BLACK FACT = (1829)John Mercer Langston

Black Fact = 1829 – John Mercer Langston was born. Langston was elected Clerk of Brownhelm Township,OH, in 1855.This election is believed to be the first in which a black person was elected to public office. Langston later became Virginia’s first black Congressman. #theraydiotwins

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TRT-BLACK FACT = (1972) Angela Davis

Black Facts = 1972- Angela Davis, author, activist, and professor, was acquitted of murder, kidnapping, and other conspiracy charges on this date. The charges were ...