#OTD in 1997 @thetalladegacollege #Howardlaw alum Oscar W. Adams died. He was the 1st African-American Alabama Supreme Court Justice and the 1st African-American elected to statewide office in Alabama.

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#OTD...in 1920 Tuskegee U. alum Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. was born. A fighter pilot in the US Air Force, in 1975 James became the 1st African-American to reach the rank of four-star general in the US Armed Forces.
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Alcorn State & Jackson State alum Dr. Adrian Hammitte is the 1st appointed superintendent of Jackson Co. MS schools, leading them from failing status to an all-time high B rating.
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January 2012 Albany State University alumna Dorothy Hubbard became the 1st woman mayor of Albany, GA. She served as mayor until January 2020.

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In 2017 Alabama State U. & Miles Law alum Danny Carr became the 1st African-American appointed DA in Jefferson Co. Birmingham Division. In 2018 he was elected District Attorney for the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama.
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