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Bessie Smith, died 26 September, 1937. But NOT because the ambulance or hospital was for whites only, see Chris Albertson's biography, Bessie (Yale Univesity Press). See also the Wikipedia entry on Edward Albee's play The Death of Bessie Smith which spread this unfortunate Propaganda.

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Q: What is the name of an African American woman jazz singer left on the street to die after an accident because the arriving ambulance was for whites only?
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