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Dick Gregory attends the Roger Ebert Memorial Tribute at Chicago Theatre on April 11th, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois.

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The Best Dick Gregory Story

The comedian was able to cross over to white audiences without ever bowing to those audiences.

Hanif Abdurraqib

Dick Gregory's eldest son was born without a first or middle name. This way, the comedian and civil rights icon reasoned, the Vietnam War draft would never come his way.

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The Return of the One-Named Man

After 50 years of a mononymous life, the eldest son of civil rights legend Dick Gregory is ready to make a change.

Molly McCluskey