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Frederick Douglass:
One Of America's Pioneering Black Journalists, Frederick Douglass Published The North Star Newspaper On December 3, 1847, In Rochester, New York. The Paper's Slogan Was: "Right Is On No Sex --- Truth Is Of No Color --- God Is The Father Of Us All, And All We Are Brethren."
Douglass Had Recently Returned From England Where He Lectured On Such Subjects As Slavery And Woman's Rights For Two Years.
Overseas
He Made Enough Money To Purchase His Own Freedom And To Establish The
Publication. He Pusblished The Abolitionist Newspaper Until 1851.
"In Order
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Gordon Parks:
Gordon Alexander Buchannan Parks, Sr. Was
Born on November 30, 1912.
During The 1970's Parks Signed With Paramount
Pictures, As The First African American To Work For A Major Motion Picture Studio. He Directed The Films, "Shaft" And "Shaft's Big Score," Two Movies Which Proved The Boxoffice Power Of Movies Targeted At Black Audiences. "Shaft"Grossed $12 Million In Its First Year.
His Film, "The Learning Tree," Was Registered
By The National Film Registry Of The Library Of Congress, On September 19, 1989.
Released In 1969, And Adapted From The Book
By The
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Adam Claton Powell:
United States Congressman, Adam Clayton
Powell, Jr., Was Born On November 29, 1908, In New Haven Connecticut.
Powell Began His Career As A Minister At
Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church. During This Time He Fought For Fair Hiring Practices --- Particularly At Public Utilities, Transit Companies And The World's Fair.
Powell Was A Controversial Political Figure For Most Of His Career, Due In Large Part To His Flamboyant Lifestyle.
On August 1, 1944, He Was Elected To The U.S. Congress, For The First Of 13 Consecutive Terms. He Was The First Black From New
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Barry Gordy:
Motown Records Founder, Barry Gordy,
Was Born November 28, 1929, In Detroit, Michigan.
After Dropping Out Of High School In The
Eleventh Grade, Gordy Became A Professional
Boxer. He Was Later Drafted Into The Army And After Returning From Korea, Developed An Interest In Music. He Wrote Several Songs For Jackie Wilson, Including "Reet Petite" And "Lonely Teardrops."
Gordy Founded Founded Hitsville USA In
Detroit, In 1959, With An $800.00 Loan From
His Family. The Company Name Was Later
Changed To Motown And Incorporated In 1960.
Calling Itself "The
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Jimi Hendrix:
Classic Psychedelic Rock Performer Of Songs
Like "Hey Joe," "Purple Haze" And "The Wind Cries Mary," Jimi Hendrix, Was Born November 27, 1942, In Seattle Washington.
Hendrix Was A Talented Guitarist And Vocalist, Known For His Stage Shows During Which He Smashed Guitars, Used Raw Language And Made Sexual Gestures.
He Headed A Band Called The Experience,
Which Also Featured Mitch Mitchell And Noel
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