Researching Clyde Kennard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1458 people with the Kennard surname? In that year Kennard was ranked number 2199 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Clyde means "from the river name, one who washes" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Clyde Kennard on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clyde Kennard and the Kennard Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1717 people with the Kennard surname in the UK? Kennard is now ranked number 2531 for popularity in the UK. |
Kennard Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Kennard surname in the USA? Kennard is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Clyde Kennard
Clyde Kennard
Clyde Kennard (June 12, 1927 – July 4, 1963) was an American Korean War veteran and civil rights pioneer from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1950s, he attempted several times to enroll at the all-white Mississippi Southern College (now the University of Southern Mississippi) to complete his undergraduate degree started at the University of Chicago. Although the United States Supreme Court had ruled in 1954 that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional, USM rejected him. Kennard was among the thousands of local activists in the 1940s and 1950s who pressed for their rights.
After Kennard published a letter in the local paper about integrated education, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, a state-supported agency, conspired to have him arrested on false charges. He was convicted and sentenced to seven years at Parchman Penitentiary, the state's notorious high-security prison. He became terminally ill with cancer. The state governor refused to pardon him, but released him on parole in January 1963. Kennard died that year in July. After publication in 2005 of evidence that Kennard had been framed, supporters tried to secure a posthumous pardon for him, but Governor Haley Barbour refused. Supporters gained Barbour's cooperation in petitioning the court to review Kennard's case, and in 2006, his conviction was overturned completely.
Source: Clyde Kennard, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kennard
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