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On September 13, 1962 Mississippi Governor Ross R. Barnett defied the federal government in an impassioned speech on statewide radio-television hookup, saying he would...
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On September 12, 1992 Dr. Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman in space when she launched from the Kennedy Space Center and joined...
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On September 11, 2001 Godwin Ajala is remembered as a U.S. national hero who fought to save the lives of countless people as they...
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On September 10, 1929 The Cleveland Call & Post was established when it merged: Cleveland Call, founded in 1916 by Cleveland inventor Garrett A....
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On September 9, 2004 The world premiere of the musical The Color Purple was produced by the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta with a special...
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On September 7, 1987 The first short film for one of five consecutive record-breaking No. 1 hits from Bad, Michael Jackson and director Martin...
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On September 3, 1970 Representatives from 27 African nations, the Caribbean nations, four South American countries, Australia, and the U.S. met in Atlanta for...
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On September 2, 1975 Joseph W. Hatchett was sworn in as the first Black Supreme Court justice in the South in the twentieth century.
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On September 1, 1975 Gen. Daniel (“”Chappie””) James Jr. was promoted to a Four-Star General and named Commander-in-Chief of the North American Air Defense...
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On August 31, 1970, Lonnie McLucas, a Black Panther activist, was convicted in New Haven, Conn., court of conspiracy to murder Alex Rackley, an...
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