On This Day Detroit - Aug. 23
Clip: Season 43 Episode 38 | 41s
Trumpeter Donald Byrd debut, the death WGPR-TV Dr William Banks, and Harold Bledsoe
Ken Coleman looks back at Detroit History including the debut of trumpeter Donald Byrd, the death of WGPR-TV Dr William Banks, and the birth of Detroit Attorney Harold Bledsoe, taken from his book, “On This Day; African American Life in Detroit.”
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On This Day Detroit - Aug. 23
Clip: Season 43 Episode 38 | 41s
Ken Coleman looks back at Detroit History including the debut of trumpeter Donald Byrd, the death of WGPR-TV Dr William Banks, and the birth of Detroit Attorney Harold Bledsoe, taken from his book, “On This Day; African American Life in Detroit.”
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