From the Atlanta Daily World:

1957—Althea Gibson becomes the first Black person (male or female) to win the singles championship at Wim­bledon. JULY 3 1775—Prince Hall founds African Lodge Number One—the first Black lodge of Free Masons in the Unit­ed States. Hall would become the pioneer builder of Black Masons in America. He was also a leading voice against slavery … Continued

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