Bud Billiken Parade
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Known as the oldest African American parade in the country. *SOURCES* • ENCYCLOPEDIA: • BRITANNICA:
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Chaney, Goodman, Schwerner Murders
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One of the most harrowing events to occur during the civil rights movement (TRIGGER WARNING INCLUDED) *SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: • FBI: • HISTORY: • PBS:
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Clara Belle Drisdale Williams
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First African American to graduate from New Mexico State University SOURCES • BLACKPAST: • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY:
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Charles Haley
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The first player in NFL history to achieve 5 Super Bowl Rings *SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: • BLACKPAST: • PRO FOOTBALL HOF:
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Dr. John Withers
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Army Lieutenant during WWII who risked his career to help 2 survivors of the Holocaust *SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB:
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Buffalo Soldiers
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First Black troops established during peacetime after the conclusion of the Civil War *SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2016/08/01/little-known-black-history-fact-buffalo-soldiers/ • NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY: https://www.thenmusa.org/buffalo-soldiers-2/
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Blanche Kelso Bruce
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2nd African-American to be elected to the U.S. Senate. SOURCES • BLACKPAST: https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/bruce-blanche-kelso-1841-1898/ • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2013/06/17/little-known-black-history-fact-blanche-kelso-bruce/ • BRITANNICA: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Blanche-K-Bruce • ENCYCLOPEDIA: https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/bruce-blanche-kelso
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Blind Boone
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A gifted Black Musician *SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2013/05/09/little-known-black-history-fact-blind-boone-musical-wonder/ • AAREGISTRY: https://aaregistry.org/story/blind-boone-a-musical-prodigy/
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Bessie Smith
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The Empress of the Blues *SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2019/04/15/little-known-black-history-fact-bessie-smith/ • BLACKPAST: https://blackpast.org/african-american-history/bessie-smith-1894-1937/ • HISTORY: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-15/bessie-smith-is-born-in-chattanooga-tennessee • BIOGRAPHY: https://www.biography.com/musicians/bessie-smith • BRITANNICA: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bessie-Smith • SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE: https://nmaahc.si.edu/lgbtq/bessie-smith...
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Bill Lucas
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First African-American General Manager in Major League Baseball *SOURCES* • BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2014/09/17/little-known-black-history-fact-bill-lucas/ • NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME: https://baseballhall.org/discover/Lucas-broke-barriers-in-Braves-front-office
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• BLACK AMERICA WEB: https://blackamericaweb.com/2013/04/15/little-known-black-history-fact-arcola-philpott/
• UNION PACIFIC: https://www.up.com/customers/track-record/tr020122-black-leaders-in-transportation-history.htm