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Harry Jerome, attacked for being Black on his 1st day of school in 1950s, gets new track named after him
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Larsen, Karen,
"Harry Jerome, attacked for being Black on his 1st day of school in 1950s, gets new track named after him."
CBC News, February 23, 2021.
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Great story. Hard times for Harry and Valerie in the early years. I remember watching Harry perform in my younger years.
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