On this day, August 19, 2017, celebrated comedian, writer, and civil rights activist Dick Gregory died at the age of 84. Gregory was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Lucille, a housemaid, and Presley Gregory. When he was nine years old, he was the victim of a racist attack for touching a white […]
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