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Black Fact = (1916) Garrett A. Morgan
Black Fact= 1916 (July 25) – Garrett A. Morgan, inventor of the gas mask, rescued two people and retrieved four ... -
Black Fact = ( 1893) Charles S. Johnson
Black Fact = 1893 (July 24) – Charles S. Johnson, sociologist, founder of the National Urban League’s Opportunity magazine and ... -
Black Fact = (1959) Elijah Jerry “Pumpsie” Green
Black Fact = 1959 (July 23) – Elijah Jerry “Pumpsie” Green became the first black person to play for Boston ... -
Black Fact = (1963) Floyd Patterson
Black Fact = 1963 (July 22) – Floyd Patterson is defeated by Sony Liston and loses his world heavyweight title. ... -
Throwback: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (7/22) Keith Sweat – “Make You Sweat”
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Black Fact = (1943)Stormy Weather (Musical)
Black Fact = 1943 ( July 21) – Stormy Weather, one of the most successful musicals, opened in New York ... -
Black Fact = (1967) Black Power Conference
Black Fact = 1967 (July 20) – Black Power Conference More than one thousand persons attended the first Black Power Conference ... -
Black Fact = (1848) Frederick Augustus Douglass
Black Fact = 1848 ( July 19)- Frederick Augustus Douglass was the only male to play a prominent role at ... -
Black Fact = (1899) L. C. Bailey
Black Fact = 1899- L. C. Bailey, inventor, patented the Folding Bed for passenger train sleeping compartments on this date ...
