Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Michael Jackson: Mourning an Icon
From his childhood home in Gary, Ind., to Moscow, fans around the world grieve the death of the King of Pop
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Updated: Thursday Jun 24, 2010 | 06:05 AM EDT By: Serena Kappes
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HARLEM, N.Y.
Outside the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem, N.Y., where the Jackson 5 first performed in 1969, the billboard was cleared for the message, "In Memory of Michael Jackson. A True Apollo Legend." Rev. Al Sharpton, a friend of the singer, addressed the huge crowd: "Way before Tiger Woods, way before Oprah Winfrey, way before Barack Obama, Michael did with music what they later did in sports and in politics and in television," he said.
