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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Wed Feb 10, 2016, 09:42 AM Feb 2016

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BHM: huge day in black history. Civil Rights Act, Leontyne Price, etc. Read on.

First off, we mourn today the death 24 years ago (seriously? God I'm old) of Alex Haley.

50 years ago today, Andrew Brimmer became the first African American governor of the Federal Reserve Board.

52 years ago today, the House passed the Civil Rights Act.

Two amazing black singers were born today:

Roberta Flack

and the incomparable, the divine, the impeccable Leontyne Price

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BHM: huge day in black history. Civil Rights Act, Leontyne Price, etc. Read on. (Original Post) Recursion Feb 2016 OP

Love Leontyne Price! longship Feb 2016 #1

I'm old treestar Feb 2016 #2

Yeah, that was surprising to me too. LBJ apparently would not be moved Recursion Feb 2016 #3

Good stuff. Thanks for posting. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2016 #4

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. Love Leontyne Price!

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:22 AM

Feb 2016

Man! She could sing!

Here's her singing Come Scoglio from Mozart's Cosí fan tutte.

Happy birthday, Leontyne. She's 89 today. And yes, still alive.

Oops! I see my clip is a dupe. Oh well!
Switched for some Mozart: Cosí fan Tutte.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

2. I'm old

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:26 AM

Feb 2016

50 years ago was 1966 and I was in 1st grade.

Only learning now there was a AA governor of the FRB then. Pretty cool.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

3. Yeah, that was surprising to me too. LBJ apparently would not be moved

Reply to treestar (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:46 AM

Feb 2016

He wanted Brimmer, and he would tell Senators who opposed him, in as many words, to "fuck off" whenever they brought it up.

WhaTHellsgoingonhere

(5,252 posts)

4. Good stuff. Thanks for posting.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 10:49 AM

Feb 2016

24 years since Alex Haley died?!

Did not know about Brimmer.

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