African Americans - 50 Events That Changed Black America Forever!
50 Events That Changed Black America Forever!
The list is chronological. the first 5 are
March 7, 1942 - First Black cadets graduate from flying school at Tuskegee, Alabama. In June 1943, the first squadron of Black aviators, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, flew its first combat mission, strafing enemy positions on the Italian island of Pantelleria.
November 1, 1942 - John H. Johnson, editor of Supreme Life Insurance Company newsletter, organizes Johnson Publishing Company and publishes first issue of Negro Digest.
November 3, 1942 - William L. Dawson is elected to Congress from Chicago. On August 1, 1944, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. of Harlem became the first Black congressman from the East.
April 3, 1944 - The Supreme Court rules in Smith v. Allwright that "White primaries" could not exclude Black voters.
April 24, 1944 - The United Negro College Fund is incorporated.
The list is chronological. the first 5 are
March 7, 1942 - First Black cadets graduate from flying school at Tuskegee, Alabama. In June 1943, the first squadron of Black aviators, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, flew its first combat mission, strafing enemy positions on the Italian island of Pantelleria.
November 1, 1942 - John H. Johnson, editor of Supreme Life Insurance Company newsletter, organizes Johnson Publishing Company and publishes first issue of Negro Digest.
November 3, 1942 - William L. Dawson is elected to Congress from Chicago. On August 1, 1944, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. of Harlem became the first Black congressman from the East.
April 3, 1944 - The Supreme Court rules in Smith v. Allwright that "White primaries" could not exclude Black voters.
April 24, 1944 - The United Negro College Fund is incorporated.
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