This is the grave of Manning Marable. Born in Dayton, Ohio in 1950, Marable came out of the Black activist-intellectual class based in that area since the 19th century. His.
This is the grave of Stephen Ambrose. Born in 1936 in Lovington, Illinois, Ambrose grew up middle class, the son of a doctor who was in the Navy as a.
This is the grave of George Bancroft. Born in 1800 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Bancroft came from old Purtian stock, which he loved. His father was a leading Unitarian minister who.
This is the grave of Frederick Merk. Born in 1887 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Merk went to the University of Wisconsin and graduated in 1911. He was into history and went.
This is the grave of Leroy Vail. Born in 1940 as Hazen Leroy Vail in Boston, Leroy, as very much demanded to be called, was born of Canadian immigrants. Despite.
This is the grave of William H. Prescott. Born in 1796 in Salem, Massachusetts, Prescott grew up well off. His father was a prominent lawyer, his grandfather a colonel in.
This is the grave of Winthrop Jordan. Born in 1931 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Jordan came out of the old liberal elite of Massachusetts, including having Lucretia Mott and Edward Hallowell,.
This is the grave of Hubert Howe Bancroft. Born in 1832 in Granville, Ohio, Bancroft grew up in an abolitionist and religious household that was interested in reform movements generally,.
