Founder, Civil Rights Activist Bill Blair Dead At 92 Blair is the founder of “Elite News,” the oldest African-American publication in North Texas, he served in the Army and pitched in the Negro Leagues (Inducted into the Negro League Baseball Hall of Fame) and played for the Harlem Globe Trotters. According to his biography, Blair was the youngest black first sergeant to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II at 19 years old. Blair attended B. F. Durrell Elementary School and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:01:34 +0000
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