James Farmer

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Civil rights campaigner and trade union leader James Farmer read medicine at Riley College before switching to studying theology at Howard University, Chicago, IL. He grew determined to make a stand against racial segregation, so decided to embark on a political career. He was exempted from military draft during the second world war, and in 1942 founded the Congress for Racial Equality. He was organizer of the Upholsterers' International Union between 1950 and 1954 and of the State, County and Municipal Employees' Union between 1954 and 1959.

Obituary, Civil rights workers, Civil rights activists, Farmer, James Leonard

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Origins of language in the New World

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The origins of language in the New World is linked to the debate around when humans first moved from the Old to the New World, and who they were. There are some indigenous people who believe that they have always been in the New World. The traditional view is that humans crossed into the New World toward the end of the Ice Age, when there was a passage through the Beringian gateway. A 'Caucasoid' skeleton found in Washington State has led to a new debate on this issue, and migrants from different locations may have mixed.

Antiquities, Language and languages, Origin, America

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