in 1954,
Charles C. Diggs Jr. of Detroit elected Michigan's first Black congressman.
in 1893,
in 1976,
Jimmy Carter, former governor of Georgia, elected president with strong support from Black voters.
02 November 2011
On Today, November 2,
1983,
President Ronald Reagan signs law designating the third Monday in January Martin Luther King Jr Day
in 1954,
Charles C. Diggs Jr. of Detroit elected Michigan's first Black congressman.
in 1893,
Daniel Alexander Payne died. The sixth bishop of the American Methodist Episcopal Church, Payne was the first African American ordained by the Lutheran Church in 1837. In 1856, he founded Wilberforce University, where he became the first Black president of a college in America. Payne was born February 24, 1811, in Charleston, South Carolina.
in 1976,
Jimmy Carter, former governor of Georgia, elected president with strong support from Black voters.
in 1954,
Charles C. Diggs Jr. of Detroit elected Michigan's first Black congressman.
in 1893,
in 1976,
Jimmy Carter, former governor of Georgia, elected president with strong support from Black voters.
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3 comments:
Everyone loved Jimmy Carter.
I remember the Reagan signing as if it took place yesterday. My grandmother talked about it all that day, it seems.
RIP Coretta Scott King. She carried her husband's torch.
Yeah I liked Jimmy Carter too. My grandfather talked about it alot too. Unfortunately it meant more to that generation than the current generation
Agreed.
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