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Carl Stokes, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, was elected mayor of the city of Cleveland, becoming the first Black elected mayor of a major U.S. city. He served as mayor for four years.
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Janet Collins becomes the first black dancer to appear at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera in New York. Her journey is the subject of an animated […]
July 1, 1991 Georgia-born attorney Clarence Thomas is nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Thurgood Marshall, the high court’s first black justice. Despite […]
February 29, 1940 Los Angeles actress-activist Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win a coveted Academy Award when she captures Best Supporting Actress […]