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Leontyne Price:
On
January 3, 1985, The First African American To Gain Fame As An
International Star Of The Grand Opera, Gave Her Final Performance At
The Metropolitan Opera In New York City.
Leontyne Price's Performance Of Aida, Which Was Telecast Live From Lincoln Center, Is Considered The Definitive Modern Operatic Event,
Against Which All Others Are Measured. Price Ranks Among The Best
Sopranos In The Modern Era and Is Said To Have The Perfect Verdi Voice.
Price Was The First Black Since Marian Anderson To Appear In A Major Role With The Metropolitan Opera. She Debuted
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John Hope Franklin:
Historian, Scholar And Educator, Dr. John Hope Franklin, Was Born January 2, 1915.
Considered
One Of The Foremost Authorities On American And African American
History, Dr. Franklin Has Compiled An Impressive List Of Achievements
During His Distinguished Career.
He Is The James B. Duke Professor Emeritus Of History, And For Seven Years, Professor Of Legal History In The School Of Law At Duke University. He Has Also Taught At The Historically Black North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC), St. Augustine's College (Raleigh, NC) Fisk University (
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Charley Pride:
On December 31, 1980, The New York Times
Announced That Country-And-Western Singer, Charley Pride, Would Be One
Of the Entertainers At President-Elect Ronald Reagan's 1981 Inaugural
Gala.
Born In Mississippi And A Former Professional Baseball Player In The Negro Leagues, Charley Pride Was The First African American Country Music Star.
He Recorded His First Album, The Snakes Crawl At Night, In 1965, On RCA Records. In 1967 He Became The First Black To PerformAt Nashville, Tennessee's Grand Ole Opry. Two Years Later He Released "All I Have To Offer You (Is Me),"
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Denzel Washington:
Actor/Director, Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. Was Born December 28, 1954.
A Native Of Mount Vernon, New York, The Two-Time, Academy Award-Winning Actor Received A B.A. In Drama And Journalism From Fordham University In 1977.
Washington Also Made His Television Debut In 1977, Appearing In The Made-For-TV Movie, Wilma. He Went On To Star In The Popular Television Hospital Drama, St. Elsewhere, From 1982 -1988.
Over The Next Several Years, Washington's Popularity And Ability Made Him One Of Hollywood's Most Sought-After Leading Men.
His
Reputation For
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John Amos:
Actor, John Amos, Was Born On December 27, 1939, In Newark, New Jersey.
Amos Attended Colorado State University And Was A 1967, Golden Gloves Boxing Champion. He Also Played Semi-Professional Football, After Being Cut By The AFL Kansas City Chiefs.
From 1970 - 1973 John Amos Played The Role Of Gordy Howard, The Weatherman, On The Mary Tyler Moore Show. He Got One Of His Most Memorable Roles In 1974. He Played James Evens, The Patriarch On The Televison Comedy, Good Times, From 1974 - 1976.
He Left Good Times After Conflicts With The Producers Over Script Content
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