[wp_ad_camp_1]1990 – Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is Inaugurated as the First Black Governor On this date in 1990, Lawrence Douglas Wilder of Virginia is inaugurated as the first Black to be elected governor in the United States. Wilder was elected in Virginia by a margin of...
African National Con...
posted by Gaius Chamberlain
[wp_ad_camp_1]1912 – African National Congress Founded. African National Congress was founded on this date in 1912. The African National Congress is the Republic of South Africa’s governing political party and was originally named the South African Native National...
Jesse Jackson Frees ...
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[wp_ad_camp_1]1984 – Jesse Jackson Secures Release of Black Pilot. On this date in 1984, Reverend Jesse Jackson was able to secure the release of a U.S. Bombardier Navigator. Lt. Robert Goodman was part of a crew on a bombing mission over Beirut when his plane was hit by a missile. It...