2002 – In Birmingham, AL, a jury convicted former Ku Klux Klansman Bobby Frank Cherry of murder in the 1963 church bombing that killed four girls.


A jury is deciding the fate of former Ku Klux Klansman Bobby Frank Cherry, who is accused of the 1963 church bombing that killed four black schoolgirls. CNN’s Gary Tuchman reports (May 22) Play video

GEORGE VASHON: HOWARD UNIVERSITY’S FIRST BLACK PROFESSOR


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George Vashon was rejected from practicing law in Pennsylvania in the 1800s because he was black. Vashon was the first black person to graduate from Oberlin College. On August 28, 1844, Vashon earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with valedictory honors, becoming the college’s first black graduate. Five years later, he was awarded a Master of Arts degree in recognition of his scholarly pursuits and accomplishments

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