Hiram Rhodes Revels was born free in North Carolina, became a minister, and a college administrator. On this day in 1870, he became the first Black person to serve in the United States Senate with his appointment to serve the State of Mississippi.
Elijah Muhammad, also known as Elijah Robert Poole, was the leader of the religious group the Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1934 until his death on this day in 1975. His most famous followers were Malcolm X and Louis Farrakhan.
Cheney University of Pennsylvania is a public tertiary institution that was founded on this day in 1837. Cheney has the distinction of being the first Historically Black College and University.
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