat white light of the moon. As they moved toward a house at Fifth and Arch stre...
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“Three figures moved stealthily through the night looking ghostly in the flat white light of the moon. As they moved toward a house at Fifth and Arch stre...
“When I sing, I don’t want them to see that my face is black. I don’t want them to see that my face is white. I want them to see my soul. And ...
“Those who have known Mr. Dett are familiar with his very candid, modest demeanor and lack of ostentation. His mind is peculiarly centered upon what he de...
“Produce great persons. The rest follows.” – Walt Whitman Born on May 31, 1819, in New York, Walt Whitman entered the world as the second of L...
Professor Maria Mitchell was curious, independent, and action-oriented. She believed in science and the importance of opportunities for women. To both endeavors...
He was an idealist and an idle dreamer. One who spent his time thinking about inventions. He ate little and didn’t indulge in vices. Other than generosity...
“Joe Louis is a credit to his race—the human race.” This was a sports journalist’s response to the subtly racist compliments Joe Louis often r...
Jackie Robinson could hit. He could run. He could field. And he was a winner. But maybe most important of all, he had courage. He had the courage to be the firs...
People said she was brilliant. One of a kind in her generation. Her views were always sought after, and her knowledge was always desired. Jane Addams was born o...
Biography Isadora Duncan loved to dance. She would say she began dancing while in her mother’s womb. In her words, “Before I was born my mother was in great ago...