Three more Black historical icons you need to know
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Black History is American History. Celebrating some of Philly's Black historical icons: Judge A. Leon Higginbotham (Feb. 25, 1928 – Dec. 14, 1998) was one of our nation's most distinguished legal minds and civil rights advocates. He quickly rose through the ranks of the courts, eventually sitting on the U.S. Court of Appeals and earning the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Judge A. Leon Higginbotham (Feb. 25, 1928 – Dec. 14, 1998) was one of our nation's most distinguished legal minds and civil rights advocates. He quickly rose through the ranks of the courts, eventually sitting on the U.S. Court of Appeals and earning the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Madam C. J. Walker (Dec. 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist, who came from poverty and became the first female self-made millionaire in America. She tirelessly advocated for Black Americans and fought for an end to lynching. Madam C. J. Walker (Dec. 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist, who came from poverty and became the first female self-made millionaire in America. She tirelessly advocated for Black Americans and fought for an end to lynching. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (Jan. 2, 1898 – Nov. 1, 1989) was one of the first Black women in the U.S. to obtain a PhD, and the first to graduate from the UPenn Law School. She was appointed to President Truman’s Committee on Human Rights in 1946 and served on the Commission on Human Relations of the City of Philadelphia from 1952 until 1968. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (Jan. 2, 1898 – Nov. 1, 1989) was one of the first Black women in the U.S. to obtain a PhD, and the first to graduate from the UPenn Law School. She was appointed to President Truman’s Committee on Human Rights in 1946 and served on the Commission on Human Relations of the City of Philadelphia from 1952 until 1968. Dwight Evans for Congress
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