Ellington first African American on U.S. coin
Jazz legend Duke Ellington is the first African American to appear on an American coin, the U.S. Mint says in introducing the latest in its line of state-themed quarters. The District of Columbia commemorative quarter showing Ellington playing the piano will be introduced Tuesday at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The legendary musician won the honor by a vote of D.C. residents, beating out abolitionist Frederick Douglas and astronomer Benjamin Banneker.div class=”feedflare”
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