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March 30, 1958

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Founded

On March 30, 1958, Alvin Ailey founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. His signature work "Revelations" (1960), set to Black spirituals, is one of the most performed and acclaimed works in modern dance history.

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People: Alvin Ailey
Sources
1. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Smithsonian Institution
March 30, 1864

First African American to graduate from Harvard Medical School

David Jones Peck becomes the first African American to graduate from Harvard Medical School.

People: David Jones Peck
Sources
1. David Jones Peck - Harvard Medical School2. David Jones Peck: First African American Graduate of Harvard Medical School - National Library of Medicine

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