March 16, 1884 James H. Bronson, Medal of Honor recipient, died. Bronson was born enslaved in 1838 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
Tag Archives | September 29
James H. Bronson – March 16th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on March 16, 2014 in African American History, March, Military
Tags: April 6, March 16, Medal of Honor, September 29
Thomas J. Bradley – December 29th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on December 29, 2013 in African American History, December, Law, Politics
Tags: December 29, Mayor, NAACP, September 29, Southwestern University, Spingarn Medal
December 29, 1917 Thomas J. Bradley, the first African American Mayor of Los Angeles, California, was born in Calvert, Texas but raised in Los Angeles. In 1940, Bradley became a member of the Los Angeles Police Department and rose to the rank of lieutenant, the highest ranking African American at that time. In 1956, he […]
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