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Important Dates in Black History
  • On Feb. 25, 1870, Hiram R. Revels, R-Miss., became the first black member of the United States Senate as he was sworn in to serve out the unexpired term of Jefferson Davis.
  • On Sept. 25, 1957, with 300 United States Army troops standing guard, nine black children were escorted to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, days after unruly white crowds had forced them to withdraw.
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more		Martin Luther King Jr
King Quotations:
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.		Black History Quiz
Which European nation was the first to stop trading African slaves to the United States in 1794? France

A. England
B. Spain
C. France


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