January 16, On this date: 1871 Jefferson Franklin Long ~ takes oath of office as first Black Congressman from Georgia 1967 Lucius D Amerson ~ sworn in as first Black sheriff of the South since Reconstruction, in Macon County, AL 1974 Muhammad Ali ~ (boxing champion) named the Associated Press Athelete of the Year 1941 Tuskegee Airmen ~ the first Army Air Corps Squadron of black combat pilots was formed 1920 Zeta Phi Beta ~ founded at Howard University
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