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Larry Bird

CTL-E-1782 · Person · other · 1956-contemporary

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American basketball player (b. 1956). Rival and friend of Magic Johnson; their 1979 NCAA final and 1980s NBA rivalry defined an era.

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RELP44 supporting entity for CTL-E-1477.

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Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Where the Negro and white sections on the South Side meet, the white and Negro children sometimes play together, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Where the Negro and white sections on the South Side meet, the white and Negro children sometimes play together, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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