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Lila Fenwick became the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School.

In 1956, Lila Fenwick became the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School. Fenwick later led the United Nations’ Human Rights Division. She attended Harvard in 1954 when the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education came down, joining only a handful of women and the only black woman a one year before Ruth Bader Ginsburg started as a first-year student at the school.

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Jerry Lawson: The man who Pioneered the Video Game Cartridge.

(December 1, 1940- April 9, 2011) Photo credits: The Estate of Jerry Lawson (Jerry Lawson) Before Xbox, PlayStation, or even Atari, you had to buy a...

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12 Facts about George Crum

Before discussing 12 facts about George Crum or George "Speck," let us look at common legends about how some believe potato chips originated. Who...
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12 Facts About Clarice Phelps, First Black Woman to Help Discover a New Element

"I often find myself the only black woman or the only woman in a room all the time. I mean, all the time,” she...

Haben Girma – The Inspiring Story of the First Deaf-Blind Woman to Graduate from Harvard Law School

A Black, Deaf-Blind woman who graduated from Harvard Law School created history. Haben Girma, a lawyer, activist, and public speaker born and raised in...

Ruth Carter – The First Black Woman to Win Two Oscars for Costume Design

In the world of costume design, Ruth Carter is a trailblazer. She has impacted the film industry as the first black woman to win...

The first black-American is known to have earned a bachelor’s degree

EPISODE 31 Podcast Notes Introduction to Alexander Twilight His parents father, Ichabod was black or mulatto His mother, Mary's race, is not certain His education He completed not only the secondary...

Wally Amos was the first black talent agent and entrepreneur who founded Famous Amos cookies.

Who is Wally Amos? In 1967, he left the famous William Morris Agency in New York to move to Los Angeles to start his management...
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The Black Woman who invented Rock n’ Roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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