updated 7:44 PM EST, Wed February 1, 2012

Don Cornelius never led a civil rights march, launched a boycott or gave a speech to protesters. But his impact on America was as profound as virtually any civil rights leader, sociologist Shayne Lee says. FULL STORY | PHOTOS

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