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| Paul Robeson, (April 9, 1898 - January 23, 1976) majestic singer and actor, brilliant scholar and athlete, fierce political activist and all-around renaissance man. He is seen here in 1925 in a photo by the famed British photographer Alex Stewart Sasha. Photo: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis. |
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Paul Robeson
Friday, August 31, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
W. Hicks
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W. Hicks, was accustomed to handling horse and mules since the age of 7. By the age of 8 he could drive a 3-mule team harnessed to a cart around the Louisiana Plantation he worked on for 25 cents a day, more than the daily average. He started racing Quarter horses at bush tracks, winning all four races his first day. He soon won his first recognized Thoroughbred race. He won his first recognized Thoroughbred race on October 4, 1902.
Source: vintage black photos | via blackhistoryalbum
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