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Eddie Kendricks:
Eddie Kendricks, R&B Legend And Co-Founder Of The Motown Supergroup, The Temptations, Died On October 5, 1992, In Birmingham, Alabama, From Lung Cancer.
Eddie
Kendricks Began Singing In Birmingham During The 1940's And 1950's,
With His
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H. Rap Brown:
Hubert Gerold "H. Rap" Brown Was Born On October 4, 1943, In Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
While At Southern University (1960 -1964) Brown Joined The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He Became The Civil Rights Organization's Alabama Director In 1966 And National Director In 1967, Following The Departure Of Stokely Carmichael.
The Following Year, A Change In Brown's Social And Political
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Mary McLeod Bethune:
Founded By Educator And Civil Rights Activist, Mary McLeod Bethune, Bethune-Cookman College Opened Its Doors On October 3, 1904.
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Daughter Of Former Slaves (Samuel And Patsy McLeod), Mary Bethune Was
Born July 10, 1875, In Mayesville, South Carolina. She Was One Of 17
Children.
Growing Up She Worked In The Cotton Fields Of South Carolina. She Eventually Made Her Way Through College (Scotia Seminary, Near Concord, NC), Got Married (To Albertus Bethune), And Had A Son.
Mary McLeod Bethune Would Go On To Become One Of The Most Influential And
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Thurgood Marshall:
On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall Was Sworn In As The Nation's First Black Supreme Court Justice.
He Was Appoitned To The Position By President Lyndon Johnson On June 13, 1967. At The Time Of His Appointmant, Marshall Was Solicitor General Of The United States.
During His Law Career, Marshall Argued 32 U.S. Supreme Court Cases And
Won 29. Several Of These Were Landmark Cases, The Most Famous Being Brown v. the Board of Education, Which Outlawed Segregation In Public Schools.
Marshall Served For 20 Years As Director Of The NAACP Legal Defense
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"Thrilla In Manila" Muhammad Ali:
Ali-Frazier III, Or The "Thrilla In Manila,"
As It Was Dubbed, Took Place On The First Day Of October, 1975.
Muhammad Ali Successfully Defended The Heavyweight Title By Defeating
Joe Frazier In 14 Rounds.
The Former Olympic Gold Medalist And
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