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(1898) Rev. Charles S. Morris Describes The Wilmington Massacre of 1898
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10
1898
First Black Professor of Dentistry
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(1849) Sarah C. Roberts v. The City of Boston
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Raymond A. Pearson v. Donald G. Murray (1936)
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Fudge, Marcia (1952 - )
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(1964) Malcolm X, “The Ballot or the Bullet”
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20
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Percy Lavon Julian
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5
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Chisholm, Shirley (1924-2005)
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