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VIDEO: 1958 African-American Rose Bowl Queen to Ride in Head Float This Year

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December 30, 2014

1958 African-American Rose Bowl Queen to Ride in Head Float This Year

Joan Williams was turned away in 1958 when parade officials discovered she was African-American.

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