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DuBose Entertainment
DuBose or Dubose can refer to: Surname * Artist Dubose (born 1995), American rapper known professionally as A Boogie wit da Hoodie *Demetrius DuBose (1971–1999), American football player *Doug DuBose (born 1964), American football player *Eric DuBose (born 1976), American Baseball player * Grant DuBose (born 2001), American football player *Hampden Coit DuBose (1845–1910), Presbyterian missionary in China * Horace Mellard DuBose (1858–1941), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church *Jimmy DuBose (born 1954), American football player *Judith DuBose (1698-1769), Colonial American heiress *Kristi DuBose (born 1964), American jurist and judge *Mike DuBose (born 1953), American football player * Samuel Vincent DuBose (c. 1972–2015), shooting victim, Cincinnati, Ohio * Thomas DuBose (1902-1992,) US Air Force officer *William DuBose (politician) (c. 1786–1855), American politician from South Carolina *William Porcher DuBose (1836–1918), American priest and theologian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Porcher DuBose
William Porcher DuBose (April 11, 1836 – August 18, 1918) was an American priest, author, and theologian in the Episcopal Church in the United States. After service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, in which he became a chaplain in his cousin's regiment, DuBose served as a Professor, Chaplain, and Dean of Theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Later he served as Chaplain at Fairmount College in Monteagle, Tennessee (currently the DuBose Conference Center, named after William Porcher DuBose) and as priest-in-charge at the nearby Chapel of the Holy Comforter.A Brief History of the Church of the Holy Comforter Monteagle Tennessee. By Warren Leigh Starrett, Jr., Edited by James David Jones. Link to Document Scan/ref> Early life and education In 1836, William Porcher DuBose was born near Winnsboro, South Carolina, Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina (near Columbia, South Carolina) to the former Jane Sinkler Porcher (''Porc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whistler (novel)
'' The Whistler'' is a novel written by American author John Grisham. It was released in hardcover, large print paperback, e-book, compact disc audiobook and downloadable audiobook on October 25, 2016. It is a legal thriller about Florida Board on Judicial Conduct investigator Lacy Stoltz. The plot centers on the legal and moral problems involved in Native American gaming. The (fictional) Tappacola Nation, a small Native American tribe located in the northern part of Florida, starts a casino in their reservation, giving the tribe members an unprecedented economic affluence and a measure of compensation for their sufferings during the centuries of European settlement, but also opening wide the potential for corruption and involvement with organized crime, up to and including outright murder. Plot A mysterious source contacts the (fictional) Florida Board on Judicial Conduct, or BJC, promising information that will reveal the identity and crimes of the most corrupt judge in U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Kill A Mockingbird
''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and was instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' has become a classic of modern American literature, winning the Pulitzer Prize. The plot and characters are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1936, when she was ten. Despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality, the novel is renowned for its warmth and humor. Atticus Finch, the narrator's father, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. The historian Joseph Crespino explains, "In the twentieth century, ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its main character, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kudzu (comic Strip)
''Kudzu'' was a daily comic strip by Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Doug Marlette about rural Southerners. Distributed by Universal Press Syndicate, the strip ran from June 15, 1981 to August 26, 2007. The title came from the kudzu vine which was introduced to the Southern United States (and initially encouraged) as a soil erosion control plant, but soon became an out-of-control invasive species. Publication history The daily strip was launched on a Monday, June 15, 1981. At its peak, it was syndicated in 300 newspapers. Marlette was killed in a car accident on July 10, 2007, in Marshall County, Mississippi. ''Kudzu'' is no longer in syndication; the last daily was published on August 4, 2007. The Sunday strips ran until August 26, 2007. Characters and story The cast included Kudzu Dubose, Nasal T. Lardbottom, Rev. Will B. Dunn, Ida Mae Wombat, Veranda Tadsworth and NASCAR Dad. Comics historian Don Markstein described the strip's characters: :The nominal s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DuBose Conference Center
The DuBose Conference Center, formally known as the DuBose Memorial Church Training School, is a historic site at Fairmont and College Streets in Monteagle, Tennessee. It was historically an Episcopal Church training and conference center. In 2009 the Conference Center became an independent, nonprofit 501(c)3 and now operates as a camp, conference and retreat center in Middle Tennessee. The mission of DuBose Conference Center is to "offer hospitality, programming, and sacred space to groups of all faiths and backgrounds for education, creativity, and renewal." History of DuBose Conference Center 1872 to 1921: Fairmount College The site was originally established as Fairmount College in 1872 with the aid of John Moffatt, a Scottish born temperance preacher and landowner. It was Moffat and business partneOliver Maybeewho convinced Fairmount's first headmistresses, Mrs. Louise Yerger and Mrs. Harriet Kells, to move their girls' school from Jackson, Mississippi to Tennessee. Amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubose Heyward House
The Dubose Heyward House is a historic house at 76 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Now a wing of a larger house, this modest two-story structure was the home from 1919 to 1924 of author Dubose Heyward (1885–1940), author of '' Porgy'', one of the first works to portray Southern African-Americans in a positive light. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971. and Description and history The Heyward House is located in the Charleston Historic District, on the east side of Church Street south of Trade Street. It is a two-story structure, with a tile roof and stuccoed exterior. It is now attached as a wing to the house immediately to its left, a three-story building. The house is not architecturally distinguished, and has principally been modified since the period of Heyward's residence by the removal of intervening walls with the adjacent house to create enlarged dining and bedrooms. Dubose Heyward was born in 1885 into an aristocratic Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DuBose Ausley
DuBose Ausley (born May 13, 1937) is an attorney in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. DuBose Ausley is the senior partner and former chairman with the law firm of Ausley & McMullen, P.A. in Tallahassee. He is also Director of TECO Energy, Inc. of Tampa, Florida, Director of Capital City Bank Group of Tallahassee, former member of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Board of Directors, Chairman of the Florida Commission on Ethics, and Chairman of the in 1981. Background Ausley's great-grandfather was Alexander McSwain, a member of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DuBose Porter
DuBose Porter (born October 2, 1953) is an American attorney, politician, businessman, and former newspaper publisher who served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia and served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1982 to 2011. He served as Minority Leader in the House from 2005 to 2011. He was previously Administration Floor Leader for Governor Zell Miller from 1991 through 1992 and ran for governor of Georgia in 2010. Early life and education Born in Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, Porter is the son of Dr. Lester and Katherine D. Porter. Porter earned his Eagle Scout Badge in 1970. He was a co-president of his senior high school class at Dublin High School, where he graduated in 1971. He attended Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1975. After college, Porter interned in Washington, D.C., for Georgia Senator Sam Nunn, where he was inspired to attend law school. He earned a J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston DuBose
Winston DuBose is an American former soccer goalkeeper who spent eight seasons in the North American Soccer League, four in the American Professional Soccer League and one in the American Indoor Soccer Association. He also earned fourteen caps with the United States men's national soccer team. Youth and college Born in Orlando, Florida, DuBose attended Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park, Florida. After graduating from high school, he played collegiate soccer at Florida Technological University, now known as the University of Central Florida, from 1973–1976 where he earned All-American honors. He was inducted in the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 2000. United States DuBose began his professional career in 1977 with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League. He helped the Rowdies to an appearance in Soccer Bowl '78, where they fell to the Cosmos. In 1982, the Rowdies traded DuBose to the Tulsa Roughnecks where he won the 1983 NASL championship. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
