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Ray Charles Robinson known professionally as Ray Charles, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer.…

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The Johnny Bright incident was a violent on-field assault against African American player Johnny Bright…

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The Cradle of Humankind is a paleo-anthropological site about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of…

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Levi Watkins, Jr., pioneering cardiac surgeon, was born in Parsons, Kansas but raised in Montgomery,…

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Nat Love (pronounced “Nate” Love) was an African-American cowboy and former slave in the period…

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Freedom Summer was a 1964 voter registration project in Mississippi, part of a larger effort…

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Otis F. Boykin was born on August 29, 1920, in Dallas, Texas. His mother was…

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Peter Salem (c. 1750–August 16, 1816) was an African American from Massachusetts who served as…

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Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher became the first African American to attend law school in the…

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Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that…

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