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Your Fact Here John Russwurm becomes The 1st black college graduate by receivin
May 16, 1826
Your Fact Here John Russwurm becomes The 1st black college graduate by receiving his degree from Bowdoin College in Maine.*This claim is disputed by some sources which claim that Edward a .Jones graduated from Amherst a few days earlier. However Russwurm is recorded first.
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