York
York was an American explorer and historic figure, being the only African-American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition; he participated in the entire exploration and made significant contributions to its success. He was the first African American to cross the continent and see the Pacific.
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Mason Hoffenberg
American writer
Joe Brainard
American artist
Tibor Gergely
Hungarian-American artist
Karl Shapiro
American poet
Thomas M. Disch
American fiction writer
Siegfried Kracauer
German writer
Anna Balakian
Author
Jacob Glatstein
American poet
Paul Laraque
Haitian poet
Lukas Foss
German-American composer
Jules Olitski
American painter
Sergei Dovlatov
Journalist
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
Former President of Mexico
Howard Rollins
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William Baumol
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Elvera Sanchez
Dancer
Bert Berns
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Steve Reid
American drummer
Larry Young
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Gilbert Moses
American stage director
William T. G. Morton
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Stephen Carlton Clark
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Robert Henri
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Cornell Capa
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Marie Maynard Daly
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Paul Osborn
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Chano Pozo
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Preston Robert Tisch
Former United States Postmaster General
Joan Alexander
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Fritz Kreisler
Austrian-American Violinist
Zip the Pinhead
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Paula Strasberg
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Joel Dorn
American music producer
George Jean Nathan
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Henry George
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David Wojnarowicz
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Nicholas Murray Butler
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Dean Cornwell
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Ernest Torrence
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John Ericsson
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Winthrop W. Aldrich
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George E. Akerson
Former White House Press Secretary
Buster Bailey
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Zutty Singleton
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Dicky Wells
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Jo Jones
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