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Ida B. Wells
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Ida B. Wells
Civil Rights Activist, Journalist / 1862 - 1931
Ida B. Wells was an African-American journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.
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Gustav Klimt
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Gustav Klimt
Painter / 1862 - 1918
Nineteenth century Austrian painter Gustav Klimt is known for the highly decorative style of his works, his most famous being The Kiss.
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Claude Debussy
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- Fantastically French
- Famous Leos
- Famous Songwriters and Composers
Claude Debussy
Songwriter / 1862 - 1918
Embracing nontraditional scales and tonal structures, Claude Debussy became one of the most highly regarded composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is seen as the founder of musical impressionism.
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William Sydney Porter
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- Famous Virgoans
- Famous People Named William
William Sydney Porter
Author / 1862 - 1910
William Sydney Porter was a prolific short story writer whose work appeared under the name O. Henry.
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Edith Wharton
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- Famous Aquarians
- Famous People Named Edith
Edith Wharton
Author / 1862 - 1937
Novelist Edith Wharton was born to an old New York family, but is better known for her books Ethan Frome and The Age of Innocence.
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Homer Plessy
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- Famous Black Activists
- Famous Civil Rights Activists
Homer Plessy
Civil Rights Activist / 1862 - 1925
Homer Plessy is best known as the plaintiff in Plessy v. Ferguson, a landmark court case challenging southern-based segregation.
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