Duke Ellington the First African American to Solo on Circulating U.S. Coin

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Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington has done something that no other African American has ever done. The jazz legend became the first to appear solo on circulating U.S. currency today when the U.S. Mint unveiled his image on the new District of Columbia quarters.

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