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Fisk  (fsk), James 1834-1872.
American railroad financier and speculator who attempted in 1869 to corner the gold market with Jay Gould, leading to Black Friday, a day of nationwide financial panic.


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The Fisks moved to a Virginia horse ranch in 1978, partially to get back to roots - Spacek grew up in tiny Quitman, Texas - and partially for the sake of their kids, Schuyler and Madison.
Our historically black colleges and universities - our Hamptons, Spelmans, Howards, Fisks and Southerns - have a long and noble tradition of educating, training and nurturing our young people while bracing them against a world that is often cruel, unfair and fraught with threats to their very survival.
 
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