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BY Ben Ebuka, 7:00pm April 30, 2023,

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Black History: Here are some notable events you probably didn’t know occurred in the month of April

by Ben Ebuka, 7:00pm April 30, 2023,

Black History: Here are some notable events you probably didn't know occurred in the month of April — Sidney Poitier in 1968. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

April 13

April 13, 1873 – On Easter Sunday, a mob of White men killed about 150 Blacks while attacking the Grant Parish courthouse in Colfax, in reaction to the hotly contested 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election.

April 13, 1950 – Historian Carter G. Woodson, author of ‘The Mis-Education of the Negro’, died.

April 13, 1964 – Sidney Poitier made history as the first Black person to win an Oscar for Best Actor.

Last Edited by:Annie-Flora Mills Updated: April 30, 2023

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