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From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.

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Nina Simone
Age: 75 †
Born: 1933
Born: February 21
Died: 2008
Died: April 21
Composer
Jazz Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Tryon
North Carolina
Eunice Kathleen Waymon
High Priestess of Soul
Woman
White
Black
Men
Racism
Touch
Beginning

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