He graduated cum laude from Kentucky State College (now Kentucky State University), a historically black college, in 1947 and went on to obtain a master's degree in journalism from New York University. Sleet began working for Ebony magazine in 1955. Over the next 41 years, he captured photos of young Muhammad Ali, Dizzy Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, and Billie Holiday. Besides his photo of Coretta Scott King, he also captured grieving widow Betty Shabazz at the funeral of Malcolm X. His collection Special Moments in African American History:
He graduated cum laude from Kentucky State College (now Kentucky State University), a historically black college, in 1947 and went on to obtain a master's degree in journalism from New York University.
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Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
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Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
graduate
graduated
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compound
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cum
cum
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obj
Foreign=Yes
laude
laude
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case
from
from
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Kentucky
Kentucky
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compound
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State
State
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obl
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College
College
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punct
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-LRB-
advmod
now
now
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compound
Number=Sing
Kentucky
Kentucky
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Number=Sing
State
State
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Number=Sing
University
University
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punct
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a
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DT
advmod
historically
historically
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RB
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Degree=Pos
black
black
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JJ
appos
Number=Sing
college
college
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punct
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,
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case
in
in
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IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1947
1947
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and
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conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
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on
on
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mark
to
to
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TO
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obtain
obtain
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VB
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a
a
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nmod:poss
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master
master
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's
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obj
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degree
degree
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case
in
in
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nmod
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journalism
journalism
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case
from
from
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IN
amod
Degree=Pos
New
New
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compound
Number=Sing
York
York
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obl
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University
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.
Sleet began working for Ebony magazine in 1955.
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Sleet
Sleet
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root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
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xcomp
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work
working
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case
for
for
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IN
compound
Number=Sing
Ebony
Ebony
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obl
Number=Sing
magazine
magazine
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case
in
in
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obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1955
1955
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punct
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.
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Over the next 41 years, he captured photos of young Muhammad Ali, Dizzy Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, and Billie Holiday.
case
over
Over
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IN
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
amod
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next
next
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JJ
nummod
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41
41
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obl
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year
years
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NNS
punct
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,
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he
he
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PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
capture
captured
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VBD
obj
Number=Plur
photo
photos
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NNS
case
of
of
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amod
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young
young
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Muhammad
Muhammad
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Ali
Ali
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,
conj
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Dizzy
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Gillespie
Gillespie
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punct
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conj
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Stevie
Stevie
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wonder
Wonder
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punct
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Billie
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Holiday
Holiday
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.
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Besides his photo of Coretta Scott King, he also captured grieving widow Betty Shabazz at the funeral of Malcolm X. His collection Special Moments in African American History:
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besides
Besides
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Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
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obl
Number=Sing
photo
photo
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NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Coretta
Coretta
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flat
Number=Sing
Scott
Scott
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
King
King
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NNP
punct
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,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
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advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
capture
captured
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VBD
amod
VerbForm=Ger
grieve
grieving
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VBG
obj
Number=Sing
widow
widow
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NN
appos
Number=Sing
Betty
Betty
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flat
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Shabazz
Shabazz
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at
at
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IN
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
obl
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funeral
funeral
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of
of
ADP
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nmod
Number=Sing
Malcolm
Malcolm
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flat
Number=Sing
X.
X.
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nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
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PRP$
appos
Number=Sing
collection
collection
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
Special
Special
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Plur
moment
Moments
PROPN
NNPS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
African
African
ADJ
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
History
History
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
: