Day 21 Barbara Charline Jordan, an American lawyer, educator, and politician. A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction. #BlackHistoryMonth #HappyBirthday
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Day 22 Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American former professional basketball player. Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Association, & he was the best-known player when the ABA merged into the National Basketball Association #BlackHistoryMonth
Day 23 William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, Scholar, activist, & the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1895. Spokesperson for African American rights. Du Bois co-founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. #BlackHistoryMonth
Day 24 Thelonious Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't".
Day 25 Hiram Rhodes Revels was an American clergyman, educator, and politician who became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate (1870–71), representing Mississippi during Reconstruction. He was a member of the Republican Party. #BlackHistoryMonth
Day 26 Muhammad Ali, an American professional boxer and social activist. Considered one of the greatest boxers in history, Ali was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions; he successfully defended this title 19 times. #BlackHistoryMonth
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