Arnold Tamayo, a Cuban, became the first Black person to go on a space mission on this day in 1980.
In a major speech on this day in 1895 at the Atlanta Exposition, Booker T. Washington seemed to endorse legal segregation. His speech was nicknamed the ‘Atlanta Compromise’
On this day in 1919, Fritz Pollard became the first Black person to play professional football on the Akron Indians team.
Ralph Bunche was confirmed on this day at the United Nations as the UN Mediator in Palestine.
The Fugitive Slave Law is passed as part of the Compromise of 1850 on this day in 1850.
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