On April 20, 1909, E. Frederic Morrow was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. A graduate of Rutgers University and later a vice president at Bank of America, Morrow made history in 1955 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed him as an administrative officer in the White House. He became the first African American to hold an executive position on a U.S. presidential staff. Morrow’s pioneering role marked a quiet but critical step forward for racial representation in American government. His memoir, Black Man in the White House, later detailed the challenges he faced navigating race and politics at the highest level.
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