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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

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
Granville T. Woods, 1895. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

April 23

April 23, 1856 – Inventor, Granville T. Woods, was born.

April 23, 1895 – Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus patents photographic print wash.

April 23, 1963 – William Lewis Moore, a White Man and Civil Rights Activist was born on April 28, 1927, was assassinated in Keener, Alabama, during a lone protest march from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi, on his way to deliver a letter to Governor Ross Barnett, supporting civil rights.

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

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