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Notable Maryland African-Americans
Robert Curbeam, a former NASA astronaut, was the first African-American to visit the International Space Station. He also set the record for the most spacewalks in a single mission.
(Paul Kizzle / Associated Press)Matthew A. Henson was a co-discoverer of the North Pole in 1909. (File Photo / Baltimore Sun)
Billie Holiday, nicknamed “Lady Day,” was considered by many to be the greatest of all jazz singers. (handout / Baltimore Sun)
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