"I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that." ~Dick Gregory Excellent piece, with video from his 1960s standup. I hope he is rediscovered and studied. But that would require much more than watching videos and reading headlines, so maybe not. It's said that he paved the way for the likes of Richard Pryer and surely influenced Dave Chappel. He will be missed in these terrible times in which we could use some laughs and communication in the face of some harsh realities.
Source:
Dick Gregory, 84, Dies; Found Humor in the Civil Rights Struggle
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A black satirist who gave white audiences a deeper feel for the nation’s shameful racial history, Mr. Gregory was a national sensation in the early 1960s.
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