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Today In History

Dick Gregory an African American comedian, civil rights leader and vegetarian activist, was born in St. Louis, MO on this date October 12, 1932.

Gregory no-holds-barred brand of comedy in the 1960s attacked racial prejudice, bigotry and racism in the United States. By addressing his hard-hitting satire to white audiences, he gave a comedic voice to the rising civil rights movement.

He generated particular attention for his many hunger fasts. At this time he became a vegetarian, a marathon runner, and an expert on nutrition. He soon began a successful business venture with his nutritional product, the “Bahamian Diet,” around which he built Dick Gregory Health Enterprises, Inc. Through his company, he targeted the lower life expectancy of Black Americans, which he attributed to poor nutrition, drugs and alcohol abuse.

Gregory wrote many books, including Nigger: An Autobiography (1964) and No More Lies: The Myth and the Reality of American History (1971). He made a brief return to the comedy circuit in the mid-1990s. The One and Only Dick Gregory, a documentary about his life and career, appeared in 2021.

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