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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 ... -
Black Fact = (1979) Asa Philip Randolph
Black Fact = 1979 (May 16) – Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader, activist, and organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping ... -
Black Fact = (1942) The 93rd Infantry
Black Fact = 1942 (May 15) – The 93rd Infantry, the first black division to be assembled during World War ... -
Black Fact = (1887) James M. Trotter
Black Fact = 1887 (May 13) – James M. Trotter was named Recorder of Deeds by President Grover Cleveland on ... -
Black Fact = 1955 (May 10)Samuel “Toothpick” Jones
Black Fact = 1955 (May 10) – Black Fact = Samuel “Toothpick” Jones became the first black person to pitch ... -
Black Fact = (1951)Z. Alexander Looby
Black Fact = 1951 (May 10) – Z. Alexander Looby, NAACP attorney, was elected to the Nashville, TN, City Council ... -
Black Fact = (1899) J.A.Burr
Black Fact = 1899 (May 9) – J. A. Burr, inventor, patented the Lawn Mower on this date in 1899. ... -
Black Fact = (1843) Elijah “The Real” McCoy
Black Fact = 1843 ( May 2) Elijah “The Real” McCoy, inventor and holder of around 57 patents, was born in ... -
Black Fact = (1991) Rickey Henderson
Black Fact – 1991 (May 1) – Rickey Henderson became Major League Baseball’s all-time leader in stolen bases on this ...