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Does a black person make them an African American? No. There are Hispanics that are very, very dark skinned so the word has lost its meaning, it's not a very concise or proper word to use even today and it wasn't then.
Pam Grier
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Pam Grier
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 26
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Winston-Salem
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Pamela Suzette Grier
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