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Black Fact = (1921) Eva Beatrice Dykes
Black Fact = 1921 (March 21) – Eva Beatrice Dykes became the first black woman to meet the requirements for ... -
Black Fact = (1976) Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and John Artis
Black Fact = 1976 (March 20 ) – Muhammad Ali helped secure the release of former middleweight boxer Rubin “Hurricane” ... -
Black Fact = (1999) Frederick McKinley Jones
Black Fact = 1999 (March 16) – Frederick McKinley Jones (1892-1961) built the first automatic refrigeration system for long haul ... -
Black Fact = (1972) Lorraine Hansberry
Black Fact = 1972 (March 11) – Lorraine Hansberry’s drama, A Raisin in the Sun, opened at the Barrymore Theatre ... -
Black Fact = (1972) Maya Angelou
Black Fact = 1972 (March 10) – Maya Angelou, esteemed poet and activist, premiered Georgia, Georgia on this date in ... -
Black Fact = (1956 & 1940) Autherine Juanita Lucy & Hattie McDaniel
1- Black Fact = 1956 (Feb. 29) – Autherine Juanita Lucy, the first black student at the University of Alabama, ... -
Black Fact = (1883) W. B. Purvis
Black Fact = 1883 (Feb.27) – W. B. Purvis, inventor, patented the Hand Stamp, which can be found at almost ... -
Black Fact = (1926) Theodore “Tiger” Flowers
Black Fact = 1926 (Feb. 26) – Theodore “Tiger” Flowers, defeated Harry Greb and became the first black World Middleweight ... -
Black Fact = (1979)Frank E. Petersen, Jr.
Black Fact = 1979 (Feb. 23) – Frank E. Petersen, Jr. became the first black Brigadier General in the U.S. ...
