Quote of the day
How dare anyone, parent, schoolteacher, or merely literary critic, tell me not to act colored.
John J. Fitz Gerald

Born: March 7, 1893
Died: March 17, 1963 (aged 70)
Bio: John Joseph Fitz Gerald was a turf racing writer for the New York Morning Telegraph, from 1912 to 1940, serving as turf editor for the last 15 years.