1- Black Fact = 1966(April 18) – Bill Russell, NBA basketball legend, signed a contract on this date in 1966 and became the first black person in the NBA (or in any other professional sports league) to coach a predominately white team.
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2- Black Fact = 1975 ( April 18)-James Benton Parsons became Chief Judge of the Federal District Court in Chicago, IL, on this date in 1975-the first black person to hold this position.
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3- Black Fact = 1983 – ( April 18) – Alice Walker, poet and activist, received the “Pulitzer Prize” in fiction for The Color Purple.
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4- Black Fact = 1941 ( April 18) – Dr. Robert Clifton Weaver was named Director of the Office of Production Management section on this date in 1941. This office was assigned the task of integrating blacks into the national defense program.
