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Benjamin O. Davis promoted to be the first African American General.
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United Negro College Fund
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. becomes first African American to represent New York in the house of representatives.
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California Supreme Court (Mendes vs Westminister) ends segregation of Hispanic children
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Jackie Robinson plays his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers
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Southern Christian leadership by Martin Luther King Jr. He is named chairman of the Southern Chrisrian Leadership Conference.