Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Age: 90 debonair actor, producer, and diplomat who starred in 75 films, including The Prisoner of Zenda and Gunga Din. The son of silent film legend Douglas Fairbanks,…
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Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
actor
Born: 11/17/1950
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Rollins gained critical acclaim for his role as a young Black man in search of justice in the film Ragtime (…
Whitney M. Young, Jr.social reformerBorn: 7/31/1921Birthplace: Lincoln Ridge, Ky. As executive director of the National Urban League (1961–1971) Young focused on gaining equality for blacks…
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Born: 9/16/1950
Birthplace: Keyser, W.Va.
writer, critic, educator, activist
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