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Sunday, October 3, 2010

LANE TALBURT'S TRIBUTE TO MANUEL RUFFIN

This video tribute to Manuel "Junior" Ruffin, the first African-American performer inducted into the Circus Ring of Fame, was shown at a memorial service in the North Port, FL, city hall. Ruffin, a protege of famed wild animal trainer Clyde Beatty, died on September 14, 2010. Lane Talburt

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