This Week in Black History
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This Week in Black History June 24, 1936
Bethune-Cookman College President Mary McLeod Bethune, the 15th child of former slaves, is named director of negro affairs for the…
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This Week in Black History June 13, 1967
Former NAACP chief counsel Thurgood Marshall — who led the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education case that outlawed segregation…
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This Week in Black History – June 11, 1959
Charlie Sifford became the first African American to play in the U.S. Open Golf Tournament at the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck,…
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in Black History June 5, 1973
Post to Features and This Week in Black History with photo BLACK 053024 Former Compton schoolteacher Doris A. Davis, who…
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This Week in Black History May 27, 1958
Ernest Green, who joined eight Black classmates in challenging racial segregation in public schools, becomes the first member of the…
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This Week in Black History May 18, 1896
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that the separate but equal doctrine that was used…
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This Week in Black History May 10, 1994
Four years after being freed after 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela is sworn into office as president of South…
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This Week in Black History – May 4, 1959
Ella Fitzgerald wins Grammy Awards for best jazz vocal performance and for best female pop vocal performance at the first…
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This Week in Black History, April 28, 1967
World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S. Army because of his objections to the…
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This Week in Black History April 21, 1974
Former Los Angeles resident Lee Elder birdies three of his last four holes before sinking an 18-foot birdie putt in…
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