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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
In 1990 Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo reunited after three decades apart – the one in prison, the other in exile. (University of the Western Cape Robben Island Mayibuye Museum Archive, courtesy of GCIS)

April 24

April 24, 1972 – Robert Wedgeworth was named the first African American Director of the American Library Association.

April 24, 1972 – James M. Roger, Jr. became the first African American named National Teacher of the Year and honored at a White House ceremony.

 April 24, 1993 – Oliver Tambo, the South African ANC leader between 1967 and 1991, died.

April 24, 1892 – A white mob lynched an African American man named Henry Grizzard in Nashville, Tennessee, on an allegation of assaulting two White women.

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

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