January 30, 1979 – Franklin Thomas named president of Ford Foundation. January 31, 1986 – August Wilson’s Fences, starring the late James Earl Jones, opened at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. February 1, 1902 – Playwright, poet, author Langston Hughes was born February 2, 1807 – Congress banned foreign slave trade. February 3, 1956 – Autherine Lucy […]
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