He also represented Anita Hill and advocated for victims of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.
Black History
Honoring the lives of Black people who have been making history all around us every day.
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She had a memorable encounter with Birmingham’s Bull Connor.
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She was the second Black woman in the U.S. to get a doctorate in mathematics.
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He was one of the most effective college football players of all time.
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He was the first Black man and first Marine to lead the DIA.
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He won bronze in long jump at the 1948 Olympics.
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Foster, an Olympic medalist, was the only person to win three consecutive World Championship titles in hurdling.
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He also wrote the screenplay for the 2019 film “Harriet.”
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He was held as a prisoner of war in Austria.
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His father was born into slavery in 1862 or 1863.