African American History Calendar

May 4, 2025 - May 10, 2025 (Week 19)
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	"Freedom Riders" begin protesting segregation of interstate bus travel - 1961 J.H. Smith patents lawn sprinkler - 1897	first African American installed as a Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S. -	Civil Rights Act - 1960 The Smithsonian Institution approves the creation of the National African Americ	Joseph R. Winters patents first fire escape ladder - 1878	Georgia , South Carolina and Florida slaves freed - 1862 John Albert Burr patented a rotary blade lawn mower - 1989	Chuck Cooper first Black player drafted in the NBA - 1950
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