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Robert Louis Shepard (1947- ) | BlackPast.org
Dec 19, 2024 - Robert Louis Shepard, PhD. is an author and chemist. He is best known for opening doors of opportunity for faculty and students in science-related fields at...
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Pamela E. Bridgewater (1947- ) | BlackPast.org
Feb 26, 2025 - Pamela E. Bridgewater is a career Foreign Service officer who has been recognized for important diplomatic work in South Africa, Ghana, and Liberia. Her most...
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25th Infantry Regiment (1866-1947) | BlackPast.org
Mar 6, 2025 - When the U.S. Army was reorganized on July 28, 1866 for peacetime service after the American Civil War, six regiments were set aside for black enlisted men....
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Carol Moseley Braun (1947- ) | BlackPast.org
Feb 26, 2025 - Carol Moseley Braun, the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate, was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 16, 1947. She attended the Chicago Public...
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Sharon P. Wilkinson (1947- ) | BlackPast.org
Feb 26, 2025 - Sharon P. Wilkinson is an American diplomat. She served as United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso from 1996 to 1999 and United States Ambassador to...
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Miriam E. Benjamin (1861-1947) | BlackPast.org
Feb 12, 2025 - On July 17, 1888, Miriam Elizabeth Benjamin became the second African American woman to receive a patent from the United States government for her invention of...
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