On March 29, 1982, Michael Jordan, then a 19-year-old freshman, made a 16-foot jump shot with just 15 seconds left on the clock, earning the Tar Heels a 63-62 win over Georgetown for the NCAA Tournament Championship. #ThisDayInBlackHistory #OnThisDayInHistory #MichaelJordan #NJTBATB
On this day in 1948, in the case of Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that qualified Black students are required to be admitted to all-white state law schools.
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On this day in 2002, Shirley Franklin was sworn in as the first Black woman mayor of Atlanta. She served as mayor from that year to 2010.
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(📷: Georgia Historical Society)
