July 5, 1929 Henry Lincoln Johnson, soldier and recipient of several medals, died penniless and without official recognition from the United States government. Johnson was born in 1897 in Alexandria, Virginia and moved to Albany, New York in his early teens. Johnson enlisted in the army in 1917, joining the all-black New York National Guard […]
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July 5th in African American History – Henry Lincoln Johnson
By Chimsima Zuhri on July 5, 2011 in African American History, July, Military
Tags: Army, Distinguished Service Cross, National Guard, Purple Heart, World War I
May 28th in African American History – Parren James Mitchell
By Chimsima Zuhri on May 28, 2011 in African American History, May, Military, Politics
Tags: Congress, House of Representatives, Purple Heart, World War II
May 28, 2007 Parren James Mitchell, the first African American elected to Congress from Maryland, died. Mitchell was born April 29, 1922 in Baltimore, Maryland. He served as an officer in the 92nd Infantry Division during World War II, earning a Purple Heart. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University in 1950 and […]
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