April 17, 1987 Willi Donnell Smith, one of the most successful young fashion designers in fashion history, died. Smith was born February 29, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Philadelphia College of Art for fashion illustration and then moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design. He quit Parsons in 1967 to […]
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April 17th in African American History – Ralph David Abernathy
April 17, 1990 Ralph David Abernathy, minister and civil rights leader, died. Abernathy was born March 11, 1926 in Linden, Alabama. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he graduated with honors and a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Alabama State University in 1950 and in 1951 earned a […]