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May 22

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#OTD Whitman Mayo joined the ancestors (Nov 15, 1930- May 22, 2001). Known his character “Grady Wilson” on the 1970s TV show Sanford & Son. A Korean War vet, he joined the New Lafayette Theater repertory company in NYC, he later taught drama at Clark-Atlanta U.
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#OTD Whitman Mayo joined the ancestors (Nov 15, 1930 - May 22, 2001). Known his character “Grady Wilson” on Sanford & Son. A Korean War vet, he joined the New Lafayette Theater repertory company in NYC, he later taught drama at Clark-Atlanta U.

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May 22

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#OTD Claude McKay joined the ancestors (Sept 15, 1889 – May 22, 1948). Jamaican writer, poet & central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. In 1919 McKay wrote "If We Must Die", one of his best known works.
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#OTD Claude McKay joined the ancestors (Sept 15, 1889 – May 22, 1948). Jamaican writer, poet & central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. In 1919 McKay wrote "If We Must Die", one of his best known works.
Bio Pt.1
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May 22

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#OTD May 22, 1877: African American intellectual, Pan Africanist Alexander Crummell delivered an an address before the American Geographical Society delivered in Chickering Hall in NYC. Crummell demonstrated his appeal to one such audience.
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#OTD May 22, 1877 Alexander Crummell gave an address before the American Geographical Society in NYC.
Crummell was an African American intellectual who was widely respected among European Americans.
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May 22

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#OTD Langston Hughes joined the ancestors (Feb 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967). Poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, early innovator of the literary art form called jazz poetry, He is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
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#OTD Langston Hughes joined the ancestors (Feb 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967). Poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, early innovator of the literary art form called jazz poetry, He is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
Bio Pt.1
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May 21

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#OTD May 21, 1961: Rev Dr MLK Jr spoke at 1st Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL. A white mob gathered outside & held him & the Freedom Riders under siege inside the church until federal marshals & Alabama Nat’l Guard could escort them out.
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#OTD May 21, 1961: MLK Jr spoke at First Baptist Church regarding a white mob that gathered outside the church & held King & the Freedom Riders under siege inside the church until the next morning, when federal marshals & the Alabama Guard escorted them out.
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#OTD May 21, 1961: MLK Jr & Freedom Riders were held under siege at 1st Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL by a white mob.

“Even though the Marshalls were calling in alarming reports about the mob outside, state officials did not want to be seen as aiding Dr King”
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May 20

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#OTD Toussaint L'Ouverture (May 20, 1746 - Apr 7, 1803), Haitian general, leader of the Haitian Revolution. He 1st fought against the French, then for them, then finally against France again for Haitian independence.
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#OTD Toussaint L'Ouverture (May 20, 1746 - Apr 7, 1803), Haitian general, prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. He 1st fought against the French, then for them, then finally against France again for Haitian independence.

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#OTD François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture (May 20, 1743-Apr 7, 1803). Haitian general who led the Revolution. In 1791, over 500,000 enslaved persons revolted against the French, eliminated enslavement & established the Republic of Haiti.
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