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20. Course description: Indigenous peoples have been intensely involved in struggles over their sovereign, legal, treaty, and human rights for centuries. This course looks at these efforts in the Americas from the people-to-people treaty making to the rise of local and transnational indigenous movements in the second half of the twentieth century.
William Henry Vanderbilt. Owner of the New York Central Railroad and other railroads. William Henry Vanderbilt (May 8, 1821 – December 8, 1885) was an American businessman and philanthropist. [1] Known as "Billy," he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family.
The 2007–08 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Kevin Stallings and played home games at Memorial Gymnasium . The 2007–08 team finished the season 26–8, and ranked 25th in both the AP Poll and the ESPN/USA Today (Coaches) poll.
Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt was born on September 20, 1860, in Staten Island. She was the youngest daughter and seventh child of William Henry Vanderbilt (1821–1885) and Maria Louisa (Kissam) Vanderbilt. [1] Her elder siblings were Cornelius Vanderbilt II, Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt Shepard, William Kissam Vanderbilt, Frederick William Vanderbilt ...
The Vanderbilt Museum is located in Centerport on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Named for William Vanderbilt II (1878–1944), it is located on his former 43-acre (17 ha) estate, Eagle's Nest .
Rankings from D1Baseball. The 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Commodores play their home games at Hawkins Field. The team compiled a record of 59-12 and won the 2019 NCAA National Championship, as well as the SEC regular-season and tournament championships.
36.1467°N 86.8008°W. / 36.1467; -86.8008. The Vanderbilt Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion (usually Vanderbilt Divinity School) is an interdenominational divinity school at Vanderbilt University, a major research university located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is one of only six university-based schools of religion in the ...
Gloria Laura Vanderbilt (February 20, 1924 – June 17, 2019) was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. During the 1930s, she was the subject of a high-profile child custody trial in which her mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt , and her paternal aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney , each sought custody of ...