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November 3, 2021
Carole Moseley Braun
On this day in 1992, Carole Moseley Braun became the first Black Woman elected to the United States Senate. She represented the state of Illinois.
Also on this day
John Baxter Taylor
John Baxter Taylor was born on this day in 1882 in Washington, DC. He was the first African American to win a medal at the 1908 Summer Olympic Games in London.
J. H. Hunter
On this day in 1896, J. H. Hunter, a Black inventor, received a patent for the portable weighing scale.
Jesse Louis Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson, a major civil rights leader, announces on this day in 1983 his decision to contest the democratic nomination for the Presidency of the United States.
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