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  The C.L.R. James Institute: Text: "C.L.R. James & The Struggle for Happiness"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
James linked the creative power of the intellectuals to the popular movement for self-expression, recognising that, until the conflict was resolved between the people's aspirations and the oppressive form of society in which they lived, intellectual creativity itself would continue to be stifled.
James made it clear, at this early stage of his drafting of a manuscript on American civilisation, that he had in mind both an intellectual and a popular audience; and he stated that later drafts would entail a movement from one to the other.
James took the ship to be a microcosm of the newly emerging industrial society; and he discussed the different characters and the dynamics of their relations as they unfolded within the novel's narrative structure.
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 James Douglass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
James Douglass was the youngest son of Edward Douglass and Sarah George.
James built a brick house, in which the county court sessions were held in 1788 and 1790.
James Douglass was listed as "Register of the Court" from 1804 to 1836.
buncombe.main.nc.us /~senechal/James_Douglass.htm   (328 words)

  
 Drysdale/Douglas Family History
James, 2nd Earl of Douglas, was born in 1358 and succeeded his father at a time of much border warfare between Scotland and England.
James, although mortally wounded in the battle, directed his captains to carry his standard, sound his battle cry and rally his troops.
James, after the murder of his brother, William, left his duties as Bishop of Aberdeen to become the 9th Earl of Douglas and avenge his brother.
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 Life After the 13th Amendment
Douglass was tempted by the offer, the first major post to be offered to a fl man, but he realized that by associating with the Johnson administration, he would be helping the president appear to be the fl man's friend.
Douglass was criticized for accepting his post after the Rebpulcians' betrayal of their fl supporters, but he saw the appointment as simply another milestone for his people.
Douglass enjoyed 9 years of marriage to Helen Pitts, on February 20, 1895, Douglass was struck by a massive heart attack and died at the age of 77.
www.history.rochester.edu /class/douglass/part5.html   (2880 words)

  
 Hoover Institution - Uncommon Knowledge - FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE: Global Poverty and the World Bank
Douglass North is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a holder of the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Douglass North: And having left them in a vacuum and without the kind of human capital of knowledge, what's happened is tribal dominations and so on, have produced all the worst kinds of institutions which inhibit economic growth, encourage income redistribution.
James Wolfensohn: I know but I think that the one thing that you have to say in the interest of sub-Saharan Africa is that the Africans are now trying to take a much more active role with peer review in relation to the NEPAD Agreement.
www.hoover.org /publications/uk/2993766.html   (4150 words)

  
 Mutiny off Cape Horn
Douglass kept his watch lined up on deck and they fought to keep their balance on the pitching clipper as they started to loose the mizzentopsail braces to furl in sail.
Douglass and his men were caught by the frothing white water and it swept them all across the deck banging them into the bulwarks.
Douglass punched him in the ribs doubling him over and the Italian proved to be well enough to retreat to the forecastle as Douglass went after him and beat him up severely about the head and chest before dumping him there on the forecastle floor in a heap.
www.eraoftheclipperships.com /page28web5.html   (3347 words)

  
 Douglass Family Genealogy
William Douglass II was born in 1725 in Scotland and died on 20 Apr 1797 in Chanceford Twp., York, PA.
William DOUGLASS IV was born on 14 Nov 1785 in Chanceford Twp., York Co., Pa and died on 23 Apr 1863 and was buried in Chanceford Presbyterian Ch.
James is one of the four sons of Lord Archibald that settled in Lancaster Co. in Pequae Twp.
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 James Douglass was an early settler of Dade County Missouri
James Douglass was an early settler of Dade County Missouri.
I know that the said MARTHA DOUGLASS was killed by a negro in the Spring of 1848....the said MARTHA DOUGLASS was the wife of the said JAMES DOUGLASS who at the time of the killing of his said wife was living with her in Dade County State of Missouri.
Mary Douglafs a half sister to James Douglafs deceased who resides in the state of Texas and is married to a man whose name is unknown to said admr.
www.rootsweb.com /~modade/douglass.htm   (981 words)

  
 Webb Institute Alumni — John Douglass Lecture
Douglass became the seventh full time Chief Executive of the Association in September 1998 and before that served three years as Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition of Defense Systems with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps where I was one of his deputies.
Douglass was with the Senate Armed Services Committee where he was foreign policy and science and technology advisor to Senator Sam Nunn.
Douglass and invited all present to retire to the Reception Room for some informal conversation, and further questions for Mr.
www.webb-institute.edu /Alumni/douglasslecture.php   (11692 words)

  
 The many lives of Frederick Douglass by James W. Tuttleton
Douglass was a remarkably tall, muscular, and handsome young man with thick, fl, curly hair, a pair of piercing eyes, a straight nose, thin and well-formed lips, a musical voice, and a light mulatto complexion—a combination that melted hearts on two continents.
Douglass hoped to receive a commission himself and wanted to recruit fl volunteers, but when the commission did not materialize he withdrew to his home and resumed his civilian agitation on behalf of fl emancipation.
Frederick and Helen Douglass comported themselves with the greatest dignity, were very happy together, won over many of their detractors and, in 1889, Douglass was appointed minister resident and consul general to Haiti, a post he held until 1891.
www.newcriterion.com /archive/12/feb94/douglass.htm   (5900 words)

  
 The Captain James Vinson Family of Sumner County, Tennessee
Captain James Vinson is nearly always referred to with his Tennessee Militia title of Captain in order to keep him straight from both his father and his son who have the same name.
James Vinson Garrett, the oldest son, was about my age and belonged to the St Mary Cannoneers and was in the same mess and we bunked together during the war.
The step-father of James Hamilton was Henry Houdeshell.
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 The Challenge arrives through the Golden Gate
Douglass decided that to just walk off the ship through the midst of the angry mob would be much too dangerous for him, and as the mob grew in size and anger, he feared that they were about to come aboard to grab him.
Douglass anxiously stood in the bow and was ready to run as soon as Allen's boat scudded up on the sand, and was off and running through the bushes and swiftly disappeared before the others reached the beach.
Douglass was unrepentant, muttering as the horses led him along, about his recent ordeal at sea, about his many confrontations with his unruly, malingering, mutinous crew, saying that he would whip them all over again.
www.eraoftheclipperships.com /page29web5.html   (4060 words)

  
 Alphabetical Everyname Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Jane Gean DOUGLASS was born in 1805 in Northumberland, England.
Jane Mary DOUGLASS was born on 11 Sep 1814 in Northumberland, England.
Mary DOUGLASS was born in 1811 in Northumberland, England.
home.comcast.net /~rwbaker8/ancestry/everyname/b29.htm   (1145 words)

  
 Oneida County New York Biographies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
JAMES A. James A. Douglass is a native of Oneida county and has spent his life within its borders.
Douglass retired fro: the school and bought a large warehouse on the bank of the old Chenango Canal, engaging in the lumber and produce business.
Douglass built a large canning factory which is now conducted under the firm name of C. Douglass and Co. (the C. Douglass being the son).
home.comcast.net /~richardson156/douglassja.html   (593 words)

  
 Papers of the Douglass, Thorn, And Moores Families, 1822-1997   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Dr. John Douglass (1795-1870) studied medicine at Philadelphia, served as a delegate to the Nullification convention of 1822-1823, and later was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and Senate.
James Rion, who organized and commanded a unit, described for son Swanson Wade Douglass what his uniform and insignia as a captain should be (8 May 1861).
The bulk of the correspondence relates to John Douglass' daughter, Frances Petrena Porcher Douglass, or "Pete" as she was called by her siblings.
www.sc.edu /library/socar/uscs/1998/dougla98.html   (665 words)

  
 Douglass Family Genealogy
William Douglass II was born in 1725 in Scotland and died on 20 Apr 1797 in Chanceford Twp., York, PA.
William DOUGLASS IV was born on 14 Nov 1785 in Chanceford Twp., York Co., Pa and died on 23 Apr 1863 and was buried in Chanceford Presbyterian Ch.
James is one of the four sons of Lord Archibald that settled in Lancaster Co. in Pequae Twp.
www.renderplus.com /hartgen/htm/douglass_2.htm   (3353 words)

  
 Newspaper Gleanings from a Tree Trunk
Douglass had suffered from heart trouble for several years, but had been able to be about the house almost to the end.
Douglass was a staunch Democrat, and while he had no political ambitions, he was always well posted and was a reliable and dependable member of his party.
Douglass was born in Pittstown, February 14, 1853, the oldest son of Samuel and Waity Gifford Douglass.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/county/ontario/Newsitems/treetrunk/trunkdouglass.htm   (3421 words)

  
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Peggy Douglass was married to Dudley Farris in 1805.
James Douglass went to Pettis Co., MO. I would appreciate any help in finding out more information about William and Margaret Moore, and whether they were both from Albemarle Co., VA.
James Madison is the eldest of twelve children -- eight sons and four daughters -- of whom but one brother and one sister are now living.
www.public.asu.edu /~moore/news/newsa26   (2737 words)

  
 Royal BC Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
James Douglas is a legendary figure in British Columbia, from his fur trade days at Fort St. James to his dual governorship of Vancouver Island and British Columbia.
James Douglas lived in the planter and slave society in British Guiana until the age of nine.
But it was the fur trade that attracted young James and so he headed for Canada at age sixteen not to return to Scotland for 45 years.
www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca /notes/douglas.html   (502 words)

  
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James Douglass' article "A Letter to the American People on the Unspeakable" was surely the most eloquent and moving piece on American assassination conspiracies --- and their place in history --- that I have seen in a very long time.
Douglass: So it's clear from what you've said that you put the question of any media cover-up in relation to assassinations in a context of: "They just don't do their job." And there are enormous pressures to keep them from doing it.
Douglass: But in the case of a highly inquisitive reporter or a person of great integrity, Bob is suggesting what I've also read occurred in the case of Jacqueline Kennedy -- that they were threatened, and that the lives of their children were threatened.
spot.acorn.net /jfkplace/09/fp.back_issues/31st_Issue/rclark_intv.html   (9386 words)

  
 Buena Vista History
JAMES C. James C. Douglass was the son of John Clayton's sister, Harriet M., and her husband Walter Douglass.
Ellen Douglass died in 1854, leaving her husband with two children under the age of three.
James Douglass had the tenant house built that you pass on the right side of the lane as you enter Buena Vista.
www.state.de.us /sos/historic/conf_centers/bv/information/history.shtml   (1044 words)

  
 Douglass Family
James filed a private land claim in Belmont Co., Ohio on 21 March 1806, stating that he had "occupied the land prior to 20 Dec 1803 and that he had a wife and 4 children".
James died in 1838, Belmont Co., Ohio and is buried in the Old Methodist Protestant Cemetery, Fairview, Oxford Township.
James died in November 1925 and was buried at Marion, Iowa.
harrisonheritage.com /douglass.htm   (943 words)

  
 Giles Co. TN
James DOUGLASS to Ephraim BRAWLEY, both of GI Cty., TN, for $800., 89 ½ A on Robertson Fork, adj.
William CHAMBERS to James DOUGLASS for $1800., 100 A on Weakley's Creek, adj.
James MCDONALD to Lewis GARRETT 100 A on middle fork of Buchanan Creek for $800.
www.tngennet.org /records/giles/giles6.htm   (12717 words)

  
 The Newgate Calendar - ANDREW RUTHERFORD OF TOWNHEAD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Robert Scott of Horslehill deposed that, about ten at night on the 9th of July, he, with Charles Ker of Abbotrule, William Ker of Newtown, and their servants, the prisoner, and the deceased, after dining at Swanside, called in the evening at the house of John Ker at Berchope, in their way to Jedburgh.
Douglass was riding a little way before him, and Rutherford, who was at a distance behind, galloped up beyond him to Douglass.
By his order Douglass was put on a horse —- a man sitting behind, and one walking on each side.
www.exclassics.com /newgate/ng35.htm   (345 words)

  
 JEFFREY JAMES DOUGLASS
Colonel Douglass recently completed an appointment as the Marine Corps Liaison to the White House “National Moment of Remembrance,” where he coordinated a Memorial Day worldwide remembrance ceremony honoring the fallen service men and women who have served in our nation’s wars and conflicts since the Revolutionary War.
Colonel Douglass coordinated public affairs activities for all Marine reserve units in the southeast United States through the Readiness Support Program, and served as the Officer in Charge of the Readiness Support Program of the Sixth Reserve District.
Colonel Douglass was born and raised in Wisconsin and is a 1975 graduate of the University of Wisconsin.
www.cdmha.org /interhands/bios/DouglassJJ.html   (397 words)

  
 Voluntown, CT Marriages
James Campbell of Kinderhook and Elisabeth Wylie --- Jan. 14, 1790
James Knight of Plainfield and Polly Herd --- Sept. 25, 1791
Douglass Woodworth of Norwich and Charlotte Dorrance --- Oct. 20, 1791
www.rays-place.com /marrage/voluntown-ct.htm   (4432 words)

  
 JamesWebbBio
James Webb's biography came a little easier than most; there is a lot written concerning him but it is still a bit hard to get a look at the man.
James M. Douglass; a Douglass family sent several members to state and/or U.S. legislatures and the township is probably named after the family.
James would have died when she was about 6 years old and living in Mendocino City so I don't believe she would have met him.
home.pacbell.net /gardm/jameswebbbio.html   (7292 words)

  
 American Writers: Frederick Douglass
Died: February 20, 1895 - Washington, D.C. he son of a slave mother (from whom he was early separated) and a white father he never knew, he lived with his grandmother on a Maryland plantation until the age of 8.
At an antislavery convention in 1841, he was asked to speak extemporaneously about his own experiences; his remarks were so poignant and naturally eloquent that he was catapulted into a new career as an agent for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.
During the Civil War, Douglass was a consultant to Abraham Lincoln.
www.americanwriters.org /writers/douglass.asp   (265 words)

  
 Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Pages: The James Douglass Family of Upstate NY
James Douglass was the grandson of Alexander Douglass, reputed to have arrived in America, from Inverness, Scotland, in 1773.
Of the three remaining, a son James returned to Scotland, a daughter Christina/Catharine, married John Simpson and moved to Iowa, and a son John, was the father of James Douglass.
I have contact with descendants of two of James Douglass' brothers, Alexander and Robert Douglass.
familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/i/n/g/Ethel-L-Ingalls/index.html   (263 words)

  
 James Douglass Patent Inventor Apex, NC, US
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The patent applicatons displayed about James Douglass's patent applications are for a recent sample of patent applications.
If James Douglass filed recent patent applications under another name, spelling or location then those applications could be listed on an alternate page.
www.freshpatents.com /James-G-Douglass-Apex-invdird.php   (167 words)

  
 How to Join
James Douglass and have him put you on the mailing list.
James Douglass at VIMS, or Keith Cutrufello on WandM main campus.
James Douglass at VIMS or Keith Cutrufello on main campus.
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