February 9, 2000 Beau Jack, hall of fame boxer, died. Jack was born Sidney Walker on April 1, 1921 in Waynesboro, Georgia but raised in Augusta, Georgia. At the age of 15, he began to fight in battles royal, fights funded by rich white men for their entertainment in which six black men fought blindfolded […]
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February 9th in African American History – James Cleveland
February 9, 1991 James Cleveland, gospel singer, arranger and composer, died. Cleveland was born December 5, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He began singing as a boy and in 1950 he joined the Gospelaires. He subsequently worked with Albertina Walker and the Caravans and in 1954 made his first recording.