This Week in Black History
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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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This Week in Black History April 13, 1964 At the 36th Academy Awards program, Sidney Poitier receives the Oscar for…
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Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits the 715th home run of his career off Al Downing of the Los…
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This Week in Black History April 2, 1855
John Mercer Langston was elected clerk of the township of Brownhelm, Ohio. He is considered to be the first African…
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This Week in Black History March 20, 1948
Los Angeles actor James Baskett becomes the first Black man to receive an Academy Award when he wins an honorary…
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This Week in Black History – March 17, 1999
Maurice Ashley becomes the first Black person to become a chess grandmaster. The rank is conferred by the International Chess…
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