Obituaries
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John Hope Franklin
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Russell Dunham
feature The fearless sergeant who won the Medal of Honor
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Larry Gelbart
feature The comedy writer who brought M*A*S*H to TV
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Norman Borlaug
feature The Nobel scientist whose crops fed the masses
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Les Paul
feature The guitar genius who revolutionized popular music
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver
feature The Kennedy sibling who founded the Special Olympics
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Carl Ballantine
feature The comic who was a bumbling magician
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Lou Jacobi
feature The actor who wore his heart on his face
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Roy DeCarava
feature The photographer who chronicled black lives
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Odetta
feature The singer who gave voice to black America
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David Brown
feature The producer who made Jaws and The Sting
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Reynolds Price, 1933-2011
feature The novelist who knew the South best
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Sargent Shriver, 1915–2011
feature The Kennedy in-law who battled poverty
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Don Tyson, 1930-2011
feature The ‘dumb chicken farmer’ who built a food empire
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