today in black history

October 05, 2025

Oscar De Priest, the first Black to serve in Congress in the 20th century, was born in Florence, Alabama in 1871.

White House Correspondents Dinner

POSTED: May 01, 2011, 12:00 am

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Source: Washington Post

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