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African American

Recursion

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2. Right?

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 15, 2017, 11:44 PM

Jan 2017

Guess what "Great Americans" had birthdays near this date?

Robert E. Lee, Jan 19.

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Jan 21.

Virginia made it more explicit. It was "Lee Jackson King" day until about 2007 IIRC.

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