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David Victor Harris (February 28, 1946 – February 6, 2023) was an American journalist and activist.
Feb 7, 2023 · David Harris, an activist and journalist who in the late 1960s became a national figure for encouraging young men to resist being drafted to serve in the Vietnam War — and who went to jail after...
David Harris (born September 23, 1949) is an American political activist who served as the CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), from 1990 to 2022. During his tenure, AJC became a global organization and began quiet engagement with countries in the Arab world, laying the groundwork for the Abraham Accords.
Feb 10, 2023 · David Harris was a key figure in the anti-war movement of the 1960s, who encouraged young people to resist the Vietnam War draft. He served time in prison for his own draft refusal and inspired Joan Baez to write a song for him.
Feb 18, 2022 · When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot to fly for a commercial airline. Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman's Segregated Skies tells his...
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David R. Harris (geographer) (1930–2013), British academic geographer, anthropologist and archaeologist. David R. Harris (sociologist), American sociologist, president of Union College, provost of Tufts University and former dean of Cornell University.
Mar 13, 2024 · DALLAS — David E. Harris, who flew bombers for the U.S. military and broke barriers in 1964 when he became the first Black pilot hired at a major U.S. airline, has died. He was 89.
