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Black student Harvey Gantt entered Clemson College in South Carolina, the last s

Black student Harvey Gantt entered Clemson College in South Carolina, the last state to hold out against integration.

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Jan

28

1963

Arthur Ashe, first Black male to winWimbledon, is denied entry to

Arthur Ashe, first Black male to win Wimbledon, is denied entry to compete on the US Team for the South African Open tennis championships due to Ashes sentiments on South Africas racial policies

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Jan

28

1970

Baseball Outfielder William "Bill" White born

Baseball outfielder William Bill White was born in Lakewood, Ohio. Now baeballs National League President, White played in 1,673 games and ended his career with a .286 batting average on 1,706 hits. He won the Golden Glove award in 1960 and 1966.

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Jan

28

1934

Richmond Barthe, sculptor, born

Richmond Barthe, sculptor, born

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Jan

28

1901

First Black Woman elected to a state legislature

Crystal Byrd Fauset was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

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Jan

28

1938

Nascimento, Beatriz (1942-1995)

Brazilian political activist Beatriz Nascimento was born on July 12, 1942, to Rubina Pereira do Nascimento and Francisco Xavier de Nascimento in Aracaju, capital of the Northeast Brazilian state of Sergipe. She migrated with her family, including ten brothers to Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s. At the

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Jan

28

1995

Zora Neale Hurston, writer/anthropologist born - Death

January 7, 1891 - January 28, 1960 Zora's parents were John Hurston and Lucy Potts Hurston.

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Jan

28

1960

Ronald McNair , in full Ronald Erwin McNair (born October 21, 1950, Lake City, South Carolina, U.S.—died January 28, 1986, in flight, off Cape Canaveral, Florida), American physicist and astronaut who was killed in the Challenger

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Jan

28

1986

Matthew Henson receives a joint medal by Congress

Matthew Henson receives a joint medal by Congress for his role as co-discoverer of the North Pole

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Jan

28

1944

At South Africa's Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve

At South Africas Truth Commission, police confessed to the 1977 murder of Steve Biko.

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Jan

28

1997

Free Africa Society organized

January 28, 1787 - Free Africa Society organized in Philadelphia.

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Jan

28

1787

Cook, Suzan Denise Johnson (1957– ) - Birthday

Suzan Johnson Cook is a religious leader, pastor, motivational speaker, and diplomat who was born on January 28, 1957, in Harlem, New York.

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Jan

28

1957

Hutchins, Hutchen R. (1903-1990)

Hutchen R. Hutchins, born on June 30, 1903, was part of a small but active cadre of African American Communists operating in the Pacific Northwest during the 1930s. Originally from the East Coast, Hutchins attended the Lenin School in Moscow in the late 1920s. In 1932 he was sent to Seattle by the

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Jan

28

1990

Thompson, Bennie G. (1948- )

Bennie G. Thompson, United States Representative from Mississippis Second Congressional District, is the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee and as such is one of the most influential African American members of

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Jan

28

1948

Darkie Tooth Paste Changed

After 62 years, the Colgate-Palmolive Co. redesigned packaging for its Darkie tooth paste made and sold only in Asia. The nickname for Darkie tooth paste was renamed Darlie and the blackface sambo like character was changed into a non-racially offensive silhouette.

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Jan

28

1989

Zora Neale Hurston - Death

She died of hypertensive heart disease on January 28, 1960, and was buried at the Garden of Heavenly Rest in Fort Pierce, Florida.

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Jan

28

1960

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