To Inspire You

We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice.

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Today In History

• In 1897 - J.A. Sweeting patents cigarette-rolling device
  
• In 1875 - A.P. Asbourne patents the biscuit cutter
  
• In 1889 - S.R. Scratton patents the curtain rod
  
• In 1981 - Coleman A. Young awarded Springarn Award in recognition of his singular accomplishments as mayor of the City of Detroit, MI