The Scottsboro Boys were arrested in Paint Rock, Alabama #95yearsagotoday. The African-American teenagers were falsely accused of raping two white women while they all hitched a ride on a freight train. The nine were convicted by racist all-white juries despite a lack of evidence.
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Faith Willi Jones was born in #95yearsagotoday. Faith pursued her interest in art while pursuing a bachelor's degree and teaching public school. Adopting her husband's name of Ringgold, Faith gained renown for her story quilts, children's books, and politically charged paintings.
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Ray Charles Robinson was born #95yearsagotoday in Georgia. After losing his vision, his mother sent him to a school for the blind where he honed his musical talents. As a teenager, Robinson supported himself as a musician before he began to record his own music as "Ray Charles."
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#95YearsAgoToday #TheShadow debuted as #theNarrator on #TheDetectiveStoryHour #radioProgram conceived to promote #StreetAndSmithPublications #DetectiveStoryMagazine #AYearLater he #GetsHisOwnMagazine as #LamontCranston a #mysteriousCrimefighter with #ACabalOfLieutenantsAndFalseIdentities

Harvey Bernard Milk was born #95yearsagotoday in New York. After taking jobs in the military, public schools, and insurance, he and a boyfriend opened a camera shop in San Francisco. Then Milk ran for office, becoming the first openly gay man elected to public office in California.
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Lorraine Vivian Hansbury was born #95yearsagotoday. She completed "A Raisin In The Sun," her best known work, at age 27. In 1959, she became the 1st African-American woman to have a play produced on Broadway. Hansbury died of pancreatic cancer a few months short of her 35th birthday.
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