today in black history

July 01, 2025

General Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., the first Black to reach the highest rank in the Army, was born in Washington, D.C.

Author, Dr. Russell Williams

POSTED: September 29, 2008, 3:35 am

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Dr. Russell Williams, a professor at Wheaton College in Philadelphia, speaks with NSnewstv.com about his new book.

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