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Black Fact = (1962) Jackie Robinson
Black Fact = 1962- Jackie Robinson, the first black baseball player in the major leagues, became the first black person ... -
Black Fact = (1908) Thurgood Marshall
Black Fact= 1908 (July 2) -Thurgood Marshall, the first black Supreme Court Justice, was born in Baltimore, MD, on this ... -
Black Fact = (1899) Thomas A. Dorsey
Black Fact= 1899 (July 1) – Thomas A. Dorsey, the “Father of Gospel Music,” was born in Villa Rica, GA, ... -
Black Fact = (1967 & 1949) Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. & Dr. William A. Hinton
– Black Fact = 1967 (June 30) – Major Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. was named as the first black astronaut ... -
Black Fact = (1886) James Van Der Zee
Black Fact= 1886 (June 29) – James Van Der Zee, photographer, famous for his works in the “Harlem Renaissance,” was ... -
Black Fact = Joe Louis defeats “Jersey” Jo Walcott
Black Fact = 1948 (1948) – Joe Louis won the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion by knocking out “Jersey” Jo Walcott ... -
Black Fact = (1890) George “Little Chocolate” Dixon
Black Fact = 1890 (June 27) – George “Little Chocolate” Dixon won the World Bantamweight Boxing Championship, on this date ... -
Black Music 🎶 Month Artist …Nat King Cole
Black Music 🎶 Month Artist … Nat King Cole (1919-1965) was an American musician who first came to prominence as a jazz ... -
Black Fact = (1993) Roy Campenella
Black Fact= 1993 (June 26). – Roy Campenella, legendary Brooklyn Dodgers catcher and three-time National League MVP, died in Woodland ... -
Black Fact =(1941) Asa Philip Randolph
Black Fact = 1941 (June 25) – Asa Philip Randolph called off a scheduled march when President Franklin Roosevelt issued ...