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Charles Holland

... that opera singer Charles Holland (pictured) spent much of his career in Europe as opportunities in classical music for African Americans were limited?
... that Thorpe's secluded hills provided refuge from Scottish raiders and English Civil War troops?
... that until the release of the documentary Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop, sexual abuse claims involving record producer Johnny Kitagawa went widely unreported in Japanese media?
... that the damselfly relative Okanagrion is suggested to have eight species due to both alpha and beta diversity drivers?
... that even though a village said that it did not want a church, Indonesian politician Thoriqul Haq allocated land and money to build one along with a musalla?
... that the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, held in Yugoslavia, was the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in the Balkans or in a socialist state?
... that librarian Amanda Jones won an award from the American Library Association for not backing down after receiving death threats for speaking out against book censorship?
... that a committee of Chinese compatriots of all circles from Hong Kong Island and Kowloon struggled against what they viewed as persecution by the British authorities in Hong Kong?

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