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Lewis was born on this day in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1968. He was a partner in Murphy, Thorpes & Lewis, the first black law firm on Wall Street. In 1989 he became president and CEO of TLC Beatrice International food Company, Lewis became the

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(2015) President Barack Obama's Eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney

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Born: 5/19/1925 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.Died: 2/21/1965 New York City, New YorkMalcolm Little and also known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (Arabic: الحاجّ مالك الشباز), was an American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of

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James Weldon Johnson

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Dawson, Horace G. (1926- )

Horace G. Dawson, Jr. was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Botswana by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. After his confirmation by the U.S. Senate he served in that post until 1983. Dawson was born in Augusta, Georgia on January 30, 1926. He attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania where he earned

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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

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Carol Mosely Braun

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1992

Dred Scott v. Sandford

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Booker T. Washington

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Malcolm X born in Omaha, Nebraska

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1963

First Black Priest Ordained in the United States

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1891

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Congress cracks down on civil rights for blacks

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1868

Phillips Chapel CME Church, Las Cruces, New Mexico (1911- )

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Davy, Gloria (1931-2012)

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1940

Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.

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1986

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1992

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1909

William Cooper Nell

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Daniel Hale Williams

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1884

Black Panther Leaders Killed

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1969

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