As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear our presence liberates others.
In 1951
- Twenty-fourth Infantry Regiment, last of all-Black units military units authorized by Congress in 1866, deactivated in Korea.
In 1952
- Joe Black became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game. The Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4-2. Black was also the 1952 Rookie of the Year