Wei Jingsheng

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Wei Jingsheng was born in Beijing, China on May 20, 1950 and grew up in a household with the strong influence of the Communist Party and Mao Zedong. Wei was arrested in March 1979 after stating in his work, entitled "Do We Want Democracy or New Autocracy?" that Deng Xiaoping would become a dictator.

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Jack, Homer Alexander

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Homer A. Jack died on Aug 5, 1993. Jack was a pacifist and social activist who helped found the Congress of Racial Equality and SANE, National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy.

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Hickam, Homer H. Jr

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An overview of the life of aerospace engineer and writer Homer H. Hickam Jr. is presented. Hickam's memoirs, which were published in 1998, are entitled 'Rocket Boys'.

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