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Gail Fisher:
On August 27, 1975, The Last Episode Of The TV Show, Mannix, Aired On CBS. The One-Hour Television Drama Featured The Character, Joe, Mannix, A Los Angeles Detective And His Widowed Girl-Friday, Peggy Fair, Played By Actress, Gail Fisher.
For Her Role In Mannix, Fisher Won The 1969 -1970, Emmy For An Outstanding Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In Drama.
She Was The First Black Woman To Win Television's Most Prestigious Prize. Following Her Win, Fisher Would Be Nominated For The Award For The Next Three Years.
Gail Fisher Was Born Born August 18,
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Bayard Rustin:
Civil Rights Activist, Bayard Rustin, Died From A Heart Attack, On August 24, 1987.
Born In West Chester, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1912, Rustin Was Raised By His Grandmother, A Quaker And NAACP
Member. As A Young Man, Excelled In Academics And Sports. It Was Also
In His Youth That He Became Influenced By Black Leaders Like James Weldon Johnson And W.E.B. DuBoise, Who Were Frequent Guests In His Grandparents' Home.
Rustin Attended Wilberforce University, Chaney State, And City College, In New York. In 1936, He Joined The Young Communist League.
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Walter White:
On August 23, 1923, A Budding Young Writer Named Walter F. White Wrote A Letter To A Potential Publisher, Defending His Novel, The Fire In The Flint, Which Dealt With American Race Relations And Southern Violence. White Wrote:
"I was born in Georgia. For
twenty-four years I lived there. Between my junior and senior years in
college I sold life insurance in that state, spending nearly four
months living in small towns of which Central City is typical. There I
talked with and learned to know white and colored people of all
classes, particularly the better type.
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Huey Newton:
On August 22, 1989, Black Panther
Organization Co-Founder And Leader, Huey Percy Newton, Was Murdered In
Oakland, California, By Convicted Drug Dealer, Tyrone Robinson.
Huey Newton Was Born February 17, 1942, In Monroe, Louisiana. His Family Moved To Oakland, CA When He Was Three.
Despite Being Illiterate When He Graduated High
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Nat Turner:
On August 21, 1831, In Southhampton, Virginia, A Small Band Of Slaves,
Led By Nat Turner, Began Killing All Slave Owners In Their Path ---
Men, Women And Children Alike. According To Turner, The Upraising Was A
"Struggle For Freedom," And Nothing Else.
For Three Days The Rebel Slaves Continued Towards Jerusalem --- The County Seat, Which They Intended To Seize, Building Support From Fellow Slaves, Along The Way.
However, 3,000 Federal And State Troops Converged On Jerusalem. They
Captured And Killed The Rebellious Slaves, Along With
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