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A. Philip Randolph
Civil rights activist A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979) waged a lifelong battle for the economic...
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Elizabeth Catlett
Described by poet Maya Angelou as the "queen of the arts," Elizabeth Catlett (born 1919) has created,...
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Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) entered a Harlem talent contest in the mid-1930s, intending to do a...
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Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson united great talent with commitment to justice in a career that won him celebrity...
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