March 23, 1928 Channing E. Phillips, minister, social activist and the first African American placed in nomination for President of the United States by a major party, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Phillips was a founding member of the Coalition of Conscience, a conglomeration of local organizations working to alleviate social problems in Washington, […]
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Channing Phillips – March 23rd in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on March 23, 2013 in African American History, March, Politics, Religion
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