Black Facts for October 17th

Dr
Dr. Clifton R. Wharton Jr. elected president of Michigan State University and became the first Black to head a major, predominantly white university in the twentieth century.
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Oct
17
1969
Mae Jemison: Astronaut, Physician
Born: October 17, 1956
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Oct
17
1956
Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison is an American Physician and a former NASA Astronaut. Jemison is the first African American woman to travel in
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Oct
17
1956
Samuel Ringgold Ward, minister, abolitionist,
Samuel Ringgold Ward, minister, abolitionist, author, born on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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Oct
17
1817
President Grant suspended the writ of habeas
President Grant suspended the writ of habeas corpus and declared martial law in nine South Carolina counties affected by Klan disturbances.
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Oct
17
1871
Poet Jupiter Hammon born
Birthday of Jupiter Hammon, a writer and self-educated Calvinist, who was born a slave. Hammon is believed to be the first black poet published in the United States.
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Oct
17
1720
Equal Education
On October 17, 1787 Prince Hall submitted, to the State Legislature of Boston, Massachusetts, a petition asking for equal educational rights. His petition was not granted.
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Oct
17
1787
Lerone Bennett, Jr. was born on this day.
Lerone Bennett, Jr. was born on this day.
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Oct
17
1928
‘A giant of integrity and knowledge has fallen’: Washington reacts to the death of Rep. Elijah Cummings
May his memory be for
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Oct
17
2019
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