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May 2, 2027 - May 8, 2027 (Week 18)
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Indianapolis ABCs defeat Chicago Giants in first Negro National League Game - 19
"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
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May 2, 1920 - Indianapolis ABCs defeat Chicago Giants in first Negro National League Game.
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May 4, 1961 - "Freedom Riders" begin protesting segregation of interstate bus travel in the South.
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J.H. Smith patents lawn sprinkler - May,4 1897
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May 5, 1988 - Eugene Marino becomes first African American installed as a Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S.
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Civil Rights Act - May 6, 1960
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May 6, 1991 - The Smithsonian Institution approves the creation of the National African American Museum.
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May 7, 1878 - Joseph R. Winters patents first fire escape ladder.
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