Charles Lenox Remond was born free in Massachusetts, which informed his activist mindset. Indeed, on this day in 1844, he gave a speech that advocated for States that had abolished slavery to secede from the union!
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On this day in 1878, Joseph J. R. Winters received a patent for a wagon-mounted fire escape ladder.
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Johnnie Carson is an American diplomat who, on this day in 2009, was sworn in as the 17th United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.
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