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September 13, 2021
Louis Latimer

Louis Latimer received a patent for the Electric lamp on this day in 1881.
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Alain Leroy Locke
Alain Leroy Locke, philosopher and educator, was born on this day in 1886. He was the first Black person to win the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.

Gloucester, Virginia
While resistance to slavery was constant, the first significant rebellion in colonial America comprising African, English, Irish and First nation indentured servants occurred in Gloucester, Virginia on this day in 1663.

Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry, actor, producer and director and movie studio owner, was born on this day in 1969.
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