Today in Black History: September 22
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President Lincoln, in preliminary Emancipation Proclamation warned South that he would free slaves in all states in rebellion on January 1, 1863.
1863 – Mary Church Terrell Becomes First Black Person to Serve on the DC Board of Education
Ralph Bunche was a political scientist, academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel. He was involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations. In 1963, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President John F. Kennedy.
1998 – Olympic Gold Medalist Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith Joyner Dies
Sprinter Florence Griffith-Joyner, winner of 3 gold and a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, passes away in her sleep. The cause of death was suffocation during a severe epileptic seizure. She was 38.
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