William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr., was the first African American to clerk for a U.S. Supreme Court justice, served as s under the Ford administration. He was born on July 7, 1920, in the Germantown district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to William Thaddeus and Laura Beatrice Mason Coleman. Coleman’s father was a director of the Germantown boys club for forty years, and as a result, Coleman met … Continue reading On this Day: William T. Coleman, Jr.
Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada is decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The ruling required the state to either allow Lloyd Lionel Gaines to attend the University of Missouri School of Law or create another school that would provide the same education for him. In response, the university builds a black law school. Three months after the ruling, Lloyd Gaines left his apartment to buy … Continue reading On this Day: Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr become the first African-American general officer in the United States Air Force. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was an American United States Air Force general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American general officer in the United States Air Force. On December 9, 1998, he was advanced … Continue reading On this Day: Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
James Varick was the first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Life James Varick was born near Newburgh, New York, on January 10, 1750. His mother was possibly a slave of the Varicks, or Van Varicks. His father, Richard Varick, was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, where he was baptized in the Dutch Church. The family lived in New York City while … Continue reading On this Day : James Varick
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