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Also Known As Oliver White • Oliver White Hill
Born May 1, 1907 • Richmond • Virginia
Died August 5, 2007 (aged 100) • Richmond • Virginia
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (1999)
Role In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

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