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Newspaper columnist William Raspberry passed away on this date at the age of 76.
Elementary school teacher Ethel Darden passed away on this date at the age of 111.
Civic volunteer Dorothy Runner passed away on this date at the age of 90.
Lodging entrepreneur and high school english teacher Helen McDowell passed away on this date at the age of 106.
The Center for the Study of Social Policy, in Washington, D.C. suggests that despite the civil rights gains of the sixties, economic disparity between the races continues unabated. According to a study published, the income gap between white and black families remained virtually unchanged for twenty-five years.
Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane died on this date in Long Island, New York. Coltrane recorded with jazz greats like Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. Some of his albums include <I>Blue Train</I> and <I>A Love Supreme</I>.
City commissioner Michelle Boone was born on this date in Chicago, Illinois.
Jazz singer Billie Holiday died on this date in New York City. Some of her songs include <I>When a Woman Love a Man</I> and <I>Strange Fruit</I>.
Jesse D. Locker was appointed the U.S. Ambassador to Liberia on this date.
Stage manager Veronica Claypool was born on this date in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Environmental scientist Hattie Carwell was born on this date in Brooklyn, New York.
Artistic director, choreographer, and dancer Cleo Parker Robinson was born on this date in Denver, Colorado.
Corporate executive W. Frank Fountain was born on this date in Brewton, Alabama.
Painter and art professor William T. Williams was born on this date in Crosscreek, North Carolina.
Physicist, academic administrator, and colonel (ret.) James Stith was born on this date in Alberta, Virginia.
City government employee and civil rights activist Lawrence Guyot was born on this date in Pass Christian, Mississippi.
Film actress and singer Diahann Carroll was born on this date in New York, New York.
Radio host and vocalist A. Grace Lee Mims was born on this date in Snow Hill, Alabama.
Historian William Layton was born on this date in Hanover, Virginia.
Dan McClelland of the Cuban X-Giants throws a no-hitter against the New York Giants, becoming the first African American to pitch one.
