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I was never exposed to a great deal of racism, but the Chicago I grew up in was very, very segregated.

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Don Cornelius
Age: 75 †
Born: 1936
Born: September 27
Died: 2012
Died: February 1
Television Host
Television Presenter
Television Producer
Chicago
Illinois
Donald Cortez Cornelius
Donald Cornelius
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