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Black Cross (band)
Black cross or Black Cross may refer to: * Black Cross (Teutonic Order), heraldic insignia of the Teutonic order (since 1205) * Black Cross (Germany), military emblem of Prussia and Germany, derived from the cross used by the Teutonic order * Anarchist Black Cross, an anarchist support organization * Black Cross Navigation and Trading Company, the successor of the Black Star Line * " Black Cross (Hezekiah Jones)", a 1948 poem by Joseph Simon Newman, recorded by Lord Buckley and by Bob Dylan * ''Black Cross'', also known as ''Knights of the Teutonic Order'', a 1960 film from Poland * "Black Cross" (song), debut single of the band 45 Grave * Kroaz Du, a Breton flag See also * Blue Cross (other) Blue Cross may refer to: Human healthcare *Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, a federation of health insurance providers in the United States *Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans, a federation of health insurance providers in Canada *Interna ... * Bronze Cross * Green Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cross (Teutonic Order)
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals. Its members have commonly been known as the Teutonic Knights, having a small voluntary and mercenary military membership, serving as a crusading military order for the protection of Christians in the Holy Land and the Baltics during the Middle Ages. Purely religious since 1810, the Teutonic Order still confers limited honorary knighthoods. The Bailiwick of Utrecht of the Teutonic Order, a Protestant chivalric order, is descended from the same medieval military order and also continues to award knighthoods and perform charitable work. Name The name of the Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem is in german: Orden der Brüder vom Deutschen Haus der H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cross (Germany)
The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia established it on 17 March 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars (EK 1813). The award was backdated to the birthday (10 March) of his late wife, Queen Louise. Louise was the first person to receive this decoration (posthumously). Recommissioned Iron Cross was also awarded during the Franco-Prussian War (EK 1870), World War I (EK 1914), and World War II (EK 1939). During the 1930s and World War II, the Nazi regime superimposed a swastika on the traditional medal. The Iron Cross was usually a military decoration only, though there were instances awarded to civilians for performing military functions, including Hanna Reitsch, who received the Iron Cross, 2nd class, and Iron Cross, 1st Class, and Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, who re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anarchist Black Cross
The Anarchist Black Cross (ABC), formerly the Anarchist Red Cross, is an anarchist support organization. The group is notable for its efforts at providing prisoners with political literature, but it also organizes material and legal support for class struggle prisoners worldwide. It commonly contrasts itself with Amnesty International, which is concerned mainly with prisoners of conscience and refuses to defend those accused of encouraging violence. The ABC openly supports those who have committed illegal activity in furtherance of revolutionary aims that anarchists accept as legitimate. History The Anarchist Black Cross offers aid to political prisoners. In the early 20th century Russian Empire, dissidents including anarchists and socialists were jailed, exiled, or killed for their resistance to monarchy. Different political groups and organizations got together under Political Red Cross umbrella to provide material support for those repressed. Political Red Cross split wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Star Line
The Black Star Line (1919−1922) was a shipping line incorporated by Marcus Garvey, the organizer of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), and other members of the UNIA. The shipping line was created to facilitate the transportation of goods and eventually African Americans throughout the African global economy. It derived its name from the White Star Line, a line whose success Garvey felt he could duplicate. The Black Star Line became a key part of Garvey's contribution to the Back-to-Africa movement, but it was mostly unsuccessful, partially due to infiltration by federal agents. It was one among many businesses which the UNIA originated, such as the Universal Printing House, Negro Factories Corporation, and the widely distributed and highly successful ''Negro World'' weekly newspaper. The Black Star Line and its successor, the Black Cross Navigation and Trading Company, operated between 1919 and 1922. It stands today as a major symbol for Garvey followers and Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cross (Hezekiah Jones)
"Black Cross" (AKA "Hezekiah Jones", after the main character) is a poem by Joseph Simon Newman, published in his 1948 collection ''It Could Be Verse!''. Hezekiah was a poor black farmer, who worked his two acres of land; but, he also saved up for and read books. The white folks thereabouts thought him harmless enough, but that "reading ain't no good for an ignorant nigger". Reverend Green, of the white man's church, visited him and asked if he believed in the Lord, the church, and Heaven. Hezekiah replied, that he'd never seen the Lord; that the church was divided; and that he tried to be as good as he could without expecting anything from Heaven or the Lord. The poem was a signature piece of the American stage performer Lord Buckley. A live performance, in which he speaks the words over a solo female voice singing and humming the spiritual " Kumbaya" and a sparse instrumental accompaniment, is included on his 1959 album ''Way Out Humor'', re-released in 1964 as ''Lord Buckle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knights Of The Teutonic Order (film)
''Knights of the Teutonic Order'' (Polish: ''Krzyżacy'') is a 1960 Polish film directed by Aleksander Ford based on the novel of the same name by Henryk Sienkiewicz. The plot is situated in the late-14th century and early-15th century Poland and centers on the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War (1409-1411) and the final Battle of Grunwald (1410). 15,000 extras were employed to create the battle scenes. The film attracted to cinema masses of viewers and remains one of the most attended films in Polish history: it sold 2 million tickets within several months, 14 million after four years and as of 1987, it had some 32,315,695 admissions. It was also exported to forty-six foreign countries, and sold 29.6 million tickets in the Soviet Union and 2,650,700 in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, and was the most successful Polish film internationally. It was a Polish submission to the 33rd Academy Awards. It was released on 15 July 1960, the 550th anniversary of the battle of Grunw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cross (song)
''Autopsy'' is a compilation album by 45 Grave, released in 1987 by Enigma Records. Recorded in the band's early days, it contains previously unreleased songs (many originally written and recorded by guitarist Paul B. Cutler's first band, the Consumers) and alternate versions of tracks that were later rerecorded on the band's 1984 debut album, ''Sleep in Safety''. Also included was the previously released 1981 single "Black Cross" and its A-side and B-side, B-side "Wax." Track listing # "The Plan" - 2:03 # "Take 9" - 1:31 # "Anti-Anti-Anti" - 1:56 # "Concerned Citizen" - 1:52 # "Consumers" - 1:39 # "My Type" - 1:27 # "Eye" - 1:43 # "Your Problem" - 1:27 # "Anti-Em" - 2:00 # "Dream Hits" - 1:50 # "Partytime (song), Partytime" - 2:47 # "Surf Bat" - 2:00 # "Choices" - 2:29 # "Black Cross (song), Wax" - 4:38 # "Black Cross (song), Black Cross" 3:02 # "Riboflavin-Flavoured, Non-Carbonated, Polyunsaturated Blood" - 2:39 Track information * "Dream Hits", "Partytime (song), Partytime" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kroaz Du
The (Black Cross, french: Croix Noire) is a flag of Brittany, used as an emblem of the independent duchy in the late Middle Ages. In the Breton language, means cross and means black. Origins There is uncertainty about the chronology of its origins. It clearly evolved from the flags of the Crusades, Crusaders and some evidence shows that the black and white colors were taken from the ermine (heraldry), ermine spots that formed the coat of arms of the Duchy of Brittany, dukes of Brittany (adopted early in the 14th century and also used as a standard called the plain ermine flag). It is widely known that the warriors of the First Crusade used the emblem of the red cross (later known as the St George's Cross). Banners with crosses of distinct colors by nation were first used by Crusaders from about 1188. However, very few Breton barons joined that Third Crusade, so it is more probable that the earliest was given to Peter I, Duke of Brittany by Pope Gregory IX in 1236 or 1237. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Cross (other)
Blue Cross may refer to: Human healthcare *Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, a federation of health insurance providers in the United States *Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans, a federation of health insurance providers in Canada *International Federation of the Blue Cross, a Christian organization engaged in the prevention, treatment and aftercare of problems related to alcohol and other drugs Charities for animal healthcare and welfare *Blue Cross (animal charity), an animal charity in the United Kingdom *Irish Blue Cross, an animal charity in Ireland *Blue Cross of India, an animal charity in India *Blue Cross Zimbabwe, an organization associated with the Zimbabwe Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Buildings *Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower, a building located in Chicago, Illinois, home to the headquarters of Health Care Service Corporation *Blue Cross Centre, an office building located in the central business district of Moncton, New Brunswick *Blue Cross A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronze Cross (other)
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Bronze Cross may refer to: * Bronze Cross (Canada) a certification of the Royal Life Saving Society of Canada * Bronze Cross (Netherlands), of the Netherlands * Bronze Cross (Philippines), of the Philippines * Bronze Cross (Scouting), an award of The Scout Association * Bronze Cross of Rhodesia * Bronze Cross of Zimbabwe The Bronze Cross of Zimbabwe is a gallantry decoration that was instituted in 1981 to replace the Bronze Cross of Rhodesia. It forms part of the Zimbabwean honours system. Recipients of the Bronze Cross of Zimbabwe are entitled to the use of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Cross (other)
Green Cross may refer to: Science * Green Cross (chemical warfare), a group of World War I chemical warfare agents Businesses * Green Cross (South Korea), a South Korean pharmaceutical company * Green Cross (Japan), a Japanese pharmaceutical company Health and safety * Green Cross Code, a traffic safety education program in the United Kingdom * Green Cross Corps, an alternative name for the British Women's Reserve Ambulance Corps * Green Cross flags, the industrial safety/health flags in Japan * Green Cross for Safety Award from the National Safety Council * Green Cross International, an environmental organization founded by Mikhail Gorbachev * , a Venezuelan paramedic group * Cannabis dispensary, indicated sometimes by a green cross sign * Pharmacy, indicated in some countries by a green cross sign Sports * C.A. Green Cross, an Ecuadorian football (soccer) club * Club de Deportes Green Cross (1916–1985), a former Chilean football (soccer) club See also * * Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Cross (other)
The name Red Cross generally refers to the humanitarian movement, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which is composed of: * International Committee of the Red Cross * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies * List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, national societies that belong to the Movement ** American Red Cross, the national society in the United States, founded in 1881 ** British Red Cross, the national society in the United Kingdom, founded in 1870 * Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The name may also refer to: * Anarchist Black Cross, which was originally called the "Anarchist Red Cross" * ''Red Cross'' (album), the last album by John Fahey * Red Cross (band), an American rock band which changed its name to Redd Kross * ''Red Cross'' (EP), the debut release by the American rock band Redd Kross * Royal Red Cross, a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom for exceptional services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
