This author has contributed to the following articles in the Encyclopedia.Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation ServiceThe Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) administered federal farm subsidies, loans, and conservation programs via offices in each of…Bowman, Sister TheaA religious leader, scholar, and activist, Sister Thea Bowman was a unique voice in African American Catholicism. The granddaughter of…Boyd, Dennis “Oil Can”Dennis Ray “Oil Can” Boyd gained fame in the 1980s as an eccentric pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Boyd…Dow, LorenzoLorenzo Dow gained fame as a traveling evangelist who led revivals throughout the United States, England, and Ireland. He is…Farm SubsidiesFarm subsidies is the term for a vast array of taxpayer-supported payments from the federal government to farmers and landowners…Gillom-Granderson, Peggie and Gillom, JenniferNatives of Abbeville, the Gillom sisters have earned accolades for their many accomplishments in women’s basketball. Their mother was Ella…Land Sales, Public, 1800–1840sAs a federally regulated practice, the sale of public land in the early 1800s was deeply permeated with issues of…Polk, RonRon Polk led the Mississippi State University baseball team for twenty-nine seasons and coached in the College World Series eight…West, CatoBorn about 1750 in Fairfax County, Virginia, Col. Cato Charles West played a major role in politics, serving as acting…
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation ServiceThe Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) administered federal farm subsidies, loans, and conservation programs via offices in each of…
Bowman, Sister TheaA religious leader, scholar, and activist, Sister Thea Bowman was a unique voice in African American Catholicism. The granddaughter of…
Boyd, Dennis “Oil Can”Dennis Ray “Oil Can” Boyd gained fame in the 1980s as an eccentric pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Boyd…
Dow, LorenzoLorenzo Dow gained fame as a traveling evangelist who led revivals throughout the United States, England, and Ireland. He is…
Farm SubsidiesFarm subsidies is the term for a vast array of taxpayer-supported payments from the federal government to farmers and landowners…
Gillom-Granderson, Peggie and Gillom, JenniferNatives of Abbeville, the Gillom sisters have earned accolades for their many accomplishments in women’s basketball. Their mother was Ella…
Land Sales, Public, 1800–1840sAs a federally regulated practice, the sale of public land in the early 1800s was deeply permeated with issues of…
Polk, RonRon Polk led the Mississippi State University baseball team for twenty-nine seasons and coached in the College World Series eight…
West, CatoBorn about 1750 in Fairfax County, Virginia, Col. Cato Charles West played a major role in politics, serving as acting…
