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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
| Bruno Besson | |
|---|---|
 Besson in 2025 | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | Bruno Christian Jacques Besson 26 September 1979 |
| Categorisation |  FIA Gold |
Bruno Christian Jacques Besson (born 26 September 1979 in St. Germain-en-Laye) is a French former racing driver.
A Eurocup Formula Renault champion in 1998, Besson then went on to compete in French Formula Three and Formula Palmer Audi.[1][2][3] He reached second-tier World Series by Nissan in 2003, managing three podiums and a pole position with Saulnier Racing.[4][5]
Besson's later career was spent in sports car racing, finishing runner-up in the 2004 FFSA GT Championship in a Chrysler Viper GTS-R and twice entering the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP1.[6][7][8]
Since 2008, Besson has been a driver coach for the new generations of single-seater drivers, most recently working for the Alpine Academy.[9][10]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Saulnier Racing | JAR1 1 5 |
JAR1 2 7 |
ZOL 1 10 |
ZOL 2 4 |
MAG 1 2 |
MAG 2 3 |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 8 |
LAU 1 12 |
LAU 2 9 |
A1R 1 5 |
A1R 2 5 |
CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 Ret |
VAL 1 2 |
VAL 2 Ret |
JAR2 1 Ret |
JAR2 2 8 |
9th | 95 |
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| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Noël del Bello Racing
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Sylvain Boulay Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
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Reynard 2KQ-Volkswagen | LMP1 | 122 | DNF | DNF |
| 2007 | Courage Compétition
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 Alexander Frei Jonathan Cochet
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Courage LC70-AER | LMP1 | 304 | 26th | 9th |
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Bruno Christian Jacques Besson (born 26 September 1979 in St. Germain-en-Laye) is a French former racing driver. A Eurocup Formula Renault champion in 1998, Besson then went on to compete in French Formula Three and Formula Palmer Audi. He reached second-tier World Series by Nissan in 2003, managing three podiums and a pole position with Saulnier Racing. Besson's later career was spent in sports car racing, finishing runner-up in the 2004 FFSA GT Championship in a Chrysler Viper GTS-R and twice entering the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP1. Since 2008, Besson has been a driver coach for the new generations of single-seater drivers, most recently working for the Alpine Academy.
The 2002 French Formula Three season was the 35th and the final French Formula Three Championship season. It began on 31 March at Nogaro and ended on 20 October at Magny-Cours after fourteen races. Tristan Gommendy of ASM won races at Lédenon, Albi, Le Mans, Magny-Cours and had another five podiums and ultimately clinched the title. He finished 17 points clear of ARTA/Signature driver Renaud Derlot, who won Nogaro, Lédenon and Magny-Cours races. Third place went to Gommendy's teammate Olivier Pla, who finished on the first position at Croix-en-Ternois and Le Mans. Bruno Besson, Derek Hayes and Yuji Ide were another race winners.
Bruno is a given name and surname of Old Irish, French, Italian, Latin and Germanic origin. In the Latin languages, it comes from Brunus, An Bru’, Brun, and Brugh; Bruno is a Latin name as well as Germanic (Braun) name composed of the root brun-, which can mean burnished (polished, brown, with luste), also present in the words/names braun (in German), brown (in English), and Bruno (in Latin.) Today it is also very frequent in Italy, where it has been documented since the 8th century and whose spread is mainly due to important figures such as the monk Bruno of Cologne (1030–1101), and the pioneer of the scientific method, Giordano Bruno (1548–1600). Given the popularity of the given name in Italy, as a result of patronymic tradition, the surname "Bruno" and its numerous variants are also recurrent, such as Bruce, Brunacci, Brunaldi, Brundu, Brunari, Brunella, Brunelleschi, Brunelli, Brunello, Brunengo, Bruneri, Brunese, Brunetti, Brunex, Brunetto, Bruni, Brunini, Brunoldi, Brunone, Brunotti, Brunei, etc. It commonly occurs in Greece, Croatia and in countries that speak Germanic, Romance, Baltic and West Slavic languages and as a given name to men and boys. Bruno is most common in Italy. Bruno is the 11th most common surname in Italy.
Besson is a French surname.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
MORE →Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.