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Cora Pleasant Maloney

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Feb 15, 2022 Biographies

Cora P. Maloney was born in Kansas City, Kansas, circa 1905. Her parents were Robert and Gertrude Pleasant. Her parents were life-long residents of Missouri. Robert Pleasant was born on March 9, 1864 ...

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by Uncrowned Queens Institute, Inc.

Feb 21, 2015 Biographies

Pete Johnson, a jazz musician was noted as being one of the foremost practitioners of the swinging, eight to the bar boogie woogie piano style. The "King of Boggie" started out as a jazz drummer but s...

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Betty P. Shadrick

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Jun 17, 2011 Biographies

Over the past 28 years, Betty P. Shadrick has held progressively responsible positions in educational institutions, community-based and state government agencies. Applying her skills in teaching, coun...

Kansas City MO United States

Ernestine Gibbs

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Jun 16, 2011 Biographies

Oh how I loved Booker T. Washington High School and the wonderful teachers that we had. It is true that the school lacked a lot of things. We didn’t have a cafeteria, library, auditorium, or gym. But ...

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