News from communities around Los Angeles
January 10, 1957
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and 60 other Black activists organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a direct action organization aimed at gaining equal rights for Black Americans.
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July 9, 1893 Chicago physician Daniel Hale Williams, the nation’s first Black cardiologist, performs the first successful open heart surgery at Provident Hospital, the nation’s […]
Los Angeles actress-activist Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win a coveted Academy Award when she captures Best Supporting Actress honors for her […]
March 20, 1948 Los Angeles actor James Baskett becomes the first Black man to receive an Academy Award when he wins an honorary Oscar for […]