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Black Fact = (1949) William Geary “Bunk” Johnson
Black Fact = 1949 (July 6) – William Geary “Bunk” Johnson, pioneer jazz cornetist and trumpeter, died in New Iberia, ... -
Black Fact = (1862) Ida B.Wells- Barnet
Black Fact = 1862 (July 6) – Ida B. Wells-Barnet, reformer who gathered the first statistical records on lynchings in ... -
Black Fact = (1943) Lieutenant Charles Hall
Black Fact = 1943 (July 2) – Lieutenant Charles Hall (99th Pursuit Squadron) became the first black pilot to shoot ... -
Black Fact = (1951) Mabel Keaton Staupers
Black Fact = 1951 (June 26) – Mabel Keaton Staupers, leader of the National Association of Nurses, received the 36th ... -
Black Fact = (1993) Archie Williams
Black Fact = 1993 (June 24) – Archie Williams, Olympic Gold Medalist, died on this date. Williams earned a Gold ... -
Black Fact = (1949)Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher
Black Fact = 1949 (June 18) – After a Supreme Court ruling, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher enrolled in the University ... -
Black Fact = (1937) Amalya Lyle Kearse
Black Fact = 1937 (June 11) – Amalya Lyle Kearse, the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Court ... -
Black Fact = (1900) Sgt. William H. Carney
Black Fact = 1900 (May 23) – Sgt. William H. Carney, a leader in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers Regiment who ... -
Black Fact = (1964) Elder Hawkins Garnet
Black Fact = 1964 ( May 21) – Elder Hawkins Garnet became the first black moderator of the United Presbyterian ...
