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Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Actor in Spike Lee Films, Dies at 70

The Tony-nominated actor, 70, was found by police with multiple gunshot wounds early Saturday morning.

Father of Atatiana Jefferson, Victim of Fatal Police Shooting in Texas, Dies

“I can only sum it up as a broken heart,” a family spokesman said of Marquis Jefferson’s death.

Mourners Remember Atatiana Jefferson: ‘Our Montgomery Moment’

To the nation, the woman shot by a Fort Worth police officer became a symbol of the need for police accountability. To her family, she was “Tay”: an aspiring doctor and hands-on aunt.

Marty Balin, a Founder of Jefferson Airplane, Dies at 76

A guitarist, singer and songwriter for a San Francisco band that defined the psychedelic rock era of the late 1960s, then morphed into Jefferson Starship.

Jan Ellen Lewis, Expert on Jefferson’s Other Family, Dies at 69

A historian, she organized a groundbreaking conference on Jefferson’s legacy after DNA tests showed that he had fathered children with Sally Hemings, a slave.

Paul Kantner, a Founder of Jefferson Airplane, Dies at 74

Mr. Kantner wrote or helped write many of the songs that defined the San Francisco psychedelic sound of the 1960s.

Pauline Maier, Historian Who Described Jefferson as ‘Overrated,’ Dies at 75

In her book “American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence,” Professor Maier chipped away at mythology.

Sherman Hemsley, ‘Jeffersons’ Star, Is Dead at 74

Mr. Hemsley was most famous for his role as the scrappy, nouveau riche George Jefferson on the hit 1970s sitcom.

Mildred Jefferson, 84, Anti-Abortion Activist, Is Dead

In 1951, Dr. Jefferson became the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School.

Jefferson Thomas, Who Helped Integrate Little Rock School, Dies at 67

Mr. Thomas was one of nine black students who, protected by federal soldiers, attended high school in a landmark civil rights case.