June 27, 1999 Marion Motley, hall of fame football player, died. Motley was born June 5, 1920 in Leesburg, Georgia but raised in Canton, Ohio. After playing college football at South Carolina University and the University of Nevada, Motley joined the United States Navy and played for the Great Lakes Naval Training Station team.
Marion Motley – June 27th in African American History
Tags: football, June 27, June 5, Navy, South Carolina University, University of Nevada
Thelma Lucille Sayles (Lucille Clifton) – June 27th in African American History
Tags: Columbia University, Coppin State College, February 13, June 27, Pulitzer Prize, State University of New York
June 27, 1936 Thelma Lucille Sayles (Lucille Clifton), poet and educator, was born in Depew, New York. Clifton graduated from the State University of New York in 1955 and over the next 15 years worked for the New York State Division of Employment and the federal Office of Education. In 1996, her poetry was included […]
Wilson Camanza Riles – April 1st in African American History
Tags: Air Force, April 1, Army, June 27, NAACP, Northern Arizona State University, Spingarn Medal, World War II
April 1, 1999 Wilson Camanza Riles, the first African American to be elected to statewide office in California, died. Riles was born June 27, 1917 near Alexandria, Louisiana. He graduated from Northern Arizona State University in 1940 and served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. In 1971, Riles was elected […]
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