On April 13, 1964, Sydney Poitier becomes the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role as a construction worker who helps build a chapel in Lilies of the Field (1963). Continue reading Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar for “Lilies of the Field”
First American abolition society founded in Philadelphia. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, the first American society dedicated to the cause of abolition, is founded in Philadelphia on April 14, 1775. Continue reading First American abolition society founded in Philadelphia
On April 13, 1997, 21-year-old Tiger Woods wins the prestigious Masters Tournament Continue reading Tiger Woods wins the Masters Tournament for the first time
Harold Lee Washington was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city’s mayor in April 1983 after a coalition of Black-brown unity supported his election. Continue reading Profile: Harold Washington (1922-1987)
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