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2017
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15
1965
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Carl Weathers
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Jan
14
1948
Carter, Nell Hardy (1948-2003)
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Morgan Freeman
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Lil' Kim
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29
1949
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LeVar Burton
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16
1957
(1984) Rev. Jesse Jackson, “The Rainbow Coalition”
In 1984 Rev. Jesse Jackson campaigned for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency. Although he entered the Democratic convention at San Francisco with little hope of winning, his appeals on behalf of the dispossessed of America whom he characterized as the Rainbow Coalition, ensured that his
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9
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26
1944
(1964) Malcolm X, “The Ballot or the Bullet”
By March 1964, Malcolm X had broken with the Nation of Islam.  In the speech below, given on April 3, 1964 in Cleveland, he explains his departure and his reason for establishing a separation between his religion and his politics.  He also makes clear that those politics are still rooted in black
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3
1964
Freeman, Paul (1936- )
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2
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Freeman, Joseph (1953– )
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Martin Luther King, Jr. I Have A Dream Speech
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Henry Louis Gates
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19
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(1856) Sara G. Stanley Addresses The Convention Of Disfranchised Citizens Of Ohio
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