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  • 08.18_Civil Right Activist James Meredith

    08.18_Civil Right Activist James Meredith
    Aug 18 2025
    #OTD Civil rights activist James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi after being the first African American student admitted to the institution.
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    1 min
  • 06.02_Tom Wright_James Augustine Healy

    06.02_Tom Wright_James Augustine Healy
    Jun 2 2025
    #OTD Priest James Augustine Healy became the first black Bishop in the United States. Actor Tom Wright narrates.
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  • 05.08_Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

    05.08_Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
    May 8 2025
    Labor union, Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, was formed by A. Philip Randolph. It was the first labor organization led by African Americans to receive a charter with the American Federation of Labor.
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    1 min
  • 05.06_Jockey Marlon St. Julien

    05.06_Jockey Marlon St. Julien
    May 6 2025
    #OTD Thoroughbred horse racer Marlon St. Julien rode in the Kentucky Derby, making him the first African American jockey to do so since 1921.
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    1 min
  • 04.28_Keesha Sharp_Admiral Samuel L. Gravely

    04.28_Keesha Sharp_Admiral Samuel L. Gravely
    Apr 28 2025
    #OTD Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. became the first African American admiral in the United States Navy. Actress Keesha Sharp narrates.
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    1 min
  • 04.23_Kevin Ross_Trailblazing Attorney Charlotte E. Ray

    04.23_Kevin Ross_Trailblazing Attorney Charlotte E. Ray
    Apr 23 2025
    #OTD Charlotte E. Ray became the first female admitted to the District of Columbia Bar. Ray was also the first black female attorney in the United States. Recording artist Kevin Ross narrates.
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    1 min
  • 04.18_Psychologist Mamie Phipps Clark

    04.18_Psychologist Mamie Phipps Clark
    Apr 18 2025
    Today we celebrate psychologist Mamie Phipps Clark whose "doll studies" were influential in the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education
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    2 min
  • 04.15_The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

    04.15_The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
    Apr 15 2025
    #OTD The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was organized as the principal channel for student commitment to the civil rights movement in the U.S.
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