This Week in Black History
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This Week in Black History February 3, 1989
Former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Bill White is named president of the National League, becoming the first African American…
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This Week in Black History January 29, 2009
President Barack Obama signs his first bill as president of the United States. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of…
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This Week in Black History January 19, 1969
Jefferson High School and UCLA graduate Ralph Bunche, the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for his efforts…
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This Week in Black History Jan. 14, 1972
“Sanford and Son” debuts as a TV sitcom set in Watts, starring Redd Foxx and featuring mostly Black actors. The…
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This Week in Black History January 4, 1853
After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regained his freedom. His memoir, “Twelve Years…
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This Week in Black History January 1, 1863
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln as the country entered the third year of the Civil War.…
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This Week in Black History December 26, 1966
Black historian Maulana Ron Karenga introduces Kwanzaa, a non-religious holiday designed to celebrate African and African-American culture. The holiday honors…
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This Week in Black History December 10, 1984
Desmond Tutu, a South African archbishop known for his work as a human rights activist, received the Nobel Piece…
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This Week in Black History December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give her seat to a…
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This Week in Black History November 23, 1897
Andrew Jackson Beard, an African American farmer and inventor, was issued a patent for the automatic railroad car coupler. Born…
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