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- Akwasi Osei
- Aug 11, 2022
- 1 min read
J. Rosamond Johnson was born on this day in 1873. He was an actor and musician who, with his brother James Weldon Johnson, created the African American anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”.
Chad, in Central Africa, gained its independence from France on this day in 1960.
Thaddeus Stevens, the champion of Radical Reconstruction, passed away on this day in 1868 in Washington, DC.
On this day in 1965, an urban rebellion began in the Watts area of Los Angeles.
Alex Haley, acclaimed author of the African American family saga Roots, was born on this day in 1921.
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