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<DIV align=left><FONT color=#663300>A year-long 100th anniversary program will celebrate, reevaluate, and build upon our inheritance from a great American, John P. Davis. The centenary will run from January 19, 2005 through&nbsp;January &nbsp;2006.&nbsp; It is planned by Global Latitudes and coordinated by the&nbsp;Davis Collection. This website is maintained to provide on-going information about Centenary activities, as well as background information about John P. Davis the forgotten civil rights leader.</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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