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Levi Jackson

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Levi Jackson (August 22, 1926 – December 7, 2000) was the first African-American football captain at Yale University and the first African-American executive at Ford Motor Company. [1]

30 relations: African Americans, Albie Booth, Alpha Phi Alpha, Associated Press, Basketball, Berzelius (secret society), Branford, Connecticut, Captain (sports), Club (organization), Ford Motor Company, Fort Lee (Virginia), G.I. Bill, Harvard University, Hillhouse High School, Howard Odell, Jews, London, National Football League, New Haven, Connecticut, New York Giants, Ordnance Corps (United States Army), Pierson College, Princeton University, Secret society, Sergeant, United States Army, Virginia, Yale University, Yale University Press, 1967 Detroit riot.

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Albie Booth

Albie Booth (February 1, 1908 – March 1, 1959) was an American football player.

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Alpha Phi Alpha

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (ΑΦΑ) is the first African-American, intercollegiate Greek-lettered fraternity.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport played on a rectangular court.

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Berzelius (secret society)

Berzelius is a secret society at Yale University named for the Swedish scientist Jöns Jakob Berzelius, considered one of the founding fathers of modern chemistry.

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Branford, Connecticut

Branford is a shoreline town located on Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, east of New Haven.

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, captain is a title given to a member of the team.

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Club (organization)

A club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal.

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

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Fort Lee (Virginia)

Fort Lee, in Prince George County, Virginia, United States, is a United States Army post and headquarters of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM)/ Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE), the U.S. Army Quartermaster School, the U.S. Army Ordnance School, The U.S. Army Transportation School, the Army Logistics University (ALU), Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), and the U.S. Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA).

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G.I. Bill

The Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, also known as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s).

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Hillhouse High School

James Hillhouse High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Howard Odell

Howard "Howie" Odell (November 30, 1910 – October 30, 2000) was an American football player and coach.

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Jews

Jews (יְהוּדִים ISO 259-3, Israeli pronunciation) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and a nation, originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The people of the Kingdom of Israel and the ethnic and religious group known as the Jewish people that descended from them have been subjected to a number of forced migrations in their history" and Hebrews of the Ancient Near East.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Connecticut.

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New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area.

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Ordnance Corps (United States Army)

The United States Army Ordnance Corps, formerly the United States Army Ordnance Department, is a Sustainment branch of the United States Army, headquartered at Fort Lee, Virginia.

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Pierson College

Pierson College is a residential college at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Princeton University

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Secret society

A secret society is a club or an organization whose activities, events, inner functioning, or membership are concealed from non-members.

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Sergeant

Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Yale University

Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Yale University Press

Yale University Press is a university press associated with Yale University.

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1967 Detroit riot

The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot was the bloodiest race riot in the "Long, hot summer of 1967".

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Jackson

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