Black Fact = 1962 (Jan. 31) – Lt. Comdr. Samuel L. Gravely assumed command of destroyer escort, USS Falgout. Navy said he was the first Black to command a U.S. warship. #theraydiotwins
Black Fact = (1967) Thurgood Marshall
Black Fact= 1967 (August 30) – Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the Senate and became the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice on this date ...