today in black history

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Blues composer William Christopher “W.C.” Handy, known as the “Father of the Blues,” was born in Florence, Alabama in 1873.

Today in Black America - July 23

July 23, 2015

POSTED: July 23, 2015, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: Civil unrest over the city's condition ignites Detroit in 1967, resulting in 43 deaths, 7,000 arrests and $50 million in damage.

We are on a short summer hiatus; one of several we take during the course of the year. Today in Black America will resume July 27.

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