US Cabinet member, Constance Baker Motley was born, 1921
On this date in 1940, Blacks were allowed to enter all branches of the US Military Service, when President Franklin D Roosevelt signs Selective Service Act.
On this date in 1874, White Democrats seized statehouse in Louisiana coup d’etat. President Grant ordered the revolutionaries to disperse, and the rebellion collapsed. Twenty-seven persons (sixteen whites and eleven Blacks) were killed in battles between Democrats and Republicans.
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