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On Aug. 8, 1934, Julian Carey Dixon was born in Washington, D.C. He would go on to represent California in public office for nearly three decades, serving first in the state Assembly and later in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dixon attended Dorsey High School in Los Angeles before serving in the U.S. Army from [...] The post This Day in Black History: August 8th appeared first on TheHub.news .