February 8, 1924 Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, the first African American to attend law school in Oklahoma, was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Fisher graduated from Langston University with honors in 1945. In 1946, she applied for admission to the University of Oklahoma School of Law, but was denied because of her race.
Tag Archives | January 12
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher – February 8th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on February 8, 2014 in African American History, February, Law
Tags: February 8, January 12, Langston University, October 18, University of Oklahoma
Sam Langford – January 12th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on January 12, 2014 in African American History, January, Sports
Tags: International Boxing Hall of Fame, January 12, March 4
January 12, 1956 Sam Langford, hall of fame boxer and, according to ESPN, “the greatest fighter nobody knows,” died. Langford was born March 4, 1883 in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, Canada. Although he was only 5 feet 6 ½ inches tall and weighed 185 pounds, Langford fought greats from the lightweight division to the heavyweight […]
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