Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017) was an American comedian, civil rights activist, social critic, writer, conspiracy theorist, entrepreneur,and occasional actor. During the turbulent 1960s, Gregory became a pioneer in stand-up comedy for his "no-holds-barred" sets, in which he mocked bigotry and racism. He performed primarily to black audiences at segregated clubs until 1961, when he became the first black comedian to successfully cross over to white audiences, appearing on television and putting out comedy record albums.
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Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017) was an American comedian, civil rights activist, social critic, writer, conspiracy theorist, entrepreneur,and occasional actor. During the turbulent 1960s, Gregory became a pioneer in stand-up comedy for his "no-holds-barred" sets, in which he mocked bigotry and racism. He performed primarily to black audiences at segregated clubs until 1961, when he became the first black comedian to successfully cross over to white audiences, appearing on television and putting out comedy record albums.
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Do you know who you are? There are nine planets to the Universe youjust happen to have nine holes in your body do youthink that& ...
Do some damn research
The average president of these institutions so damn busy out making fund raising pitches and keeping his finger in somebody&r ...
A little piece of land
First thing you want to do is we got to give you a test. Oh what was ABRAHAM LINCOLN' s mother’s name? What the h ...
Negroes in Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama - May 20, 1963He might have chosen to stay home and protect his lucrative career as a nationally acclaimedco ...
Social Conciousness
Reflections on BrownBOND: Dick Gregory, welcome to Explorations in Black Leadership.GREGORY: Thank you.BOND: I'm going to begin ...
In His own words
AMY GOODMAN: Today, a special broadcast. We remember the pioneering comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory. He died on ...
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