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Fannie Taylor

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In January 1923, an accusation made by Fannie Taylor, a white woman living in Sumner, Florida, set off a chain of events that culminated in...
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Eddie Murphy

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Eddie Regan Murphy was born on April 3, 1961, in Brooklyn, New York. He spent his early years in the projects of Bushwick with his...
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George Putnam Riley

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George Putnam Riley was born in 1833 in Boston, Massachusetts, into a family with deep historical ties and a commitment to social justice. His grandfather...
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Oney Judge

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Oney Judge was born about 1773 at Mount Vernon, the Fairfax County plantation of George Washington. She is listed as twelve years old in an...
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Joe Liggins

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Pianist Joe Liggins and his band, the Honeydrippers, tore up the R&B charts during the late ’40s and early ’50s with their polished brand of...
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Jimmy Liggins

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Jimmy Liggins, the younger brother of fellow Jazz Hall inductee Joe Liggins, was born in Newby, Oklahoma. The family moved to San Diego, California when...
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Big Joe Turner

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Big Joe Turner, known by many as the “Boss of the Blues,” was born Joseph Vernon in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 18, 1911. Turner...
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Lionel Richie

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Born in 1949, singer-songwriter Lionel Richie grew up in Tuskegee, Alabama. He was a founding member of the Commodores, a top R&B act of the...