Quote of the day
Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.
Born: February 25, 1928
Died: December 14, 1998 (aged 70)
Bio: Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr. was a prominent African-American civil rights advocate, author, and federal appeals court judge.
Known for:
- Shades of freedom (1996)