Washington D.C.

Her other No. 1 hits included “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.”

Baker helped establish National HIV Testing Day, taking place annually on June 27.

Lucy came up with the slogan of Memphis sanitation strikers, declaring “I Am a Man.”

He earned the military’s highest honor while serving in combat in the Vietnam War.

Reagon was also a co-founder of protest singing group The Freedom Singers.

Singer spearheaded the debate about the ethics of genetic engineering.

Fineman has been a mainstay in U.S. political coverage for decades.

He and guitarist/vocalist John Cephas were legends of the Piedmont blues sound.

He also helped kickstart the trend of building luxurious retro baseball stadiums.

Coopersmith hosted dinners for political power players from around the world.