The traditional gummy bear is made from a mixture of sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavoring, food coloring, citric acid, and gelatin. However, recipes vary, such as organic candy, those suitable for vegetarians, or those following religious dietary laws.
In an astonishing find, Rufus McDonald, a member of a clean-out crew preparing a house outside Chicago for demolition in 2009, discovered a steamer trunk of papers and documents collected by Richard Greener, A.B. 1870, the first black student to graduate from Harvard College.
African American leader who often clashed with Booker T. Washington over how best to advance the needs of American Americans. As the first African American to graduate from Harvard University with a PhD, he was destined to bring a strong voice of dissent to southern race relations, discrimination, segregation, and lynching. Du Bois urged blacks to seek equal education and equal rights rather than submit to discrimination.