To Inspire You

It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death.

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Today In History

• In 1930 - Nation of Islam founded in Detroit by Elijah Mohammed
  
• In 1986 - George Branaham becomes first black to win Professional Bowlers Association title
  
• In 1989 - Col. Frederick D. Gregory becomes first African American to lead a space mission