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Today in Black History for September 2
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Selected Black Facts for September 2
1.
1975 - 1st Black Supreme Court Justice
Joseph W. Hatchett sworn in as first Black supreme court justice in the South in the twentieth century.
2.
1966 -
Professional baseball player, Frank Robinson was named MVP of the American League, 1966
3.
1956 - Demonstrations Against School Integration
Tennessee National Guard sent to Clinton, Tenn., to quell mobs demonstrating against school integration.
4.
1945 - Blacks In Armed Services
A total of 1,154, 720 Blacks were inducted or drafted into the armed services. Official records listed 7,768 Black commissioned officers on August 31, 1945. At the height of the conflict 3,902 Black women (115 officers) were enrolled in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WACS) and 68 were in the Navy auxiliary, the WAV...
5.
1945 - The Ending of World War II
Japanese surrendered on V-J Day, ending World War II.
6.
1936 -
On October 2, 1936, Henry Robinson was born in Port Royal, South Carolina. Robinson has served as Mayor of Port Royal, South Carolina.
7.
1884 - John Parker patents "Parker Pulverizer"
U.S. Patent # 304,552 September 2, 1884 "Follower-Screw for Tobacco Presses." Official Gazette of the USPTO v.28, p.883
8.
1864 - Black Troops
William Tecumseh Sherman occupied Atlanta. In series of battles around Chaffin's Farm in suburb of Richmond, Black troops captured entrenchments at New Market Heights, made gallant but unsuccessful assault on Fort Gilmer and helped repulse Confederate counterattack on Fort Harrison. Thirty-ninth U.S.C.T. won a Congres...
9.
1766 -
Abolitionist, inventor, entrepreneur, James Forten was born in Philadelphia, PA, 1766
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