Today Thursday, August 13^th 2026 in Black History

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Baby Blue
(42)

James B. Parsons
(D. 1993 age 81)

The first nursing school for African Americans opens at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga.

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"There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond. "

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