Today in Black History for August 19th Selected Black Facts for August 19 1. 1989 - Desmond Tutu Defys Apartheid Law Defying apartheid laws, Bishop Desmond Tutu walks alone on a South African beach, 1989 2. 1963 - Youth from the NAACP Council begins sit-ins at lunch counters in Oklahoma City, Youth from the NAACP Council begins sit-ins at lunch counters in Oklahoma City, 1963 3. 1958 - First Sit-Ins to Win Concessions The first sit-ins to win concessions in a Southern State in modern times occurred in restaurants in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 4. 1958 - Sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters Members of NAACP Youth Council began series of sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters. 5. 1954 - Ralph J.Bunche Ralph J. Bunche named undersecretary of the United Nations. 6. 1954 - Diplomat and first Black winner of Nobel Peace Prize, Ralph J Bunche, named unde Diplomat and first Black winner of Nobel Peace Prize, Ralph J Bunche, named undersecretary of the United Nations, 1954 7. 1950 - Edith Sampson is the first African American appointed as a representative to the Edith Sampson is the first African American appointed as a representative to the UN. 8. 1946 - Charles F. Bolden, astronaut, born Charles F. Bolden, astronaut, born 9. 1926 - Theodore Flowers wins the the world middleweight title in New York City Theodore Flowers wins the the world middleweight title in New York City 10. 1791 - Benjamin Banneker Benjamin Banneker writes letter to then secretary of state Thomas Jefferson. The letter showed the hypocrisy of slavery. Banneker challenged the idea of freedom for whites as the ascribed it to be the same freedom that should be granted to Africans. Continue To Celebrate Black History….
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