Africa Community established in 1859. Slaves from North Carolina were freed and sent to this area in Ohio.

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Eatonville, Florida, near Orlando. one of the first self-governing all-black municipalities in the United States, established in 1887.

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Sharon Pratt born 1944, first woman mayor of District of Columbia 1991- 1995.

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Margaret Murray Washington 1861-1925. Editor, Editor. Was the principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, which later became Tuskegee University. She was also the third wife of Booker T. Washington.

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Angela Davis born 1944is thethird woman in history to be on FBI’s most wanted list in 1970.

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Leroy Chapman Jr., at age 52 in 2023 became the first Black editor-in-chief of the Atlanta Journal Constitutions 155 year history.

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Col. Paris Davis born 1939 awarded Medal of Honor by President Biden for his tour during the Vietnam war.

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KPOO radio started in 1972 and is the oldest Black owned and operated radio station on the west coast of the United States.

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Capt. Janet Days 51st commanding officer of Naval Station Norfolk, in 2023 the first Black woman to hold the position in the 106-year history.

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