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Radio host Tyrone DuBose celebrates hall of fame outfielder Andre Dawson

#OTD Author and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, who wrote about his experience as a slave and journey from Africa through the middle passage, purchased his freedom. Actor Brandon Larkins narrates.

#OTD Emmy Award winning actress Beah Richards was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Recording artist Jamie Jones celebrates her life and legacy.

#OTD Several days of rioting began in New York City to protest the draft during the Civil War.

#OTD The largest slave uprising, planned by Denmark Vesey, was scheduled to be carried out in Charleston, South Carolina.

Today we celebrate Toni "Tomboy" Stone, the first woman to play professional baseball, as part of the Negro Leagues