Disability History Month: JAMES “DEAF” BURKE (1809 – 1845) JAMES “DEAF” BURKE (1809 – 1845) James “Deaf” Burke was a famous early 19th century bare-knuckles boxer in England who was reportedly completely deaf from birth; he was the British heavyweight…
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