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February 27

This Day in African American History

By Jessica McElrath, About.com

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  • 1897: Singer Marian Anderson was born.
  • 1923: Jazz musician Dexter Gordon was born.
  • 1960: Lunch counter sit-in participants in Nashville, Tennessee were attacked by white teenagers.
  • 1965: Malcolm X was buried in Hartsdale, New York.

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