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Black History Today for February 9th:

1906- Death of poet and novelist Paul Laurence Dunbar (33), Dayton, OH.

1944- Novelist Alice Walker was born on this day in Eatonton, GA.

1952-  Author Ralph Ellison’s novel Invisible Man wins the National Book Award.

1971- Baseball Hall of Fame inducts Leroy “Satchel” Paige.

1995- Bernard Harris, African-American astronaut, takes space walk.

(Information Courtesy of blackfacts.com)