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- In 1934, the state of Illinois elected A BLACK MAN by the name of Arthur W. Mitchell as its first black democrat in Congress [House of Representatives].
- In 1957, Blanche Calloway [sister of Cab Calloway] joined radio station WMBM in Miami, Florida and became its first BLACK Executive Director.
- The Golden Stool is a symbol of Unity and Strength to the Ashanti people of Africa. It is a part of every household’s furniture.
- ‘The Grave Of the Unknown Soldier’ memorial in Hawaii was designed by a BLACK MAN named Paul R. Williams.
- The purpose of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was to free the slaves of the confederate states n rebellion against the Union.
- In 1876, a former Tennessee slave named Nat Love came to be known as Deadwood Dick when he outperformed all the other cowboys at a rodeo in Deadwood, South Dakota.
- In 1901, a famous educator and social reformer named Booker T. Washington wrote Up From Slavery which was his autobiography that expressed his belief in education and hard work.
- A BLACK MAN by the name of Michael Croslin invented the Medtech 410 in order to measure blood pressure. He also founded Medtech Corp in 1978.
- In 1945, Liberia was one of the FOUNDING members of the United Nations [and the first black republic in Africa].
- The crop which FIRST created a demand for slave labor in late 17th century America was tobacco. Colonial farmers were unable to persuade enough workers to emigrate from England to America to do the job.
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